diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
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--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@
 #### Testing Steps (Provide details on how your changes can be tested)
 
 #### Requirements (place an `x` in each `[ ]`)
-
 * [ ] I've read and understood the [Contributing Guidelines](/blob/main/.github/contributing.md) and have done my best effort to follow them.
 * [ ] I've tested my changes manually.
 * [ ] I've added unit tests to my PR.
+
+##### Transparency ([Project board](https://github.com/orgs/massenergize/projects/7/views/2))
 * [ ] I've given my PR a meaningful title.
-* [ ] I've linked this PR to the relevant issue.
+* [ ] I linked this PR to the relevant issue.
+* [ ] I moved the linked issue from the "Sprint backlog" to "In progress" when I started this.
+* [ ] I moved the linked issue to "QA Verification" now that it is ready to merge.