Since issues often represent a single unit of work that can be worked on, it is logical for users to log the time they have spent working on it. You can specify the estimated effort that is required to complete an issue, and Jira will be able to help you track its progress.
Jira displays the time tracking information of an issue in the Time Tracking panel on the right-hand side, as shown in the following screenshot:
The Time Tracking panel includes of the following information:
- Estimated: This represents the original estimated effort that's required to complete the issue, for example, the estimated time required to fix a bug by a developer.
- Remaining: This represents the remaining time for the issue to be completed. It is calculated automatically by Jira based on the original estimate and total time logged by users. However, the user logging work on the issue...
