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How to create the theme and initiative levels in Jira?

Hi people!

Could anyone help us with ideas on how to create Theme and Initiative items in Jira? See that on the Atlassian website these levels are described.

Below is the website link:
https://www.atlassian.com/br/agile/project-management/epics-stories-themes


In the software (jira and Confluence) we only identify the EPIC, STORY, TASK, SUB-TASK levels.

 

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Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
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Dec 01, 2020

That's incorrect.  Jira Software only has levels of Epic, Issue and Sub-task.  Stories are at the issue level, as are Tasks by default (but some admins rename Tasks and then create Task at a sub-task level)

To get Themes and Initiatives, you're going to need apps to create the two layers above Epic. 

Atlassian has Jira Align aimed at large scaled agile installations, and Advanced Roadmaps for smaller users.   Structure is another option for Cloud, as it lets you layer issues aorund the existing levels.

Dave Rosenlund _Tempo_
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Dec 01, 2020

What he ( @Nic Brough -Adaptavist-)  said,  @FLAVIA MONIQUE FERNANDES GOULART  :)

You can learn more about Structure on its Atlassian Marketplace listing.

Full disclosure: I work for the company that makes Structure.

-dave [ALM Works]

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Is there a way to do it manually and not have to pay for a third-party app?

Dave Rosenlund _Tempo_
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Dec 19, 2021

Hi, @Patricio Ibarra. No. Unless you already have Jira cloud premium, or Jira data center.  

If you do not, upgrading to one of those platforms would be more expensive than a plug-in. 

Hope this helps,

-dave

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@Dave Rosenlund _Tempo_  I have structure. How would you setup an initiative?

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Mar 16, 2022 • edited

Hi, @Domenic Wiley.  Welcome to the Atlassian Community.

It takes a little getting used to, but think of Structure as a blank slate where you may arrange Jira issue types in any parent-child relationship you wish -- and visualize those relationships in a work breakdown structure where the relationships are clear by the way things are stacked and indented. 

Screen Shot 2022-03-16 at 1.57.45 PM.png

 

To Jira, an Initiative is just a new/custom issue type that you create (it's no different — to Jira — than a story, or a bug, or a task, or any other issue.  But when presented hierarchically is a structure board they become the apparent parents of the subordinate issue types. 

You have to be careful about where Epics and Subtasks live in the hierarchy though because those are special issue types in Jira.  

Reach out to the Structure team for a demo if you'd like. They'd be happy to walk you through your use case(s). You can reach them via structure@almworks.com.

Hope this helps,

-dave 

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Thank you @Dave Rosenlund _Tempo_ . I am working on it right now.  :)

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@Dave Rosenlund _Tempo_  I do not have the Plans header option so this approach will not work for me. I must be on standard version.

 

Advanced Roadmaps is only available as part of Jira Software Cloud Premium and Enterprise. 

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Mar 16, 2022 • edited

That's correct, Dominic. But you do not need to have Advanced Roadmaps to do what you describe.  

Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with Advanced Roadmaps, it's a great/useful product — but it is not required for creating the hierarchy you describe.

Drop us a note at the email above. A 15-min. demo will accelerate things for you. Or, if you prefer, we have monthly demos for all new users and evaluators. They're called called Structure Sessions. See the comment by @Amy Ou in this Atlassian Community thread for more information.

 

-dave 

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@Dave Rosenlund _Tempo_ 

 

Yes I am interested in a demo but I am not sure what email I should be replying to? 

"Drop us a note at the email above."

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Mar 16, 2022

Ah. Sorry, @Domenic Wiley  Reach out via structure@almworks.com

Thanks again @Dave Rosenlund _Tempo_ . One more thing before I go down this rabbit hole any further... This initiative at a hierarchy higher than epic I want to create. I can associate epics from different projects to the Initiative correct?

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Mar 16, 2022

You sure can, @Domenic Wiley  :)

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Hello, this is exactly what I m looking for.

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