Priority Board for Jira: Backlog Prioritization Board

Priority Board turns a Jira project’s backlog into one column per priority. Drag an issue to another column and its real Priority field changes; drag it up or down and its rank changes — the same order your backlog shows.

Set priority by drag and drop

One column per priority of the project’s scheme, with its icon and count. Drop a card to change its priority, or select several cards and move them together. Changed your mind? Undo or Ctrl+Z puts every card back.

Rank inside each priority

The order within a column is Jira’s rank. Drag a card up or down, or use Move up / Move down from its menu, and your Jira board and backlog show the same order.

Triage views for the whole team

Split the board into swimlanes by epic, assignee or project, see Overdue and Due in N days marks on every card, and find any issue by key or summary.

Everything a backlog review needs

  • Sprints view (Jira Software) — pull prioritized issues into the next sprint, or back to the backlog.
  • Boards by any field — add a tab by component, label, fix version or a select field.
  • Filters and quick find — Only my issues, assignees, statuses, issue types, created date; Mine and Unassigned.
  • Saved profiles and shared views — your own filter sets per project, and views shared with the whole project.
  • WIP limits, column sums and card fields — Story Points or estimates per column, the fields you want on cards.
  • Export to CSV and a dashboard gadget with issues per priority.

Runs on Atlassian

Priority Board is built on Atlassian Forge. Changes are made as you, with your Jira permissions. The app stores only your profiles and views inside your Atlassian site and makes no external calls. See the privacy policy.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Priority Board change the real Jira Priority field?

Yes. Dropping a card on a column sets the issue's Priority in Jira, as you and with your permissions; the change is in the issue history like any other edit.

Is the order inside a column saved?

Yes, on Jira Software sites. The order is Jira's rank, so moving a card up or down changes the order your backlog and Jira boards show too.

Does it include RICE or WSJF scoring?

No. Priority Board works with Jira's own Priority field and rank; it does not calculate scores.

Can I undo a priority change?

Yes. The message after a move has Undo, and Ctrl+Z (⌘Z on a Mac) does the same — also for several cards moved at once.

Where is my data stored?

Issues stay in Jira. The app stores only your saved profiles and views, in its Forge storage inside your Atlassian site; nothing is sent outside Atlassian.