To execute your project correctly, start by determining what skills you need to achieve your goals. You can activate the Skill Widget on every issue page of specific projects or issue types.

Skills need to be defined at the task level and at a resource level. Once defined, a skill icon will appear in the Resources module next to the Team name and in the Skill panel.

Security and access

  • Only Jira administrators can access this page.
  • Click the "wrenchicon at the top right and select "Widgets" from the drop-down list. Next, go to the "Skill Widget" tab.

You can enable Skill Widget in all Jira Projects as well as all Issue types. 

To learn more about skills or to define the available skills, go to the Skill panel and Resource Manager.

Enable Skill Widget in all Jira Projects

If you do not wish to enable Skill Widget in all Jira Projects, switch off the "Enable Skill Widget in all Jira Projects" option and toggle on selected Jira Projects manually. Use the search box to find them faster.

Enable Skill Widget in all Issue types

If you do not wish to enable Skill Widget for all Issue types, switch off the "Enable Skill Widget in all Issue types" option and toggle on selected Issue types manually. Use the search box to find them faster.

When enabled, the Skill Widget can be found on the Jira issue page below the “People” container: