Epic – definition
An epic is an important element for organizations and teams using Agile or Devops methodologies. By definition, it is a piece of work that can be broken down into specific tasks. Epics are a great help in creating a hierarchy of work and organizing work to achieve a defined goal. Epics can also collect information about the progress of work on individual tasks created within an epic.
Epics are a standard implemented in the Jira Software tool. To create an epic in Jira, select “Create” from the top navigation bar of the system. This will open a window where you need to fill in all the required fields. The number of fields and whether they are required (visible as a red asterisk next to the field name) is determined by each organization. There may also be a different set of fields to fill in depending on the project in which an epic is created – it all depends on how your system is configured.
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