Frequently Asked Questions

No, EpicScope is designed for manual data control. You extract your Epic data from Jira and input it into EpicScope. This gives you full control over what data is analyzed while avoiding complex API integrations and permission issues.

Data input methods:

• Bookmarklet: One-click extraction while viewing Jira Epic pages
• Manual Form: Enter Epic details through our web form
• CSV Upload: Bulk upload Epic data from exported files

EpicScope tracks your initial story points and compares them with current totals to calculate scope creep percentage.

The system monitors story point changes across different Epic statuses:

• Done
• In Progress
• Code Review
• Testing
• To Do

Visual indicators show severity:

• Green Minor scope creep (0-10%)
• Yellow Moderate scope creep (10-25%)
• Red Severe scope creep (25%+)

AI Open Questions is an Ultimate-exclusive feature that lets you ask natural language questions about your Epic data.

Example questions:

• "What's blocking our delivery?"
• "Which team members need support?"
• "How can we reduce scope creep?"
• "What risks should we address first?"

You get AI-powered answers based on your actual project metrics, team velocity, and work distribution. This feature requires the Ultimate tier ($50 lifetime).

EpicScope calculates team velocity by analyzing completed story points over time. You can input individual team member performance data via CSV upload to see velocity breakdowns.

The system factors in:

• Vacation days: Team member absences and their impact on delivery
• Company holidays: Organization-wide non-working days
• Business days calculation: Excludes weekends and holidays from timeline estimates

You'll see realistic timeline predictions that account for actual team availability.

Yes! EpicScope supports multi-user project collaboration.

Collaboration features:

• Project Codes: Share unique codes to invite teammates
• Roles: Assign owner, editor, or viewer permissions
• Real-time Updates: Everyone sees the same dashboard data
• Shared Editing: Multiple editors can update dashboard data

Tier limits:

• Freemium: 0 teammates (personal use only)
• Professional: 3 teammates
• Ultimate: Unlimited teammates

EpicScope offers three report types tailored to different audiences:

1. Executive Summary PDF
   • Dashboard-like layout with key metrics
   • Interactive charts (burndown, work status)
   • AI insights and recommendations
   • Ideal for stakeholders and leadership
2. Comprehensive Report PDF
   • Full metrics and detailed analysis
   • No AI insights (pure data focus)
   • Best for project managers and analysts
3. Basic Metrics CSV
   • Essential numbers only
   • Import into Excel or other tools
   • Quick data sharing

EpicScope includes comprehensive vacation and holiday management to provide accurate timeline predictions.

Company Holidays:

• Add organization-wide holidays (e.g., Christmas, New Year)
• Affects all dashboards and timeline calculations
• Automatically excluded from business days count

Team Member Vacations:

• Track individual team member vacation days
• See vacation impact on delivery dates
• Vacation days remaining indicator

Intelligent Planning Alerts:

• Vacation conflict warnings
• Holiday cluster detection
• Timeline buffer recommendations

The bookmarklet is a one-click tool that extracts Epic data directly from your Jira page while you're viewing it.

How it works:

1. Drag the bookmarklet button to your browser bookmarks bar
2. Navigate to a Jira Epic page in your browser
3. Click the bookmarklet button
4. Data automatically extracts and syncs to EpicScope

What it extracts:

• Epic name and key
• Total story points
• Status breakdown (Done, In Progress, Review, Testing, To Do)
• Epic metadata

It's the fastest way to keep your analytics up to date!