Kanban template

Maximize efficiency by seeing and moving forward the work that matters most.

What is a product backlog template?

A product backlog template gives teams a standardized, reusable format in which product development teams can list their tasks, such as features to be added, for future development. If you use Agile project management methodologies, a backlog becomes a roadmap for your work.

With a template, managing multiple backlogs is easy. Replicating the product backlog and having a standardized format ensures consistency and uniformity across your company.

What does the product backlog template include?

Basic roadmap

Managing resources is easier when your team understands the full scope of a project. Select the team members with the appropriate skills for the task, determine budgets, and figure out what tools they need.

Sprint commitment insight

When you properly allocate resources, you're also free to prioritize and assign tasks efficiently. Teams can focus on specific tasks, such as fixes and updates, based on customer and business needs.

Backlog

A product backlog serves as the central source of truth for all work in progress and work coming down the pipeline. Teams should refine and update the backlog as priorities shift. Using a definition of ready can help with this process.

Board

Maintaining a product backlog and having a central source of truth all team members up to date and aligned under a common vision, thereby creating a more collaborative environment.

How to get started with the product backlog template

1. Choose your project type

Choose between two different project types depending on your team’s needs.

Team-managed projects are ideal for autonomous teams who want to get going quickly and control their own projects and work flow. They can be set up and maintained by anyone.

Company-managed projects are the best choice if you want to standardize configuration across multiple Jira projects in your organization. These are set up and maintained by a Jira admin.

2. Organize and prioritize the Kanban board

The kanban board is a visual representation of all your team's work. Each column on the board represents the steps that work passes through on its way to ‘done’. Make sure you limit work in progress (WIP) so your team can stay focused, quickly identify blockers and make constant progress.

3. Continuously improve with agile reports

The only thing better than delivering a successful project is to do it better again next time. The kanban template comes with all the reports you need to analyze issues, help with forecasting, and more to better predict future performance. Create a single snapshot of all your critical data points and reports with customizable dashboards.

3. Continuously improve with agile reports