When it comes to progress tracking, BigPicture and BigGantt add two things to plain Jira: (1) a visual layer, namely progress bars, and (2) an aggregation layer, i.e. the SUM and AVERAGE functions that calculate the progress of whole epics or projects. In this tutorial, we'll review five methods of... read more →
Sep
03
Sep
03
SoftwarePlant has come a long way: from two founding developers sitting in a 16 m2 room, to a strong team of over 70 skilled specialists working comfortably in our new, modern office space. Still, when it comes to hiring, we value quality over quantity. We know that our recruitment meetings... read more →
Aug
27
The standard Ctrl+click and Shift+click now work in Jira BigPicture (beginning BP ver. 7.4). Which BigPicture modules let you select multiple issues at a time? How to bulk indent, outdent, move or delete tasks? Let's look closer at how the new multi-select feature might streamline your chores. You can multi-select... read more →
Aug
26
Many approaches to Initiatives exist throughout the project management community. Some claim an initiative is a short-lived, rough idea that will either receive funding (and become a project) or be scrapped. According to others, an initiative is as elaborate as a project, has epics and stories linked to it, and... read more →
Aug
26
Is Jira the right choice for marketing agencies, filmmakers and media sector in general? How do marketing projects fit into Jira, a relatively special piece of project management software? Let's check a sample workflow in Jira + BigPicture. We'll shoot a Coca-Cola commercial. Why do we need BigPicture addon on... read more →
Aug
21
Test-driven development (TDD) is presumably 20 years old, and testing itself is even older. But still, it’s a complicated process. Fortunately, some helpful guidelines can help you write the proper tests. Be first! So, the first question you should always ask yourself is: what should my tests be like? And... read more →
Aug
19
An external HR platform, 1000s of Jira tasks, or 100s of employees are all opportunities for automation – and you need an API for that. Let's have a closer look at the REST API of BigPicture. What data can you select, update or insert into the database of Jira BigPicture... read more →
Aug
12
Users keep asking us what are the differences between Roadmap and Board modules of Jira BigPicture. Beginning BigPicture 7.2 the two look so similar. Some of our clients use both the Roadmap and the Board for planning their work, while others commit to one of the two. Let's check how... read more →
Aug
12
Are you into project management in Jira? Both BigPicture and Portfolio for Jira are capable of delivering a panorama, or big picture, of your organization. They are both powerful, agile and suitable for organizations of various sizes. They are, however, noticeably different and many businesses find one of the apps more useful than the other. So let's compare... read more →
Aug
09
At SoftwarePlant, we like to experiment. Some time ago, we decided to look into writing functions and class methods. The results of our test were quite unexpected. But let's start from the beginning. It all starts with a clean code The code should be written in a way so that... read more →