# Introducing Hurdle

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Hurdle helps scrum teams eliminate bottlenecks, streamline refinement and plan sprints better aligned to priorities, capacity and velocity in a fraction of the time.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="using-hurdle/managing-work"><strong>Work with less drag</strong></a></td><td>Ditch complexity, cut out hours of work about work, and always stay on top of what's what.</td><td></td><td><a href="using-hurdle/managing-work">managing-work</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="using-hurdle/backlog-refinement"><strong>Streamline backlog refinement</strong></a></td><td>Keep your backlog clean and lean without the overhead.</td><td></td><td><a href="using-hurdle/backlog-refinement">backlog-refinement</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="using-hurdle/sprint-planning-and-tracking"><strong>Plan faster, sprint smarter</strong></a></td><td>Plan balanced sprints optimized for team priorities, capacity, velocity and priorities in minutes.</td><td></td><td><a href="using-hurdle/sprint-planning-and-tracking">sprint-planning-and-tracking</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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Hurdle can be [synced with Jira](https://docs.hurdle.dev/integrated-or-standalone) or used as a [standalone tool](https://docs.hurdle.dev/integrated-or-standalone).
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