Assign resources and workflow

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Now that your project is taking shape, it's time to manage your team's workload.

Work in Progress (WIP) in Jira is useful for measuring how much work each person is handling, measured in "units." This feature limits the maximum amount of work that can exist in each state of a workflow.

via Jira It even helps you adjust each person's workload right in the Gantt chart.

And here's where it gets interesting: If someone has been saddled with too much work (let's call it the "Bob has too many tasks" scenario), their task bar turns red. It's time to step in and redistribute tasks before they burn out.

This is resource management done right, folks.

To effectively manage your team's workload within your Gantt chart in media directors email list Jira, follow these steps:

Step 1: Open Jira Settings for Custom Fields
Go to Jira Settings and select Issues
Click the Custom Fields tab, then select Create New Custom Field
Select Advanced Fields, then select Multi-User Selector to allow multiple assignees (if needed for tracking purposes)
Step 2: Create custom units for Workload Management
When setting up your custom field, define it as a unit of measure for workload (for example, "hours per task" or "units per day") to help track how much work each team member is handling.
Step 3: Automatic issue assignment
Use the Assignee field with the Automatic option. This will assign tasks to the default assignee for a component or project, streamlining the process of assigning new issues.
Step 4: Change the people assigned to tasks using the command palette
Press the command palette keyboard shortcut and type "Assign Issue"
Find the desired team member, select their name and press Enter to assign them the issue
Step 5: Adjust the Workload in the Gantt Chart
In the Gantt chart, you can visually track workload via task bars. If a team member's workload exceeds a set threshold (e.g. more than 8 hours a day), their task bar will turn red, indicating that you may need to redistribute tasks.