Team's tasks overview active sprint multiple projects

[Valentin]

Hi, 

I'm the project manager in a small software development company and we recently started using Jira. 

I created different Jira Kanban projects for each software we are working on. 
What I would like to achieve is the following : 

Being able to see on the same page, all the tasks currently in an active sprint for all my projects like I already have with the "Board" view for each project. 

The aim is to get a global overview of what's in the current scope and to see all the tasks assigned to each user with the status (pending, in progress, done ...) 

The board view is what I'm looking for but if I want to check the progress of the whole team for our current 3 weeks sprint, I have to check all over each project. 

Is there a way to build something like this on Jira ? Creating a dashboard with a custom widget ? Merging tasks on the same project ? 

Thanks for the help !

[Hannes Obweger - JXL for Jira · Accepted solution]

Hi @Valentin

welcome to the community!

I think there's a number of ways to approach this. If your teams work on the exact same iteration schedule, I'd consider pulling all the issues into the same board (e.g., with a "project = A OR project = B [etc. etc.]" JQL statement, or by merging the projects together), and then using quick filters to switch between the views of the individual teams.

You could also keep them on seperate boards, but try pulling them into some kind of cross-project view. I'm not a huge dashboard expert, but any view that is (or can be) based on a JQL statement should generally be able to view issues across projects.

You could also have a look at Atlassian's dedicated cross-project planning solution, Advanced Roadmaps. It's a very powerful tool, but depending on your exact requirements, it could be more than you actually need.

Lastly, it's always worth checking the Atlassian Marketplace - there's heaps of great apps for almost any problem you can think of!

[Hannes Obweger - JXL for Jira]

Just as an example for my last point: In JXL for Jira (the app that my team is working on), you could pull in the issues based on a JQL statement and then group them into "swimlane"-like groupings (e.g., based on the project, team members, status, etc.), and enable sum-up values to get an overview. This is how this could look in action:

Hope this helps,

Best,

H

[Valentin]

Thanks a lot ! 

I will try these solutions to find which one fits the best my needs :)

[Anna-BigPicture]

Hi @Valentin

Welcome to the community!

With BigPicture, you will easily visualize all teams' tasks and cross-team dependencies in one view. 

What's more, the Board module makes planning much easier because it shows the team's capacity and its utilization. Thanks to its built-in reporting features and various progress bars, it can boost the way you monitor sprint execution.

If you have further questions, simply tag me.