5 Jira Mistakes That Are Slowing Down Your Instance (And How to Fix Them)

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Let’s be honest.

Being a Jira Admin often feels like constant firefighting.

Broken workflows.
Team-managed silos.
Notification storms no one asked for.
Custom fields multiplying like rabbits.

And the worst part?

Jira never tells you when you’re building a house of cards.

It just lets you keep adding…
Until performance tanks.
Reporting becomes unreliable.
And every change feels risky.

Right now, buried defaults and forgotten settings are creating invisible friction across your entire instance.

Your team feels it every day:

• Sluggish workflows

• Confused users

• Tickets that don’t behave

• Automation that “mostly” works

These aren’t bugs.

They’re configuration decisions that seemed harmless at the time.

It’s time to fix the root causes.

We’re hosting a free technical deep-dive webinar built specifically for the people running the engine room.

No fluff.
No generic best practices.
Just the 5 critical mistakes silently damaging most Jira instances, and exactly how to fix them safely.

You’ll learn:

• The hidden defaults that quietly slow everything down

• The critical steps most teams skip when creating new projects

• How to prevent custom field chaos before it spreads

• A simple backup strategy that lets you make changes without fear

By the end, you’ll know exactly where to look in your own instance, and what to clean up first.

Stop reacting.
Start optimizing.

📅 March 4th
🎟️ Free to attend

If you’re responsible for Jira, this is one session you shouldn’t miss.

Save your seat now → Register here

[Spencer Hudson]

some great observations , i've signed up 👍

[Julia Foden]

This seems like a promotion for gryd.io. You should make that clear so people don't think it's an Atlassian event.

[Mat Ward]

Mistake #1 - wasting time reading this advert which is poorly disguised as a helpful post.