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JIRA Portfolio vs Project Objects comparison

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Categories and Ranking

JIRA Portfolio
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
59
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (11th)
Project Objects
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
1
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Project Management Software (45th)
 

Featured Reviews

Gus Mtz - PeerSpot reviewer
Subdirector of Support for Production at Servicios Electrónicos Globales -Oficial
Collaborative features improve task management and project tracking
All the business areas are comfortable with JIRA Portfolio. JIRA Portfolio has many features that we have not yet explored or utilized fully, but the power of JIRA Portfolio at this moment for the several areas in the business has been a very comfortable experience. The cloud accessibility and quick task creation capabilities make collaborating with the tool a great feature for working with my team. Users can assign tasks to one or two people who can collaborate and document their work. That feature is amazing in terms of collaboration. While the tool does not currently support meetings, if JIRA Portfolio incorporates meeting functionality in the future, it would greatly enhance the process, especially for tasks requiring teams from different areas.
MF
CEO at Artesys Orion
Responsive support, good third-party integration, and offers hybrid-mode project management
There are a lot of features. The most valuable feature is the ability to implement different scenarios. For example, a big company can implement its next three-year strategy along the two or three main pillars of the approach. Each pillar is composed of several portfolios, and each of those is composed of different projects. When you define the strategy for the next three-year budget, you can analyze the impact of each option. Based on this, you can decide things like assigning more or fewer resources to a project. You can allocate generic resources, like a project manager. Then in the second stage, you can assign names such as who specifically will be in charge of a project. You can do the same thing with all of the human resources that are involved. It provides the capability of integrating with the Agile Scrum component module. There is also integration with third-parties like Oracle, Microsoft, SAP, Check Point, Jira, ServiceNow!, and others. There is the separation between execution from a technical point of view where the staff can work in a classical workflow, Agile, or a hybrid Agile. The project manager and program manager will receive the high-level information needed to keep strict control over the project. You are able to do whatever is needed from the customer's point of view, without coding. Configuring the platform does not require the writing of any code. This is something that is very important. As soon as a new informational structure is created, it will be immediately available for the business intelligence module. This means that you can perform analytics on it. The BI module is very helpful. There is no comparison between it and other BI tools that are available right now. The network uptime is greater than 99%.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I use it to plan and schedule the things I take care of. I can create and share a document if I want to discuss new ideas with my team remotely."
"The most valuable feature is that it fits very well into an agile framework, and it is especially helpful with the planning aspects."
"The solution is very powerful and the underlying structure of it is well done. The company behind the solution is very open as far as their whole ecosystem is concerned. They also do a lot of work in the training area."
"Companies can use it without having to worry about any hiccups."
"The reporting feature is comprehensive and easy to use, which aids in planning and forecasting."
"Portfolio is user-friendly, and the escalation in the organization is faster and better."
"There is significant return on investment as the benefits are numerous; the tool provides tracking for projects and activities, with detailed insights into which team members worked on activities and the time invested in each task."
"Managing product development and managing inter-team communications are also valuable features."
"Configuring the platform does not require the writing of any code."
"This is a very powerful product and I absolutely recommend it."
 

Cons

"It's hard for people to learn. It's got kind of a steep learning curve."
"Converting a task into an epic is very troublesome."
"The automation in JIRA Portfolio could improve, it takes some time. We have to do some other tactics to have the same integration. Manually integrating something will take more work than if it was automated, but the automation scripting in the solution is not simple."
"Requires some effort to insert functionalities and that could be simplified."
"We are using the on-premise deployment, but it is slower and not as easy to manage as the cloud version."
"If you want to generate a report for individual usage, it's difficult."
"The solution is sometimes complex to use"
"The solution’s pricing could be reduced."
"A lot of companies are investing heavily in artificial intelligence, so more such features would benefit this product."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing of the solution is expensive."
"I rate JIRA Portfolio a five out of ten for its pricing."
"The product is really not very expensive."
"The pricing continues to get higher."
"This solution has a comparable pricing in comparison to other similar products on the market."
"We pay our fees annually, although monthly payments are also available."
"We have a license to use JIRA Portfolio, we are not using the free version."
"Portfolio is very expensive, costing on average $2000-3000 per user per month."
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Construction Company
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Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
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Marketing Services Firm
7%
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JIRA Portfolio?
I am part of the delivery team and am not exposed to the commercial information. However, from what I understand, JIRA is competitively priced. It is not considered expensive in the market.
What needs improvement with JIRA Portfolio?
The setup process for JIRA Portfolio is complex.
What is your primary use case for JIRA Portfolio?
We are using all the tools of Google, but not as a collaboration. We are using JIRA Portfolio for making the process of authorization in this process, for change control, and for software delivery....
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