In business, you need to have your priorities in order. First things must come first. But this is often easier in theory than in practice. Tasks can quickly pile up. Important jobs get deprioritized and fall by the wayside.

Effectively organizing and prioritizing tasks is the key to ramping up productivity. Using specialized software like Jira will help you stay on top of your to-do list.

Released by Atlassian way back in 2002, Jira is one of the most popular project management and issue-tracking tools. Jira custom fields store information about issues or tasks so you can prioritize them in order of importance. Managing and tracking workloads becomes a lot simpler and more efficient.

In some cases, that is. But in most cases (or within bigger teams) you going to want and need more.

Despite its all-around awesomeness, Jira does have limitations. Since you’re constrained by the default settings, it can be seriously difficult to sort and search custom fields. Sometimes, digging deep into issues and achieving complex prioritization just isn’t possible. To get the most out of Jira, you need to go beyond its default presets.

Going past limits is what Caelor does best. To maximize Jira’s capabilities, we developed Fields - Custom Field Types for Jira.

Fields gives you the power to customize issues exactly the way you want to. You can break free from limitations, get a clearer overview of your tasks, and make more informed decisions.

Sounds good, right? Let’s take a closer look at how Fields can transform standard Jira custom fields.   

Is Jira Enough for Your Projects?

There’s no denying it – Jira is a powerful tool that makes it much easier to manage projects. Unfortunately, the app does have a bit of a ‘one size fits all’ problem. You can only use the built-in default prioritization options to sort custom fields. This means that you’re limited to a few narrow choices.

It’s difficult to prioritize tasks in any real depth using Agile project management techniques like WSJF and MoSCoW. Plus, you’re limited to Jira’s preset color coding and weighting options, which can make it tough to quickly locate important issues. And Jira only gives you two levels in your fields, which just isn’t enough for complicated projects.

Luckily, Fields gives you the extra muscle to go beyond these pesky limitations.

Break Free from Limitations

Fields forges past limits. You can create attractive, eye-catching custom fields. Fields has a standalone function that supports an unlimited number of cascading levels. Best of all, you can up your Jira game by creating fully customizable prioritization fields using Agile methodologies.

With Fields, you can sort Jira custom fields using the most popular Agile management techniques, such as:

• WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First): Calculates priority scores based on impact, urgency, time criticality, and risk.
  
  

  

• MoSCoW (Must, Should, Could, Would): Categorizes tasks into four levels of criticality.
  
  

  

• SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework): A set of principles and practices that helps large organizations scale Agile methodologies across multiple teams.

Or you can have the best of both worlds and combine WSJF and MoSCoW prioritizations. Can’t make up your mind? Fields lets you switch between WSJF and MoSCoW prioritizations whenever you want.

These custom fields give Jira a much-needed boost. You can prioritize work according to each project’s unique needs instead of having to make them fit into a preset definition.

Here’s how Fields works in the field.

Get More from Jira with Fields

Here’s a simple example that illustrates how you can use Fields to get much more from Jira.

A project manager can apply the customization capabilities of Fields to more efficiently and effectively prioritize tasks in Jira by following three steps:

•  Step 1: WSJF Prioritization: Fields assigns values to issues according to impact, urgency, and risk. Fields then automatically calculates a priority score. The project manager can use the score to decide which tasks should be addressed first based on their value and the effort required.

• Step 2: MoSCoW Prioritization: Tasks can then be classified into Must, Should, Could, and Would categories to determine criticality.

• Step 3: Flexible Prioritization: The project manager can add information from WSJF and MoSCoW methodologies or combine them to make sure they have all the details they need to make the best decision.

Fields gives you the freedom to prioritize tasks according to what your project needs, not what Jira’s presets limit you to.

And you don’t have to stop there. You can explore additional fields like RICE (Reach, Impact, Confidence, Effort) or ICE (Impact, Confidence, Ease) for even more precise, customized task prioritization.

Discover Powerful New Features

Fields has a whole new set of amazing features. The just released Atlassian UI KIt 2 has made Fields more adaptive, more customizable, and easier to use than ever before.

Use Field-level edit permissions to allocate editing rights for sensitive and important fields. For example, if you’re using a MoSCoW prioritization setup, you can set editing rights just for product managers. Editing permissions apply to view screens, not create screens, giving you better control, simplifying management, and improving security.

We’ve also made it easier to edit your custom fields. Inline edit lets you change details without having to select and submit values via a new dialog box.   

You can even use Fields to create a more intuitive and user-friendly Jira Service Management (JSM) experience. Fields lets you streamline the JSM ticketing process with greater flexibility and gives you more visual options to choose from.

Fields Lets You Go Further

Good managers know that staying organized and focused is the key to success. Getting your priorities right will make sure you hit your project goals and meet your deadlines. With Fields, you can take your project management skills to the next level.

Forget about the frustration of not knowing how tasks are progressing or what team members are working on. Fields keeps everyone aligned and on top of what needs to be done, by who, and when.

Evaluate every task in order of urgency and importance at a glance. Instantly see where crucial resources need to be allocated. Make decisions based on data, not guesswork.

Kick your efficiency into high gear, ramp up your productivity, and keep your teams on the fast track to success. Check out Fields on the Atlassian Marketplace and start your free trial to test out the capabilities for yourself.