Columns represent the statuses an issue can be in. On a simple board, as shown in the following screenshot, we have three columns, and they are each mapped to an issue status:
To Do: Issues that are waiting in queue to be worked on are mapped to the To Do workflow status
In Progress: Issues that are currently being worked on are mapped to the In Progress workflow status
Done: Issues that are completed are mapped to the
Doneworkflow status:
This is a very simple setup where issues only have three steps from start to finish. Often, you will have an existing workflow that is more complex than this.
Before we get into customizing columns, we first need to take a quick look at workflows in relation to JIRA Agile. As you may already know, JIRA uses workflows to move an issue from one status to the next. JIRA Agile also leverages this feature by mapping its columns to workflow statuses.
Since workflows in JIRA can often get very complicated, it sometimes...