Jira Software setup

[DPA]

Hello,

We are new to Jira Software(6 months exp). We have two teams(Team 1 & Team 2)  currently working on the deliverables for the same product. 

We are going to have multiple teams(Team 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) on boarded in next 1 to 6 months to work on multiple product initiatives.  Due to expected  changes we want to revisit our existing setup and ask for best practices/ suggestions.

Current Setup:

a) We have created Jira Project as Project teams( Project: Team 1 & Project :Team 2). Our expectation is that these Project teams would work on multiple product initiatives. They will continue to deliver on multiple product initiatives in serial delivery.

b) Our Plan is to continue with the same approach. Create New Project teams(Team 3, Team 4, Team 5, 6,7 ....)

Alternative Setup:

a) Move away from existing setup, Project team(Project: Team 1, Project: Team 2) to creating Project based on Product specific deliverables( Project:Product A, Project: Product B, Project: Product C .......). In this case we will have multiple team members allocated/de allocated from Project teams based on their skill set etc..

Please let me know what are the best practices. We need to also monitor team delivery matrix,

Thanks

DPA

[Jonny Adams]

@DPA Your alternative setup is more in line with Jira's intended setup. Use Projects to track projects/products. You can use Groups to group your users by teams. You can then assign project level permissions based on groups or define roles for your teams and assign permissions based on role.

This YouTube video does a good job explaining the use of roles in Jira.

[DPA]

Thanks Jonny. It's very helpful.