Marcin Geb _SoftwarePlant_ Atlassian Partner

Hello Amritendu It sounds to me you are on the old Jira Cloud interface (which I can't go back to). Would you consider switching to the new interface? I found it more user friendly, then in the top menu, there should be Apps > BigPicture, as in the screenshot below.

Well, not free, but cheaper than the competition. Since you mentioned 'across multiple projects' and 'big picture', let me direct your attention to BigPicture portfolio management app. It has the Resources module, as well as the cross-program Overview, among others. Pictured is the view, where you can balance your…

Hello Gustavo ad Has anyone found a way or apps that allow us to calculate the percentage of real progress of a project (for the entire project), vs the expected percentage? A couple of ways to track the progress of a project in BigPicture are discussed here: Progress tracking in BigPicture. As a rule of thumb, whenever…

Hello Sandra you mentioned sprints, individuals, and teams, so here's how I would do it in BigPicture, an easy way. While in the Board module > Capacity tab, see fig. 1, I input capacity 10 for Iteration 1.1 for both Christopher, Claire, and Ted. Note that you can map Jira Sprints to BigPicture iterations. Also note, that…

Regarding BigPicture (which I'm affiliated with), yes, it's fitted for the multi-project and multi-squad environment. Below is the full list of modules: * Overview (cross-project/program/portfolio view) * Scope (schedule) * Gantt chart * Resources * Roadmap * Program board * Teams * Risks * Reports * Calendar (new in…

Hello Iram, It sounds to me as if you didn't have structure builders in place. I'd begin in a BigPicture's program configuration > Tasks > Task structure, as evident in the screenshot below. Now, how to use structure builders? Typically you'll have up to three of them enabled. For instance, the Parent-Child Link, evident…

Hello I'm a BigPicture team member, so here's how I'd run the tracking of Time spent in BP: * I would divide the timeline into Sprints, iterations, or whatever time boxes you wish. 3 ways of setting up sprints in BigPicture/BigGantt. * Then I added the 'Time spent' column to the view (View > Column views > Manage column…

Hello Juliana Typically clients export schedules to high-res pdf files from the Gantt chart module by pressing Export > pdf. You need BigPicture + BigTemplate for this method to work. Without BigTemplate, the 'pdf' button won't be there. Figure 1 If it's a one-time export and you don't have extra budget for this, you may…

Hello, I need more details. I couldn't recreate your issue, I'm on Jira Server. This is what I found: 1. Having created the 'Only some assignees' quick filter in BigGantt, I applied it to the actual Gantt chart (not to the gadget). Jql behind the 'Only some assignees' filter goes as follows: assignee in (some name here).…

Hello Alex Yes, you can. Try adding your custom links in Jira administration > Issues > Issue linking - see fig. 1. Then use them to build the work breakdown structure in BigPicture, as evident in fig. 2. You should later be able to see that hierarchy in the Gantt chart, Scope, Board (its backlog) modules, as well as, in…

Stine, If, for instance, you have Jira 'Relate' link between any given tasks, I would select 'Relate' in the 'End to start link', the one I underlined in the above screenshot. Then 'Save', and I would expect the links to appear in your Gantt chart. Have you tried this?

Hello Stine Unless you have BigTemplate, an export/import extension to BigGantt, and I guess you don't, you're dealing with two issues here: 1. I'd guess I'd need to have those issues somehow linked in Jira. The Excel/csv file would have a column such as 'Issue link' with values, such as 'Relates', and I would attempt to…

Hello I'd need a screenshot of what you're seeing to help you further, so this is what I'm having. Once I pressed the 'Add new' button in BigPicture Home/Overview view, I proceed to 'Evaluate with sample data', as indicated by the arrow in the below screenshot. Another misdirection could be this: you need to have an empty…

Hello Eugene Thanks for appreciating our work. You're right in that BigPicture is capable of days and not hours, still, you've got options here in terms of hourly planning. Have a look at the below figure 1. I added the 'Description' field to the view (View > Column views > Manage column views), and did my hourly planning…

Hello Rahul I couldn't locate 'BigPicture Duration' field, mentioned in your post. Below is how I tried to locate it, namely in Gantt > View > Column views > Manage column views. Please paste a screenshot to help me understand which exact field you meant. I'd rather try to make the problematic field auto-update, so that…

Try BigPicture. Have a look at three roadmap styles available (Gantt chart style, Quarterly, Agile): https://softwareplant.com/jira-product-roadmap/ (the tools are valid as 'project roadmaps', too). BP tends to be cheaper than the competitors, even though it has Risks, Scope and several other non-roadmapping modules. We're…

Hello Philip Not knowing your particular scenario, I would start with mentioning what-if scenarios, that BigPicture 8 will soon have, but these what-if scenarios are probably not nearly what you are looking for. It would be helpful to know whether those automatically created tasks are to be Jira tasks, or BigPicture…

Hello Sven, sorry for the late response, as I'm testing the gadget in July it is capable of hiding the 'Done' tasks. There must have been a bug, resolved later. Just to let everybody know, once you apply the 'Unresolved' quick filter in the Gantt chart module, you need to refresh your Jira dashboard to have the 'Done'…

Hello Tal Please try unchecking the 'components' option item in the Scope definition section of a BigGantt program administration, as is the case in the picture below.

Hello As for the Board module, I'd try adding the Rank column to a view, and then you can sort by rank, as evident in figure #1. Fig. 1 Regarding the Board module, try adding the 'Rank' field to the layout of your Task card, as fig. 2 shows. Fig. 2 Consider adding the Rank field in the Board's backlog, too. Try sorting by…

Hello Nannette You could have Sprints checked in the Scope definition of your BigPicture program, as depicted in the screen capture below, and this might cause Jira Sprints to appear in the left, work breakdown structure pane of the BigPicture's Gantt chart module.

Hello Gustavo You can track the progress of a project using the Gantt chart or Scope module (the latter if you're on BigPicture). Have a look at figure 1, which comes from https://softwareplant.com/tracking-progress-bigpicture-biggantt/ article. The Water supply network project is 52% advanced (the green progress bar).…

Hello Rahul Also on the BigGantt's end, you can select fields that represent the start and end dates of bars on the Gantt charts. I marked these combo boxes in the screenshot below.

Hello Stine, I did some testing and the time tracking bars get updated immediately in BigGantt on my instance, but obviously it's July now. Since you included the jira-cloud tag, I assume you are on the Cloud hosting and I'd attribute the issue to the fact that the server on which your BigGantt resides is usually not the…

Hello Gianni In order to use the 'Relates' issue link to automatically build your work breakdown structure in BigGantt, you need to access your BigGantt program configuration and set the 'Task structure' as in figure 1. But: you may not have the 'Relates' link available on the list. Why? Because the 'Relates' link may…

Hello Caterina ad How can I hide task's key on bar of Gantt in Gigpicture? I'd like to have empty bars (first print screen) With the new Gantt chart 2.0, it's easy, just select Label location > Hidden, or deselect Key and Summary, see fig. 1. We'll release this new Gantt chart module in mid-2020, users will need to update…

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Hello Caterina, sorry to see the issue. Could you try to clear BigPicture's cache, to begin with, as marked in the screenshot below? Besides, our support team analyzes your logs, they might find a better explanation...

Hello Noel You can build the work breakdown structure in BigPicture's Gantt chart based on Jira issue links, see figure 1. I couldn't do it the other way round, i.e. make Jira create issue links based on tasks nested manually in the work breakdown structure of the Gantt chart. The only help I could think of was enabling…

Hello Heather Just to make sure -- do you follow this path? 1. Click on the 'Post new product ...' task, so that it's highlighted in blue 2. then press Indent button, as marked in the screenshot below If not, how are you attempting to establish the parent-child relationship?