Manage and administer next-gen projects

description Unlike classic software projects, anyone can create next-gen projects. Learn how to set up these projects, customize their issue types and fields, and more.


Any licensed user can create a next-gen software project in Jira Cloud. These projects don't share their configuration with any other project. They have their own workflows and fields, their own permissions, and their own destinies.

With next-gen software projects, anyone can manage their own work and their working process, without having to reach out to a Jira admin for help. Check out this section to learn more about setting up and managing your next-gen software project.

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Jira administrators can control who's allowed to create a next-gen project in their global permissions settings. Learn more about global permissions.

If you want to migrate an existing classic project to a next-gen project, or the other way around, check out our tutorial on converting a project to a different template or type.

Last modified on Oct 2, 2019

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