The backlog view now intuitively remains on the left, while Sprints are displayed on the right.

• All work packages, except those Closed or Rejected, are now automatically populated into the Backlog.

• Sprint bucket creation has been introduced for organization and planning.

• Sprint boards and burndown charts are automatically generated whenever a sprint becomes active.

• Move and sorting options have been added.

For version 17.4

• Backlog buckets have been introduced to support backlog refinement process.

• Work packages can be moved into created backlog buckets.

• A start and completion button is displayed on the sprint header.

• Letting go of the drag handle to ensure possibility of moving an entire card.

• Improved move and sorting options to include "move to sprint".

Stay tuned: We ship new features with every monthly release of OpenProject, extending the capabilities of the Jira Migrator.

Data Currently Supported:

• Projects

• Issues

• Issue description, history, comments and attachments

• A subset of custom fields

• Involved users and groups

Comming soon (Q2 2026):

• Project identifiers

• Issues identifiers

• Relations between issues

• Sprint assignments

Coming later: 

• Project-level workflows

• Permissions

• Schemas

• Boards

• Time tracking logs

Ongoing improvements and changes.

Roadmap

Roadmap

1) WorkPackage module

2) Harmonizing the UI with Primer components

3) Accessibility

Accessibility Report 2025

Accessibility Report 2026

https://community.openproject.org/projects/openproject/work_packages/50676/activity