Sprint Planning Query

Question

Is there anyway to include some sub-tasks, configuration, integration tasks which are child of a story in Sprint 1 and some other sub-tasks of the same story in Sprint 2, without breaking their parent child relationship?

Please tell me with the solution steps.

Prasanna Ravichandran · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Yes — you can split sub-tasks of the same story across different sprints without breaking the parent-child relationship. Jira allows sub-tasks to be scheduled independently.

# Simple steps

1. Go to **Backlog** on your Scrum board

2. Make sure both Sprint 1 and Sprint 2 exist on the same board

3. Expand the parent story to show its sub-tasks

4. Drag the required sub-tasks into **Sprint 1**

5. Drag the remaining sub-tasks into **Sprint 2**

**Alternative way:**

* Open a sub-task → Edit → Change the **Sprint** field → Select the target sprint → Save

# Important notes

* The parent story can be in only one sprint at a time

* The story–sub-task relationship stays intact

* Reports are calculated at story level, so plan tracking accordingly.

This is a common approach when parts of the work need to be delivered across multiple sprints.

Hope this helps 👍

Jack Brickey · Accepted Answer

Hi @Tapobrata Guha , in a word, no. By intent stories should not be split across sprints. If some children are not completed in a sprint then the story is not complete. Simply break the story into multiple stories and link them if desired.

Christos Markoulatos -Relational- · Accepted Answer

Hi @Tapobrata Guha

No you can’t put some sub‑tasks of a story in Sprint 1 and other sub‑tasks of the same story in Sprint 2; sub‑tasks inherit their parent’s Sprint and can’t be sprinted independently.