Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
First let me say that Agile PM does not exists. We are PMs that are working in different environments using different approaches/methods. In my actual work place, we are doing that simultaneously for example. If you are talking about a software tool that could help to work as project manager with different approaches/life cycles/methods simultaneously I can say we are implementing Azure DevOps at this time for any type of projects and it works for us. Saving Changes...
Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dear Sreepathi
Interesting your question
Thanks for sharing
Can you be more precise in your question? Saving Changes...
Nikhil ChavdaRPA Project Manager| Adani Enterprise LimitedAhmedabad, Gujarat/India, India
We use Zoho Projects. Its cheaper and user friendly. Jira is also good. ClickUp is free and better which can track time as well and a competitor of Monday.com. Saving Changes...
Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
Sreepathi - I have used Jira, MS Project, and Azure Dev Ops (ADO). I have also used Confluence in conjunction with Jira, and SharePoint in conjunction with MS Project.
There are so many available options. The best advice I can give is to take the effort to fully understand the needs of the organization and what gaps there are with current capabilities. Consider both business and architectural needs; cloud, on-prem, integrations, native functionality vs functionality from add-ons (Jira comes to mind here), etc.
So far, I have thought ADO was the best option from experience. But there are many tools I have not used.
Reasons for liking ADO:
Integration with MS stack, i.e. Teams
Built-in reporting (many options here)
More powerful query editor/options than Jira (not surprisingly)
Ability to integrate with PowerBI
Dark mode :)
Simpler to use than Jira (IMO) - also based on impressions from user's reactions.
Much depends on types of projects and how they are run (approach, method, lifecycle). The new MS Project looks promising, but again, really just depends on the need.
What are you using now? What limitations are leading you to look elsewhere? Saving Changes...
Jen Jee ChanManaging Director| DotProjects Pte LtdSingapore, Singapore
Hi,
I am firmly bought into Jira, admittedly after they bought and integrated Trello, it affected their free to use model. But for the slight cost, it gives me a decent tool to run the projects I need to adapting various Agile methodologies Saving Changes...
I would suggest finding a toolkit which best fits your technology stack. For example, if all the "build" work by IT is done using Microsoft components, then I'd stick with Microsoft's own set of agile work tools. On the other hand, if it is a heterogeneous mix, then Jira, Trello or others might fit.
A lot will come down to the specific requirements which you have. For example, Jira is not a TRUE Kanban tool as (out of the box) there is no way to easily report or export cycle and lead time for each work item or for each stage that a work item goes through.
Andrew SoswaTechnology leader| Leading global financial institutionElk Grove Village, Il, United States
I think that buying a tool to fit your project methodology to fit your product/service is a backward process. Unfortunately, IT structures work like that.
On the other hand, I like @Andrew Craig list. The ADO is important when you are MS stack dev shop.
I have seen 10's of tools, have accounts in many of them because I love to try new things and experiment.
Unfortunately, Jira with Agile Scrum, Kanban, or Next-Gen modules are the most useful for adaptation and flexibility to any Agile methodology. Yes, it's bloated with too many options and the flow of work is not always self-obvious but with practice it is a good Agile tool.
I love where Zoho is going - they still have a few improvements to be modularized for any Agile methodology but they are on upswing.
SharePoint, FTS, ADO are pretty good for software dev projects (otherwise why pay high license fees to manage i.e. marketing project only).
When I had to I used MS Excel when I had no other tools - because it is highly configurable and versatile tool.
p.s. do not assess a tool as Agile because it has Kanban board - or allows instant communication. Look how it fits into Agile mindset of adaptability and innovative way to use what's needed for the product/service.
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May 25, 2020 8:11 AM
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Milena IlievaProgram Manager Global accounts| VMWareVienna, Austria
A lot of information has been given on so many IT tools...You can always pick one or two, check reviews and feedbacks and decide.
My 2 cents - do not focus on the IT tools, no IT tool will bring a project to success, does not matter how good sales pitches you read or hear. What is good for some may not serve your needs, so think about what you need, list your requirements clearly and then pose a question. Only then you will get valuable information. Saving Changes...
