Epics should be visible at all levels if the user has access to them

Insight

Users are often not able to "find" Epics. This causes at best context switching, and at worst misusage or under-usage of the feature.

No epics in project nav

From https://dovetailapp.com/projects/6c9c8b7b-57dc-4795-b0b3-758dd8a2304a/insights/present/00a00d71-8d4e-4c82-b176-862449d94e58 and https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-design/-/issues/1689

Supporting evidence

We have issues/bug open around not being able to find epics (because a user is in a Group), or wanting them at Project level. This was also evidenced in current research initiatives.

Action

• Continue initiatives around making epics more discoverable at Project level
  • MVC: #35114 (closed)

Next iteration

• Continue improving wayfinding to better reenforce whether a user is in a group, sub-group, or project #351959 (closed)

Resources

• 🕊 Dovetail project
• 🔬 Research issue
• 🔍 Research insight

Tasks

• Assign this issue to the appropriate Product Manager, Product Designer, or UX Researcher.
• Add the appropriate Group (such as ~"group::source code") label to the issue. This helps identify and track actionable insights at the group level.
• Link this issue back to the original research issue in the GitLab UX Research project and the Dovetail project.
• Adjust confidentiality of this issue if applicable