Jira + Confluence + BigPicture for an hybrid project

Question

two departments : one of them is fully agile and the other one – completely waterfall work together on the same project. Can I use Jira, Confluence and Bigpicture all together to allow  both departments to work with their own methods? we need to manage requirements in Confluence.

Anna-BigPicture · Answer

Hi @Salma Iz

BigPicture is a good match; the tool is designed to support all methodologies and allows for combining them freely at the portfolio level or within one Project. 
 
To precisely answer how you can organize your work in BigPicture, I need more data. Therefore, feel free to tag me if you want to in-depth analyze BigPicture possibilities in this area.
 
Meanwhile, check our blog article: How to have a hybrid project in Jira? Waterfall and agile. I hope you find it helpful.

Jacob Vu · Answer

Hi @Salma Iz

Are the teams working in the same Jira project or working on the same project? If they're just working in the same Jira project then I think that would be fine, you'd be able to separate their work in BigPicture with their own schedules.

If they're working on the same project, I'm not sure how that would work since you'd be simultaneously (at the beginning) completing work and doing the planning of the work?

Jacob