๐Ÿ“Š Manage Agile Projects Like a Pro โ€“ With Just Excel!

Hey everyone! ๐Ÿ‘‹
Welcome back to Excel Highway โ€“ your go-to hub for smart, powerful Excel solutions.

Today, Iโ€™m excited to share something super practical:
A fully functional Scrum Board in Excel โ€“ designed for anyone working in Agile environments who wants a lightweight, flexible alternative to complex tools like Jira or Trello.


๐Ÿš€ Why Excel for Agile?

Letโ€™s face it โ€“ not every team wants to dive into heavy, subscription-based project management platforms. Sometimes, all you need is:

โœ… A simple interface
โœ… The ability to track progress
โœ… A visual breakdown of tasks
โœ… And most importantlyโ€ฆ Excel โœจ

Thatโ€™s where this file comes in.


๐Ÿงฉ What Youโ€™ll Find Inside the Template

This Excel workbook is divided into three powerful sheets:

1. Backlog Sheet

Organize your user stories using:

  • Theme
  • Epic
  • Feature
  • Title & Description
  • Definition of Done
  • Sprint Assignment

The backlog is fully filterable, searchable, and structured to make your sprint planning a breeze.


2. Parameters Sheet

Customize your workflow:

  • Define your team members
  • Set your own status options
  • Control how your board behaves behind the scenes

3. Sprint Master Sheet

Click a button to generate new sprints! ๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ
Each sprint auto-populates with relevant stories from the backlog and allows you to:

  • Assign team members
  • Update story status (e.g., New, Active, In Testing, Deployed)
  • View progress at a glance

Youโ€™ll also get automated charts showing:

  • Number of stories per team member
  • Breakdown of stories by status

Perfect for sprint planning meetings or status updates.


๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Built with VBA and Macros

โš ๏ธ This template requires Macros & VBA to be enabled.
It uses VBA to:

  • Generate sprint sheets
  • Auto-update dashboards
  • Prevent duplicate sprint names
  • Delete sprints safely
  • Pull filtered data from the backlog

All button actions and dashboard automation are handled in the background to give you a smooth experience.


๐Ÿ“บ Watch the Full Demo

  • Creating your first backlog
  • Adding new sprints
  • Assigning team members
  • Updating progress
  • Reading the dashboards

Itโ€™s super intuitive โ€“ even if you’re new to Agile or Excel project management.


๐ŸŽ Want the File?


Thanks for reading, and as always โ€”
๐Ÿ’ก Stay smart, stay organized, and keep mastering Excel.

Until next time,
โ€“ Elad @ Excel Highway ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ“Š