OKRS in advanced roadmaps

Question

How can you represent OKRs in advanced roadmaps?

I want to create a new issue type as an OKR thats above the Epic level that i can assign epics to. However new issue types seem to inherit story semantics making it impossible to assign an epic as a child.

Anyone know how I can represent this hiarchy in advancd road maps, or any Jira app for that matter 
Yearly OKR > OKR > Epic > Story > Task

Margo Sakova - OKR Board for Jira by Oboard · Answer

Hi @Kate M

It's typical behavior of the new issue types. You need to go to the "Issue type hierarchy" and move your OKR issue up in the hierarchy.

You can find more detailed instructions on setting up OKRs with Jira's Advanced Roadmaps and other methods in my recent Jira OKR guide.

Hope that helps!

Oleksii Marynych · Answer

Also, I've seen such a suggestion in a similar discussion. You may find it helpful.

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-questions/OKR-gt-Initiatives-Epics-Stories/qaq-p/2241179#M242445

Oleksii Marynych · Answer

Hi @Kate M!

As OKR-obsessed people, we've worked on integrating OKR into the roadmap for quite some time.

We've come up with a solution in our OKR Board for Jira plugin:

First, our app allows you to build the following structure within the Jira ecosystem and track the progress of your OKRs based on KR or Jira issue resolution status:

This approach can help you to deal with the OKR hierarchy issue.

Second, we've implemented OKR Roadmap inside our OKR Board for Jira. It's a cross-project, so you can set all your OKRs from the Strategic Company level to the individual level, place them on a roadmap, and track/manage them conveniently.

You also can customize OKR levels according to your company structure and build any hierarchy you need.

Our OKR Board for Jira also allows you to break down yearly OKRs into contributing quarterly (or monthly) OKRs

I'll be happy to help, you can contact me any time or request a demo, and we'll show you how to implement the OKR framework in the Jira ecosystem quickly.