Create card checklist from template

Create a new card titled 'Sprint QA checklist' and populate its checklist from the 'Release QA template' we use. Put the card in the QA list for this sprint, assign it to Lena and Sam, and set the checklist items to be unchecked. Add a comment that says which template you used and who should verify it before the sprint ends.

Before I generate a card checklist from our release template, adapt it to this sprint's scope: remove any steps that don't apply (automation smoke, external vendor signoff), reorder items so critical tests are first, and surface the estimated time per step. Highlight anything that would make a reviewer pause.

I created a 'Sprint QA checklist' from the release template but several items are irrelevant because we skipped regression and dropped vendor integration. I'm worried testers will waste time. What's the quickest way to trim and signal which checklist items are out-of-scope so QA focuses correctly?

Every sprint we paste the full release template and testers complain about irrelevant items. Where should we change habit — template design, sprint planning, or ownership of checklist tailoring — and what one practice will stop this waste? Give a 3-line action to implement before the next sprint.