---
title: "Plan a sprint"
description: "Put tasks into a sprint from the task itself, and mark the board column that holds the sprint's work."
url: "https://okido.io/en/docs/planning/plan-a-sprint"
chapter: "Planning: milestones, sprints, reports"
chapterUrl: "https://okido.io/en/docs/planning.md"
plans: ["Pro", "Business"]
roles: "Everyone in the organization"
language: "en"
edition: "2026-10-23"
---

# Plan a sprint

> Put tasks into a sprint from the task itself, and mark the board column that holds the sprint's work.

A sprint is a short, fixed stretch of work, for example two weeks. Plan it by putting the tasks your team takes on into it. Each project gets its sprints from your organization's sprint cadence; to set that up, see [Set the sprint cadence](https://okido.io/en/docs/administration/set-the-sprint-cadence.md).

## Put a task into a sprint

1. Open the task.
2. In the panel on the right, choose a sprint under **Sprint**. The list shows the project's sprints with their dates.
   ![The Sprint field of a task, set to the next sprint](https://okido.io/docs/screenshots/en/task-sprint-field.webp)

The task is now part of that sprint's work on the **Sprints** page. Choose **No sprint** to take it out again.

## Mark the sprint column

On the board, one column can hold the work of the current sprint, for example **In Progress**. It has the **Sprint** badge. Every task that moves into that column joins the current sprint, so the sprint fills up as your team picks up work.

1. On the board, choose the menu (the three dots) at the top of the column.
2. Choose **Set as Sprint Stage**.
   ![The column menu with the option to make it the sprint column](https://okido.io/docs/screenshots/en/sprint-column-menu.webp)

The column now has the **Sprint** badge, and the tasks already in it that have no sprint join the current sprint.

![Two columns on the board marked as sprint columns](https://okido.io/docs/screenshots/en/sprint-column.webp)

To undo it, choose **Remove Sprint Stage** in the same menu. The tasks keep their sprint.

Only organization owners and admins can mark a sprint column. Everyone who can edit tasks can put a task into a sprint.