Jira

Pros

It is a really easy tool, you can understand it quickly and most of the features can be handled very quickly without any major training, I would say that even by yourself with a bit of time of discovery, you can almost find everything needed. And this is a really interesting tool in the agile environment and as a team working tool.

Cons

We need to have a clear direction and a bit of rigor if we want this tool to be powerful, things can become quickly useless if everyone does whatever they want in it. Maybe the KPI side of this tool is a bit more complicated and sometimes too difficult to handle properly.

Pros

Scalability and the abundance of tools they offer to resolve many pressing use cases.

Cons

The reporting is limited to 365 days past the current date. This limitation is very frustrating and restrictive at times.

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Pros

I was on an Enterprise plan via Atlassian, and didn't have the highest expectations for Jira - but I learned to love it. The UI isn't the greatest, but it's not bad for the price. Functionality-wise it's not far off from an Asana in terms of tagging and timelines. I like how they took from Confluence's UI to in the boards to help visualize tasks better.

Cons

It's just not enjoyable to use, and your project management tool is something you need to enjoy using everyday. I think it's the UI. It feels cold. Everything is easy to use because it's natural UI, but it's not fun to use and my team agrees.

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Pros

Comprehensive sets of tools every Product Owner / Product Manager needs.
Professional, frequently updated, solid tool to manage stories/tasks/bugs and so on.
In brief summary:
- Task fields customization
- Integration with BitBucket (I can easily see what task has been deployed to stage/prod, and what needs to be deployed)
- Integration to slack/google chat that alerts me when deployment has crashed
- Timesheet integration to manage hours spent on a given task
- Confluence integration, where we set our working agreement document, and knowledge base

Cons

Sometimes crash or gets slow, but it happens veeery occasionally. So don't take it as a real disadvantage

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Pros

Jira provides customizable workflows that allow us to adapt to our specific needs.Drag and drop features is great as it saves alot of time.Has an excellent mobile application for both Android and iOS devices. Support both Scrum and Kanban methodologies that help us to manage projects effectively. Offer time tracking feature with color indication that us we are able to use color code to indicate the time spent on tasks thus facilitating tracking.

Cons

My only challenge is in Jira sometimes there is a struggle to handle complex data ,load slowly .

Pros

Jira is incredibly flexible and it is tailored to fit the needs of our teams and workflows.l like how user can track the issues using epicor releases. I also use Jira tool to manage our sprint board as we work on Agile.we do use Jira intergred with test Rail to have the test cases linked to the particular Jira.

Cons

Jira is great and it provides the necessary options.

Pros

Jira is an excellent program for keeping up with all aspects of different jobs.

Cons

The complexity of it and how many different components there are to it. It's likely that people who use it more and are more comfortable with you appreciate this aspect of Jira.

Pros

The thing I like most about Jira is that it gives great capability of task management and collaboration by which we can assign tasks to team members and also can check on their progress.

Cons

The thing I like least about Jira is its user interface which is very cluttered and it has a lot of features which takes time to learn for new users.

Pros

It offers powerful problem tracking, project management, and better workflows. Also it can be integrated with DevOps tools like GitHub, Jenkins makes it more efficient.

Cons

It can be complex to set up and its speed is slow with the large projects.

Pros

Jira i a scrum feature used in Agile model

Cons

its not a beginner friendly, some time its lagging in filtering and searching

Pros

It's probably the most popular PM application in the tech space, especially in enterprise or if you manage large teams for agile practices

Cons

Administration can get complex at times, mainly if you are not dedicated or focused on being a scrum master or PM

Pros

I like jira most features like jeera integrate with variety of quality assurance apps like sonarqube, Jenkins etc.
Using jira software developer can customize Jara project with configurable and organisation structure work flow level of agility maturity.

Cons

As per my opinion the learning for work means within the jira it's difficult to learn especially for new users might be too complex. Personally I faced problem while uploading more number of files size issue as the limited file size upload.

Pros

Jira is a very complete tool for tracking tasks, sharing work and, in general, for project control.
Getting started with it was very simple and requires practically no learning curve.
A very useful feature is that it can be adapted to almost any type of project and the use of templates makes it easier to adapt to the way we want to manage our resources.
Notifications can be configured automatically or specifically for a person and we can share documents and photographs as evidence of our work.

Cons

Its licensing may not be as flexible or accessible for small businesses. Therefore, it is important to consider the total number of licenses for which we must pay to use all the functionalities of the tool.
It is important to understand that we are storing the historical memory of our projects and even many times contractually, we are obliged to keep this information available several years after finishing a project if the contract requires it.

Pros

The UI is clean and there is a lot of customization options with features like JQL, boards and projects. It's really easy to setup a project, a board, add people, and then customize the swimlanes however the team likes. This is for me a really important feature because even though we all follow agile, not everyone adopts the same principles and methodologies. Teams should be able to adapt the tool to their needs and that's a big step towards success. The reports are also ok, at least for a quick glance at the performance of a certain project (with burndown chart, velocity, etc.). I've also used the API for some automated actions, it works as expected for me.

Cons

Bulk actions are quite hard to do. There are some easy actions (like moving a group of issues to a sprint) but if we try to do something more complex like closing a group of tasks as Done with a certain sub-status (ex. Cancelled, Won't Do, etc.) it's not easy for me at all. Finally, the pricing seems a bit high for smaller teams and starting companies.

Pros

Creating epics to represent key goals and tasks helps to have a specific order of what has been done.
It allows us to assign tasks or "user stories" to each team member by setting deadlines and priorities.
Tracking the progress of each project allows us to identify problems and make adjustments on the fly.

Cons

The interface looks very cluttered and messy when projects are very large or complex.

Pros

Jira utilized and supported kanban, Scrum within the agile methodologies it allows customizing of workflows, and processes assisting with real time cohesive team building to use collaboratively.

Cons

Jira out of the box reporting functionality should have many other uses and additions.

Pros

Jira is the best project management and issue-tracking tool I have ever worked with. It allows me to customize my project workflow and track progress with the Dashboard feature.

Cons

Sometimes the customization It provides decreases the speed of the workflow.

Pros

The ease to add or remove the tasks and handle various operations in the team

Cons

There are glicthes sometimes which we are unaware of how to handle them on immediate basis.

Pros

It is very easy to track my work tickets and to link up other epic tickets or other related jira to keep track of all events happening
It provides planning and tracking tools so teams can run smoothly
It provides comprehensive insights into projects progress and team performance

Cons

Licensing is a bit costly but the services offered are of good quality

Pros

It makes it really easy to see tasks and work in an agile way to achieve our goals as a team. I like the sprint boards that you can customize with different headings so there is transparency about the status of tasks across the team.

Cons

It can be a little bit buggy at times. Some days it seems to run really slowly and be quite laggy as you are navigating around the site. It also doesnt auto update when someone is making changes to the board - you have to refresh to see what changes have been made which can be a little annoying and lead to some repetition

Pros

The collaboration and transparency the tool creates inter-departmentally and cross functionally between companies is phenomenal.

Cons

Would love a way to request permissions within the product. I currently need to reach out to parties outside of the platform via email when I don’t have permissions to certain documents or boards, or want to be a watcher on a ticket. It would be nice if there was an ask for permission button within the browser.

Pros

It's Easy to use, the user interface is quite user friendly. Almost everything self explanatory, from raising a bug to closing it, resolving it. If any new person who has never used JIRA, starts using it, it wouldn't take more than 1-2 days for him/her to fully understand it. Additionally it provides you an option of extracting reports where you can view/track your/your team's performance, the work load and many more things which would help you take decisions.
I also like the feature of creating dashboards in JIRA, it gives a rich and professional look to your work, which you can showcase to your team, management and other stakeholders.

Cons

There's not much but the scope of reports and dashboard is sometimes limited like I wish to include more options/filters but I couldn't.

Pros

One of the best ticket management applications.
Ease of setting up plugins
Large number of extension features

Cons

Searchability sucks. High dependency on project setup and structure of the fields. JQL has become so complex .. only power users can use it.
Once the project is over and due to the fluidity of jira structure. Its impossible to get all the information in a consolidated manner.
It is as good as the people who are managing it. Tool should be able to provide information the absence of processes but its other way around with JIRA .. Use AI.

Pros

Jira is an exceptional project management tool, offering a wide range of features for seamless task tracking, sprint planning, and collaboration. Its customizable workflows make it easy to tailor Jira to any team’s needs. The intuitive agile boards visually simplify progress tracking, while integrations with Confluence, Github, draw.io, and other tools streamline communication and productivity. Furthermore, real-time reporting and analytics provide powerful insights, helping teams stay aligned and on target.

Cons

While Jira offers a wide array of features, new users might find the platform somewhat complex at first. However, this initial learning curve is easily overcome with adequate training and time, and the software becomes much more intuitive. The pricing can concern smaller teams, but the value it adds to project management and workflow efficiency makes it a worthwhile investment.

Pros

Jira has great project tracking and management features and is quite customizable. The agile boards make work management and sprint tracking easy, and the interaction with other programs like Confluence and Bitbucket is flawless. In addition to that, we can design intricate workflows that are particular to the needs of the company.

Cons

Particularly for new users, the learning curve can be quite hard. Because there are so many features and options accessible, the UI might occasionally feel overwhelming and take time to get familiar with. Furthermore, the cost may be prohibitive for startups or smaller teams.