Every Monday morning, someone opens the Jira board and says "we're on track." Every other Friday, that same team misses the sprint commitment.

The board is lying to you. And it's lying because the board only shows what people remembered to update.

In this episode, I break down the difference between status and signal, and walk through a simple Jira automation rule I built at a Fortune 500 engagement. If a ticket hasn't had a status change or comment in 48 hours, it gets flagged, the team gets notified, and problems surface 2-3 days earlier.

No AI. No custom app. Just smart JQL and two hours of setup.