Jira Service Management for IT Project Management

Question

Hi Community!

We think about using Jira Service Management not only for HelpDesk but also for Project Management.

Usually for that I'd use Jira Work Management or Jira Software. But from a licenses perspective we might go better with only using JSM. But I want to have the "full" Project Management possibilities (Kanban, Epics, Timeline, ...) and some Jira Software users need at least be able to add comments to our Project Tasks easily.

But I couldn't find a feature comparison list. Can you give me some advice if we should or should not manage projects in JSM?

Shruti Gupta_uxnwud · Answer

Great question, Dominik! JSM works well for ITSM, but for full project management (Kanban, timelines, task visibility), tools like Workstatus can be worth exploring too. It's IT Project Management combines task management, productivity tracking, and real-time visibility—helping teams stay aligned without extra complexity

Eugenio Onofre_v78igo · Answer

Hi @Dominik Aigner

Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

The main focus of Jira Service Management is managing service-related teams, based on ITSM or Enterprise Service Management (eg: Legal / Finance / HR).

JSM does not offer Epics, Timeline Scrum and other features that Jira Software do.

I would recommend:

* JSM: service teams only
* Jira Software: IT development teams or teams that run SCRUM
* Jira Work Management: product teams

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Best Regards,
Eugenio