Does the Epic Issue always need to be created first within the project ?

[Paweł Krzyworączka]

When I am starting a new project, in order to start to work first I need to create an issue, correct ? Does it always have to be an epic issue as the first one ?

[Joseph Chung Yin]

@Paweł Krzyworączka 

Welcome to the community.  No, it is not required.  One can always create other issues (Task, Bug, Story etc) first, then create the Epic issue to formally roll up those other issues into the Epic.

You need to answer the question - Does the task on hand for your team need to be broken down or not and the complexity is high?  

Take a look at this reference page -  https://www.atlassian.com/agile/project-management/epics-stories-themes

Hope this helps.

Best, Joseph Chung Yin

[Paweł Krzyworączka]

Thank you :) That clears things up !