Quick summary
Linking an Epic to an Initiative in Jira lets teams align sprint-level work with higher-level strategic goals using the Parent Link field in the Epic issue screen. This process requires a correctly configured issue hierarchy in your Jira project settings and takes just a few steps from the Timeline view.
Steps
- Open your scrum project and navigate to the Timeline view.
- Find and select the Epic you want to link to an Initiative.
- In the Epic issue screen, locate the Parent Link field — this is visible when your issue hierarchy is configured correctly.
- In the Parent Link field, search for and select the Initiative you want to link the Epic to.
- Once the Initiative is selected, the Epic is now linked to the Initiative and the hierarchy is updated.
