How is Vantage different from ChatGPT or Claude?

ChatGPT and Claude are great for one-off generation. Vantage is a full workspace. It connects your tools, tracks dependencies across projects, catches conflicts between products, and surfaces what needs your attention every morning. It also remembers every past decision, so a new PM can query across all projects and get cited answers in seconds.

Do I have to switch away from Notion or Linear?

No. You keep all your tools. Vantage connects to them and builds intelligence on top. When you're ready, you can push tickets to Linear or Jira. But the value starts before you create anything — just by connecting your tools and seeing what the intelligence layer surfaces.

What happens on day one?

You connect your tools — GitHub, Linear, Slack — 2 minutes each. Vantage indexes your existing data overnight. By the next morning, you see your first decision queue: what's stale, what conflicts, what changed. No manual setup. No templates to fill out.

What if I only manage one project?

Vantage works for single projects, but it shines when you manage 3–5 or more. Conflict detection, cross-project memory, and the decision queue are most valuable when you have multiple projects that need to stay in sync. If you manage one project, start with the free tier and see if the cited query engine alone saves you time.

All data encrypted in transit and at rest. We never train on your data — the AI providers we use are contractually barred from it. You can disconnect any integration or delete your account at any time. Pursuing SOC 2 Type II.

How does Vantage keep documents and tickets up to date?

When context shifts, you add the new information and Vantage rebuilds every connected deliverable. Documents, prototypes, and tickets all update. You review the changes, accept or reject each one, and approve. Nothing updates silently, and every change is traceable.

How do I get started?

Sign up free at app.vantageos.tech. Connect your tools, and generate your first grounded document within minutes. No credit card required. Upgrade when you need more projects or features.

How many Jira dashboards should a team have?

Most teams need 2-3 dashboards: a sprint dashboard for daily use, a release dashboard for stakeholders, and optionally a personal dashboard for individual work tracking. More dashboards means more maintenance.

Can I share Jira dashboards with non-Jira users?

Use Jira's Dashboard Subscription feature to email dashboards as PDFs. For real-time sharing, use Jira's public Wallboard URL or embed the dashboard in Confluence.

Is Vantage free to try?

Yes. Vantage offers a free tier with 1 project and 5 AI queries per month.

How-ToAug 14, 20268 min read

How to Create a Dashboard in Jira (2026 Guide)

Jira dashboards combine filters, gadgets, and charts into a single view that surfaces the metrics you care about. A well-built dashboard replaces the manual process of running queries and compiling status reports.

This guide covers how to build dashboards in Jira for different audiences: sprint teams, PMs, and executives.

Step-by-step guide

Step 1: Create a new dashboard

Go to Dashboards > Create Dashboard. Give it a descriptive name like "Product Team Sprint Dashboard" or "Q3 Release Status." Set visibility: share with your team group or make it project-specific. Add a description so others understand its purpose.

Step 2: Build the right JQL filters

Before adding gadgets, create saved JQL filters. Key filters: "Sprint Burndown" (project = X AND sprint in openSprints()), "Open Bugs" (project = X AND issuetype = Bug AND status != Done), "My Items" (assignee = currentUser() AND sprint in openSprints()). Saved filters power dashboard gadgets.

Step 3: Add sprint tracking gadgets

Add these gadgets to your sprint dashboard: Sprint Burndown Chart (shows daily progress), Sprint Health Gadget (scope changes), Pie Chart grouped by Status (current distribution), and Filter Results showing flagged issues. Arrange them in a 2x2 grid for a clean layout.

Step 4: Create a release dashboard

For release tracking, add: Version Report (progress toward a fix version), Created vs Resolved chart (trend over time), Two Dimensional Filter showing Priority x Status, and a Filter Results gadget listing unresolved blockers. This gives stakeholders release readiness at a glance.

Step 5: Build an executive wallboard

Create a separate dashboard for executives with high-level gadgets: Pie Chart of epics by status, Road Map gadget showing the timeline, and a Heat Map of open issues by priority. Use the Wallboard feature to display this on a team monitor.

Step 6: Set up dashboard subscriptions

Use the Dashboard > Subscribe feature to email the dashboard as a PDF to stakeholders on a schedule (weekly for sprint dashboards, monthly for release dashboards). This replaces manual status report creation.

Common mistakes

Too many gadgets on one dashboard

A dashboard with 15 gadgets is overwhelming. Each dashboard should answer one question: "Are we on track for the sprint?" or "What is the release status?" Use 4-6 gadgets maximum per dashboard.

Stale JQL filters

Filters that reference specific sprint names or version numbers go stale every sprint. Use dynamic JQL: openSprints(), latestReleasedVersion(), etc. Dynamic filters update automatically.

Not sharing dashboards

A dashboard only you can see provides no team value. Share dashboards with the relevant group. Pin team dashboards to the project sidebar so everyone has access.

Tips

Use the "Two Dimensional Filter Statistics" gadget for pivot-table-style analysis
Create a personal dashboard for your daily work alongside team dashboards
Use the Wallboard mode to display dashboards on a team monitor in the office

How Vantage helps

Jira dashboards show engineering execution status. Vantage provides the product context layer: why each feature is being built, which PRD it traces to, and how it connects to other projects. Together, Jira dashboards track "are we building it right" while Vantage tracks "are we building the right thing."