We performed a comparison between JIRA Portfolio and Microsoft Project based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Project Management Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features of Jira are the dashboards where we see all the features lined up with the release dates in the portfolio view, it is very good."
"JIRA Portfolio has many wonderful features."
"The most valuable feature is the dashboard where we can see all of our projects and apply filters to shortlist those projects."
"The best features of JIRA are its flexibility and configurability, allowing us to tailor it to our specific needs."
"Jira's Structure, agile, and Kanban boards are helpful. I also like JQuery, which allows you to fetch the relevant set of data. We use JQuery, JQL, and the Structure board a lot. Kanban boards help us monitor daily tasks, and we review the progress using the burndown charts."
"The dashboard is the most valuable feature. The user experience is very good, it's easy to use."
"The way to manage cards as a KANBAN, is really easy but when you need to track hundreds of projects, you need to be very clear in which way the things must be completed."
"I use it to plan and schedule the things I take care of. I can create and share a document if I want to discuss new ideas with my team remotely."
"The integration between SharePoint and Power BI has been great."
"Microsoft Project is one of the only solutions you can use in just about any industry. It's difficult to do that with most other project management tools. There is a lot of flexibility within the product assets. Most sectors can utilize Microsoft Project successfully because it doesn't have any generic adapters."
"The reporting features are quite strong. Being able to do team reports and find out what work is pending, what work needs to be done are key in my day-to-day management of the team. The earned value analysis capabilities and critical path capabilities inside the tool help me make sure that I'm keeping the projects on track."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Project are you can create critical paths pretty easily, and you can import from an Excel spreadsheet to your task list as you create it during your working sessions with your team."
"We have not had any problems with Microsoft's technical support. We are happy with the support."
"I especially like the reporting tools, which are visual tools and offer visual reports."
"The features I find the most valuable are scheduling and reporting."
"The most valuable feature is probably the Kanban diagram. People are familiar with the Kanban tools. When they do their scrum meetings, they have that Kanban board where you can see the different tiles for all the queries and move them from left to right. IT is familiar with that because, for development, most of the tools have that capability. It could also be more graphical, like Asana."
"It would be really nice if the solution provided a heads-up every time they enhance something or add new features."
"Currently lacks AWS integration."
"Converting a task into an epic is very troublesome."
"The solution’s pricing could be reduced."
"The kanban board could also use some more filters. We just had a project where the deployment for Jira didn't have any ETA, and it's a requirement for the client. We accommodate a lot of issues on the board, so the workaround was to create boards by project, not client."
"The team-centric view is slightly weaker in JIRA compared to its competitors, especially considering how I can evaluate how each resource has been placed, not just in one project but across JIRA."
"We would love to be able to have direct contact with Atlassian. Currently, they are not working directly with West African countries. We are considering using JIRA Align, but when we contact them, they say that as we are in West Africa, they don't directly work with West Africa."
"With Jira, an issue that arises is the length of time it takes to show certain data."
"Tech support needs improvement."
"Microsoft Project should provide better documentation regarding the usage of the solution."
"The new version has made it a bit more complicated."
"This solution needs more customization."
"In a future release, the dashboard should improve because there isn't one, I had to create my own."
"Microsoft Project should include more visualization, queries to filter out data, and more reporting structures."
"I have no idea about the cost because it is a corporate decision."
"I would like to have more access to templates and tools that could be used to teach project management best practices."
JIRA Portfolio is ranked 4th in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools with 47 reviews while Microsoft Project is ranked 2nd in Project Management Software with 77 reviews. JIRA Portfolio is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Project 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 writes "A stable solution that very accurately runs projects". JIRA Portfolio is most compared with Jira Align, Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management, Microsoft Project Server, Adobe Workfront and Planisware, whereas Microsoft Project is most compared with Asana, Jira, Microsoft Project Server, Smartsheet and Accelo. See our JIRA Portfolio vs. Microsoft Project report.
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