AtlasAtlasDocs

Search documentation

Find a page in the Atlas docs

Get started

Scrum boards

How a Scrum board is organized and how it differs from Kanban.

A Scrum board plans work in sprints: fixed periods with a goal. Tickets wait in the backlog until they're planned into a sprint. To make a board use Scrum, turn on Use Scrum when you create or edit it. See Switch between Kanban and Scrum.

Tabs on a Scrum board

TabWhat it's for
OverviewKPIs and insights, including Sprint progress.
BoardThe active sprint's tickets in workflow columns. Works like a Kanban board.
BacklogPlan sprints: prioritize and estimate the backlog, and create, start and complete sprints.
TicketsEvery ticket on the board in a table.
WorkflowThe board's stages. Admins and the project manager only.

When you open a Scrum board, Atlas takes you to Board if a sprint is active, otherwise to Backlog.

The sprint board

The Board tab shows only the active sprint. Compared with a Kanban board:

  • The quick filters are My Tickets, Unassigned, Blocked and High+.
  • Press C to create a Task directly in the active sprint.
  • A header shows the sprint name, dates, goal and progress. See Track sprint progress.
A Scrum board's active sprint.
A Scrum board's active sprint.

Last updated October 1, 2026