If you already have a Jira project for managing requirements and defects and don't want to have any tests nor executions in this project, you can create a separate companion project just for testing purposes.
Architecture
| Number projects | 2 |
|---|---|
| Entities Organization | Requirements & Defects separated from Test related issues |
| Team Organization | All QA team works in a separated project from the rest of the team |
Advantages (Pros)
- This separation allows you to manage permissions more effectively - you can have team members that can create requirements and are not allowed to perform test executions.
- Does not affect you current projects, as it keeps your existing requirements and defects project as-is, completely separated from testing related tasks
Disadvantages (Cons)
- Requires manually synchronizing versions from the requirements project to the other ones
- More projects to manage
- More projects to maintain
- May promote team separation