📣 Early Access Program now open for modernised boards (Company-Managed spaces)

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Hi Atlassian community!

We’re excited to announce that we’ve officially kicked off the Early Access Program (EAP) for the modernised Jira board for company-Managed spaces. Here we’ll cover off the upcoming changes to the board experience and how you can sign-up for early access.

We're keen to invite 2-3 customers in the EAP and this is your chance to get early access to powerful new features and directly influence how the board view evolves in Jira.

We’ll also make this available via Jira Labs once the EAP concludes.

🎯 What we’ve been building

If you’ve been following our journey, the modernised board went GA to team-managed software boards in July (read our community post here) allowing us to unify 3 different board experiences, down to 2.

Now we’ve got our sights on unifying boards in company-managed spaces.

Please note: that for now we're only targeting boards that are scoped to Simple boards (see more below under known gaps/caveats)

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✨ What to expect

Feature	How it works
Board layout and navigation	We’ve removed the 5000 work item limit on boards Work items, columns, and swimlanes are all paginated and load in as you scroll → i.e. infinite scroll Swimlanes and columns can be expanded/collapsed Preview:
Improved filtering and grouping experience	Filtering We’ve brought the full power of list view filtering directly to the board, vastly expanding available filter options Search and pin favourite filtering fields Note: Quick filters (admin defined/saved) filters remain unchanged but renamed to Custom filters Grouping Boards now support group by labels, priority and category Preview:
Save your board configuration	Jira admins can now define and save a default board configuration based on certain view controls like: Applied filters Grouping Card layout changes Collapsed/expanded columns or swimlanes End-users (i.e. non-admins) can still change the board/card layouts to their preference All users can revert the board back to the saved configuration at any time Preview:
Subtask summaries	A summary of subtasks can optionally be enabled to show on cards Subtask summary allows to expand subtasks nested within their parent, with inline editing Preview: Note: this feature is experimental and may change or evolve as the EAP progresses
Column limits	Same functionality (admins can set min and maximum work item limits) Refreshed design/iconography Preview:
Column layout	The modern board now lets you toggle between two modes for column widths Fixed Flexible (responsive) This is accessed via the board View Settings Preview:
Column configuration (admin only)	Column configuration has moved to the board view instead of being in the board settings Simply go to your board and click on the board menu icon (…) > Configure columns Preview:

More than just a feature update, this is a completely overhauled board experience. We’ve made thousands of under-the-hood improvements to performance, design, and usability.

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🤝 What we're looking for

We need teams who:

• Use company-managed boards (either Scrum or Kanban) regularly to track and manage work.
• Have a team lead/project manager (ideally with admin access) + 1-2 individual contributors willing to participate.
• Are comfortable with early access software (some features still evolving).
• Can provide candid feedback through surveys and 1-2 feedback sessions.
  
  

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💡 What you get

• ✅ Early access to the improved board experience
• ✅ Directly influence the product direction of the board
• ✅ Kickoff session to walk through all changes
• ✅ Direct line to the product team via Slack or your preferred method of communication
• ✅ Regular check-ins to share feedback and get support
  
  

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⚠️ Known gaps/caveats

As an early access this product is actively evolving — some features are still being refined, and you may notice changes to designs or functionality along the way.

Feature	Description	Our plan
Limited to single-space boards (i.e. simple boards)	Admins can use board filters to include work items from multiple spaces. Multi-space company-managed boards aren’t included in this program.	In the event the board’s scope is changed to reference more than one space, board will automatically revert back to the classic board. Multi-space (including global boards) is on our roadmap.
Add/create release from Board (Kanban)	Unique to company-managed Kanban boards — admins could create/select releases based on completed/shipped work items.	Not supported This feature has extremely low adoption/usage and not supported during the EAP and will likely be sunset on release.
Bulk select/change cards	Multiple cards (only in the same column) could be selected and transitioned on the board.	In development This feature is currently being redesigned and on the roadmap to be brought back however not be available during the EAP.

We'll give you heads-up for any major changes and support you through transitions.

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🙋 Interested? Here's how to join

We're selecting just 2-3 customers for this cohort, so spots are limited! I will hold an introductory call to discuss future details.

To express interest:

• Reply to this thread, email me (poh2@atlassian.com) or contact me via your customer success manager
  Include:
  • Your company/organization
  • Your email address
  • Team size willing to participate (1 admin + 1-2 ICs)

We'll review all expressions of interest and confirm participation by next week (26 Aug, 2026) with next steps and exact dates.

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FAQs

Can I opt-out of the new experience if so, how?

Yes, throughout the duration of the EAP program, users will be able to opt-out of the new experience.

What happens after the EAP ends?

Once the EAP concludes, your boards will revert back to the classic Jira board.

However, once we start rolling out to production, we will open this experience up to Jira Labs (beta).

Is it possible to opt-in early or get access after the EAP?

Yes - both EAP and non-EAP customers will be able to enable the new board experience once the product officially starts rolling out via Jira Labs toggle. This will occur shortly after the EAP concludes.

Please note: to enable this feature in Jira Labs you must be an organisation admin.

How can teams leave feedback?

Teams can share proactive feedback during the EAP using the in-product feedback button located in the top-right section of the board. This will get sent directly to our team for review.

[Zulfkar Ali]

Will the new board support multi-space boards when it moves beyond EAP?

[Peter Oh]

Hey @Zulfkar Ali

Our goal is to roll the new experience to multi-space boards eventually but likely won't be during the same rollout period as single-space.

We'll keep you posted on timings but we can't give a firm target date right now.

[Yatish Madhav]

Thanks @Peter Oh - these updates look Epic! Well done to you and the team! 

I like the 5000 work item limit removal on boards and the addition of min and max per column!

One odd thing I noticed on the Looms is the 5-10% of the vertical screen space that is wasted on the far right. Is this intentional with reason or overlooked?

I would love to be part of this EAP but we have so many boards and teams/space admins that it wil be difficult to choose a team on our end for this! But more than happy to see the progression and updates this takes and looking forward to it moving from EAP > Beta > GA.

@Zulfkar Ali I think you are referring to the 1st item in Known gaps/caveats - it is on the roadmap.

Thanks 

Yatish

[__ Jimi Wikman]

I like these changes!

One thing that is already rolled out for Team Managed spaces is the ability to collapse the columns. You have this listed under Board layout and navigation, but you did not show it in the video. It is a great feature, and I just want to make sure this is what you are referring to in that section?

[Matt Di Berardino]

@Yatish Madhav the board view settings allow to show the columns in fixed width or flexible width, the latter will expand and shrink to fill the available space.

Fixed column width:

Flexible column width (expanding):

Flexible column width (shrinking):

This is a user setting (where the admin can save the default for the view) so you can select your preferred display option.

@__ Jimi Wikman this is the same board view we released to team-managed boards that we're now bringing to company-managed boards yes, so it does include the ability to collapse columns!

Matthieu Di Berardino
Atlassian Engineer

[Rick Westbrock]

2-3 customers sure sounds like a really small sample size for a UI change, hopefully this is just the first wave of EAP.