"Jira Scrum" has been increasingly popular on the Internet for the last 10 years (see Google Trends). So let's check what plain Jira can and cannot do in terms of Scrum methodology. On the occasion we'll show how people confuse Agile and Scrum. Jira is a modern piece of software. It must support Scrum by default, mustn't it? Not so true.... read more →
Jun
23
Jun
20
Since "tutorial" implies self-learning, we gathered some of our BigPicture video tutorials in this post. Keep in mind, however, that numerous organizations ordered an on-line or on-site BigPicture training... read more →
Jun
04
On June 4th @SoftPlant became @SoftwarePlant on Twitter. Whereas you could swap Twitter usernames within minutes, there are things to consider and here they are: Is longer @SoftwarePlant actually better than @SoftPlant? It depends. Our new @SoftwarePlant... read more →
May
29
Google "Trello Gantt chart" and you'll see quite a number of solutions. Since they all appear attractive we take a closer look at them. Few of them are Power-Ups and the majority are standalone apps. Some of them are free of charge, whereas the rest of them cost money, at least after their trial periods. Interestingly, only one Gantt chart for Trello is both a Power-Up... read more →
May
25
What issues do medium & large businesses encounter in Jira, especially when they grow? Let's look at the case of Wirecard, a pretty mature German company, but still growing. We've recently trained their project management team in Jira & BigPicture and we'd like to share a collection of their hacks and tweaks. [caption id="attachment_39957" align="alignnone"... read more →
May
22
Is there a valid reason why project managers google "Atlassian project management tools" whereas they could just search "Jira"? We think there is. While Jira is often considered an 'essential' or 'central' tool for any project manager, most organizations will want to include two more within their toolbox, namely Confluence and... read more →
May
13
The good news is that 'Program' and 'Project' means the same for 80% of Jira users. However, since these separate terms exist, let's look closer at how they differ from each other for the remaining 20 per cent of the project management world. Let's start with the rationale behind three different terms being in... read more →
May
11
Are you using Jira for managing projects? BigPicture version 7 is coming this summer. What's new and how to upgrade from BigPicture 6? BigPicture is one of the most popular Project Portfolio Management plugins for Jira. It features resource, roadmapping, risks, teams, the Gantt chart modules and is SAFe compliant. It's been a year and a half since the... read more →
May
07
Lausanne Valiantys Enterprise Day will appeal to those who prefer a cosy atmosphere: merely 50 guests and only 6 app vendors. Atlassian representative will be there and you can have a ride on the unique 28-station metro (the smallest city in the world with a metro system). ... read more →
May
02
Once upon a time, there was a manager with staff and departments. He had monthly meetings to discuss what had to be done and when. He was a happy man. One day he got to work to find out that times had changed. he was expected to be more efficient and... read more →
