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AI sprint planning, from backlog to release.

Run Scrum the way world-class engineering teams do: a groomed backlog, epics, capacity-aware planning, a board wired to your pull requests, honest velocity, retros that lead to action, and releases that write their own notes.

68%
Sprint 14 · 8 days left
Ship risk scoring to beta
On track
Committed
42 pts
Done
29 pts
Capacity
88%
GITHUB · LIVE
PR #482 merged into main. Risk score API moved to Done. Cycle time 1.8 days.
✦ AI
One blocked story could push 8 points to Sprint 15. Want a re-plan?
To Do2
Add audit export
Platform3A
Fix login timeout
Onboarding2I
In Progress2 / 3
Risk score API
Risk engine#4825J
Card tokenisation
Payments#479Blocked8K
In Review1
Notification settings
Onboarding#4812C
Done2
Onboarding checklist
Onboarding#4703A
SSO error copy
Platform#4681I
The whole cycle

Every ceremony, in one place.

Kroolo Sprints follow the rhythm your team already runs, so nobody needs a new process.

01
Groom
Refine and estimate the backlog
02
Plan
Commit to what fits capacity
03
Build
Work the board, merge PRs
04
Review
Demo and share the sprint report
05
Retro
Agree actions, carry them forward
06
Release
Ship with notes written for you
Backlog and grooming

A backlog your team trusts.

Capture everything, rank it, estimate it, and pull the next sprint from the top.

Drag to rank, with epics, priority and estimates in view
Story points, hours or t-shirt sizes, your choice
Filter by epic, label or owner, and send stories straight to a sprint
Epic: All ▾FilterSearch backlogSprint 15 · 18 pts
⋮⋮As a user I can reset my password by SMSOnboardingHigh5
⋮⋮Tokenise stored cardsPaymentsUrgent8
⋮⋮Score transactions in real timeRisk engineHigh13
⋮⋮Export audit log as CSVPlatformMedium3
⋮⋮Dark mode for the mobile appPlatformLow5
S11S12S13S14S15S16S17S18
Onboarding
10 of 14 stories done
72%
Payments
9 of 22 stories done
45%
Risk engine
8 of 31 stories done
30%
Platform
8 of 9 stories done
88%
Epics and roadmap

Zoom out from stories to the roadmap.

Group stories into epics and see how far each one has come, sprint by sprint.

Epic progress rolls up from its stories automatically
A roadmap across sprints shows what lands when
Re-order epics and watch the plan update
Sprint planning

Commit to what fits, not what hopes.

Set the sprint goal, pull stories from the backlog and see capacity as you plan.

Capacity per person, adjusted for time off
Over-commitment flagged before the sprint starts
Carry-over stories handled in one click
Sprint 15 · Oct 26 – Nov 8
Goal: beta-ready risk scoring
42 of 40 pts
AAnn
9 / 10 pts
CClive
8 / 8 pts
IIan
11 / 8 pts
JJulia
7 / 10 pts
SSuzie
7 / 10 pts
Ian is over capacity by 3 points. Move a story to Suzie?
To Do2
Add audit export
Platform3A
Fix login timeout
Onboarding2I
In Progress2 / 3
Risk score API
Risk engine#4825J
Card tokenisation
Payments#479Blocked8K
In Review1
Notification settings
Onboarding#4812C
Done2
Onboarding checklist
Onboarding#4703A
SSO error copy
Platform#4681I
The sprint board

A board that knows what your code is doing.

Move work across columns, with swimlanes, WIP limits and blockers built in.

Swimlanes by epic, assignee or priority
WIP limits and blocked flags keep flow honest
Pull request status shown on the card itself
Engineering metrics

Velocity you can plan with.

Burndown, velocity, cycle time and scope change from the same data your team already updates.

Burndown and velocity for every sprint
Cycle time and lead time from PR and status events
Scope change and carry-over, so planning gets honest
Velocity
36 pts
Cycle time
1.8 d
Lead time
4.2 d
Scope change
+3 pts
Carry-over
2 stories
Burndown
Velocity by sprint
S9S10S11S12S13S14
GitHubGitLabBitbucket
Activity on KRL-482 · Risk score API
Branch created · feature/risk-score
Linked to KRL-482, moved to In Progress
2d
PR #482 opened
Card moved to In Review
1d
PR #482 merged
Card moved to Done, cycle time 1.8 days
2h
Git integrations

Your repo and your sprint, in sync.

Connect GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket and let engineering activity update the board for you.

Branches, commits and pull requests link to stories automatically
Status moves with the PR: opened, in review, merged
Cycle time and PR throughput appear in sprint metrics
Releases

Ship with notes already written.

Group merged work into a release, and let Kroolo draft the changelog from the pull requests.

Releases built from merged PRs and finished stories
AI-drafted release notes you edit and publish
A checklist so nothing is forgotten on release day
Release
v2.8.0
Ready to ship
✦ Release notes, drafted by AI. This release adds real-time risk scoring and card tokenisation, plus a refreshed notification settings page and a fix for SSO errors.
#482Risk score APIFeature
#479Card tokenisationFeature
#481Notification settingsImprovement
#468SSO error copyFix
Publish notesRelease checklist 5 of 6
Went well
Pairing on the risk API▲ 6
Fast PR reviews▲ 4
To improve
Late scope changes▲ 7
Flaky tests in CI▲ 5
Actions
Freeze scope after day 3▲ 0
Fix flaky tests▲ 0
✦ AI sprint review: 29 of 42 points done, velocity steady.Create tasks
Reviews and retrospectives

Retros that lead to action.

Collect feedback, vote, and turn the actions into tasks that carry into the next sprint.

Went well, to improve and action columns, with voting
Actions become tasks with owners and due dates
An AI sprint review summarises what shipped
Ask AI

Your scrum master, always on.

Ask about scope, blockers and risk, and let AI write the standup and the sprint review.

“Will we finish the sprint?” answered from live data
Standup and review summaries written for you
Suggested re-plans when work is at risk
Will we finish Sprint 14?
Probably, with one risk. 29 of 42 points are done and the burndown is on pace. Card tokenisation (8 pts) is blocked on a vendor key and would slip to Sprint 15.
Draft standup summaryRe-plan sprint
Automate the ceremony

Let the sprint run itself.

Rules handle the repetitive parts of every sprint.

RULEOn
Start the next sprint
When a sprint closes, create and open the next one.
RULEOn
Carry over unfinished work
Move incomplete stories to the next sprint with a note.
RULEOn
Move on PR events
Opened moves to In Review, merged moves to Done.
RULEOn
Notify on blockers
Alert the channel when a story is flagged blocked.
Why teams switch

One home for the sprint, not four tools.

Separate toolsKroolo Sprints
Backlog and boardA trackerBacklog, epics and board
Code activityCopy links by handGitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
MetricsA spreadsheetBuilt-in velocity and burndown
RetrosA whiteboard toolRetro board with actions
Release notesWritten by handDrafted from PRs

FAQs on Kroolo Sprints

Do Sprints support Scrum and Kanban?
Yes. Run time-boxed sprints with a backlog, or use the board continuously with WIP limits.
Which Git providers connect?
GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket. Branches, commits and pull requests link to stories and update their status.
Can I estimate in hours instead of points?
Yes. Teams can estimate in story points, hours or t-shirt sizes.
How do epics work?
Group stories into epics and see progress roll up across sprints on the roadmap.
Can AI write release notes?
Yes. Kroolo drafts release notes from merged pull requests and finished stories, and you edit before publishing.

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