Multiple projects - Multiple boards - One big workflow for all

[Roi Angress]

Hi there,

I've working with Jira for 1 month and a half now, and very positive about it - I love it!

My next big project in Jira is to create a smart solution for 3 different departments working on multiple projects with different workflows, while issues should run all the way from one department to another without creating new tasks.

For example:

Product manager creates new epics in "Product" board. Design team create tasks in a different board called "Design Board." those tasks should be assigned to the respective epics the product manager created before. Then, the ready for implementation graphic assets should appear as tasks in "To Do" status for the developers and start the journey to QA and implementation in production.

To sum up:

I have product project, design project and specific project for each customer, and I want one task to progress from one department to another without cloning.

What do you recommend me to do?

Thank you so much,

Roi

[John Funk · Accepted solution]

Hi Roi - Well, as your post name suggests - I would create one big workflow with all of the statuses used across all three projects. Then as you can control access to the various statuses with conditions on the transitions to each status. That way, teams/projects that don't need that status won't see the status as they move from status to status. 

[Roi Angress]

Exactly what I've started doing! Thanks for the advice - I guess new questions will arise when i'll figure out how to make it work all together - but clearly - that is the solution.

[John Funk]

Just add another question or post as you go along and need help.  :-)