What is the best way to create custom workflows in a Discovery Project?

Question

For example, a project requires three certifications each with multiple steps involved. I'd like to create three custom workflows to move the current status as each step is achieved, and link it to the discovery project, or be able to create them within the discovery project.

possible? What are my options?

Walter Buggenhout · Answer

Hi @Jonah Johnson,

Jira Product Discovery are specifically designed to manage ideas, gather insights for them an prioritise product / idea decisions. The work that follows the ideation process (the delivery), is then best managed in a Jira Software project, by linking epics to the ideas in JPD.

JPD is built on top of team managed projects, so configuring workflows is exactly the same as in a team managed software project. You can edit the existing workflow from project settings > issue types.

See this support article for more information.

Hope this helps!

Ste Wright · Answer

Hi @Jonah Johnson

Do you mean in Jira Product Discovery, or in Jira Software?

A Company-managed Jira Software Project would be well suited for this, as boards can better manage multiple workflows.

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You then need to...

* Create the certifications as issue types 
* Assign them to an existing issue type scheme, or create a new one
* Assign the issue type scheme to your Project (if needed)
* Create a workflow per certification, and a workflow scheme for them to be housed in (which also needs to be assigned to your Project). Instructions for all of these can be found here

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Let us know if you need any more specific instructions!

Ste