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Free Scrum board templates for ClickUp. Set up a sprint board with backlog, sprint columns, and done states in minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":70400,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"learn_subject":[462],"learn_topic_type":[472],"learn_methodology":[],"learn_industry":[],"learn_role":[],"learn_difficulty":[],"learn_tool":[],"learn_feature":[],"class_list":["post-71911","learn","type-learn","status-publish","hentry","learn_subject-project-management","learn_topic_type-template-page"],"acf":{"display_title":"","related_posts":null,"related_posts_title":"","quick_definition":"Ready to run Scrum board templates with backlog management, sprint columns, WIP limits, and burndown tracking for sprint based delivery teams.","selected_author":71507,"faq":[{"question":"What columns should a Scrum board have?","answer":"At minimum: Backlog, To Do (committed to this sprint), In Progress, and Done. Most teams add a Review or QA column between In Progress and Done. Avoid more than 6 columns. Each additional column adds process overhead without improving flow unless it represents a genuine handoff between different people or roles."},{"question":"Can I use a Scrum board in Excel?","answer":"Technically yes, but it defeats the purpose. Scrum boards work because they update in real time as the team drags cards. A spreadsheet Scrum board requires manual cell updates, provides no WIP limit enforcement, and cannot send notifications. Use ClickUp, Jira, or any board tool with drag and drop and live updates."}],"faq_heading":"","product_cta_primary":{"label":"Try ClickUp Sprints Free","description":"Built in sprint planning, board views, backlog management, and burndown charts for your Scrum team.","url":""},"product_cta_secondary":{"label":"","description":"","url":""},"breadcrumb_label":"","hide_breadcrumb_switcher":false,"author_name":"","author_title":"","related_topics":null,"template_description":"","template_format":"","template_includes":null,"template_who_for":null,"template_howto_title":"","template_how_to_use":null,"template_watch_out":null,"template_gallery":[{"gallery_name":"Sprint Board","gallery_is_most_used":true,"gallery_description":"A standard Scrum board with Backlog, To Do, In Progress, Review, and Done columns, wired to sprint boundaries and WIP limits.","gallery_best_for":"Single team, 2 week sprints","gallery_how_you_score":"Drag stories from Backlog to To Do at sprint planning, move through columns during the sprint","gallery_what_you_get":"A live sprint view where the whole team sees what is in progress, what is blocked, and what is done","gallery_includes":"5 column board layout\nBacklog with priority ranking\nSprint boundary markers\nWIP limits per column\nBurndown chart automation","gallery_preview_image":"","gallery_url":"","gallery_format":"clickup"},{"gallery_name":"Portfolio Scrum Board","gallery_is_most_used":false,"gallery_description":"A multi team board that rolls up sprint work across 2 to 5 teams into program level epics with cross team dependency tracking.","gallery_best_for":"Scrum of Scrums, 3 to 5 teams","gallery_how_you_score":"Each team runs their own sprint board; this board aggregates progress at the epic and program level","gallery_what_you_get":"A program view that shows which teams are on track, which epics are at risk, and where dependencies need coordination","gallery_includes":"Team swim lanes\nProgram epic rows\nCross team dependency flags\nAggregated velocity tracking\nPI planning integration columns","gallery_preview_image":"","gallery_url":"","gallery_format":"clickup"}],"content_below_gallery":"
The Sprint Board is the starting point for any team adopting Scrum. It enforces the core workflow: stories move from Backlog through active columns to Done within a time boxed sprint. The WIP limits prevent the team from starting more work than they can finish, which is the single highest leverage practice for improving throughput.<\/p>\n
The Portfolio Scrum Board adds overhead that only pays off when multiple teams share dependencies. A single team using this template will spend more time maintaining swim lanes than delivering stories. But a program with 3 to 5 teams that routinely block each other on shared APIs, design assets, or infrastructure work will catch those blocks weeks earlier.<\/p>\n
The board is a communication tool, not just a task tracker. During daily standup, walk the board right to left (starting from the Done column) to surface blocked items before discussing new work. This keeps the team focused on finishing work in progress rather than starting new items.<\/p>\n
Review WIP limits at the end of each sprint during the retrospective. If the team consistently hits the limit in one column (usually Review), that column is a bottleneck worth solving. Common fixes: pair programming to double review throughput, automated test suites to reduce manual QA time, or staggered story sizes so reviews arrive at a steady pace instead of all at once.<\/p>","clickup_template_url":"","template_external_url":"","template_trust_line":"","template_preview_image":null,"page_components":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clickup.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/learn\/71911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clickup.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/learn"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clickup.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/learn"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickup.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/learn\/70400"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickup.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cplh_author\/71507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clickup.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"learn_subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickup.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/learn_subject?post=71911"},{"taxonomy":"learn_topic_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickup.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/learn_topic_type?post=71911"},{"taxonomy":"learn_methodology","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickup.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/learn_methodology?post=71911"},{"taxonomy":"learn_industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickup.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/learn_industry?post=71911"},{"taxonomy":"learn_role","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickup.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/learn_role?post=71911"},{"taxonomy":"learn_difficulty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickup.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/learn_difficulty?post=71911"},{"taxonomy":"learn_tool","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickup.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/learn_tool?post=71911"},{"taxonomy":"learn_feature","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clickup.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/learn_feature?post=71911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}