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title: "Use Case: Classic Estimation Board"
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> | **Logo** | ![image](media://669e76cb-1dde-4e0d-aae2-fb18c120ae8b) |
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> | **Use Case** | “Ideal Hours” Estimation Board |
> | **Category** | Estimation |
> | **Company/Team**<br>**Managed Projects** | Company Managed Projects |
> | **Summary** | Easy to use board for Original or Remaining Time estimations of your Jira issues |

> 📝 The paragraphs below outlines the specific use case. For more details about advanced features and complementary functionality we suggest to review [https://releasemanagement.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ASPT/pages/875692462](https://releasemanagement.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ASPT/pages/875692462) section of this documentation.

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# Detailed overview

## How to create?

(1) Go to “My Boards“ section. If you do not have any active boards this going to be your default page.

![image](media://64caacc5-58c4-43a1-86ab-9d71f47e25fd)

Otherwise (if you already have one or few boards created) click on menu icon in top left corner to select “Manage Boards“

![image](media://c8221f30-0db0-4f29-be69-48dcf480a9c6)

(2) Click on “Create board“, choose “Classic Estimation Board“ and Next.

![image](media://418a0b21-0273-41a1-b76a-04f2f6240cdb)

(3) On the initial configuration screen please specify

- **Name** of the board
- **Projects** to pool Jira issues from
- **JQL** to filter out the issues

![image](media://8b51a40e-dbb7-491f-93b8-74793c14315f)

(4) Click “Create“

## How to use?

(1) You will receive a board with pre-configured columns for Original Time Estimation. Checkout configuration section of this page to change to “Remaining Time Estimation“

![image](media://cbe61402-5d4b-4454-9534-59e45a857bdc)

(2) Drag and drop issues between column to assign new / change existing estimate. All the changes to estimates are applied automatically and you do not need to commit it after.

(3) To **Edit** column value, **Change** title, **Add** or **Remove **one move mouse to selected column and you will receive a tooltip with all the available options:

![image](media://e2ac35b5-8d63-47fa-a4df-bbab1938d6ce)

e.g. let’s click on **Edit**

![image](media://6da16fdb-8ac3-4898-b987-fc6d321483db)

## How to configure?

(1) Click settings icon in top right corner ..

![image](media://c6094645-79c1-4038-9f3b-172d2810d321)

.. to open “Board configuration“ screen.

(2) on “General” Tab you can amend

- **Name** of the board
- **Projects** to pool Jira issues from
- **JQL** to filter out the issues

![image](media://781f3144-9488-473c-a296-205fe7b58e35)

(3) on “Columns and Swimlanes“ tab you can change configuration of fields used respectively for Columns and Swimlanes. Swimlanes are optional. To remove them choose “-- none -- “ in popup.

![image](media://369251c9-e1ce-4d90-b317-0575850cbf11)

For Classic Estimation Board we suggest to try out the following swimlanes:

- **Sprints **to put Tasks (or sub-tasks) in appropriate sprint along side estimation
- **Assignees** to assign Tasks (or sub-tasks) to selected team member along side estimation

# Other related Use-Cases

Check out other Estimation Boards

- [https://releasemanagement.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ASPT/pages/962461725](https://releasemanagement.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ASPT/pages/962461725)
- [https://releasemanagement.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ASPT/pages/867893249](https://releasemanagement.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ASPT/pages/867893249)

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