Apr
27
Five years ago, when SoftwarePlant was a small start-up, the company decided to create a Gantt chart as an extension for Jira. It would help to visualize issues on the timeline and, over time, turned into a complete solution for Project Portfolio Management. Two months ago, we launched a completely...
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Apr
21
On the hunt for a Jira Project Management tutorial? Before diving into eight training videos below, consider some 'secrets of Polichinelle' of Jira. This way, you'll allocate your learning time properly ;) Lesson 1 Simply put: Jira itself is not that great project management tool. Sure, it's trending as PM...
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Apr
16
Working from home is a hot topic in recent weeks–this will not change soon for sure. At SoftwarePlant, we used to believe that only direct communication could deliver significant results. That’s why this work model has been occasional. The entire crew of over 100 people has switched to a remote mode...
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Apr
14
How to get started with product roadmaps in Jira? First, decide on this: do I need an iterative roadmap or Gantt chart-style roadmap? Let's go through the features and advantages of both. Both types have a timeline. So you don't need to give up this core component. What are the...
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Mar
31
Is it features, price or perhaps a vendor's reputation? How to select the best Gantt chart for Jira for your organization? Don't fall into the trap of choosing a cheap plugin. To navigate to the best Gantt chart, look at features, but also prospects of an Atlassian vendor. I cannot...
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Mar
24
This is a Coronavirus update on Remote Project Management Software. Teams distributed across the world are anything but new. However, the bar was raised in 2020. We are now seeing deserted offices and individuals working remotely from their home bases. Could we see such an environment repeatedly in the coming...
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Mar
20
When you search Atlassian Marketplace for 'Scaled Agile' or 'SAFe', what do you get? Close to zero openly 'SAFe plugins'. It's because established vendors cannot explicitly say 'We're a Scaled Agile Framework plugin'. One reason is that they would scare away the non-SAFe public. Another one: nobody wants to bet...
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Mar
17
Although BigPicture is by definition a tool for a team and not for an individual, people increasingly seek calendar views in our software. BigPicture has three calendar-like modules, and surprisingly the new portfolio management-oriented BigPicture 8 makes things even better. One by one, let's look at calendar planners available in...
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Mar
10
BigPicture 8 revolutionizes portfolio management and portfolio-level reporting in Jira. The new generation of BigPicture is to debut in Summer 2020. With BigPicture 8, it is finally doable for the PMO to combine agile, waterfall, and hybrid projects in a single or many portfolios, as well as track the progress...
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Mar
06
Jira itself can export lists of issues (filtered search results), typically to the csv file. What, however, if you need to export structured data, such as a Board, Roadmap, Gantt chart, or work breakdown structure? Is it a good idea to get a plugin that can export but does nothing...
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