Logging Time - Estimated Time Remaining ONLY

[Thomas Zosh]

Is there a way to configure JIRA so that we only have to update the Estimated Time Remaining for subtasks during a Sprint?  We do not want to "log time" in the traditional sense - we really don't care when or how much time has been spent on an issue during a Sprint - what we care about is the estimated time remaining.  

Let me explain: 

• A story is added to the backlog of a board (it does not have subtasks at this point)
• A Sprint is created (but not yet started) on the board
• A story is dragged from the backlog into the Sprint during Sprint Planning
• Subtasks are added to the story and the Reporter/Assignee updates the Original Estimate field for each Subtask.  Initially the Estimated Time Remaining is set to the same value as the Original Estimate.

• What we really want is for folks to update the Original Estimate only during Sprint Planning, and then to update the Estimated Time Remaining throughout the Sprint. 

• The Sprint is started.

• During the Sprint, the Assignee updates the Estimated Time Remaining field for the task.

• The Original Estimate should never change.  The Estimated Time Remaining could go up or down (depending on the work being done). 

• We do NOT want to track actual time spent. 

• All we care about is Estimated Time Remaining for burndown.

Here's the subtask lifecycle that we are trying to support in JIRA.  This illustrates the way we want to track a subtask during a Sprint:

Sprint Planning (day 0):
Original Estimate: 20h <--updated by assignee during Sprint Planning
Estimated Time Remaining: 20h <--auto-populated by JIRA

Sprint Day 1:
Original Estimate: 20h
Estimated Time Remaining: 15h <--updated by assignee during Sprint

Sprint Day 2:
Original Estimate: 20h
Estimated Time Remaining: 11h <--updated by assignee during Sprint

Sprint Day 3:
Original Estimate: 20h
Estimated Time Remaining: 6h <--updated by assignee during Sprint

Sprint Day 4:
Original Estimate: 20h
Estimated Time Remaining: 0h <--updated by assignee during Sprint

Sprint End

[Darius Law]

Hi @Thomas Zosh, were you ever able to solve this?