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Executive Vice President at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Stable, scalable, easy to install, and has good collaboration features
Pros and Cons
- "We like team collaboration and cross-functional collaboration."
- "The history with Jira is that it is a bit complex for many users."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
We like team collaboration and cross-functional collaboration.
What needs improvement?
The history with Jira is that it is a bit complex for many users.
There are too many features.
The user interface is complex.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Jira for five years.
We are migrating to the latest version.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Jira is pretty stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is scalable enough.
We have 1,000 users in our organization who are using Jira.
We plan to increase our usage.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before Jira, we did not use any other solutions.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward, nothing out of the norm.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We had a perpetual license but have changed to a subscription.
We are not satisfied with the pricing. It has become more expensive.
We would prefer it to be cheaper.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated other solutions before choosing Jira. We chose Jira because it is widely used.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Jira an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
IT PMO Project Leader at a consumer goods company with 10,001+ employees
User-friendly and easy to configure, but needs better dashboard reports
Pros and Cons
- "It is user-friendly, and you can manage your project according to the methodology you want. It is also easy to configure."
- "The dashboard reports can be improved. Its dashboard reports are good, but you cannot have complex reports. They are currently very basic. For instance, we can only choose two columns for a dashboard, so it is not friendly enough."
What is our primary use case?
We are using it for service management, change management, project management, and tracking the changes.
What is most valuable?
It is user-friendly, and you can manage your project according to the methodology you want. It is also easy to configure.
What needs improvement?
The dashboard reports can be improved. Its dashboard reports are good, but you cannot have complex reports. They are currently very basic. For instance, we can only choose two columns for a dashboard, so it is not friendly enough.
So far, I've only used the project management parts. We are examining resource planning and sample plugins for the product. From my point of view, resource planning is a little bit hard to link with project management. Sample plugins are another part of the system, and we need to link it with project management in the BigPicture screen, which is a little bit hard. It would be valuable for us if we can do resource planning in BigPicture as well. Currently, it is another plugin, and you can only plan based on the people and not projects, and you cannot link it, as far as I know.
For how long have I used the solution?
My company has been using it since the beginning of this year. It has been around six months. I have been using it for three weeks.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is stable, and everyone generally looks satisfied.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We are trying to settle the project management part and widen it to all countries in our company. There will be many users.
How are customer service and technical support?
We are working with a consulting company. Technically, we are okay because all of us are using it now, and there is no problem. We just need to see more details of some of the modules of Jira.
How was the initial setup?
For its implementation and deployment, they have been working for one year.
What other advice do I have?
Jira is a big platform, and you can use staff management, project management, and other fields that all companies want to use. If you use Jira, you will see the whole IT governance in one system.
With this solution, we can see the full picture in detail, but it can be improved. Resource planning is not easy for our project base.
I would rate Jira a seven out of 10. It will be an eight in the future. I need more time to work on Jira.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Owner at TRS
Feature-rich, complete, stable, and easy to administer
Pros and Cons
- "It is a complete solution. It has more features as compared to other tools, especially the open-source one that we use. It is also easy to administer."
- "Based on the feedback from my admin, it is sometimes difficult to find some of the features. It is not a big deal, but its configuration interface can be improved to make it easy to find things."
What is our primary use case?
We use this solution because it comes with some of the products that we are using. It is a part of the package. Our usage is quite basic, and we have not finished exploring and deploying the whole solution.
What is most valuable?
It is a complete solution. It has more features as compared to other tools, especially the open-source one that we use. It is also easy to administer.
What needs improvement?
Based on the feedback from my admin, it is sometimes difficult to find some of the features. It is not a big deal, but its configuration interface can be improved to make it easy to find things.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have not deployed it on a very large scale. For now, we have ten users, and it is mostly used for our internal things, but from next week, we're opening it for the community. We'll have a broader experience of the product.
How are customer service and technical support?
We haven't used their technical support so far.
How was the initial setup?
I have not heard of any complaints about the installation. It takes almost half a day to install. It took some time to configure it for different tools that we use, but the installation was straightforward. There is enough documentation for its installation.
What about the implementation team?
We did it on our own. I only have one admin guy for its deployment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We are a regional research and education institute. We're using the free license provided for educational institutes.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution. I would rate Jira an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Service Delivery Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Great workflow sensibility and very stable but needs updating
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is extremely stable."
- "A lot of the user interface could be updated."
What is most valuable?
The solution's most valuable aspect is its workflow sensibility.
What needs improvement?
The user and group management could be improved in a big way. There really are a lot of administrative areas that require a lot of screens which could be improved in many ways.
A lot of the user interface could be updated.
Technical support is lackluster. It could be improved.
They need to address a lot of the requests that people have had over the last 10 years. Instead, they rely on third-party tools to provide these features. They don't seem to understand what it is their clients really need and instead just assume a plug-in can be made for whatever the purpose is.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Jira for ten years. It's been a decade now since I first started working on the system.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is extremely stable. There aren't bugs and glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's quite reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is absolutely scalable. If an organization needs to scale up, they can do so easily.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support is pretty bad. They rely on partner companies for support and don't really have any of their own internal teams that can help.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is not straightforward. It's quite complex. However, you do tend to get used to the process after a while.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is quite expensive. I'm not sure of the exact pricing, however, I know it's not cheap.
What other advice do I have?
We're an Atlassian partner.
I'm actually using various versions of the solution. I stick with versions seven and eight, mostly.
I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Head of IT Department at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Very customizable and has a modular structure. Would be nice to be able to save drafts for issues.
What is most valuable?
- Great user interface - it is light and very user friendly
- Web technologies - no need to install any local ("thick") clients on PC, just web browser
- JIRA is very customizable and has a modular structure - this is very important, when an organization has often changing workflows
- Powerful reporting and filtering systems
- Time tracking and workloging
- Fully customizable desktops
How has it helped my organization?
I advised my friend to introduce JIRA at his organization and I helped him with this. Here are some results after about two months:
- Employees stopped to write on colourful stickers and leave its at their monitors
- My friend and his manager can see what each employee is doing and find lazies
- Each project participant began to think before writing (earlier someone could say something but after some days his/he worlds were forgotten, or he/she might say that he/she didn't say that, etc);
- Employees started to plan their time and try to work faster and better
- Customers of the organization now can create tickets and requests via JIRA, no phone calls, no email conversations. The result - most of requests from customers are processed faster.
- A customer can see the time tracking of his tickets, so he can plan future requests and calculate current and future payments (and all that without phone calls).
What needs improvement?
There are some little bugs and features which need to be resolved, but they're not so critical. I think JIRA should have features like drafts of issues as Confluence has drafts of pages.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used Atlassian products for about 8 years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
Earlier versions of JIRA were more difficult to deploy, but current versions are deployed very easily.
I have good knowledge of Linux, and I have never experienced difficulties with JIRA installations, even the early versions.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I used many other solutions before but my manager chose JIRA. I started using JIRA about 8 years ago and the choice was made by my manager as well. Now when I start my own project, the first thing I do is starting to configure JIRA to the project's requirements and after that I can start my project.
How was the initial setup?
It was straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My first setup was just for 10 users with a license of $10.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I used many other solutions, but the most popular I used was RedMine, Lotus Notes, TaskFreak, and Bugzilla.
What other advice do I have?
The main thing you should think about before you start implementing JIRA is ask yourself - "What result do I want to get from the solution? What problems do I have? What problems do my employees have? You should dream about your ideal team of employees and you must make your dreams a reality, and JIRA will help you with it".
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Head of .NET Department at Evozon
It allows you to customize the flow for an agile process and adapt it to your own flow
Pros and Cons
- "I like that Jira allows you to customize the flow for an agile process and adapt it to your own flow."
- "Of course, the price could always be cheaper."
What is our primary use case?
Jira is used for issue tracking and defining the development pipeline. It's helpful to define when a project is done and track a task as it moves through different stages. The deployment type varies based on the customer's environment. We sometimes connect to the client's setup, which can be in the cloud or on-premise.
What is most valuable?
I like that Jira allows you to customize the flow for an agile process and adapt it to your own flow.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've used Jira for around 10 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We evaluated Jira for security and stability, and everything went well.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Jira performs well and scales up enough to meet our needs. We probably have about 200 users, so we don't need more than what it offers.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used a solution called Mantis a long time ago. We're a software outsourcing company, so we adapt to our clients' setup. Plus, Jira serves our needs well, so it made sense for us to work with that. We don't recommend anything else. We use Azure DevOps, Jira, and Confluence on our projects. If it's not in Microsoft, then it's Jira and Confluence.
How was the initial setup?
Deployment isn't something I handle personally. Our DevOps department does that, or it's installed by the client, so I'm not dealing with it either way. One engineer is enough to deploy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I don't know the price of all the setups. Our clients pay for the setup, so our Jira users are covered by them. Of course, the price could always be cheaper.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Jira nine out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
DevOps Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Effective project management, responsive support, but interface could improve
Pros and Cons
- "Jira can track projects, time management of assignments, and keep everything on schedule. The performance of the solution is good."
- "Jira could improve by making the user interface easier to use and the functionality could be better. While we are managing multiple sprints and other elements of the projects, it's very difficult to manage the labels and other aspects."
What is our primary use case?
We are using Jira for task management.
How has it helped my organization?
The solution has helped our organization be organized. We are able to create sprints in Jira to manage projects and tasks according to capacity and time.
What is most valuable?
Jira can track projects, time management of assignments, and keep everything on schedule. The performance of the solution is good.
What needs improvement?
Jira could improve by making the user interface easier to use and the functionality could be better. While we are managing multiple sprints and other elements of the projects, it's very difficult to manage the labels and other aspects.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Jira for approximately two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of Jira is good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We never faced any kind of issue in the scalability of Jira.
In my department, we have approximately 200 people using the solution. There could be more people using the solution in my organization but I am not aware.
I use Jira every day.
How are customer service and support?
I have contacted the support from Jira a few times. They have been good in my experience.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have not used another solution previously.
How was the initial setup?
The implementation difficulty of Jira depends on what tools you need. In the company I am working for, it was not difficult because we have a small team and we were not using many tools.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others if they cannot find a better one.
If someone wants to implement Jira, then it should be fully transitioned. In the beginning for us, it was not implemented one hundred percent, which caused some hassles for the transition for everyone.
We have benefited from the use of Jira has improved the way we operate. You can see what everyone is doing in your team and you can check and get updates on progress.
I rate Jira a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Works at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Has good analytics and dashboards, and is great for team collaboration and task management
Pros and Cons
- "I like it for team collaboration and task management. I also like its analytics and dashboards."
- "In Jira Cloud, integration with Excel is missing. Previously, I could import our Excel files into Jira, and I could also download a big Jira report in the Excel format, but now, it needs to be manipulated after that, which is not good. It looks like they've done that on purpose, but I don't understand the reason for it."
What is our primary use case?
We use it for project organization, workflow, and team collaboration.
What is most valuable?
I like it for team collaboration and task management. I also like its analytics and dashboards.
It is easy to use. Our junior people find it easy to create tasks in Jira. It is intuitive if you've been using similar products.
What needs improvement?
Their support should be improved. They should be faster and more knowledgeable.
In Jira Cloud, integration with Excel is missing. Previously, I could import our Excel files into Jira, and I could also download a big Jira report in the Excel format, but now, it needs to be manipulated after that, which is not good. It looks like they've done that on purpose, but I don't understand the reason for it.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for 10 years. I have used it in different companies.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It seems stable to me.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is scalable. It can cover many projects and a lot of job delegations.
We are a company of 2,000 people, but we all don't use Jira. All IT departments use Jira and Confluence together. They are always paired together because documentation is important.
How are customer service and support?
Their support, in general, could be better. In my recent experience, people who were allocated were slow, and they didn't have the knowledge. They ask you to read the help and documentation about an issue and do self-service.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We also have Teams because it is given to us, but we don't use it because it doesn't have that richness, and it lacks the features that people need. It's very light for task management.
How was the initial setup?
For me, it is straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We have a corporate license, and it is probably based on the number of people.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution. It gives you the best if you investigate a little bit and maximize your use by using all the features.
I would rate it an eight out of 10 because of the support.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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