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VP - Data Solutions at IT Transformers
Real User
Quickly start sprints with an intuitive and easy-to-use interface for user story management
Pros and Cons
  • "This solution assists us with being able to quickly and easily start sprints and keep accurate track of them, including billing using a time-tracking add-on."
  • "The permissions can be challenging to get right."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for our scrum team and user story management.

How has it helped my organization?

This solution assists us with being able to quickly and easily start sprints and keep accurate track of them, including billing using a time-tracking add-on.

What is most valuable?

This solution is very easy to set-up and use. It is very intuitive.

What needs improvement?

The permissions can be challenging to get right.

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For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for five years.
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Head Of Portfolio Management at King's Business School
Real User
Facilitates team collaboration, but the reporting needs improvement
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the Burndown Chart to see work that is outstanding."
  • "The reporting needs to be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for Agile project management and BAU work delivery in sprints / DevOps.

How has it helped my organization?

This solution has helped with team collaboration and task delivery.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the Burndown Chart to see work that is outstanding.

What needs improvement?

The reporting needs to be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

Eighteen months.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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CEO at Planfirma Technologies Private Limited
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Increases transparency of our DevOps through better communication
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features are the customized Dashboard, Sprint Planning, and Automatic Notifications."
  • "This solution would be improved with the inclusion of integration with SVN, and auto-sync with the build release number."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for Agile Scrum-Based DevOps on AWS with a Linux, Cloud-Based SaaS environment for mission-critical applications.

How has it helped my organization?

JIRA has increased the transparency of DevOps and it has enforced systematic, process-driven, communication.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are the customized Dashboard, Sprint Planning, and Automatic Notifications.

What needs improvement?

This solution would be improved with the inclusion of integration with SVN, and auto-sync with the build release number. I would like to see a more customized workflow, as well as support for the Google Doc storage of Documents.

For how long have I used the solution?

Four years.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Director Software R&D at Fluid Data Services
Real User
Full integration between tasks has decreased development time up to 30% for small projects
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the full integration between Work management, Source code management, and Test Automation."
  • "The hierarchy for Jira tickets is too flat."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case is ALM, which is very well supported by Atlassian.

How has it helped my organization?

We have realized an improvement of 30% in terms of the duration of our small projects (six months with three to four people).

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the full integration between Work management, Source code management, and Test Automation.

This integration allows a full traceability during the development processes, which is mandatory for some industries like automotive, or security

What needs improvement?

The hierarchy for Jira tickets is too flat.

For how long have I used the solution?

Ten years.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Service Owner at Mecklenburg County
Real User
Our SDLC has improved through additional transparency and communication
Pros and Cons
  • "The features that we find most valuable are the Workflow, Scrum workflow, and Dashboards."
  • "It would be very useful to have drag and drop time tracking."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case is executing the SDLC.

How has it helped my organization?

This solution has improved our organization by enforcing transparency and communication. Individual roles and responsibility are defined and followed.

What is most valuable?

The features that we find most valuable are the Workflow, Scrum workflow, and Dashboards.

What needs improvement?

We have found that improvement is needed in their customer support (communication, which is ironic).

It would be very useful to have drag and drop time tracking.

For how long have I used the solution?

Six years.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Senior Quality Assurance at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Improves project management by providing greater overall visibility
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the flexibility of the configuration, being able to configure it to suit your own needs."
  • "The plugin management needs a lot of work."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case for this solution is work management and task management.

We use this product quite extensively, and we're planning to roll out a module for the Accounts Department to be able to map manpower costs to project work, directly. That is something that we're working on right now.

How has it helped my organization?

Based on the flexibility that it offers us, we can adapt to different projects with different cycles. Based on whatever cycle we are working on for a particular project, we can configure the solution to suit us. This helps us to manage the work, essentially in one place, and we have visibility of all projects that are going on in the company.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the flexibility of the configuration, being able to configure it to suit your own needs.

What needs improvement?

The plugin management needs a lot of work. Sometimes you have issues with plugins and it stumps the vendors, as well as the Atlassian support.

I think that more extensive reporting would be very good because sometimes it is a hassle for us.

For how long have I used the solution?

Approximately ten years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is pretty stable. I would give it a ninety-five.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

In terms of stability, it is pretty impressive and I would give it ninety-five. We have not had any load issues.

We currently have between twenty-five and thirty users, whose roles range from Software Developer to Chief Executive Officer.

How are customer service and technical support?

I would rate the solution's technical support an eight out of ten. 

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

I have used a couple of solutions, but I have used this one for my entire career in working with different teams. I have had to integrate my own solution as well, but the majority of my work has been using this product.

How was the initial setup?

I have worked with both the hosted application and the cloud version. For the cloud, the initial setup is very easy. You can do it in basically two minutes and you're out but for the server, the setup entails a lot more.

This is quite understandable because you're going to be managing it by yourself, onsite. For the Cloud, it's pretty straightforward, but if it's the server version then you need a lot more focus and experience to be able to configure it correctly.

The last time I installed a server instance we had to do it overnight and it took me between four and six hours.

What about the implementation team?

The deployment was done in-house.

There is no maintenance required for the cloud version.

What was our ROI?

I would say that we have seen ROI with this solution. When we are looking for some sort of information, it just makes our lives much easier because we are able to do things without having to talk to anybody. You know exactly what is going on. It limits personal interaction but helps us to get our jobs done quickly.

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

Licensing is on a monthly basis, and it is based on what you use. There is a base cost and then as you include other items, the cost rises. Our last payment was perhaps $1600, which includes both user licenses and add-ons.

There are no additional costs beyond the licensing fees, and it covers support.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Before choosing this solution we evaluated SmartShift for work management, and we also tried Trello.

What other advice do I have?

My advice for anyone who is implementing this solution is to ensure that your in-house processes are clear. Things have to be clear, as much as flexible, because if it is not correctly configured then it could just be a mess. So, you have to be very clear on what your processes are in-house, and then based on that you can translate them into Jira.

Knowing in advance what kind of information you're looking for from Jira will help you in being able to set it up correctly.

I would rate this solution 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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Ananthi Nachimuthu - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Writer at Skava
Real User
Can be used anywhere and on any device
Pros and Cons
  • "This tool can be used anywhere and on any device."
  • "The user interface and views on different devices should be improved."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case for this solution is development ticket status tracking. We use it for managing different kinds of projects. This is an online tool, where teams from anywhere in the world can use it.

How has it helped my organization?

This product has improved our ROI. Without this tool, our projects cannot be completed fully. Dependency cases among the teams cannot be resolved.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature for us is the capability of assigning a task to a developer and resolving it. This tool can be used anywhere and on any device.

What needs improvement?

The user interface and views on different devices should be improved. The customization feature can also be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

In terms of stability, there are very few failures.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Our impression of the scalability for this solution is that it's good.

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

We did not use a different solution prior to this one.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup for this solution is straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

We used a vendor team for implementation.

What was our ROI?

Good. The return of investment is something that we have found to be very valuable.

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

We feel that the product is a good value for the cost. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not evaluate other products before choosing this solution.

What other advice do I have?

It is an excellent tool for project management.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Software Developer at DataStax
Real User
It is a platform that gives the user the option to customize its interface

What is our primary use case?

This software is implemented in the different departments of the company since it allows us to plan, organize and verify or monitor the different projects we develop day by day, thus improving communication and workflow.

How has it helped my organization?

The implementation of JIRA in the different business departments has allowed us to increase labor productivity since the teams work much more efficiently thanks to the tools provided by this powerful platform, which has made the communication much more specific and better. And when planning any task, the whole team is aware of every detail.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features or functions that I have found in this software are several but mainly that it is a platform that gives the user the option to customize its interface to the point that it can be fully adapted to the team that implements it. This generates a great advantage since it is much easier for users to adapt to it and be able to work in a much more comfortable and highly effective way, in addition to providing tools that can be followed up on tasks or projects and give priority to them. It is really useful because in this way the team can focus on those who need a much closer delivery date.

What needs improvement?

This product or software still requires improvements, especially in its interface since its learning curve is somewhat high because it offers so many features that the user tends to get confused, or the software adaptation time is much longer than it should be. Besides, its configuration is not very simple, and its support team sometimes does not respond immediately, so it is often necessary to solve problems on their own.

For how long have I used the solution?

Less than one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Although it still requires many improvements, it is a software that is kept updated to ensure that its users can be much more pleased when using it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Its scalability is somewhat limited since it is based on the number of users, and when wanting to obtain a greater number of users, the prices are somewhat high.

How are customer service and technical support?

Their customer service sometimes tends to fail because problems are not attended to immediately, but it is something that is not consecutive. But nevertheless, I believe that in an emergency this could bring problems.

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

We have not used another solution previously.

How was the initial setup?

The initial configuration was complex because it is not simple, and that's because the software does not provide enough information to understand it.

What about the implementation team?

It was initially implemented by the suppliers since it is somewhat complex and the team was not yet ready to perform it, but they had a really positive performance.

What was our ROI?

The investment has been fair since we have obtained advantages from its implementation, mainly because productivity has increased.

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

It should be very clear about the plan that you want to implement and what number of users will use it. In this way, you will pay for what you really need and will cover your needs since this software is based on the number of users implementing the same plan.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not evaluate other solutions.

What other advice do I have?

This software is ideal for tracking problems, managing, planning and carrying out real-time monitoring of the tasks or projects you want to develop in a much simpler way and in the shortest possible time. So I think that if you are looking for a solution that is based on more than the management, this is the indicated choice.

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