Discussions
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Hierarchy flaw: Project level too close to Epic level
Projects (and goals) have some serious conceptual problems. The biggest problem is that Projects are just one level above Epics. But most organizations obviously don't use Jira the way Atlassian itself does. Most already have some sort of a hierarchy: * As "spaces" were "projects" not so long ago, many still have that as…
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Jira's success: A construction kit, not a rigid system
Follow up to https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-articles/Jira-is-trying-to-unify-work-but-Atlassian-keeps-fragmenting-it/ba-p/3236625 TL;DR: Jira became successful because it was a flexible construction kit. Splitting it into rigid apps removes that flexibility - and with it, the main reason to use Jira as a…
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Jira is trying to unify work - but Atlassian keeps fragmenting it
Jira had a perfectly good foundation: the issue. Now it’s called a work item, and the idea behind that rename is obvious: Jira should model all kinds of work, not just tickets. So far, that’s a logical evolution. But then Atlassian introduced Ideas from Product Discovery, Goals and Projects as separate entities. And with…
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How to remove "Atlassian project"-Box?
Hello, First, I have seen pretty nice changes in the last couple of months in Jira. In my opinion, the interface clearly gets tidier and user-friendlier each month. One thing that is still quite disturbing: How to remove the "Atlassian project"-box that appears on the right side of every Jira work item (except sub-tasks)?…
