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Customer Success Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Feb 21, 2021
Good Agile tracking features, easy to manage sprints, and allows for comments and tags
Pros and Cons
  • "All of the tracking features are the most valuable because it allows me to see where we stand today and every day."
  • "There should be a way to integrate the mobile application or in some way, make it more clear because at first instance, I didn't understand how to use it."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for project management.

It can be used across a team. Managers can assign tasks and then they can track the progress. They can put the start dates, end dates, and everyday comments.

They can upload the relevant files to that module.

Jira is used to manage a sprint, which is the terminology used in the agile practice of project management. Sprints can be tracked fully using the Jira software. A sprint is typically a part or a subset of the entire work. It has a definite goal.

For example, if I am building test software, and building the login page is one module, then I can track the work created from the starting stage to the end.

It's a part of an entire software application. If a login page of a website is a subset of an entire website, I can track that right from when it started, how long it takes, what is pending, and how long the control test is.

Basically, you can clump it all together as if it is a team and you can measure the speed of the team. It enables the predictability of a project and helps determine when it can go live.

What is most valuable?

All of the tracking features are the most valuable because it allows me to see where we stand today and every day. 

At the end of the day, I look to see what is pending, what is as per my expectation or as per the speed, and what is not going.

I can put in my comments or give a direction, or tag any other person if they need any help if they are stuck.

What needs improvement?

The user interface could be much better, although it's good enough to do the job.

I don't see the mobile application for this particular application. I use it on PC. I tried to download the application, but there are some constraints to using it. It doesn't link properly, it doesn't detect my Jira board, even when I have entered the name. I don't know how to use that app. I download and tried, but there is confusion. There is no clarity on how I can map my desktop account with the mobile application. There is definitely room there to improve. 

There should be a way to integrate the mobile application or in some way, make it more clear because at first instance, I didn't understand how to use it.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have used Jira over the last seven months.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have a team of eight members who are using Jira. They are divided into teams with each team using different boards. 

For example, one team is managers who are using it, whereas another is a team of developers using a different board that can be created and used for their purposes.

How are customer service and support?

I have not been in a situation where I have needed technical support. Everything has gone well.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is typically done by my IT team. I don't have exposure to that.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Prior to Jira, we were evaluating Microsoft tools, but I don't recall the name. Possibly Microsoft Task.

We were evaluating Microsoft products for the same purpose.

The decision is a collective team decision. It may have been that Jira is easier to implement across the company.

What other advice do I have?

It is a well-crafted product. I don't have any concerns.

I would rate Jira an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Project Manager/Product Owner at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Feb 21, 2021
Versatile solution
Pros and Cons
  • "Internally we use Jira for our own implementations and capturing requirements and our customers are using the whole tool for the whole software development life cycle. They're using it for the full life cycle of the product."
  • "I wish the whole workflow process was easier to set up. You put the requirements in and then you send it to the developer. They get a notification. Then they go into Jira."

What is our primary use case?

We use one version of Jira internally and we also have another version of Jira that we use externally for our customer. We've been using it for both.

Internally we use Jira for our own implementations and capturing requirements and our customers are using the whole tool for the whole software development life cycle. They're using it for the full life cycle of the product.

What needs improvement?

The Defect section could be improved. When you're trying to keep track of the requirements and the Defect section, this setup could be done better.

I was struggling to set it up. I wish the whole workflow process was easier to set up. You put the requirements in and then you send it to the developer. They get a notification. Then they go into Jira.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Jira over the last 12 months or more.

What other advice do I have?

On a scale of one to ten, I would give Jira a seven.

To be a ten, there should be more options where you just click and drag. That would be nice. It's hard to copy and paste requirements. You lose your formatting and everything. So just simple navigation stuff should be improved.

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Cloud Global Director at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Feb 21, 2021
A good integrated platform that is stable and reasonably priced
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution has been very stable overall."
  • "It would be ideal if the solution could be available as a mobile application."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for customer service and managed services, and for all the workflows for the services. It's also a bit of a CRM. We use it largely for technical support.

What is most valuable?

The solution provides an integrated platform for customer service. It's good at organizing our technical support for clients.

The solution has been very stable overall. We haven't had any issues with performance.

The pricing is reasonable. It's not too expensive.

What needs improvement?

The UX and UI could be better. It's something they need to improve upon. It needs to be updated and made more modern.

It would be ideal if the solution could be available as a mobile application.

We would like the solution to be a little less costly, although, overall, the price isn't bad.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for five years or so. We've been using it for a while at this point.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I've found the stability to be very good. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable and the performance has been good.

How are customer service and technical support?

We've never reached out to technical support for help in the past. I wouldn't be able to speak to the level of service they provide.

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

We did not previously use another solution. We do not want to switch to something new at this time either.

How was the initial setup?

Unfortunately, I was not a part of the company when it was originally set up. I have no idea how the implementation went. I wouldn't be able to comment on if it was easy or difficult and/or how long it took to deploy.

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

While, of course, in general, we always want the pricing to be lower, it's pretty reasonable. The costs aren't too bad.

What other advice do I have?

We are just a JIRA customer and an end-user.

We are using the latest version of the solution. I'm not exactly sure of the version number.

We do not plan to switch to another solution. We're quite happy with this product overall.

I would rate the solution at an eight 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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Manager at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Jan 12, 2021
Simple, extensible, and requires minimal training to get started
Pros and Cons
  • "There are a couple of things that I find valuable about Jira, the first being its architecture. For instance, I like that you can create dashboards easily, which makes it very user-friendly. You don't need much training on that. You can just get right to it and people are able to use almost all of Jira's features with little training."
  • "In terms of improvement, I think Jira (Jira Agile, specifically) can be made more user-friendly. Most of the time, when people are somewhat used to the process, they find it easy to work with. But the thing is, if I want to create a sprint, I'd like the ability for it to come out like a kind of board or something like that. For example, they could offer something like a wizard for users who want to quickly create a sprint on the spot with a few clicks. I think that could be useful."

What is our primary use case?

We mainly use Jira software, including Jira Issue Manager, for bug tracking and project management, and have done so for over a decade. Then in the last six years we have also used Jira Agile in a lot of our project management work. We use the enterprise version of Jira.

What is most valuable?

There are a couple of things that I find valuable about Jira, the first being its architecture. For instance, I like that you can create dashboards easily, which makes it very user-friendly. You don't need much training on that. You can just get right to it and people are able to use almost all of Jira's features with little training.

The simplicity of Jira is the part that I like the most, as well as the way in which it can be extended. For example, I like that you can send data to and from Jira easily, and it integrates well with lots of third-party plugins.

What needs improvement?

In terms of improvement, I think Jira (Jira Agile, specifically) can be made more user-friendly. Most of the time, when people are somewhat used to the process, they find it easy to work with. But the thing is, if I want to create a sprint, I'd like the ability for it to come out like a kind of board or something like that. For example, they could offer something like a wizard for users who want to quickly create a sprint on the spot with a few clicks. I think that could be useful.

When I first started using Jira and we were in the middle of coming up with a solution, I found that there could be better separation of tasks when it comes to user stories and epics. For example, right now we can take users and sub-task them, but the developer is not able to easily ask for or request a task as a separate thing to work on.

Other than that, I would definitely appreciate more kinds of features in general. But we have already requested these from Jira ourselves with their voting system. These requests are in their backlog now and we hope to see them in future soon.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Jira for more than ten years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I feel it is quite stable, not least because it has been around for a long time. For the last few years, we have never see any issues from our location or any other location that our people use it from.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have never had to use Jira's support as far as I know. 

How was the initial setup?

I wasn't fully involved in the initial enterprise setup of Jira, but I remember first trying out some of the plugins on my laptop and I found it all rather easy. And for the people in charge of the main setup, they were able to install it and set it up quite fast.

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

We are using the enterprise license which is nice because it ensures that we always have the latest versions of Jira software. 

What other advice do I have?

I would definitely recommend Jira for project management and similar uses, as well as other products from Atlassian like Bamboo.

Jira isn't what you would call a "coded solution" for scrum or anything like that, but it's able to do a lot of different things for people who are looking for that kind of thing. If you are looking for a custom-made solution specifically for agile or scrum, then you can go try other products like Valley or others. But if you want a good general-purpose project management system with solid integration solutions like Bamboo, then I think Jira is the product for you.

I would rate Jira an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Delivery Head IT & IS at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Jan 5, 2021
Flexible, easy to configure and install, and is scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is very scalable and flexible."
  • "There could be some improvements in the project management and portfolio level features."

What is our primary use case?

We are using the solution for project and defect management, and task tracking.

What needs improvement?

There could be some improvements in the project management and portfolio level features. I think they could bring more flavours of Agile to Jira, that would help.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for approximately eight years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have found it to be very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is very scalable and flexible. It's one of the best products that we have been using. We currently have 80 users using the solution.

How was the initial setup?

The configurations for the installation are very well documented on Jira sites. You can just go there and it has everything you need. The installation did not take much time, it was straight forward. 

What about the implementation team?

We had one internal administrator do the implementation, the configurations are straightforward.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this product to others. 

I rate Jire a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Microfocus Solutions Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Dec 31, 2020
Easy to use with good pricing but we focus on other products
Pros and Cons
  • "The pricing of the product is very good. It's not too expensive"
  • "Jira could be more, for example, like Micro Focus, which is what I mostly work with currently."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for bug tracking. It's for customer support purposes.

What is most valuable?

The solution is quite easy to use. It's very user-friendly. The product is very easy to understand.

The solution offers very good tools for Agile teams.

The pricing of the product is very good. It's not too expensive.

What needs improvement?

We're more focused on other solutions. Jira could be more, for example, like Micro Focus, which is what I mostly work with currently.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for about seven months at this point.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I'm not sure if the product is stable or not. I don't have any insights into that aspect of the product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I don't know if the solution is scalable or not. It's not an aspect of the solution I'm responsible for.

I'm not sure how many users are on the solution currently. I'm not sure if there is a plan to increase usage just yet. That might be a question for our company in the next year or so.

How are customer service and technical support?

We tend to handle technical support internally for the most part. I can't really speak to the actual technical support from Jira as I haven't dealt with them for the most part.

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

We are also using Micro Focus.

How was the initial setup?

I'm more on the customer support side of the product. I didn't really handle the setup process. Other members of my team handled the implementation.

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

We've found the pricing to be quite good. It's not overly expensive. It's very reasonable and affordable for companies to implement.

What other advice do I have?

We're just customers and end-users. We don't have a specific business relationship with Jira.

I'm not sure of which version of the solution we're using currently. It's my understanding that it is the latest version. I'm not sure if we are using the cloud or the on-premises deployment version.

Currently, I'm more focused on the Micro Focus product as opposed to Jira. That's more where my expertise is at the moment.

That said, it's pretty easy to use and I would recommend Jira to other organizations for that reason.

Overall, I would rate it at a seven out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Independent Technical Consultant at a transportation company with 1-10 employees
Real User
Top 20
Dec 31, 2020
Easy to customize but it's not very stable
Pros and Cons
  • "It's an open-sourced product that is easy to customize."
  • "Stability is an area of concern and it needs improvement, otherwise, it's a good product."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Jira for tracking and management.

What is most valuable?

It's an open-sourced product that is easy to customize.

What needs improvement?

Stability is an area of concern and it needs improvement, otherwise, it's a good product.

In the next release, it should be more stable and have more APIs to integrate more plugins with it.

For how long have I used the solution?

The first time that I used Jira was in 2011. 

I am using the older version that was released in 2019.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's not a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The number of users is in the hundreds.

We will not likely continue using this product. Our customers are evaluating other solutions that are more stable and scalable.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have not contacted technical support.

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

Previously, we did not use another product.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. 

The migration took a week to complete.

What other advice do I have?

Depending on the use cases, I would either recommend Jira or not.

I would rate this solution a six out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
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Lecturer at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Dec 27, 2020
Great for development and scrums but needs more flexibility
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution helps a lot with scrums."
  • "I'd like some more features around software testing. I'd like to see some more stuff done around data testing. That's what I'm most interested in."

What is our primary use case?

Right now, I'm just trying the solution out. I'm doing a POC.

What is most valuable?

The solution helps a lot with scrums.

It's great for development. 

The documentation is quite good.

It has some automated software testing which is useful.

What needs improvement?

I'd like some more features around software testing. I'd like to see some more stuff done around data testing. That's what I'm most interested in.

They could be better around generating documentation and essentially helping with test scenarios, test cases, or test results in a way that is more user-friendly.

The product needs to be more flexible to adapt more effectively. Sometimes you fix the style or the format and it might not suit the environment. I'd like to be able to more effectively configure it.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've only used the solution for less than a year at this point. It hasn't been too long.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is quite stable. It's not really buggy and it doesn't crash or freeze. It's pretty reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product can scale if a company needs it to. They should be able to expand it to have it meet their needs.

How are customer service and technical support?

I haven't really dealt with technical support. I study the solution mostly on my own. I've never spoken to them and therefore can't speak to how their services are.

In a few months, once I have used it on a deeper level, I may get the chance to reach out. However, as of right now, that has not been the case.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is not complex at all. It's quite straightforward. We didn't have any issues with it.

I'm not sure how long the deployment takes. I'm a lecturer and consultant, and therefore my role is more to help people use the tool rather than set up the tool for them.

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

I use the free version of the solution. We don't pay for it at all. 

What other advice do I have?

I use the current version of the solution.

Right now, I'm on the free version. I'm just trying it out right now, to see if I like it.

I would recommend the solution to other organizations.

Overall, I would rate it at a seven out of ten.

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