Tracking an agile project that uses time estimates with Great Gadgets for Jira

Not all the agile projects use Story Points for estimating the backlog items, like stories or tasks. Some projects use time estimates (work hours or work days) while some others also track the time spent on every backlog item or sub-task on a daily basis. Tracking such project that uses time estimates in an agileContinue reading “Tracking an agile project that uses time estimates with Great Gadgets for Jira”

10 “must-have” gadgets for any Kanban dashboard in Jira

Kanban is a popular agile framework suitable for both operations and development teams. It does not matter if you are a support team handling issues reported by customers, an internal service desk team or a company that delivers pizza, Kanban helps you visualize both the process (the workflow) and the actual work passing through thatContinue reading “10 “must-have” gadgets for any Kanban dashboard in Jira”

Cross-teams release burndown chart in Jira with Great Gadgets app

Do you have a large release that spreads across multiple projects or multiple teams and you don’t have a good way for tracking it and for making a picture about the overall progress? With Great Gadgets app for Jira you can solve this quickly. This app offers a Release Burndown/Burnup Chart dashboard gadget that youContinue reading “Cross-teams release burndown chart in Jira with Great Gadgets app”

How to track the team velocity / throughput in Kanban with Great Gadgets app for Jira

“Tracking team velocity in Kanban” might sound strange for some people as velocity is something specific to the Scrum framework and this term is not part of Kanban “by-the-book”. But even in Kanban, especially when switching from Scrum to Kanban, the question “How much business value my team delivers in time?” is still applicable. InContinue reading “How to track the team velocity / throughput in Kanban with Great Gadgets app for Jira”