We performed a comparison between JIRA Portfolio and Microsoft Project Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Agile Planning Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is that it fits very well into an agile framework, and it is especially helpful with the planning aspects."
"The most valuable feature of the JIRA Portfolio is the many features it provides, such as code integration, documentation, roadmap, and Eclipse. The solution is useful for product managers."
"The status update function is the most valuable feature."
"The solution has good reporting and is very user-friendly."
"The workflows are the most valuable feature of the solution, whether for tasks, bugs, or chain requests from the site. I also like the solution's GUI, which is easy to navigate for everyone."
"The customized workflows we can define are very valuable. JIRA's private projects is very useful as well. There are also a lot of plugins that they provide."
"Its stability is very reliable."
"The workflow and bucket features are most helpful."
"The solution is scalable and easy to expand."
"It is easily adaptable. In addition, it is easily used on mobile applications."
"The most valuable features are the gantt charts. It's easy to use for me."
"Microsoft Project Server is a scalable solution."
"The solution scales well."
"One notable positive aspect is its effective project-tracking capabilities."
"The key things are managing interactions, resource allocation, resource-leveling (enterprise) and as a collaborative tool, because we use it across multiple projects at a time."
"The solution, overall, is excellent for project planning."
"The workflow needs improvement."
"An improvement would be if Portfolio were integrated with Office 365."
"Another thing could be to have an easy way to manage the Portfolio and have more ways to share and to show graphics and reports"
"It's got kind of a steep learning curve."
"The query features should improve in JIRA Portfolio. For example, if I would have to create my own queries for looking into something such as what business features we have released last month, or the last three months, I don't know if I can do it. The solution requires a certain level of expertise."
"The reporting and dashboard capabilities have room for improvement."
"Our major team does not control or manage JIRA server well since sometimes there is trouble using the solution, which is a problem. The solution's speed needs to be improved."
"The initial setup could use improvement."
"Permission management needs improvement."
"We want to expand to the local level where we lack strong IT expertise, we are considering making it more user-friendly."
"EPM 2010 UI seems a bit dated now that 2016 is available."
"We need to be able to compare milestones, calls, and other variables regarding the projects we are working on. I have to contract developers to make reports, which is where things get complicated. They need to develop personal and custom fields for us."
"The deployment aspect of the product is a bit tedious."
"The check-in, check-out feature makes Microsoft Project Server pretty slow or cumbersome to use."
"The solution should be made more collaborative."
"We think that calculations are not working correctly, and there is a need to enter data a couple of times in order to give the correct calculations."
JIRA Portfolio is ranked 4th in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools with 55 reviews while Microsoft Project Server is ranked 5th in Project Portfolio Management with 56 reviews. JIRA Portfolio is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Project Server is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of JIRA Portfolio writes "Powerful, flexible solution with a bit of a learning curve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Project Server writes "Provides holistic reporting and allows us to keep track of what's going on with projects". JIRA Portfolio is most compared with Jira Align, Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management, Microsoft Azure DevOps, Adobe Workfront and Broadcom Clarity , whereas Microsoft Project Server is most compared with Microsoft Project, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, Planisware, Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management and Broadcom Clarity . See our JIRA Portfolio vs. Microsoft Project Server report.
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