Jira vs. Smartsheet for company size of 30 employees?

Catherine Harrison Consultant| Virtual Research Director Hopkinton, Ma, United States

We primarily have waterfall projects, but also have a need for agile. Ease of use, integration, customizable, and reasonable price are vital. Our requirements include:
-Workflow management/assignment tracking
-Resource management
-Time Tracking
-Issue Management/Action item tracking
-Methodology/Process tracking
-Metrics Management
-Billing Tracking
-Change/Version Management
-Approval/Workflow Management
-Gantt Charting/Scheduling/Milestones
-Requirements/scope management
-Project portfolio management
Pros/Cons are appreciated. Thanks!

Posted: Oct 24, 2018 9:48 AM (Updated by author: Oct 24, 2018 9:48 AM)

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Pench Batta Enterprise Lean Agile DevOps Coach /SAFe Program Consultant (SPC6)| Capgemini, Inc. Bentonville, Ar, United States

Catherine, since you have both waterfall and agile, you may need a tool which can be used for both type of projects. Now a days, JIRA has been considered as a Agile tool and it also has some waterfall features. Smartsheet has been a robust tool for both waterfall and agile.

JIRA Features:

Polished user experience
Powerful and customizable workflows
Unlimited custom fields
Bugs and defect management
Seamless source and issue integration
Powerful search and filtering
Advanced reporting
Customizable dashboards and wallboards
Advanced security and administration
Integration with flexible REST APIs
Easily import data from other systems
Mobile interface
Available OnDemand in the cloud
Available for download

Smartsheet features:
https://www.smartsheet.com/feature-overview

You can look into features and decide which fits for your organization.

Posted: Oct 24, 2018 10:53 AM

Ed Tsyitee Jr Consultant | Consultant Tucson, Az, United States

Smartsheet by far is the best choice. I've only become aware of Smartsheet recently, watching the product videos, it appears to be very intuitive and easy to learn.

The best feature I think is that it can be used on a mobile device-smartphone or tablet.

Posted: Oct 24, 2018 3:26 PM

Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Jira is a little heavy and has components you won't use for that size.

Posted: Oct 24, 2018 8:10 PM

Nicole Jones Project Manager| The PM Suite [thepmsuite.com] Atlanta, Ga, United States

I asked a similar question back in June 2018. SmartSheet for sure is a great tool.

My question also addressed a time tracking mechanism. Currently, we use Harvest for time tracking and SmartSheet for project tracking and the other points you have listed. SmartSheet doesnt track project time the way our company needs to which is why we have Harvest. I'm still trying to find the best tool, but Azuqua seems to be the leading connector between Harvest and SmartSheet. Fingers crossed I can find a solution.

Definitely, check out SmartSheet!

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1 reply by Catherine Harrison

Nov 27, 2018 3:01 PM

Catherine Harrison

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Thanks - helpful information as we are in the midst of implementation and will need time tracking.

Posted: Nov 27, 2018 11:23 AM

Catherine Harrison Consultant| Virtual Research Director Hopkinton, Ma, United States

Nov 27, 2018 11:23 AM

Replying to Nicole Jones

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Thanks - helpful information as we are in the midst of implementation and will need time tracking.

Posted: Nov 27, 2018 3:01 PM

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