Jira is an agile project management tool by Atlassian and one of the most widely used issue tracking solutions in the world. It helps teams plan, track and ship software projects quickly and efficiently.
IT departments value Jira for its straightforward, workflow-based task management.
Developers benefit from its tight integration with IDEs and version control systems such as Git and SVN.
Originally built for bug tracking, Jira now also supports requirements management, test management and software development.
It also covers sprint management, workflow organization and progress reporting.
Jira excels at execution. But once multiple projects run in parallel, you need cross-project resource and capacity planning as well as portfolio and program management. This is exactly where Planforge comes in: structured project work management, fully synchronized with Jira.
Project managers see at a glance who is allocated where, across all Jira projects. With budgeting and forecasting on top, individual Jira projects become one manageable whole.
Decision-makers get all Jira data consolidated at portfolio and program level, with KPIs, real-time dashboards and portfolio analytics that support clear prioritization and resource decisions.
Team members create tickets and log time in Jira as usual. No tool switching, no duplicate data entry. The bidirectional sync ensures their work automatically feeds into the big picture.
Planforge takes your Jira project from initial planning with Gantt charts and WBS, through optimized resource allocation, to project controlling – all in one system.
Visualize dependencies across projects
Identify resource conflicts and absences early
Compare scenarios to find the best resource allocation
"Planforge is the tool that connects our departments. Development keeps working in Jira and documenting in Confluence, while project managers have quick access to all relevant KPIs."
Thomas Jacob
Director Application Segment
ipoque GmbH
"Basically, everyone is working in an agile way at the team level, but at the end of the day, we still need traditional metrics and KPIs to make informed decisions."
Tobias Drugowitsch
Consultant
PMCC Consulting
"We also use Jira to plan, track and deploy our software. In doing so, we have found that many features are still missing. By introducing our Jira Integration, we enable in depth planning and controlling for Jira projects."
Dieter Freismuth
Chief Technical Officer
Planforge
With Multi-Project Sync, you connect several Jira projects to a single Planforge project and filter exactly the data you need using JQL. Issues, logged time, progress and priorities are synchronized automatically in both directions, with no duplicate data entry.
You can also extend Jira with portfolio management and Enterprise Agile Planning (SAFe®) for programs and releases that span multiple Jira projects.
Planforge automatically consolidates all project data at program and portfolio level, giving you a real-time view of your Jira projects from every relevant perspective.
Track status, budget and risks with KPIs and dashboards
Share up-to-date status reports with stakeholders in one click
See progress, milestones and utilization in a cross-project timeline
From the work breakdown structure to resource allocation and status reporting: this step-by-step guide shows how both tools work together in practice.
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