# Kanban template - How to use Jira

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1. [url #create-board Create board]
2. [url #backlog Backlog]

Kanban is a [=way for visually organising work items=] (issues in our case). Kanban consists of [=columns=] and [=cards=], where cards are the work items and are [=moved from one column to another=] depending on the situation. This should sound [=familiar=], because that is how [url ./projects.md Boards] work.

In a projects that uses the kanban template, boards can access directly all of the available issues.

This tutorial focuses on the basics, but you can find a lot of information in [url https://www.atlassian.com/agile/kanban these sets of articles] from Atlassian.

## Create board

This template can be chosen when [=creating a project=]

[image ./img/choose-classic-template.png]

and [=from the [`Create board`] screen=].

[image ./img/scrum-kanban-board.png]

## Backlog

In kanban, [=the backlog is just another column in your board(s)=]. It can be removed entirely.

[image ./img/backlog-kanban.png]