How “Sort by Status” works

When working with Task Boards and Scrum Boards, you get a variety of options for quickly sorting a column of cards:

Sort options
Sort options

Sort by Date is easy enough to understand, but what about sort by status?

Sort by Status organizes the cards in a column as follow:

  • Critical
  • Is blocked
  • Needs rework
  • Needs review
  • In progress
  • Normal
  • On hold

This sort order reflects the normal priorities of most projects: the most important stuff would ideally show up at the top of the column to get dealt with first.