PPM & Process Improvement

OKRs were created to motivate teams to achieve more than they previously thought possible. However, often OKRs turn into just a way to set attainable goals. To help your teams reach for the stars and go beyond, here's what to avoid when setting OKRs.

This eBook provides a sample schedule and agenda for a virtual PI planning event, a comprehensive checklist to ensure a successful meeting, and additional tips to keep teams engaged.

Confused by the abundance of frameworks that claim to be the best for scaling agile? This guide provides a concise and straightforward overview of the history and advantages of various transformation frameworks for scaling agility.

This whitepaper by Atlassian and Valiantys explores the changing work landscape. It provides insights on how to transform your organization to take advantage of market changes to benefit customers and competitiveness.

As you progress in Project Management, you may realize that successful Project Managers have habits and skills that set them apart from average ones. Great Project Managers commit to continuously learning from both the good and the bad, improving their craft over time. This white paper provides valuable lessons to expedite your learning, maximize the value delivered to customers, and reap the benefits of your successful project outcomes. 

Learn how the app by Easy Agile simplifies the process of adding epics and stories to your backlog, making it quick and effortless. Furthermore, it lets you organize your issues in a 3D chart, allowing you to easily determine priority. Despite its simplicity, the app can be extremely impactful when used within the right framework.

Rodney Nissen (TheJiraGuy) characterizes Agile Poker for Jira by Appfire as a solution that facilitates collaborative estimation, even for teams that cannot be physically present. In this review, he highlights that the app goes further by offering a mode that allows teams to estimate even when they are not online simultaneously.

The whiteboard idea is not novel. The Whiteboards app is similar to solutions already existing in the market, such as Gliffy and Miro. However, what sets this app apart is its Jira Cloud Native nature, enabling it to seamlessly import and modify existing Jira issues and create new content on the whiteboard. 

The Sprint Retrospective is a powerful technique within Agile development that enables teams to identify the causes of failures and continuously improve team performance. However, it is often under-utilized due to reasons such as fear of change, fear of failure, or lack of understanding. This white paper aims to provide insights into why the Retrospective is one of the most important tools within an Agile team's toolbox and recommendations for executing it effectively to instill a continuous improvement mindset.

Clearvision's ninja guide to Jira Work Management (JWM) is intended to help new users quickly get started with the tool.  JWM is often used by business teams like Marketing, HR, or Legal to manage incoming requests from other departments. The guide covers configuring issue types and screens, workflows, dashboards and reporting, and automating tasks.

The Jira Advanced Roadmaps (AR) feature helps teams plan for the future by outlining the roadmap for their joint efforts on large-scale projects. It also provides a collaborative platform that enables real-time communication and updates on work status. This guide will explain the purpose and use of the AR feature.

This brief white paper highlights the importance of enterprise agile planning software in embedding agility throughout an organization's leadership and business teams, not just in software development. It explains how the right toolset, such as Jira Align, can help scale and accelerate an organization's agile transformation journey, providing consistency, empowering leadership, and streamlining portfolio management.