New to Programs – Confused About Story Point Totals
We’re new to using Programs in Jira Cloud Premium and have run into something that’s unclear.
Our workflow involves assigning Story Points to Epics for forward-looking capacity planning. As a sprint approaches (usually 1–2 sprints ahead), we break the Epic down into estimated user stories and tasks, then remove the points from the Epic.
I’m currently evaluating whether Programs can support this workflow, but have noticed an inconsistency:
Why are Story Points assigned to Epics included in the “Total Points Allocated” in the Plans Timeline view:
but excluded from the total when viewing the same sprint in the Program view?
Is this expected behaviour, a known bug, or something likely related to configuration?
Appreciate any insights from those familiar with using Programs for capacity planning.
