{"id":9846,"date":"2026-06-10T12:49:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/?p=9846"},"modified":"2026-06-10T12:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:49:56","slug":"jira-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/jira-plans","title":{"rendered":"Does Your Team Need Jira Plans?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once upon a time, your company was small, everyone knew what everyone else was doing, and Jira planning was not an issue. But things have changed. Several teams now work on several projects, and the big picture gets hazy, split between separate Jira spaces. How should one piece it together? At this point, managers look to Jira Plans as a solution. But is it a silver bullet or an unnecessary project management overhead in your case? We hope this article will help you decide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TL;DR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jira Plans is a useful planning tool for companies with multiple projects, teams, and closely connected processes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is not the best choice if the cross-team dependencies are few, your plans are constantly changing, you aren\u2019t sure yet what you are building, or you need a specialized PI planning tool for a large enterprise.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To take full advantage of Jira Plans, double down on data hygiene and keep in mind that they may be overwhelming for non-technical stakeholders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Jira Plans?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/software\/jira\/guides\/advanced-roadmaps\/overview#how-to-get-started\">Jira Plans<\/a>, formerly known as Advanced Roadmaps, is a set of advanced planning features allowing users to combine work items from different boards, spaces, and filters into a single plan spanning multiple teams. It is available under Jira Cloud <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/software\/jira\/premium\">Premium<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/software\/jira\/enterprise\">Enterprise<\/a> licenses. While the Timeline view may be sufficient for one team and project, Plans level up Jira planning capabilities with the following functionality:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Custom hierarchies.<\/strong> The standard Epic, Task\/Bug\/Story, and Subtask work types (issue types) may be insufficient to capture the full scope of a complex project. Plans support custom hierarchy levels above Epics. Read more about them in our article on <a href=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/jira-themes-initiatives\">Initiatives and Themes<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dependency mapping.<\/strong> Jira Plans reveals how different work items are interconnected, which of them block others, and which are blocked. Those dependencies can be displayed as badges or lines. You can see the whole web of connections on the Timelines or in the dedicated Dependencies tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Capacity planning.<\/strong> Jira Plans streamlines resource allocation, measuring team capacity in hours and days (Kanban boards) or story points (Scrum boards) for a given timeframe. With the sprint planning feature, you can allocate work to each sprint and notice when sprints are overbooked.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Release management.<\/strong> Releases are milestones in a plan that represent a release to customers, a program increment, or a chunk of the team\u2019s work. You may be familiar with single-space releases, however, Plans also offer cross-space ones, aligning the dates of multiple spaces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scenario planning.<\/strong> Plans offers a sandbox environment, where you can explore different paths to milestones or project completion. Change dates, resources, and other inputs to determine your best- and worst-case scenarios.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about Jira Plans in our dedicated article on <a href=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/advanced-roadmaps-in-jira\">Advanced Roadmaps in Jira<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jira Plans: To Use or Not to Use? Brief Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have a look at the table below and decide which description best fits your situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-85\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-85\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">When to use Jira Plans<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">When Jira Plans is not the best choice<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Multiple teams with closely intertwined workflows<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u2022 The teams are loosely coupled<br \/>\n\u2022 Your plans change frequently<br \/>\n\u2022 The discovery stage is not yet finished<br \/>\n\u2022 Strict <a href=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/scaled-agile-framework\">Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)<\/a> adherence is required in a large enterprise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-85 from cache -->\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now let\u2019s examine those cases in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When do you need Jira Plans?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You need Jira Plans to <strong>manage, plan,<\/strong> <strong>and report on the progress of large,<\/strong> <strong>complex cross-team initiatives<\/strong> such as a major software product launch or version release, an integrated marketing campaign, a company-wide system rollout, or a market expansion. Let\u2019s examine how and why that works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You manage work across multiple interdependent projects and teams<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your company has several teams and their dependencies are beyond what people can track in their heads or settle in a conversation, Jira Plans may be the right tool to provide a single source of truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s consider the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.atlassian.com\/jira-software-cloud\/docs\/view-a-sample-advanced-roadmaps-plan\/\">sample plan<\/a> as an example. It shows two Epics for different software development projects: Mobile Platform Integration and Cross-Platform Development Support. The Timeline view in a plan makes the link between the Data Encryption Implementation and the Automated Testing Suite clearly visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jira_plans_dependency_framed-1024x437.png\" alt=\"Jira Plans timeline view showing a &quot;blocks&quot; dependency between two work items\" class=\"wp-image-9865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jira_plans_dependency_framed-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jira_plans_dependency_framed-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jira_plans_dependency_framed-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jira_plans_dependency_framed-1536x656.png 1536w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jira_plans_dependency_framed-2048x875.png 2048w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jira_plans_dependency_framed-24x10.png 24w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jira_plans_dependency_framed-36x15.png 36w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jira_plans_dependency_framed-48x20.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or you can spot it in the Dependencies tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-1024x558.png\" alt=\"Jira Plans dependency map showing &quot;blocks&quot; relationships between work items across two epics\" class=\"wp-image-9849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-1536x837.png 1536w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-24x13.png 24w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-36x20.png 36w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-48x26.png 48w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surely, Jira offers plenty of options to see that connection: the linked work items\u2019 detail view, making the links visible on cards on the board, JQL queries. However, to identify dependencies <strong>between<\/strong> projects, you need to know what to look for (work item keys). Otherwise, it&#8217;s like searching for a needle in a haystack.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jira Plans can also<strong> warn you about the problems with your plan and help you solve them<\/strong>. For instance, you might have noticed on the screen above that work items SSP-5 and SSP-7 are connected by a red line. The problem is that they depend on one another, but are scheduled for the same sprint. You can reschedule the SSP-7, see how it aligns with other tasks and team capacity in the sandbox environment, and then save the changes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-3-1024x620.png\" alt=\"Jira Plans timeline view showing a &quot;Dates overlap (14 days)&quot; warning on a &quot;blocks&quot; dependency between the two tasks\" class=\"wp-image-9850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-3-1024x620.png 1024w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-3-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-3-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-3-1536x930.png 1536w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-3-24x15.png 24w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-3-36x22.png 36w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-3-48x29.png 48w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-3.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imagine such a situation happening across teams. For instance, you have &#8220;Migrate orders data to the new database table&#8221; task on the backend board and &#8220;Update the orders dashboard UI to display the new fields\u201d on the frontend board. If both are scheduled for the same sprint, that will cause problems \u2014 the dashboard can&#8217;t show fields that aren\u2019t there yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The obvious solution would be to move one task to the next sprint. But here comes another problem \u2014 <strong>capacity<\/strong>. You can\u2019t make changes unless you are sure the team responsible can handle the extra task in the given period. Jira Plans allow you to account for that. If you push a team too hard, you will get a warning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1024x343.png\" alt=\"Jira Plans timeline view showing a &quot;Dates overlap (14 days)&quot; warning on a &quot;blocks&quot; dependency between\" class=\"wp-image-9847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1024x343.png 1024w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-768x257.png 768w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1536x515.png 1536w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-24x8.png 24w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-36x12.png 36w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-48x16.png 48w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this case, you can see that Sprint 6 is overloaded while the sprints before and after are underloaded, and make the necessary changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leadership asks for high-level rollups \u2013 and spreadsheets won\u2019t cut it<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calculating progress for an initiative spanning multiple Jira boards and spaces is a nuisance. You can try to find a workaround using labels or JQL queries, but it is likely to be cumbersome and error-prone. Manually extracting data to fill in the spreadsheet template on a regular basis is a painful experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plans make reporting so much easier. For example, the Summary view includes the Status Overview, Work Item Progress, and Team Progress widgets. The first one shows the rolled-up values for child work items, giving the viewer an idea of your project&#8217;s overall state. The Work item progress shows the progress of the high-level work items. Team Progress does the same, but for different teams. The figures update automatically \u2014 no retyping numbers into a spreadsheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"932\" src=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-7-1024x932.png\" alt=\"Jira Plans summary view with status overview, work item progress by epic, key dependencies, and team progress widgets.\" class=\"wp-image-9854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-7-1024x932.png 1024w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-7-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-7-768x699.png 768w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-7-24x22.png 24w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-7-36x33.png 36w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-7-48x44.png 48w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-7.png 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When Jira Plans is not your best choice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jira Plans can be a useful tool, but it is overkill for a small team or several teams with few dependencies, useless for constant-replanning workflows, and not the best option in Jira for strategic roadmapping or PI planning in enterprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Few teams, few dependencies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a short call or a chat in Slack can settle all the planning issues, you probably don\u2019t need Jira Plans. Note that it\u2019s not the size of the company and the number of teams, but <strong>the density of connections between teams<\/strong> that matters for your decision. A company running several unrelated products, for instance, may consist of autonomous squads that own their products end-to-end. In this case, there is no cross-team picture to assemble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The alternative: <\/strong>Timeline view, available in all Jira plans, is a straightforward way to plan work, track progress, and map dependencies within a single project or team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, a project with multiple tasks and subtasks may still feel overwhelming in Jira. If you are looking for an easy way to see the entire work item hierarchy, including levels above an Epic, at a glance, try our <a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.atlassian.com\/apps\/1235624\/smart-issue-work-hierarchy-for-jira\">Smart Hierarchy for Jira<\/a> app. It will help you assess overall progress across complex bodies of work, displaying status, story points, and assignees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"886\" src=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-6-1024x886.png\" alt=\"Smart Hierarchy for Jira showing 14 child issues of the Mobile Platform Integration epic\" class=\"wp-image-9853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-6-1024x886.png 1024w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-6-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-6-768x665.png 768w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-6-24x21.png 24w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-6-36x31.png 36w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-6-48x42.png 48w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-6.png 1534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note that Smart Checklist by TitanApps also offers an efficient way to declutter your Jira board by using checklists within each work item instead of subtasks (learn how it works in our <a href=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/jira-subtasks-vs-checklists\">Jira Subtask vs Jira Checklist<\/a> article). Moreover, with the help of the Checklist Completion Dashboard, you can <strong>track checklist progress across multiple epics.<\/strong> You can add it to your dashboard as a gadget and define issue scope using JQL (Jira Query Language).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-9-1024x496.png\" alt=\"Smart Checklist Completion dashboard in Confluence showing Todo, Done, In Progress, Skipped, and Completion percentage across four epics.\" class=\"wp-image-9856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-9-1024x496.png 1024w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-9-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-9-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-9-1536x743.png 1536w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-9-24x12.png 24w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-9-36x17.png 36w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-9-48x23.png 48w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-9.png 1781w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"banner-block\">\n  <div class=\"banner-block__info\">\n    <h3 class=\"banner-block__title\">Add checklists to your Jira tasks<\/h3>\n    <ul class=\"banner-list\">            <li class=\"banner-list__item\">Add and edit items<\/li>\n                      <li class=\"banner-list__item\">Make recurring templates<\/li>\n                      <li class=\"banner-list__item\">Automate them with your conditions<\/li>\n                      <li class=\"banner-list__item\">Tag colleagues, add deadlines<\/li>\n                      <li class=\"banner-list__item\">View a progress bar<\/li>\n          <\/ul>    <a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.atlassian.com\/apps\/1216451\/smart-checklist-for-jira-pro?tab=overview&#038;hosting=cloud\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"banner-block__link btn btn-orange\" >Try it free<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"banner-block__image\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ui-for-promo-banner.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"330\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highly volatile roadmaps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jira Plans doesn\u2019t fit well with a <strong>short planning horizon<\/strong>. If you work on an early-stage product or in a fast-pivoting startup, your roadmap is likely to shift quite often. Creating and constantly updating a plan, along with data management, won\u2019t be worth it. As one practitioner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/jira\/comments\/1ibt2vq\/how_do_you_use_jira_plans\/\">put it,<\/a> &#8220;<em>We&#8217;re agile, so we don&#8217;t spend time planning, and I don&#8217;t care too much about what the current plan is versus the old plan, I just care about right now<\/em>.&#8221; If this statement describes your working environment, Jira Plans is likely to be a burden rather than a helpful tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The alternative: <\/strong>you might not need a dedicated planning tool at all. The most straightforward way is to use Jira boards with backlogs. The way you order a backlog is your roadmap. For a forward view, a single-project Timeline is likely to be sufficient.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If, in your case, the roadmap shifts constantly because the team hasn\u2019t decided yet what to build \u2014 check out the next section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discovery-focused work<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jira Plans is best suited to figuring out how to build something (delivery) rather than what to build (discovery). To set the dates, capacity, and dependencies, you need to understand what you are working on and who will do what. You can&#8217;t plan what you haven&#8217;t decided to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The alternative:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/software\/jira\/product-discovery\/guides\/getting-started\/introduction#what-is-jira-product-discovery\">Jira Product Discovery<\/a> is tailored to high-level roadmapping and idea management. With this tool, you can list ideas and use different criteria or traits (goals, effort level, business impact, etc.) to describe, compare, and prioritize them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-10-1024x685.png\" alt=\"Jira Product Discovery &quot;All ideas&quot; view showing a table of product ideas with columns for Summary, Goal, Roadmap status, Impact score, Insights, and Comments\" class=\"wp-image-9857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-10-1024x685.png 1024w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-10-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-10-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-10-1536x1027.png 1536w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-10-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-10-36x24.png 36w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-10-48x32.png 48w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-10.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the ideas are prioritized, you can create a shareable product roadmap and a timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-8-1024x685.png\" alt=\"Jira Product Discovery roadmap view organizing ideas into Now, Next, Later, and Won't do columns\" class=\"wp-image-9855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-8-1024x685.png 1024w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-8-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-8-768x514.png 768w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-8-1536x1028.png 1536w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-8-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-8-36x24.png 36w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-8-48x32.png 48w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-8.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, you can connect JPD to Jira Software to create new work items and proceed with delivery once discovery is complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PI planning on an enterprise scale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Jira Plans is a solid choice for cross-team planning, it wasn\u2019t built with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/agile\/agile-at-scale\/what-is-safe\">Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)<\/a> in mind. You certainly can customize it to fit the PI planning requirements: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/software\/jira\/guides\/advanced-roadmaps\/tutorials#configure-work%20items-hierarchy-above-epics-in-advanced-roadmaps\">create new levels above Epics<\/a>, set up the Program Board, configure teams and align sprint cadences, add custom fields for SAFe metrics, etc. Still, Jira Plans may not be a sufficient or prudent choice for enterprises running the full SAFe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The alternative: <\/strong>if you require strict adherence to SAFe in a large organization and are willing to make additional investments, consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/software\/jira-align\">Jira Align<\/a>, a dedicated platform built for this purpose. Read how to use it, as well as Jira and Confluence, in our article on <a href=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/pi-planning-in-jira#Align_Strategy_with_Execution_Using_Jira_Align\">PI Planning in Jira<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The caveats of using Jira Plans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you decide that your work context warrants using Jira Plans, there are several things to consider:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Garbage in = garbage out. <\/strong>Like any other work management tool, Jira Plans is only as good as the data it uses. You\u2019ll need to make sure the teams update their work item statuses in real time, diligently estimate story points or time, and explicitly use &#8220;blocks&#8221; or &#8220;is blocked by&#8221; links when a dependency is identified. Without such hygiene, you might be the one to end up spending your weekend updating Jira.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Plans can be overwhelming for non-tech stakeholders.<\/strong> Jira Plans make most sense to delivery people and are not designed to tell a story. Rows upon rows of work items in a web of dependencies, while impressive, are likely to cause <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/jira\/comments\/1j7yk9e\/love_or_hate_plans_in_jira\/\">stakeholders&#8217; eyes to glaze over<\/a>. You will need to consider how to provide them with the high-level strategic overview they really need.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Double-counting estimates quirk. <\/strong>Imagine you estimate an Epic at 15 story points while planning. The Epic has two Stories, and the engineering team estimates each at 5 points. If you have the rollup on in your Plan, it will display the estimate of 10 points: 5 + 5 for both children, masking your input (15 points). However, the progress bar will calculate the total effort as 25 points (10 from the children + 15 from the parent). The inconsistency is <a href=\"https:\/\/support.atlassian.com\/jira-software-cloud\/docs\/track-progress-using-estimates-in-advanced-roadmaps\/\">recognized in Atlassian documentation.<\/a> Therefore, while using Jira Plans, make sure to decide at which hierarchy level estimation happens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get started with Jira Plans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have Jira Premium or Jira Enterprise, you will find Plans in your sidebar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-5.png\" alt=\"Jira sidebar with the Plans section expanded, showing the &quot;Create plan&quot; tooltip on the plus button\" class=\"wp-image-9852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-5.png 433w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-5-214x300.png 214w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-5-17x24.png 17w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-5-26x36.png 26w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-5-34x48.png 34w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click \u201c+\u201d and fill the form with the plan details: name, access, and work \u2014 boards, spaces, and filters you want to include in your plan. By default, all work items from these sources will appear in your plan. You can change sources later if the scope shifts. Once finished, click Create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4-727x1024.png\" alt=\"Jira &quot;Create your plan&quot; dialog with Name, Access, and Work fields for adding spaces, boards, or filters\" class=\"wp-image-9851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4-727x1024.png 727w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4-768x1082.png 768w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4-17x24.png 17w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4-26x36.png 26w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4-34x48.png 34w, https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4.png 1007w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more technical details, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/software\/jira\/guides\/advanced-roadmaps\/overview#what-is-advanced-planning\">Advanced planning guide in Jira<\/a>, which includes video tutorials. Note that to make your start smoother, Atlassian offers a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/software\/jira\/templates\/top-level-planning\">top-level planning template<\/a> with a plan, space, and work item hierarchy pre-configured for large, cross-functional efforts. And if you need a roadmap on how to create a meaningful plan, read our article on <a href=\"https:\/\/titanapps.io\/blog\/project-planning-jira\">project planning in Jira<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jira Plans is a useful tool for coordinating large initiatives involving multiple teams and interconnected workflows. It provides a way to break down silos within Jira spaces and gain visibility into cross-team dependencies. However, Jira Plans needs established delivery processes to work. Hence, it will be of little use to small, autonomous teams, teams with constantly changing priorities, and those in a discovery stage of product development. Also, large enterprises with a specific focus on SAFe may require more specialized tools for their planning needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s the difference between Jira Plans and Advanced Roadmaps?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jira Plans and Advanced Roadmaps are the same feature. Prior to mid-2020, it was known as Portfolio for Jira, and in 2023, Atlassian rebranded Advanced Roadmaps as Jira Plans. Despite the name change, the functionality stayed the same: custom hierarchies, cross-team capacity planning, dependency mapping, and scenario planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you need Jira Premium to use Plans?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. Jira Plans (Advanced Roadmaps) is available only on Jira Premium and Jira Enterprise. Teams on the Free and Standard tiers can use the single-project Timeline view for planning. However, they can\u2019t see or manage capacities, timelines, and dependencies across different boards and spaces in a single place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s the difference between Jira Plans and Jira Product Discovery?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jira Plans coordinates delivery across teams, while Jira Product Discovery handles the stage before that. It helps to list ideas, score them by impact and effort, prioritize what to build, and create a roadmap. Use JPD to decide what to build, and Plans to coordinate how multiple teams will work on it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can you use Plans with team-managed spaces?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, Jira Plans accepts team-managed projects as sources. However, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/support.atlassian.com\/jira-software-cloud\/docs\/limitations-of-team-managed-projects-in-advanced-roadmaps\/\">three limitations<\/a>: a field created in a team-managed project cannot be used across multiple projects, you cannot change the parent\/child hierarchy across project boundaries, and rules that remove work items do not apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a Program board in Jira Plans?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/support.atlassian.com\/jira-software-cloud\/docs\/what-is-the-program-board-in-my-plan\/\">Program board<\/a> in Jira Plans is a view that lets users plan multiple iterations at once and shows work, priorities, and dependencies across teams. It supports Program Increment (PI) planning rituals, part of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) planning methodology. Note that the view has limitations. It shows Epics and Stories, but not levels above or below them, such as Initiatives or Subtasks. Also, it isn&#8217;t designed for real-time collaborative sessions like Big Room Planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"writer\">\n  <div class=\"writer__image\">\n    <img alt='Anton Mazur' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9f3b067e4a2cd64b0373cb4af497b4c0cdbb09b71351a162fa01bf50803f02a5?s=180&#038;d=identicon&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9f3b067e4a2cd64b0373cb4af497b4c0cdbb09b71351a162fa01bf50803f02a5?s=360&#038;d=identicon&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-180 photo' height='180' width='180' \/>  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"writer-data\">\n    <span class=\"writer-data__label\">Article by<\/span>\n    <span class=\"writer-data__name\">\n      Anton Mazur    <\/span>\n    <div class=\"writer-data__bio\">\n      Technical Content Writer at TitanApps. I have 5+ years of experience making complex tech topics clear and compelling for business audiences. 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