JIRA as a
Project Management Tool
Paolo Mottadelli
p.mottadelli@sourcesense.com
paolo@apache.org

JIRA for project managers
JIRA's focus on task achievement make it a smart companion
for project managers.
Manage all your projects
Manage many components in one spot
Keep your team on track
Monitor the progress on your projects
Secure online access

Manage projects and components
Track all your projects
Manage your list of to-dos
Unlimited number of tasks and sub-tasks
Descriptions
File attachments
Individual workflow engine for
department
project
task type
Customizable workflows

Keep your team on track
Time tracking reports
Road maps
Dashboards with at-a-glance status updates
Exports of report data to Microsoft Word and Excel
Export of report data as XML and RSS feeders

Monitor the progress on your projects
Dashboard for at-a-glance status updates
Charts and reports on your personal dashboard
Automatic reports subscriptions
Email updates

Secure online access
Granular security schemes
Enterprise level security management

Time Tracking
Set an estimation for each task
Log time spent on each task
Time tracking record for each phase of the project
Track risky tasks in a project
Set up RSS feeds on risky tasks

Tracking time on an issue

Track activities for the period

Track who has worked on what

Speed up Project Manager tasks
Show issues hierarchy structure
Provide advanced planners for PMs
Manage risky issues in the project
Integrate JIRA with MS Project

Link hierarchies among issues

Advanced schedule planner

Risk management

Import from MS Project

Integrate JIRA in the MS Project toolbar

Agile Project Management
Drag & drop issue assignement
Issue estimation
Iteration planning
Burndown chart
Report on iteration status

Burndown Chart Board

Planning Board: project 'cards'

Planning Board: issues list

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