How to plan sprints in Jira with issue templates?

Celina Kuziemko
Appsvio
Published in
2 min readApr 11, 2024

Sprint smarter, not harder. Save time, stay organized, and never miss a beat! 🤓

Use Case: Agile Sprint Planning in Jira with issue templates

Imagine you’re planning an agile sprint. By using templates, you can create a template for your sprint tasks, including standard subtasks such as design, development, testing, and deployment. When setting up a new sprint, simply apply the template, and all necessary tasks and subtasks are automatically generated by creating only one issue/epic, saving you valuable time and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.

This structure was created only by creating one issue.

How much time did I save? Tons.

Did I miss something? No 😎

It’s not over! I didn’t squeeze it here 😂

How to get started using Jira subtask templates

To begin using issue templates with subtasks, explore 👉 Issue Templates Agent : it’s free for up to 10 users and, of course, has a 30-day trial.

Navigate the app to create your first template.

All processes, you can read in documentation in a short way, or if you prepare a video format, watch it.

Then, navigate to the issue creation screen in your Jira/ Jira Work Management board and use the template on the create issue screen.

Conclusion: Use issue templates, people!

The “Issue Templates Agent” feature brings enhanced efficiency and consistency to project management within the Atlassian ecosystem. Whether you’re organizing sprints, managing projects, or tracking issues, this functionality empowers teams to work smarter and with standardized processes.

Features in Issue Templates Agents that make a change:

📌 Subtasks: Organize your templates in structured hierarchies. Break down your tasks into smaller subtasks and enjoy prefilled, ready-to-use templates.

🔢 Variables: Customize your templates effortlessly with automatic issue customization.

✅ Use it on a native create issue view

➕ Share permission as you need

🔁 Templates library with multi-project options

If you have any questions, reach me out on LinkedIn 😊

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