Can Atlassian Projects be used with Initiative issue type? How?

[Shital Patel]

We have a need to provide status updates on Initiatives on a weekly basis. Initiative is at one level higher in hierarchy above Epic and typically consists of Epics from 3+ teams. Can we use Atlassian Projects to consolidate updates at the Initiative level (vs. Epic level)? What is the best way to set that up? 

[Danut M _StonikByte_]

Hi @Shital Patel,

Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

You can modify the Jira work items hierarchy by adding Initiatives on top of Epics, but this can be done with Jira's advanced planning features available as part of Jira Premium and Jira Enterprise. 

Tracking the overall progress of the initiatives can be challenging and bit difficult with the advanced planning features. But you can also consider apps from Atlassian Marketplace for easier tracking. See this article with some examples on how to easily track the progress of initiatives by using one of our apps: https://community.atlassian.com/forums/App-Central-articles/How-to-display-the-progress-of-Epics-or-Initiatives-in-Jira-or/ba-p/2858840

Danut.

[John Funk]

Hi Shital - Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Yes, you can do that, but you will need a Jira Premium subscription to do that. If you are already using that, then you can implement Initiatives in your hierarchy now. 

Create a new Work Type call Initiative if you haven't already. 

Go to Settings > Work Items > Work Type Hierarchy. Add Initiative as Level 2 above the Epic.