Skills

Define the skills in order to assign resources. Each skill is identified using a name and a code which are required fields. 

The skills need to be predefined in order to:

• Specify skills required to complete a task using the Skill Widget on the Jira issue details page.
• Assign resources to skills.

Once configured you can select the skill at the task level or in other words specify the skill required to complete a task. The related effort is used to calculate the skill demand and it is evenly distributed over the task's duration. The skill demand will be displayed in the Resource module's Skill panel.

At the resource level, you also need to assign the skills acquired by the resource. The resource’s time is allocated across different skills. 

Skill name

The skill name is helpful when:

• Resource manager (Individuals tab) - when assigning your resources to skills.
• Resources module in the Skill panel - marking the skill swimlanes.
• Skill widget (App Configuration) - in the Jira Issue detail view.
• Team module and Teams  - in the skill columns in the membership lane.

The first letter of the skill name is displayed in the Resources module, in both Individual and Team centric views, below the resource or the Team name, when the Capacity row is enabled.

Skill code

The skill code is currently not used by any feature but you can color your skills. Whenever the skill name appears it will be colour-coded as defined here.

Each skill code has to be unique so a validation error will appear if the same skill code is used more than once.

Add new skills

Enter the required skill name, code, and color fields. You can also enter the additional description to provide more details about the created skill.

To create more than one skill, use the "Create another" option.

Edit skills

Inline editing - to edit a skill double-click (left mouse button) on a field. Changing the skill details will update all skill names within BigPicture.

Delete skills 

To delete a skill, use the "Delete" icon on the right. When you click the "Delete" button, you are informed if a skill is assigned to any resources or tasks.

Once you confirm the removal, a skill that was related to any resources or tasks is deleted from those resources and tasks.

Required skills field mapping

Skills can be mapped with a "labels" Jira field, making it possible to:

• Execute bulk changes → you can handle multiple issues at the same time and assign/remove skills.
• Search for tasks → skill information can be used in Jira searches.
• Automate skill assignment → you can use 3rd party add-on's such as Script Runner and Adaptavist.

Security and access

• Only a user with an App admin security role can access this page.
• To this page go to Administration > Resources > Skills.