Sprints in ClickUp: Step-by-Step How-To Guide

Sprints in ClickUp help agile teams plan short, focused periods of work, track progress, and measure productivity using built-in Sprint features. This how-to article walks you through enabling Sprints, creating your first Sprint, adding work, and monitoring results.

What are Sprints in ClickUp?

A Sprint is a short, time-boxed period where a team commits to completing a defined set of work. In ClickUp, Sprints are structured around Lists, tasks, and views that support agile workflows.

Using Sprints, teams can:

• Plan work in short iterations.
• Measure workload and capacity.
• Track task progress and completion.
• Review performance at the end of each cycle.

Enable Sprint features in ClickUp

Before you can work with Sprints, you need to enable Sprint features in your Workspace. This is part of the Agile workflows capabilities in ClickUp.

Step 1: Confirm plan and Workspace settings

To use Sprints, your Workspace must be on a plan that supports agile features. Make sure you have the correct permissions to manage Spaces and Sprint settings.

1. Sign in to your Workspace.
2. Open the Space where you want to manage agile work.
3. Ensure the Space is configured for task management with Lists and views.

Step 2: Turn on Sprint features

Next, enable Sprint-related options at the Space level.

1. Go to the Space settings.
2. Locate the options for agile or Sprint features.
3. Enable any toggles for Sprints, Sprint Lists, or iterative planning.

Once enabled, you can create and manage Sprints using Lists and views tailored for agile teams in ClickUp.

Set up a Sprint structure in ClickUp

A clear structure makes it easier to manage Sprints. In ClickUp, Sprints usually live in a Folder or Space with dedicated Lists for each Sprint cycle.

Choose or create a Sprint Folder

Start by organizing where your Sprints will live.

1. Create a Folder within the appropriate Space.
2. Name the Folder to reflect your product, project, or team (for example, “Web App Sprints”).
3. Ensure team members who will participate in Sprints have access to this Folder.

Create a Sprint List

Each Sprint is typically represented by a List in ClickUp.

1. Inside your Sprint Folder, create a new List.
2. Name the List with a clear Sprint identifier, such as “Sprint 1 – March 1–14”.
3. Add a brief description for the List explaining the Sprint goal or focus.

This List will hold the tasks your team commits to completing during that Sprint.

Plan a Sprint in ClickUp

Planning a Sprint means deciding what work will be done during the time-boxed period. In ClickUp, you bring tasks into the Sprint List and confirm the time frame.

Select tasks for the Sprint

Tasks usually come from a product backlog or other Lists.

1. Open your backlog List or related project Lists.
2. Review and prioritize tasks suitable for the next Sprint.
3. Move or add tasks to the Sprint List you created.

You can add details like assignees, due dates, and estimates for each task as you plan the Sprint.

Set Sprint dates and goals

Define the time-box and goals so everyone understands the Sprint scope.

1. Open the Sprint List settings.
2. Set the Sprint start and end dates to match your iteration length (for example, one or two weeks).
3. Add a Sprint goal in the List description or a dedicated field, such as “Improve onboarding flow” or “Release v1.2 features”.

These dates help your team track when work should begin and end, and support better reporting across Sprints in ClickUp.

Run an active Sprint in ClickUp

Once planning is complete, you can start running the Sprint and track work as it moves through your workflow.

Use views to monitor progress

ClickUp provides multiple views to follow Sprint activity.

• Board view: Visualize tasks by status and drag them between columns.
• List view: Sort and filter tasks by assignee, priority, or due date.
• Calendar or Timeline views: See when Sprint work is scheduled.

Choose views that best support your team’s rituals, such as daily standups and mid-Sprint reviews.

Update task status during the Sprint

Keep work current so Sprint reporting accurately reflects progress.

1. During daily check-ins, open the Sprint List.
2. Review each task’s status and update it based on current work.
3. Adjust assignees, due dates, or priorities as needed.

Maintaining up-to-date status information in ClickUp is key to useful Sprint insights.

Track performance across Sprints in ClickUp

Tracking how each Sprint went helps you improve over time. ClickUp offers tools to understand capacity, completion, and trends between Sprints.

Review completed Sprint work

At the end of each Sprint, review outcomes before planning the next cycle.

1. Open the Sprint List that just ended.
2. Filter by completed and incomplete tasks.
3. Note which tasks were finished, carried over, or de-scoped.

This review helps your team understand if commitments matched capacity and where adjustments are needed.

Measure patterns across multiple Sprints

By organizing each iteration as a separate List, you can compare results over time.

• Review how many tasks or points are completed each Sprint.
• Track recurring bottlenecks or blocked tasks.
• Use these insights to refine your planning and estimation process.

Using consistent Sprint structures in ClickUp simplifies trend analysis and supports continuous improvement for agile teams.

Best practices for Sprints in ClickUp

To get the most value from Sprints, follow a few practical guidelines within ClickUp.

• Keep Sprint Lists focused on work that can be completed within the time-box.
• Use clear task names, priorities, and due dates.
• Limit mid-Sprint scope changes where possible.
• Hold regular reviews to fine-tune estimation and capacity planning.

These habits improve visibility, predictability, and collaboration across your Workspace.

Where to learn more about ClickUp Sprints

If you want to go deeper into Sprint setup and agile workflows in ClickUp, explore official documentation and expert resources.

• Read the full introductory guide to Sprints on the official Help Center: Intro to Sprints in ClickUp.
• Work with implementation specialists who can help structure your Workspace and Sprint processes, such as the consulting team at Consultevo.

By combining these resources with the steps in this how-to guide, you can confidently create, run, and refine Sprints in ClickUp for any agile team.

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