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System Dependency Map

See how your Jira work connects — and reshape it by dragging. A tiered dependency map of your issues, plus an editable Plan / Gantt lens on the same data. Pick what to show with simple filters or JQL, then read the picture the way that helps: graph, Gantt, or a chart.

System Dependency Map — systems as boxes, the epics inside them, and coloured, typed dependency arrows between them

Systems as boxes, the epics inside them, and coloured, typed dependency arrows (Blocks, Depends on, Relates). The panel sets the tiers and per-link-type colours.

Highlights

  • A tiered graph you configure — up to three tiers (e.g. System → Epic → Story). Expand to drill in, collapse to step back out; you define what each tier's issue types are.
  • Read-write links — drag from one issue to another with the 🔗 tool to create a link, or right-click a link to delete it. Both write to Jira as you, respecting your permissions.
  • Filter three ways — Basic pickers, Advanced fields, or write JQL directly (checked and coloured as you type). Save any filter as a named query.
  • Group into bands — by assignee, release, component, or parent, to see who owns what at a glance.

An editable Gantt on the same data

The same issues and links as a dependency Gantt. Drag or resize a bar to write its dates back to Jira, see the critical path that sets your end date, and edit a card's fields inline.

The Plan / Gantt lens — bars with progress fill and dependency arrows, the critical path highlighted

The Plan / Gantt lens on the same issues — drag or resize a bar to write dates straight back to Jira; the critical path is highlighted.

Beyond the graph and Gantt, three chart lenses — Sunburst, Chord and Bundle — show the same issues and links a different way, all respecting your current filters.

Read the full how-to in the Knowledge Base → System Dependency Map guide

Related: Program Status · Capacity Planning