Marcin Geb _SoftwarePlant_ Atlassian Partner

@Ricardo HenaoThanks for using BigPicture. Following Matthew's post, here are two whitepapers -- on how to configure Jira + BigPicture and then how to run PI planning: https://softwareplant.com/safe/

Hello @srikrishnap One way is to use a Kanban board in Jira to elect value-adding epics and initiatives and kill those that do not add value. SAFe calls this 'The Program Kanban'. Rather than having 'To do - In progress - Done' columns, you use 'Funnel – Reviewing – Analyzing' column headers in this special Kanban board.…

Hello all Since Jira Align has been called and 'any tips to accelerate the pilot', let me mention BigPicture, which I believe is the closest alternative to Jira Align and has an immediately available demo version https://softwareplant.com/demo/. Also, it can be installed from Atlassian Marketplace within minutes. Jira…

Hi @Pradeep T ad creating iterations, creating Programs, Portfolios and teams? BigPicture 8 does all of them, and you track the progress of all your portfolios, programs, ARTs, PIs, iterations on a single screen. Of course, you can drill down, such as a roadmap for an ART, why not? But, as @Nic Brough -Adaptavist- stated,…

Following Matthew's post, here are white papers on how to configure BigPicture for SAFe and how to run PI planning sessions: https://softwareplant.com/safe/ (Alternatively, see this guide on how to do PI planning.) BigPicture 8, new in 2020, brings "summary lines" for the executives, at program, ART, PI, iteration levels,…

BigPicture 8, new in 2020, adds a single view (called Overview) to look at all your programs, ARTs, PIs, and Iterations - see screenshot. SAFe is getting more convenient in BP ver. 8. Also, check a new white paper on how to configure BigPicture 7 for SAFe, and how to run PI planning sessions; the publication was based on…

Hello Nancy, What you ask for is perfectly doable in BigPicture. ad Does each train become their own project? Yes, you could map a BigPicture ART to a Jira project, but you could as well map that ART to some other query result, such as all Jira tasks whose id begins with 'ART-1' or ones that bear the 'ART-5' label, etc. ad…

Hello Everybody interested in dependencies Three ways to have the "graphical" dependencies: * "strong" arrows, available in cross-team Board and Gantt chart in BigPicture. Such an arrow represents the well-known finish-to-start relationship between two tasks. Why is it strong? Because it has the power to reschedule the…

Hi @srikrishnap Please, have a look at a white paper on how to implement SAFe with BigPicture https://softwareplant.com/safe/ BigPicture 8, to debut in May 2020, takes the agility at scale to the next level https://softwareplant.com/bigpicture-eight/

Hello Seon and Everybody, here is a complete playlist with BigGantt tutorials https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYrb3RRWvKEYgvbPSYF2dV-P_HKjubLS- We run weekly demo sessions https://softwareplant.com/demo/; you're welcome to join.

Hi @sandeepsai and @Ivan Lima The live demo version of BigPicture, as well as weekly live demo sessions, are available here https://softwareplant.com/demo/. Also, several youtube videos were recorded lately, to be googled ('bigpicture demo webinar'). Is BigPicture appropriate for a big enterprise? It has always been, but…

Hello Sobhy_Admin, please email support ( a ) softwareplant.com, several team members are always there to help. There have been nine bug fixing releases of BigGantt since the 20th of January, so I suppose, as of April, even upgrading to the newest version would help. Sorry about your time invested. Please give us another…

Hello Danette, one way to prevent tasks with no due date from showing on the Gantt chart is to keep them on another Trello board, one that is beyond the scope of the Gantt chart. Another method is to actually keep the no-due-date tasks on the Gantt chart but indenting them under some 'bigger' task and collapsing such a…

Hello Danette, one way you can go about it is to switch to View > Perspective > Basic Information; that view doesn't have the 'Due date' column at all. Another option is to press CTRL+F in your browser, then input today's date and highlight them all to visually distinguish the tasks that have 'real' due dates. I hope this…

Here are some thoughts on BigPicture REST API https://softwareplant.com/jira-bigpicture-api/

Choose a 'safe in uncertain times' PI Planning app. BigPicture is safe as it supports the whole spectrum - waterfall, hybrid, agile, and agile at scale (SAFe). The all-in-one approach of BigPicture also means this: you get both graphical representation of your PIs in Board and Roadmap modules (the way Easy Agile built…

Another standpoint is how the two products are integrated with core Jira. Portfolio does much better here; it exchanges more information with Jira. Jira Align, on the other hand, although it can live as a standalone app, you might wish to use it combined with 'regular' Jira. And the integration between Jira Align and…

@DanMay I ask for processing this? https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Marketplace-Apps-articles/How-to-do-SAFe-PI-planning-in-Jira-BigPicture/ba-p/954545

Hi Tal, you've got a couple of tools suitable for the 'next quarter planning' in BigPicture - the Gantt chart and the roadmap. When you talk 'start and end dates' you probably mean the Gantt chart. And yes, a delayed task, when shifted, will move forward other tasks linked to it, as long as the default 'Auto mode' is…

Compare BigGantt to BigPicture here: https://softwareplant.com/biggantt-vs-bigpicture/ We are seeing customers buying BigPicture even when they say 'I just need Gantt chart'. One reason is that the price of BP is not 'that much' higher. Another is that experienced project managers have that feeling that they would later…

Hi Yaarit, yes, you need a separate app for Gantt chart in Jira. Try a few of them - even when they cost money, they are effectively free for 30-90 days. I'd obviously recommend our BigGantt https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1213016/biggantt-gantt-chart-for-jira, as it's mature now since it's been present on the…

Hi Kuba Further options: Schedule a 1-hour free demo session, live with our trainer, weekly: https://softwareplant.com/demo/ Schedule 1- or 2-day training course for your team - with our trainer, on-site or remotely - at training@softwareplant.com. Check who did that before:…

One should understand the difference between exporting (a) a single issue and (b) headers of multiple issues. While Jira alone is capable of (b) you might need a plugin, or app, for (a). Two leaders are discussed here: https://softwareplant.com/bigtemplate-vs-xporter/. What they do better then Jira is they provide…