The typical division of the columns or categories of a Scrum Board looks like this:
- User Stories or Backlog: This area shows the list of all user stories, meaning all the tasks left in the backlog of the current sprint.
- To do: This column shows the tasks that have not yet been started.
- Work in Progress (WIP): this category shows tasks that are currently being executed or revised.
- Done: usually corresponds to the last column on the right side. Here you can see the tasks that have been completed.
However, besides these basic categorizations, the Scrum Board can be further subdivided by using additional categories. For example, the following can be inserted:
- Not started,
- Testing,
- Specified,
- Verify, etc.
☝ Regardless of the number and nature of the categories chosen, it is always necessary to have the column "Done". This, in fact, indicates the completion of each objective and is necessary to allow the transition to the next sprint.
Graphically, a Scrum Board first represents all the tasks to be executed in the leftmost column. Thus, as the Scrum team progresses in its work, the tasks are gradually moved from left to right. When the work is complete, all tasks that have been completed are displayed in the far right column.