Managing Shared Epics Across Departments – Best Practices or Plugins?

[behzadnaz]

Hi,

I’m looking for a way to manage Epics that are shared between two or more departments in Jira. Here’s the scenario:

• An Epic starts with Department A, and once their part is done, it moves to Department B.

• Each department has its own team members and may want to assign tasks/stories to them.

• We need a single overview that shows:

  1. Which department currently “owns” the Epic?

  2. The progress of tasks within each department.

  3. Status of the overall Epic.

My questions:

1. Is there a recommended way to set up workflows or dashboards in Jira for this scenario?

2. Are there any plugins/add-ons that make managing cross-department Epics easier?

3. Any best practices for tracking department-level progress while keeping everything in one Epic?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!