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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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CEO at Planfirma Technologies Private Limited
Reseller
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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.
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Regional Vice President at mPrest
Vendor
It enabled us to track and manage product commitments over the entire enterprise

What is our primary use case?

Requirements management.

How has it helped my organization?

It enabled us to track and manage product commitments over the entire enterprise.

What is most valuable?

One form for each feature/item.

What needs improvement?

Better ability to add numbers in ad hoc queries and search results, e.g., total development cost estimates.

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

We didn't use a different solution.

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it_user849225 - PeerSpot reviewer
Digital Engagement Manager with 10,001+ employees
Real User
An industry standard tool, you don't need to train new employees on it

What is our primary use case?

It's really for Agile projects with storyboards, and then defect management.

The performance has been okay.

How has it helped my organization?

It has improved the Agile process in our company.

What is most valuable?

A lot of people in the business work with this tool so when you are searching for a new employee you don't need to train them on this tool. 

What needs improvement?

The reporting and the view, from a story to a defect, should be improved in the next releases. For example, how many boxes are assigned to one story, or how many tests are run on one story, and so on. This is what I miss in the tool at the moment.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is very good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We are about 700 - 800, and it works. Not all use JIRA but in IT we are 100 people.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have not personally been in touch with support, but I think the support is very good. I haven't heard anything wrong with it.

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

We have two organizations. One is development, and they work JIRA. And the other is the business, which is responsible for testing. At the moment, we are going in the direction of DevOps and more Agile, and we would like to merge our tools together.

The important criteria when selecting a vendor, in my opinion, are that the vendor should be flexible, cheap, and the support should be excellent.

What other advice do I have?

I rate it an eight out of 10. It's easy to use. People can become productive with this tool in a short time, and it is really the right solution for an Agile environment.

A lot of solutions show very well on paper. When you are selecting a solution, do a proof of concept in the environment.

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it_user535656 - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Manager
Vendor
One of the valuable features is traceability from requirements to test cases. I would like to see test execution modules.
Pros and Cons
  • "​One of the valuable features is traceability from requirements to test cases."
  • "I would like to see test execution modules."

What is most valuable?

One of the valuable features is traceability from requirements to test cases.

How has it helped my organization?

Traceability was not available before. This is a great advantage for audits

What needs improvement?

I would like to see test execution modules.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have used this solution for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We encountered only a few issues with stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We did not encounter any issues with scalability.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is good. We use Beecom as the provider.

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

QC was used here, but I do not know why they made the switch.

How was the initial setup?

JIRA can be parametrized quite intensively. Once you understood how it works, it works well.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We started here with this product, after the decision was made.

What other advice do I have?

Use Beecom as the provider.

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it_user607749 - PeerSpot reviewer
it_user607749Manager, Live Production at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User

agreed!

it_user4995 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager of QA at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
Vendor
User friendly, easy to set up and maintain....

Valuable Features:

User friendly, easy to set up and maintain. Great integration along other Atlassian tools. Application can be enhanced either with free plug-ins or you can create your own.

Improvements to My Organization:

Seamlessly merged efforts between quality and R&D.

Room for Improvement:

Missing a Requirement Management piece on the suite.

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it_user6381 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager of Infrastructure at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
Vendor
JIRA is good once you've gotten the project started.

Valuable Features:

Maintained by a big company. Simple installation process. Extremely customizable. Front-to end exposure (repository, issue tracking, feature management, etc.). Enormous user base with lots of exposure. Add-on plugins. Excellent documentation and support. We can take advantage of the 10 user certificates of confluence and green hopper. Will be good to use when the project is going to start.

Room for Improvement:

Generally, customization, granted that it is done only at system productions state, is hard and time consuming. Most of functionality that is not required for use of system, cannot be deactivated; you need to dig through all superfluous stuff, in many cases. Even though JIRA documentation is immense and solid, filled with tutorials, you really need docs, to use JIRA, the system is so complex that you need to read docs almost for every customization task and even then, some views are hard to understand.
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Sorry, Meant bulk change on the tools menu

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reviewer1509231 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Global Director at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Real User
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
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