Migrate from Jira to monday Work Management

Each Jira Project maps to one Monday Workspace containing at least one Board. For multi-board projects, we create a Board per Jira board within the Workspace. Project-level settings (default assignee, notification scheme) do not transfer — those are rebuilt as Board-level settings in Monday.

Jira Issues map 1:1 to Monday Items. Every standard field (summary, description, status, priority, assignee, reporter, created, updated, due date) transfers as a column in Monday. Original Jira issue key (e.g., PROJ-123) is preserved in a custom Jira_Key__c column for cross-reference.

Monday has no native Issue Type entity. We map Jira Issue Types to a Monday Status column (using labels) for visual parity, or to a dedicated Type__c text/label column if the team prefers separate typing from workflow status. Teams choose the approach before migration; both options preserve the type value.

Jira Epics require a structural decision: (a) flatten — store Epic as a value in a custom Epic__c column on each Story Item, losing hierarchy but simplifying the board; (b) hierarchical — keep Epics as parent Items with Stories as child Sub-items. We present both options in the migration plan. The choice affects sub-item nesting depth in Monday.

Jira Sub-tasks map one-to-one to Monday Sub-items. Every Sub-task inherits its Jira priority, assignee, and status, which become the Priority label, Person column, and Status label on the Sub-item respectively. The Sub-task description, due date, and any attached files or comments also transfer as the Item's description, Due Date column, Files, and Updates. Sub-items appear indented beneath their parent Item in both list and board views.

Each Jira workflow step maps to a Monday Status label. Value mapping is one-to-one: each Jira status name (e.g., 'In Progress', 'In Review', 'Done') becomes a Monday Status label on the board. We preserve the original transition order as the column's label sequence. If Monday's default labels don't match Jira's naming, we configure custom labels before migration.

Jira Priority values (Highest, High, Medium, Low, Lowest) map to Monday Priority labels. If your Jira instance uses custom Priority names, we map them value-by-value to the closest Monday Priority tier. Priority icons in Jira (red/blue/yellow) have no Monday equivalent — color coding is informational only in the destination.

Jira Fix Version has no direct Monday equivalent. We map it to a Monday Timeline column (start date = version release date) or to a custom Version__c text column listing all assigned versions per item. Multiple versions per item (Jira allows N) become comma-separated values in the Monday column.

On Monday's sprint-based boards, Jira Sprints map to Groups. Sprint name, start date, and end date are stored in a Sprint__c custom column. Closed sprints in Jira become closed Groups in Monday. If the team uses a standard Kanban board in Monday (not Monday Dev), sprints are stored as a Sprint__c column value without Group-level isolation.

Jira attachments (images, documents, PDFs) download from Jira and re-upload to Monday Files. File size limits apply (Monday caps individual files; large attachments may require splitting). Inline images embedded in Jira descriptions are extracted and stored as separate Files linked to the Item.

Jira comments map to Monday Item Updates. Author, timestamp, and body text transfer. Jira's threaded comment replies are preserved as sequential Updates in Monday's activity log. Private comments in Jira do not have a Monday equivalent — we flag them for manual review.

Jira Components provide project-level groupings of issues and have no direct Monday counterpart. For each board that uses Components, we create a custom Component__c text or Label column. When an issue carries multiple Jira Components, the values are concatenated as comma-separated entries within the Component__c column, preserving the full grouping context for each Item.

Jira Labels are transferred verbatim as Monday Tags, maintaining the exact label text for each Item. Because Tags in Monday are cross-board by design, any label that appears on issues across several Jira projects automatically becomes a shared Tag that can be applied to Items on any board, eliminating duplication and ensuring consistent taxonomy across the workspace.

Jira Issue Links (blocks, is blocked by, relates to, clone, etc.) have no Monday equivalent. We store the linked issue's Jira key and link type in a Related_Issues__c JSON column. Teams can manually recreate relationships in Monday or use a third-party relation-tracking app.

Jira worklogs (time spent per issue) migrate to a Monday Time Tracking column if the team has it enabled, or to a Worklog__c custom column storing author, time spent, and date. Monday's native time tracking aggregates per item; worklog history is preserved as structured text if native tracking is not available on the plan.