Best way to manage cross-team dependencies without overcomplicating Jira?

[mr john]

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to find a simple and scalable way to manage cross-team dependencies in Jira without adding too much complexity to workflows or requiring extra plugins.

Right now, different teams are working on their own boards, but there are frequent dependencies between tasks that need better visibility and coordination.

How are you currently handling this?
Are you relying on issue linking, Advanced Roadmaps, or something else?

Would love to hear practical approaches that have worked well in real scenarios.

[Trudy Claspill]

Hello @mr john 

As a point of information Plans (formerly known as Advanced Roadmaps) relis in work item linking in order to show dependencies between items.

When you say the dependencies need better visibility, who needs that visibility?

1. The user working on an item that is dependent on another
2. Somebody looking at all the dependencies across Spaces

When you say better coordination is needed, what does that mean to you?