[clairity]

yes, i've set up jira for a few teams (as a pm), and developers, designers, and other users generally have been surprised at how low-friction jira can be.

custom workflows can add automated state management and notifications where appropriate for your dev practices without restricting what you can do. then a little light process on top (who does what with issues in which states, i.e., assuming ownership by the team) glues it all together.