Connect bodies of work from Jira or Azure DevOps directly to your Objectives and Key Results, so the team can see the execution work behind an outcome — all in one place in WorkBoard.
When the delivery work that drives a result lives in Jira or Azure DevOps, you can link those work items straight to the Objective or Key Result they support. The connected items appear in the Relationships section and on the Relationship Map, giving your result a single pane of glass across strategy and execution.
You can also pull in live fields from each connected item — such as Assignee, Status, Effort, and Story Points. This way an Objective or Key Result shows both the work that supports it and the current status of that work, in one place.
You can add these connections at either level:
On an Objective, to show the broader bodies of work contributing to it
On a Key Result, to tie specific delivery work to the measurable outcome
Note: you'll need edit rights to the Objective or Key Result in order to add or modify its relationships.
Add a Jira or Azure DevOps connection
Open the Objective or Key Result details page and locate the Relationships section
Click the plus + button
Choose the relationship type from the dropdown (for example, Supports or Supported by)
Select Jira or Azure DevOps as the object you want to connect
Connect work from Jira
After selecting Jira, WorkBoard shows the Jira instance you're connected to. Use the Change link if you need to point to a different connection. Then choose how you want to bring in issues.
Option 1: Select specific work items
Choose Select Work Items
Search for and select the specific Jira issues you want to connect
Use Advanced options to pull in specific fields for a richer display
Click Preview results to see how the items and attributes will be displayed after saving.
Option 2: Use a JQL query
Choose JQL
Enter a JQL query to pull in all matching issues (for example,
Project = DV6)Optionally give the query a title so it's easy to recognize on the result
Click Preview results to verify that the query is accurate; please note that a query creates a link back in the query in the source system, but it does not pull the specific work items to be displayed.
Bringing in additional information (optional)
Use Advanced options to Bring additional information? field to display extra Jira fields alongside each issue — such as Assignee, Status, Effort, and Story Points — so the right execution context shows up right next to your result. This is available when you select specific work items.
Click Preview results to see how they'll appear, then select Save.
Once saved, the connected issues appear in the Relationships section, grouped under Work Items from Jira with the relationship you chose. Each issue shows its key, summary, and any additional fields you included.
Connect work from Azure DevOps
After selecting Azure DevOps, WorkBoard shows the Azure DevOps instance you're connected to (use Change to switch). Azure DevOps connections start with a project.
Search and select the project that contains the work you want to connect
Choose how issues should be specified
Option 1: Select specific work items
Choose Select Work Items
Search for and select the specific work items you want to connect
Use Advanced options to pull in specific fields for a richer display (such as Assigned To)
Click Preview results to see how the items and attributes will be displayed after saving, then select Save.
Option 2: Use a saved query
Choose Saved query
Search for and select an existing saved query by name to pull in all of its work items
Click Preview results to verify that the query is accurate; please note that a saved query creates a link back to the query in the source system, but it does not pull the specific work items to be displayed.
Once saved, the connected items appear in the Relationships section, grouped under Work Items from Azure DevOps. Each item shows its ID, title, and Work Item Type (such as Epic or Issue).
A few things to note!
Jira and Azure DevOps connections appear on the Relationship Map alongside your other relationships, so you can see at a glance how delivery work in external systems supports the result.
You can also bring these related items and see them in Scorecards as a column.
These connections are for visibility and alignment — they don't change how a Key Result is calculated.
You can connect work from both Jira and Azure DevOps to the same Objective or Key Result.
You'll need edit rights to the Objective or Key Result to add or change its relationships.
