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AmitUbale - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant General Manager at ICICI Bank
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Top 5
Nov 21, 2024
Efficient project management that's comprehensive and and helps with time efficiency
Pros and Cons
  • "Jira is a comprehensive tool for managing projects. It helps in task segregation and assignment, making it time-efficient for employees."
  • "We haven't seen Jira's progressive area so far, and we are not sure what it might do in the future."

What is our primary use case?

We use Jira primarily for project management within the organization. It helps us manage tasks, bug management, and tracking tickets effectively. We assign tickets to individual team members and track them easily.

How has it helped my organization?

For project management, Jira has helped facilitate efficient task segregation and allocation to employees. It allows us to track projects comprehensively and improves the overall management from a project perspective.

What is most valuable?

Jira is a comprehensive tool for managing projects. It helps in task segregation and assignment, making it time-efficient for employees. From a project management perspective, it allows easy tracking and management of tasks. Furthermore, Jira is user-friendly with a seamless deployment process.

What needs improvement?

We haven't seen Jira's progressive area so far, and we are not sure what it might do in the future. Due to Jira's access controls and role-based functionalities, we have some limitations, limiting our full exploration of its capabilities.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have not encountered any issues with Jira so far. It has proven to be a stable tool for our needs.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Jira is available at the enterprise level, and while it is a user-based aggregation, we are unable to access all its features due to role-based access controls.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We operate under a nonlimited license with Jira, allowing a number of users to access it with a single enterprise license.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

ESQ and Prognosis, which is sold by IR Transact, were discussed as tools used for monitoring. However, these are unrelated to our use of Jira.

What other advice do I have?

If anyone needs a project management tool, I would definitely recommend Jira based on my experience. However, the specific functionalities you can use might depend on the role-based access and permissions within the organization.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Jody Boshoff - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Information Technology Operations at Nexi Group
Real User
Top 5
May 12, 2024
Secure software development with good integration but has high cost
Pros and Cons
  • "The integration is nice. We can integrate with TeamViewer and many more solutions. We need to go into Jira to complete the secure software delivery."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use the solution for secure software development. Additionally, we use the service-based system.

    How has it helped my organization?

    If our software factory delivers, individuals will need to provide instructions on how to use the software factory.

    What is most valuable?

    The integration is nice. We can integrate with TeamViewer and many more solutions. We need to go into Jira to complete the secure software delivery.

    What needs improvement?

    The solution could be cheaper.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Jira for ten years. We are using the cloud version of the solution.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The product is very stable.

    I rate the solution’s stability a ten out of ten.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The solution’s scalability is good.

    100 users are using this solution.

    I rate the solution’s scalability a seven out of ten.

    How are customer service and support?

    Jira is providing all information.

    How would you rate customer service and support?

    Positive

    How was the initial setup?

    Migrating from an old server agent is quite complicated.

    We have a very small organisation. Two IT people are needed for the solution’s deployment.

    I rate the initial setup a six out of ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The product is quite expensive. It costs approximately 1.2 million rand per year.

    It's a fixed price, depending on the modules that you get. You have specific tools, that's what you pay for.

    I rate the product’s pricing a seven out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would advise people to use Jira. There are other open-source products available that individuals can consider first, depending on the company's budget. Jira is a fairly stable product, but there are other open-source solutions worth exploring.

    Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud
    Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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    reviewer2394909 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Release Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
    Real User
    Top 20
    May 3, 2024
    Offers ease of replication of tickets to users
    Pros and Cons
    • "The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of replication of tickets."
    • "The documentation on how to create dashboards and take advantage of other features in the tool are areas where the tool has certain shortcomings."

    What is our primary use case?

    My company doesn't use Jira for service desk management. My organization uses Jira in areas like user stories, ticket tracking for work, dashboards, and kanban boards.

    How has it helped my organization?

    The product has improved my organization since it provides a common point of reference for tracking work from different groups, including developers, QAs, and project management areas.

    What is most valuable?

    The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of replication of tickets.

    What needs improvement?

    The documentation on how to create dashboards and take advantage of other features in the tool are areas where the tool has certain shortcomings. The tool needs to have documentation on how to take advantage of different features in general.

    In the future, I would like the tool to provide better integration with other tools. My company uses BMC Remedy. Integration of Jira with BMC Remedy, which is our company's ITSM tool or support tool, would be helpful. Better integration with other tools is required. I work in a large organization, where switching tools is not a rapid process owing to which getting data from one tool to another can be a cumbersome process.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Jira for four to five years. I don't remember the version of the solution. It is a tool that is configured at multiple places, so you can use it in one place, and it looks totally different in the next place, even though it may be based on the same version. I use the tool's current version.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten. It has scaled up well to meet the needs of a large number of users in different roles in our company. There are some complexities that make it a difficult tool to use. Better integration features would help with the tool's scalability.

    Around 1,000 people use the tool in my company.

    How are customer service and support?

    I received technical support from my company's internal tech team.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    I have experience with some other products.

    How was the initial setup?

    I did not take care of the product's initial setup phase, but I know it is a complex process.

    The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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    NeillWalker - PeerSpot reviewer
    Agile Consultant at MSOLdigi
    Consultant
    Top 5
    Apr 3, 2024
    Integrates well with other applications and adapts to different kinds of projects
    Pros and Cons
    • "We can integrate a lot of tools with the solution."
    • "Adding applications is very expensive."

    What is our primary use case?

    The solution is used for project management and agile software development. It is also used for general business planning. We can use it for any small or large project. The tool is designed to do sprints and Kanban. It was built for Agile. It works well for any Agile-style project.

    What is most valuable?

    There are various versions of Jira. Help desk process, using ITIL, planning a new product from scratch, marketing, task management, and team management can be done in Jira. We use automatic print preview settings and visualization of the progress. We can link all of our information in Jira into Confluence to do live meetings with live data. We have a lot of templates in Confluence for any business or team meeting we need.

    The reporting and analytics features make it easy to calculate team velocity. We can track time and effort. It's very easy to generate burn-down and burn-up charts for Agile teams. It also has many useful automatic charts for help desk services. I haven’t used it much, though. We can integrate a lot of tools with the solution.

    What needs improvement?

    A lot of companies use a mix of Waterfall and Agile methodologies. They often need more individual metrics for time and cost tracking. Many larger companies would like to have more resource management within Jira. The model for adding features is by application. If we add an application to Jira, we must pay for the licenses for everybody on our contract when only a few people need to use the application. Adding applications is very expensive. We cannot make it for only the few users that need it. We must buy the application for the entire workforce that's using Jira, so it's not very flexible.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using the solution for three or four years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Overall, the product is stable, but it has had some security problems and a major outage in the last couple of years. It's something to be aware of, but I don't worry about it that much.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The product’s scalability is pretty amazing. I've seen customers with over 10,000 users, and it works well. I don't have a lot of scaling needs. However, it's super easy to onboard new people. And I've never had to worry about running into performance problems. We just add the people, and it works.

    How was the initial setup?

    If we are starting a project with a small team from scratch, we can have Jira up and running in about ten minutes. The deployment process is logging on, adding the users, and hitting the start button. It's very easy. The tool is deployed on the cloud. I recommend the cloud. It is usually better and the easiest.

    What was our ROI?

    The ROI is excellent for the cost of the basic product. It has so many features and integrates with so many things. There are a lot of useful free apps available. We can really improve our project management and task management at a low price compared to buying a bunch of other products. It's very flexible. We can adapt it to different kinds of projects. We can adapt it to the way the teams need to do the work instead of having to learn the rules of the software itself.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    I use a monthly subscription. We can opt for an annual subscription if we go through a reseller.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    I tried Asana and Trello. I chose Jira because it integrates with many other applications and easily expands with its own apps. The integration within the Jira, Confluence, and Atlassian products is automatic. We don't have to spend time linking information and data. We just need to install it, and it will be ready to go.

    What other advice do I have?

    I haven't used a lot of direct integration with Jira. I've seen it used with code repositories for continuous integration and continuous deployment. It's really fast. Everything is automated and very easy to set up. I haven't used all of the features. I would definitely recommend Jira. My advice is to use the online resources on the Jira home page. There are a lot of people who will help you set it up for free. We can avoid making a lot of mistakes by using the community advice. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

    Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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    Hasan Hüseyin TEZCAN - PeerSpot reviewer
    Senior Project Manager & Project Technical Leader at C Tech Bilisim Teknolojileri San. ve Tic. A.S.
    Real User
    Top 5
    Apr 25, 2024
    Helps to schedule tasks, customize them, and track progress within sprints
    Pros and Cons
    • "I have experience with Jira's bulk tracking and issue management. We use it to add new features to our product, fix bugs, and address customer feedback."
    • "Improvements in Jira for the next release could include adding AI tools for dashboarding, making it easier to report insights, and enhancing business intelligence capabilities. It should also improve on-prem support. As far as I know, Jira's on-premise support is being discontinued. From last year onward, they stopped providing on-premise licenses and now only offer cloud support. This shift happened gradually, and I believe they now only offer cloud licenses."

    What is our primary use case?

    I use Jira to schedule tasks, customize them, and track progress within sprints. We follow a two-week sprint structure and manage all our tasks within Jira accordingly. We use it in the defense industry, and our applications are related to satellite communication. 

    What is most valuable?

    I have experience with Jira's bulk tracking and issue management. We use it to add new features to our product, fix bugs, and address customer feedback.

    The features I find most valuable for work and team productivity are creating subtasks and tracking their completion. Additionally, reporting features such as burnout charts and task reporting are quite valuable for us. 

    The tool's integration capabilities with other tools are quite nice. It's an open tool that easily integrates with third-party products like Microsoft Project and GitHub. Integrations work smoothly; we've also integrated it with requirement management tools per our needs.

    What needs improvement?

    Improvements in Jira for the next release could include adding AI tools for dashboarding, making it easier to report insights, and enhancing business intelligence capabilities. It should also improve on-prem support. 
    As far as I know, Jira's on-premise support is being discontinued. From last year onward, they stopped providing on-premise licenses and now only offer cloud support. This shift happened gradually, and I believe they now only offer cloud licenses.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been working with the product for ten years, since 2014. 

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    My company has 200 users, of which nine to 10 are from my team. 

    How are customer service and support?

    The documentation and the internet are enough to clear our doubts. 

    How would you rate customer service and support?

    Positive

    How was the initial setup?

    The tool's deployment is easy; I rate it a nine out of ten. It can be completed in two to three days. 

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The tool's pricing is expensive. The new pricing is indeed quite expensive compared to what it was a few years ago. Last year, when we intended to renew our subscription, we found the pricing considerably higher.

    What other advice do I have?

    The decision to use Jira on-premise instead of the cloud is primarily driven by security concerns, especially in industries like defense, where sensitive information must be protected.

    We want to continue using the tool, but we may have to explore other options due to the lack of on-premise support and Atlassian's emphasis on cloud deployment. If it extends its support for on-premise usage in closed network environments, we would gladly continue using it, considering our current investment and experience with the platform. However, if no such support is provided, we may need to evaluate alternative solutions that can be deployed on-premise.

    I recommend using Jira because it's easy to work with and open, allowing for integration and development of additional features if needed. Its ecosystem is vast, with a large community worldwide using Jira, and it offers many add-on products for various needs.

    I rate the overall product an eight out of ten. 

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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    Vikram Karanwal - PeerSpot reviewer
    Retail Sales Manager at Pine Labs
    Real User
    Top 5
    Apr 15, 2024
    Used for ticketing and project management, but it should be more user-friendly
    Pros and Cons
    • "Jira queries can be used for different types of deployment automation processes."
    • "The solution should be more user-friendly and include integration with different tools."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use Jira for ticketing purposes, project management, and writing stories, epics, and milestones.

    What is most valuable?

    The solution's maintainability, user-friendliness, and learning curve are all very good. We can use the solution's queries to filter everything and get the data out for business processes. Jira queries can be used for different types of deployment automation processes.

    What needs improvement?

    The solution should be more user-friendly and include integration with different tools.

    For how long have I used the solution?


    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I rate the solution a seven to eight out of ten for stability.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The solution’s scalability needs improvement. Around 5,000 users are using Jira in our organization.

    How are customer service and support?

    The solution’s technical support is quite good.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    We previously used ServiceNow. We switched to Jira because it is more user-friendly and an easy-to-use tool for project tracking, project management, and integration. Compared to ServiceNow, Jira is easy to maintain.

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup of the solution is quite complex and should be simplified.

    What was our ROI?

    We have seen a 90% return on investment with Jira.

    What other advice do I have?

    We use Jira for sprint planning and agile project management. We used to maintain a two- or three-week sprint. We found and tracked different user stories, epics, and milestones in that sprint. We used to complete the two-week sprint with all the user stories, epics, and milestones in that particular sprint. We also put the blockers we use in the backlogs so that they could be handled in the next sprint.

    Jira's bug tracking and issue resolution works quite well. Users should explore more features and understand and learn more about the solution.

    Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud

    If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

    Microsoft Azure
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    Grigoriy Kneller - PeerSpot reviewer
    General Manager at HDI Systeme AG
    Real User
    Top 20
    Apr 15, 2024
    Useful for agile management and project tracking
    Pros and Cons
    • "Jira is designed for issue tracking, making the process much easier than traditional methods like paper-based tracking. It is number one for agile management."
    • "The tool should improve its pricing."

    What is our primary use case?

    I use Jira for project management. 

    What is most valuable?

    Jira is designed for issue tracking, making the process much easier than traditional methods like paper-based tracking. It is number one for agile management.

    Jira's reporting and analytics features provide a clear picture of what happens, making them good. I use it in my work. 

    What needs improvement?

    The tool should improve its pricing. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using the product since 2006. 

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The solution is very stable. I rate it a nine out of ten. 

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    I would rate the scalability as a ten out of ten. It's highly scalable, accommodating from just a few people to potentially several thousand without issues.

    How are customer service and support?

    I've encountered delays and found that some of the responses from technical support weren't very helpful in resolving issues.

    How would you rate customer service and support?

    Neutral

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    We switched to Jira because it was better regarding features and execution. 

    How was the initial setup?

    Setting up on Windows is very easy, while on Linux, it's a bit more complicated. I would rate it around a seven out of ten. It is possible to deploy it both on the cloud and on-premises. The deployment duration varied based on whether it was on the cloud or a server. If it was on the cloud, it took slightly less time, while installing it on a server took anywhere from ten minutes to an hour. 

    What about the implementation team?

    I installed the product myself. 

    What other advice do I have?

    I recommend Jira because it's the best tool for project management, issue tracking, and support. I rate it a nine out of ten. 

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    Yogesh Kapse - PeerSpot reviewer
    Sr. Sales Manager at ESDS Software Solution Pvt Ltd.
    Real User
    Top 20
    Apr 14, 2024
    Easy to implement, easy to use, and suitable for smaller projects
    Pros and Cons
    • "The burndown charts help track projects."
    • "Scripts should be more readily available for implementing projects."

    What is our primary use case?

    We are using the solution for project management.

    How has it helped my organization?

    The solution helps to track issues related to project management. It helps with different activities like assigning tasks and reacting to issues.

    What is most valuable?

    Linking the issues to members in the team and outside the team has been valuable. Jira's reporting and analytics features are very important for analyzing the entire sprint activity at the end or middle of the sprint. The tool helps track the capacity, velocity, assignments, and different team members’ activities. We can track the entire sprint speed. The burndown charts help track projects. Over time, the tool has completely adapted to our project's scanning needs. We use it however we want and change the settings as we want. So it's quite adaptive.

    What needs improvement?

    The product must provide more automation. Scripts should be more readily available for implementing projects. It should provide quick launch features to build projects.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using the solution for three years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I rate the tool’s stability an eight to nine out of ten. It's quite stable. We haven't faced any issues.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The tool is quite scalable. It was quite useful for our projects. I rate the scalability eight out of ten. We have 30 to 40 users. We use the product daily.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    I have used Azure for some projects. We switched to Jira because it is easy to implement and use. It is good for smaller projects. It is easier to start using Jira than other products.

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup was quite easy. I rate the ease of setup an eight out of ten. The product is deployed on the cloud.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The price is quite competitive. I rate the pricing a seven to eight out of ten.

    What other advice do I have?

    I will recommend the product to others. It is easy to use and implement. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

    Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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