Discipline-scoped themes

Discipline-scoped themes are visible only to members of that discipline, helping teams organize parallel strategic initiatives.

What is a discipline?

A discipline is a functional area (Engineering, Design, Product, etc.). Discipline leaders can create and manage themes specific to their discipline.

Users are members of disciplines through their team assignments.

Create a discipline-scoped theme

You must be a discipline leader to create discipline-scoped themes.

  1. Go to Planning
  2. Click an Objective
  3. Click + New Theme
  4. Enter the theme name
  5. Under Discipline (optional), select a discipline
  6. Click Create

If you select a discipline, the theme is visible only to:

  • Members of that discipline
  • Project admins
  • Company admins

If you leave Discipline blank, the theme is company-wide and visible to everyone.

Assign discipline leaders

See Discipline setup and assignments.

View discipline-scoped themes

On the Planning page, discipline-scoped themes appear with a discipline badge (e.g., “Engineering”).

If you don’t have access to a discipline, its themes don’t appear in your view.

Filter by discipline

If you’re an admin:

The view updates to show only issues linked to that discipline’s themes

On BoardBacklog, or Timeline, click Filters

Select Discipline

Choose a discipline

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