Our product lifecycle management is done in JIRA Service Management. All the daily BAU tasks are tracked in JIRA Service Management on the Sprint device.
Operations Team Lead at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
A user-friendly tool that allows us with product lifecycle management
Pros and Cons
- "The visibility features are great."
- "The pricing could be better."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
Our scrum team may be able to give more details, but the visibility features are great. It is user-friendly and fast, and we can relate the tasks.
What needs improvement?
There could be more optimization, and the pricing could be better too.
For how long have I used the solution?
I joined the company three years ago, and we've been using it since then. It is a cloud-based solution.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a SaaS service, so it is scalable. We have 5000 users using JIRA Service Management, and we plan to increase the number of users. However, we require some basic staff, mainly managers, for maintenance.
How are customer service and support?
We have not required technical support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used ITAM, BMC Remedy and some other tools, and JIRA Service Management is comparatively better. Integration is also easy.
How was the initial setup?
I am unaware of the initial setup, but it requires a signup and a purchase plan.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I am not aware of the licensing costs.
What other advice do I have?
I rate this solution a nine out of ten and recommend it to others.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Business Leader - RPA, AI, Blockchain at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Is easy to use, stable, and scalable, and has good technical support
Pros and Cons
- "I like the precise ticket management capabilities. JIRA Service Management is easy to use as well."
- "I think the performance can be better."
What is our primary use case?
We use JIRA Service Management for internal product development. We use it as a ticketing tool, for issues and bugs, for user storage, etc.
What is most valuable?
I like the precise ticket management capabilities. JIRA Service Management is easy to use as well.
What needs improvement?
I think the performance can be better.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using it for six months. It is deployed on the cloud.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's pretty stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's very scalable. We currently have four to five staff using this solution.
How are customer service and support?
My experience with JIRA's technical support has been fine. I'd give them a nine out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward.
What other advice do I have?
I advise you to go for it. JIRA Service Management is user-friendly and can help you achieve what you want to achieve.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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COO at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Promotes collaboration between team members providing internal and external support
Pros and Cons
- "One of the best features is that I can share tickets with team members, at which point any team member is able to pick one up and work on it."
- "They need to work on the speed of Jira."
What is our primary use case?
We are using Jira Service Desk for supporting both internal and external clients.
What is most valuable?
One of the best features is that I can share tickets with team members, at which point any team member is able to pick one up and work on it.
For how long have I used the solution?
I began using Jira Service Desk when I joined the company about two and a half years ago, although the rest of the company has been using it for longer than that.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We have had a problem with stability in the past, although it has been resolved.
How are customer service and technical support?
I have contacted technical support about different features and I find that they don't address issues as fast as they should.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is very competitive and I think that it is okay.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
Founder and The Craftmaster at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
A versatile help desk request tracker that lets you receive, track, manage and resolve customer requests
Pros and Cons
- "This is a flexible tool for logging and tracking issues efficiently."
- "It would be better if it had capabilities to connect to mobile applications (e.g., Whatsapp)"
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use this product to log issues that require investigation or solutions.
How has it helped my organization?
It allows tracking and communications to be sure issues are resolved. This helps us remain on task and keeps clients happy.
What is most valuable?
The product is valuable for logging and tracking issues. We can use it on multiple platforms and make it accessible to other people in other streams.
What needs improvement?
The product could be improved by integrating better with mobile numbers. For example, creating a WhatsApp platform would extend the solution and make it more useful. For now, when the issues are logged here, requests and responses go through the email server. The additional opportunities for connectivity would make it possible for quicker responses and more immediacy. With Micro Focus, one of the tools we used, we were able to build in a script that would send a response through WhatsApp instead of sending emails to the project group. JIRA would be better if that type of thing were possible, or even better if the solution was actually built into the product instead of having to use another service.
I think if JIRA can get that one right, it will be more desirable in the marketplace in general.
More interactive reporting would also be helpful.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using JIRA Service Desk for more than six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We find that this is an excellent tool and it is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
JIRA is an excellent tool. We still have room to improve how we use it. It can cater to multiple needs and purposes which enhances its demand. The fact that we can use it for multiple tasks alone makes it scalable. It's very good at what it does.
We have more than ten people currently using it. Most of them are testing consultants and developers. We also have project managers using it.
For deployment and maintenance, it may take only one to three guys. It depends on the complexity of what you are planning to do with it, so it will vary from case to case. There's no absolute answer to how many people will need to be involved.
Our deployment of the project is changing and growing on an on-going basis. It is used extensively and consistently and seems to be more useful as we explore what it can do.
How are customer service and technical support?
I won't lie and say they are good because I am not the one who is in contact with support when something goes wrong. The development server had a problem that they solved, but the technical guys on the projects are the ones who would know about that. I haven't heard any complaints about support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used the defect module for Micro Focus ALM.
How was the initial setup?
In most cases, we don't have to set it up from scratch. The stakeholders usually already have it installed. The amount of time it takes for deployment depends on the complexity of what a client needs.
What about the implementation team?
We used an in-house guy for the implementation.
What was our ROI?
We have seen a return on investment in that it makes us more efficient and that in turn will make our clients happier.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I do not have a good idea of the costs as that is not my department, but it is a valuable solution for handling and tracking multiple projects.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We did not really evaluate other products when making the switch to JIRA. It seemed to be an intuitive choice.
What other advice do I have?
On a scale of one to ten, I would rate this solution as an eight. It is a good solution and it helps to boost productivity.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
A good basic configuration with lots of online community and website support
Pros and Cons
- "The solution offers lots of information on the website to assist with technical queries. There are also many community sites to help you troubleshoot any problems."
- "Usability needs improvement. To configure it, you need to be well versed in Jira administration. It's not very intuitive."
What is most valuable?
The basic configuration and the basic abilities provided are the most valuable aspects of the solution.
What needs improvement?
Usability needs improvement. To configure it, you need to be well versed in JIRA administration. It's not very intuitive.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of the solution is okay.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The potential to scale the solution depends on what the organization aims to do but it's good.
How are customer service and technical support?
The solution offers lots of information on the website to assist with technical queries. There are also many community sites to help you troubleshoot any problems.
How was the initial setup?
The usual setup is fine but to configure anything that is out of the box, you really need to understand the abilities of the solution.
Deployment takes about two hours.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate the solution eight out of ten. I'd rate it higher, but it is expensive and very hard to customize.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner.
Sysadmin at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
User-friendly but documentation is lacking in certain areas
Pros and Cons
- "Easy to use and user-friendly."
- "The documentation needs improving, it's difficult to find specific procedures."
What is our primary use case?
We use this product for our IT service desks. We are resellers and I'm head of corporate projects.
What is most valuable?
I think it's easy to use and user-friendly.
What needs improvement?
The documentation needs improving because we have a lot of issues trying to find specific procedures. I'd also like to see an improvement with the inside discovery of assets.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is not the best and could definitely be improved.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward. Each project is different in terms of the number of people required to deploy. Some only require one person but others might need two or three consultants to assist the client with implementation and configuration.
What other advice do I have?
This solution is good but it's not the best. Sometimes if you pay a bit more there's less pain.
I rate this solution seven out of 10.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:
Analysis Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Allows customized processes for our service contracts
Pros and Cons
- "Allows customized processes for our service contracts."
- "Reporting and easy export to Excel spreadsheets."
- "SaaS version for large organizations (more than 2000 users) is not available."
- "Include a split configuration in a layer part to allow cloud services to have almost full admin rights in SaaS."
What is our primary use case?
Service Desk and implementing typical ITIL processes (change, incident, problem, support management, etc.).
How has it helped my organization?
- Allowing customized processes for our service contracts.
- Reporting and easy export to Excel spreadsheets, or similar.
What is most valuable?
- Code available
- Emails for groups
- Usability
- Bang for the buck (in small and mid-size organizations)
What needs improvement?
- SaaS version for large organizations (more than 2000 users) is not available.
- Include a split configuration in a layer part to allow cloud services to have almost full admin rights in SaaS.
For how long have I used the solution?
One to three years.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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