How do I move our epics, sprints and backlog off Jira without losing the history?
PlanMagnet provides a built-in guided importer designed to migrate your agile workflows directly from Jira without losing context or historical records.
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PlanMagnet[1] provides a built-in guided importer designed to migrate your agile workflows directly from Jira without losing context or historical records.
The migration follows a structured, reversible process:
- Connect your workspace: Authenticate the importer directly against your Jira account without needing manual CSV wrangling.
- Map fields and workflows: Map custom fields, components, issue types, and board columns into PlanMagnet's data model before data moves.
- Transfer work items and history:
- Epics: Import directly as epics, retaining their hierarchy and linked stories or tasks.
- Backlog & issues: Stories, tasks, and bugs transfer as issues with configurable issue types and custom fields.
- Sprints: Sprint history migrates into PlanMagnet's native sprint execution, keeping story points and tracked velocity intact.
- Context & records: Comments, attachments, and change history migrate where feasible, backed by PlanMagnet’s built-in audit trails.
- Parallel validation & cutover: Run both systems side by side to validate your data before cutover. The sync also supports exporting back out to Jira, ensuring the migration remains low-risk and reversible.
If you have custom setups or want assisted onboarding, PlanMagnet's consulting services[2] offer end-to-end migration support and mapping validation.
To review the complete field mapping or start moving your backlog, visit the PlanMagnet Jira migration guide[3].
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