Building cross-project Jira Dashboards with Quick Filters for Jira Dashboards

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Jira users often work across multiple projects rather than focusing on a single one. Modern teams are interconnected, and tasks are frequently assigned across projects. It's great that Jira supports this, but managing and analyzing work across projects can be challenging.

Challenges with standard Jira gadgets

Jira's standard gadgets can display data from multiple projects within a single gadget, which is useful for consolidated overviews. However, if you need both a combined view and the ability to focus on individual projects, the setup becomes less straightforward. Adding separate gadgets for each project is one approach, but it can lead to overly complex and cluttered dashboards.

Using Quick Filters for Jira Dashboards

Quick Filters for Jira Dashboards offers a method to create cross-project dashboards. With our app you can enhance your dashboard by dynamically filter dashboard gadgets and aggregate number fields to monitor cross-team progress.

By using a Quick Controller gadget, users can dynamically filter the data displayed on their dashboards. This is how it works (It's not rocket science :) )

• No filter active: The dashboard shows issues from all projects.
• Filter active for project A: The dashboard displays only issues from Project A.
• Filter active for project B: The dashboard displays only issues from Project B.

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 Try out the Quick Controller without installation on our public demo dashboards. 

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This filtering capability is not limited to projects. Quick Filters for Jira Dashboards allows you to filter by nearly any Jira field. Among the most popular filters - besides the project filter - are assignee, status, and issuetype. 

The example above demonstrates how the Quick Controller gadget functions in combination with the Quick Issue Statistics gadget. Currently, 18 Quick Gadgets are available, enabling users to create customized and filterable dashboards. 

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Read how to set up cross-project Jira dashboards in our documentation.

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Conclusion

Quick Filters for Jira Dashboards help maintain a clear and organized dashboard, allowing users to efficiently manage tasks across projects or focus on specific details. The dynamic filtering ensures dashboards remain uncluttered and adaptable to different needs.