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Should a create a project for each division/product line?

Marcela_dxx7jb

I am setting up Jira from scratch and my first thought was to create a Project for each Software project we plan to execute, but then realized that I should use Plans or Initiatives for that instead. Then, what is the purpose of Projects in Jira? are they meant to represent different groups/divisions such as product lines or functional areas in my org?

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Jack Brickey

That’s a difficult question to answer given the limited data here. However typically development teams will create a project per product. Key reasons for this include:

Different teams working on different projects
Different workflows and processes
some teams may want to scrub some may want kanban
release cycles are different
permission schemes are different
Notification schemes are different

While I don’t currently use road maps currently I don’t see how that would address multiple products without considering multiple projects.

certainly you would want to create different projects for different business units needs.

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Jack Brickey

That’s a difficult question to answer given the limited data here. However typically development teams will create a project per product. Key reasons for this include:

Different teams working on different projects
Different workflows and processes
some teams may want to scrub some may want kanban
release cycles are different
permission schemes are different
Notification schemes are different

While I don’t currently use road maps currently I don’t see how that would address multiple products without considering multiple projects.

certainly you would want to create different projects for different business units needs.

Marcela_dxx7jb

Thanks Jack! that is what I was thinking, but wanted to have some level of confirmation I was leading in the right direction.

I am thinking on creating a project per functional division, like HR, Customer Support, etc and also by product lines within Engineering.

Jack Brickey

Sounds good. What I would advise is to interview your teams like HR to understand their needs and willingness to use Jira to solve their needs.

Marcela_dxx7jb

yes, I absolutely will do that. Thanks!!

John Funk

Hi Marcela,

We tend to use Projects in Jira as teams or product lines as you mention. Then we use Epics to track more traditional "projects" within the product line or team.

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