Co 8 tygodni w Astrum Business Park w Warszawie odbywają się w 2019 hackathony Java i Angular. Czym się różnią od innych warszawskich hackathonów? Sam wymyślasz temat, byle był związany z produktami rodziny BigPicture, które rozwija nasza firma. Jak wziąć udział? Wystarczy zaaplikować na Java lub Angular, lub full-stack developera... Na fot. członek zespołu Slack Slayers prezentuje efekt... read more →
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Mar
11
Purely agile projects are rare in real life. What we typically see in Jira are hybrid projects. Hybrid, or mixed project management is partially waterfall (high-level planning), and partially agile (iteration planning). Let's look closer at how to run hybrid projects in Jira, and why is it beneficial to have... read more →
Mar
11
The short answer: Yes, BigPicture is compatible with Jira 8. Here is the full story... BigPicture + Jira 8 calendar BigPicture 8 has been compatible with Jira 8 since the 11th of March 2019 we started BigPicture + Jira 8 tests on 18-19 Feb 2019 we completed BigPicture tests on Jira 8... read more →
Feb
22
Why do folks tend to migrate from Microsoft Project to Jira and not the other way? In short: MSP was designed for the 'worker bee era', while Jira was born in the 'participation era'. MS Project uses ways to discourage a worker bee from updating the plan, whereas the philosophy... read more →
Feb
15
When you need milestones in Trello, think ‘I need a timeline first’. Since you have no timeline in plain Trello, you need some ‘timeline power-up’ on top of your Trello board. Let’s break the milestones in Trello into pieces: what they are, what they aren’t, do you really need them, and how to have them. Short answer Google “Trello Gantt chart”! Check... read more →
Feb
11
Gantt charts and resource modules go hand‑in‑hand in a project manager’s software toolset. Ideally, both Gantt charts and resources should be visible in a single Jira window to allow a project manager to get a bird’s eye view of how under- or over‑allocated resources are in the upcoming week, month or quarter. So, how does one choose the right Jira app for this? Ask these questions... read more →
Feb
04
Having come across the ‘jira big picture Deutsch’ key phrase in Google searches, two thoughts concurrently crossed our heads. Yes, we are pleased to find SoftwarePlant’s BigPicture becoming increasingly popular with Project Managers in Germany! And, no - German-language pack is unfortunately not yet on hand... On the positive side,... read more →
Jan
26
Trello, in their excellent 'Trello for Marketing Teams' article, offer five various boards to do your marketing. We say: just set up a simple board with three lists – To do, In progress, Done – and a timeline/bar chart Power-Up on top of it. Where does our recommendation of simplicity originates? Check Lynda's 30-sec. video below to learn, why you... read more →
Jan
14
SoftwarePlant ShipIt Week Vol. 2 has just kicked off! For the second time in our company's history developers combine into teams made up of people who don't usually work together to tackle an idea that inspires them most. Over the course of five days, Monday to Friday, these teams of... read more →
Jan
14
So you're deciding whether to head for Confitura 2018... Learn what's behind the scenes from the major sponsor of Confitura Java Conference. Should an "ordinary" Java developer attend Confitura (or Konfitura) and what to expect? Softwareplant's chill out zone at 2017 Confitura deserved a recognition. Breakfast,... read more →