Transitioning between iterations in agile software development

A system comprising:

• memory;
• a display;
• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more programs stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including:
• instructions to display, at a first location in a user interface of an agile software development environment, a first group of incomplete work items associated with a current iteration of an agile software development project, wherein an iteration corresponds to a software release under development within the agile software development environment, and work items include features or defects associated with a planned software release;
• instructions to transfer, in response to a first predefined user action on a second location in the user interface, the second location corresponding to a subsequent iteration of the agile software development, a first incomplete work item of the first group from the current iteration to a subsequent iteration of agile software development, including ceasing to display, at the first location in the user interface, the first incomplete work item;
• instructions to determine, without user intervention, that no incomplete work items remain associated with the current iteration;
• instructions to close the current iteration, including ceasing to display incomplete work items associated with the current iteration;
• and
• instructions to activate the subsequent iteration, including displaying the first incomplete work items.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by a computer system, the one or more programs comprising:

• instructions to display, at a first location in a user interface of an agile software development environment, a first group of incomplete work items associated with a current iteration of an agile software development project;
• wherein an iteration corresponds to a software release under development within the agile software development environment, and work items include features or defects associated with a planned software release;
• instructions to transfer, in response to a first predefined user action on a second location in the user interface, the second location corresponding to a subsequent iteration of the agile software development, a first incomplete work item of the first group from the current iteration to a subsequent iteration of agile software development, including ceasing to display, at the first location in the user interface, the first incomplete work item;
• instructions to determine, without user intervention, that no incomplete work items remain associated with the current iteration;
• instructions to close the current iteration, including ceasing to display incomplete work items associated with the current iteration;
• and
• instructions to activate the subsequent iteration, including displaying the first incomplete work items.