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Issue Boards should have an easy method to prioritize the backlog

Problem to solve

If you are using GitLab Issue Boards for Agile sprint planning, and you have a lot of issues, it is not easy to prioritize the backlog. AFAIK, you can drag issues down the Open list manually, but the scrolling can get extensive, and take longer than it should. Navigating to the top or bottom of a large board list is difficult as well.

Intended users

Any roles who use Agile sprint planning, such as;

  • Project Managers
  • Development Team Lead
  • Product Designer
  • Software Developer

Further details

Making sprint planning/grooming easier would help GitLab compete with market leaders in the Plan phase. Customers could save time and money.

Proposal

Create controls to quickly move an issue to the top or bottom of a list in an Issue Board view. Some type of list navigation controls would be beneficial as well.

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Testing

What does success look like, and how can we measure that?

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