BigPicture is evolving towards an "umbrella" portfolio management app. Hence it has to integrate more and more with popular issue trackers/task management software.... read more →
Jun
23
Jun
19
Project management and asset management coexist. An entity big enough to run ‘projects’, certainly has plenty of assets. Sample assets are hardware, software, inventory, machinery, people, real estate, customers, contracts, brands. In that way, asset management can be defined as object management of human, physical, and non-physical objects of a... read more →
Jun
19
Here's a quick tutorial on how you do long-, medium-, and short-term planning in Jira BigPicture. Go module by module, and learn common planning patterns, be it Gantt chart, Risks, agile Roadmap, or Program Board. Even if you're an experienced user, you might have overlooked certain BigPicture modules. So, this... read more →
Jun
05
It's not a coincidence the 'risk management in project management' key phrase ranks first on Google (see fig.). While the finance, healthcare, and aviation sectors may have their own, safety-critical risk management... read more →
Jun
02
Think of a roadmap as a bird’s eye view of the entire project. A roadmap is a high-level plan, or a strategy, visualized on a timeline. How to have a roadmap in Jira? Do I need a plugin or app? What is Jira roadmapping? Roadmap associations Roadmaps are about: Strategy,... read more →
May
29
Context menus activated by a right-click of a mouse are coming to BigPicture and BigGantt in 2020. Right-click a task to change its status from 'In progress' to 'Done' or right-click an objective on the Roadmap to mark it 'Completed' or 'Failed'. Or, perhaps, change a task's color on the... read more →
May
27
Every year Angularians from all over the world come to Warsaw for the biggest Angular Conference in CEE - NG Poland. Top speakers from around the world share their knowledge and discuss the present and future of Angular and its ecosystem, TypeScript, tools, and much more. ... read more →
May
22
Even some Atlassian community members will claim that Programs are essentially equal to projects, but this is not true. Programs are more long-term and 'democratic' descendants of projects, not to mention the Jira 'project' (a mere container). Now, how to do the whole Program management in Jira? Could it be... read more →
May
11
'Apps for every team' is a Marketplace campaign by Atlassian in May-June 2020. While the campaign is full of clichés, it's good to stop and think what hidden messages does Atlassian send to the public? Also, do apps suitable for every team even exist? First, a couple of facts: 'Apps... read more →
May
08
BigPicture users from the European Union or America often need to store their data in a home country or region (think GDPR, regulated industries, etc.). With Jira Server it's not an issue – it's you who decides where is your server located. Things look different on Jira Cloud – here,... read more →