Work Type Focus brings structure and visibility to Jira by encouraging teams to classify their work into meaningful categories. Instead of letting unplanned or feature-heavy tasks dominate, teams gain a clear view of how their efforts are distributed and can make better decisions during sprint planning and retrospectives.

Key Features

- Flexible work type tagging: Classify issues as they’re created or updated to reveal the true balance of work.

- Trend dashboards: View charts over sprints, months, or custom periods to understand shifts in focus.

- Sprint health check: Spot imbalances early and prevent delivery risks or burnout.

Benefits

- Stay aligned: Keep product and engineering teams working toward shared priorities.

- Encourage innovation: Reserve space for creative or strategic work, not just urgent demands.

- Avoid the feature factory trap: Ensure technical debt, improvements, and learning aren’t overlooked.

How it works

Teams simply choose a work type when creating or editing a Jira issue. Over time, Work Type Focus builds a dataset that reflects where team energy goes. With visual insights and trends, teams can adjust their planning rhythm, improve retros, and deliver with intent rather than drifting reactively.

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