Hey everyone!
After months of conversations with teams about breaking down work, I’m excited to share a major evolution in how Zenhub helps teams organize work - Sub-issues & Issue Types. Built in close collaboration with GitHub, this new capability adds the hierarchy and structure that scaling organizations need while preserving the developer-friendly workflows teams value. Through our early access program working with teams of all sizes, from startups to large enterprises, I’ve seen firsthand how these improvements transform how teams work. We’re thrilled to bring these capabilities to everyone.
What’s Coming and When
Release schedule:
- We’ll be automatically turning on the feature on a rolling basis throughout this week
- Once it’s available for you, you’ll see a banner at the top of your Zenhub board
This week:
- Sub-issues based hierarchy: Break work down naturally with Sub-issues that show the total progress right on your cards and inside issue details
- Quick create: Lightning-fast creation of Sub-issues from inside any issue, you can add existing issues as sub-issues as well
- Bulk updating: Quickly set Issue Types or add a parent issue for dozens of issues at a time
- Live status: At-a-glance progress indicators of the To do → In progress → Completed status for all of the work that rolls up into a parent issue
- Issue Levels: Customize Zenhub to match your organization’s work breakdown structure by editing the updated default hierarchy (Initiative → Projects → Epics → Tasks → Sub-tasks)
- Default Issue Types: Maintain consistency with automated issue types that align with your organization’s hierarchy
- Reporting: Get insights across all levels with our existing reports, which work seamlessly with Sub-issues
In a week or so:
- Goals & Planning Panel: Navigate effortlessly from high-level org-wide initiatives to day-to-day team tasks with our new Goals & Planning panel
In the weeks following:
- Roadmap support: Soon, you’ll be able to see project progress of your Initiatives → Projects → Epics in the roadmap, giving you an at-a-glance view of all work in flight from the top down.
Getting Started
You’ll see these features appear automatically in your workspace over the next few days. When they’re available, you’ll notice a banner at the top of your board with guidance on how to get started.
I’ve recorded a brief video walkthrough to help you and your team understand how these new capabilities can work for you:
2025-01-14-sub-issues-and-issue-types-january-release - Watch Video
What’s Next
Stay tuned for more emails from us in the coming weeks as we announce the release of features, AMAs, and webinars. And as always, we’re building this for you, so feel free to reply to this email or contact support with any feedback you might have.
Your success is our success. Let’s make work better, together.