Product Operations in Jira

[Dana Weinbaum]

Hi,

I'm a new product ops manager, trying to get the most of what Jira has to offer.

I'm trying to create a project to capture, prioritize and manage all of the product ops tasks. I wonder what project type would be best suited for that. The way I'm going to create tickets is:

Themes (3 main themes I'm focusing on for the next year or so) ->

Initiatives (ideas within a theme that I would like to touch on) > Epics -> Stories

I want to be able to see everything on a strategic roadmap board, where I can see the initiatives/epics/stories spread out across different weeks/months, grouped by the different themes (so 3 rows for the 3 themes, multiple columns for the months, and in the different cells I can organize the different init/epics/stories).

The next step would be to use the same type of strategic roadmap board to present the company's roadmap.

Appreciate any thought or idea

[Joseph Hansbrough]

Hi Dana, have you seen the new Jira Product Discovery product? https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/product-discovery 

Otherwise, I think the Initiatives being Epics and stories being tracked within it makes sense too. 

[Kwame Afreh]

Hi @Dana Weinbaum ,

Since you want to build an issue type above Epic, you will need to be on Jira Premium Plan and that also include or comes with Jira Advanced Roadmap (Plans).

Once you have your issue type hierarchy configured , you can use Kanban Software Development(This is because I have use it for similar use case but it doesn't mean others can't) project type and in addition use Jira Advanced Roadmap to visualize the full backlog structure from Initiative ->Epic ->Story. 

[Courtney Eiland _Appfire_]

Hi Dana,

This need makes sense for a ProdOps manager. JPD is great, but if you're looking for a tool for prioritizing Jira initiatives and tasks, you might consider Foxly.  It can help you organize your backlog and keep track of what comes next.

Our documentation will help you get a sense of how the app might be able to meet your needs, or you can reach out to us with questions.

All the best,

Courtney from Appfire (the folks behind Foxly)