Can you add a control in Jira that warns when sombody is assigned to too many tasks?

Question

I want Jira to gently remind us not to multitask.

So when sombody is about to be assigned to a task that would mean that the person's personal WIP-limit will be violated, I'd like to get a warning message:

"This will give Liz her fourth task, which exceeds her personal WIP-limit. Are you sure about this?"

Can you do that in Jira?

David Högberg · Answer

Ok, thanks for your input!

Gezim Shehu [Communardo] · Answer

I don't know any simple method to integrate a pop-up warning like that, but I can suggest a couple of ways of doing this.

1-Have 2 transitions to the same status, 1 containing a validation, the other one not containing a validation.

2-First transition should have a scripted condition to run a JQL query for assignee = new assignee, in case 3 or > issues are returned block the transition.

3-You could skip the validation, using the 2nd transition (which optionally should leave a comment automatically - smth like "Assignee Validation Bypassed"

I don't necessarily think this is the best way, but it should work.

Another simpler option might be using "Escalation" filters or a simple dashboard, in case the assignee pool is small.