Jira Features
What are the features of Jira?
Communication
- Wiki Documentation
- Community Forum
- Customer Ideation
Planning
- Work Capacity
- Task Ranking
- Kanban Board
- Custom Workflows
- Release Forecasting
Workflow Management
- Time Tracking
- Progress Monitoring
- Budgeting
- Team Scorecard
Bug Reporting
- User Reports & Feedback
- Team Reports & Comments
Bug Monitoring
- Bug History
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Tasks
Creation & Assignment | As reported in 106 Jira reviews. Create and assign tasks for individual users with details and due dates. | 88% (Based on 106 reviews) | |
Due Dates | Based on 104 Jira reviews. Set deadlines and milestones for tasks, manually or automatically (based on project templates). | 84% (Based on 104 reviews) | |
Task Prioritization | Set priority levels on tasks so individuals can organize their work. 106 reviewers of Jira have provided feedback on this feature. | 85% (Based on 106 reviews) | |
To-Do Lists | As reported in 105 Jira reviews. Each user can view their list of tasks to be completed without having access to other tasks. | 84% (Based on 105 reviews) | |
Dependecies | Based on 98 Jira reviews. Define dependencies between tasks and the rules to manage them. | 81% (Based on 98 reviews) | |
Mass Updates | Allows users to update multiple tasks at the same time, accross multiple projects. This feature was mentioned in 96 Jira reviews. | 80% (Based on 96 reviews) | |
Drag & Drop | Based on 104 Jira reviews. Users can move tasks and change dependencies using drag and drop. | 84% (Based on 104 reviews) | |
Recurring Tasks | Based on 55 Jira reviews. Define recurring tasks that can be scheduled automatically at pre-defined intervals. | 85% (Based on 55 reviews) |
Projects
Planning | Plan and create work breakdown structure (WBS) based on the scope of the project. 102 reviewers of Jira have provided feedback on this feature. | 86% (Based on 102 reviews) | |
Project Map | Based on 97 Jira reviews. Projects can be mapped out with milestones, due dates, deliverables and interdependencies. | 85% (Based on 97 reviews) | |
GANTT | Provide visual representations of tasks, dependencies, and progress. 88 reviewers of Jira have provided feedback on this feature. | 79% (Based on 88 reviews) | |
Calendar View | Planned projects are mapped to a schedule with due dates and deliverables detailed day-by-day. 95 reviewers of Jira have provided feedback on this feature. | 83% (Based on 95 reviews) | |
Views | Based on 100 Jira reviews. Create customized project views for internal and external purposes (eg: for customers). | 85% (Based on 100 reviews) | |
Project Budgeting | Associate a budget with a project and allocate it accordingly by task or resource. 48 reviewers of Jira have provided feedback on this feature. | 79% (Based on 48 reviews) | |
Issue Tracking | As reported in 54 Jira reviews. Track issues at the project or task level, and manage resolutions. | 88% (Based on 54 reviews) | |
Templates | Based on 92 Jira reviews. Provide standards templates that can be customized by users to create new projects. | 80% (Based on 92 reviews) | |
Critical Path | Based on 47 Jira reviews. Automatically calculate the critical path for projects and update it when projects change. | 81% (Based on 47 reviews) | |
Time & Expense | Based on 54 Jira reviews. Track time and expenses associated with projects or tasks. | 79% (Based on 54 reviews) | |
Methodologies | Support agile and waterfall project management methodologies. 92 reviewers of Jira have provided feedback on this feature. | 85% (Based on 92 reviews) |
Resource Management
Resource Definiton | Based on 94 Jira reviews. Create human and material resources and categorize them based on skills and other criteria. | 80% (Based on 94 reviews) | |
Capacity | Monitor capacity in real time to track resource use and identify bottlenecks. This feature was mentioned in 97 Jira reviews. | 82% (Based on 97 reviews) | |
Scheduling | Based on 97 Jira reviews. Allocate resources by matching capacity and demand, by project, team, or department. | 83% (Based on 97 reviews) |
Project Monitoring
Baselining / KPIs | Based on 87 Jira reviews. Track key performance indicators or baseline assessments throughout project lifecycle or across multiple projects. | 81% (Based on 87 reviews) | |
Resource Allocation | Monitor resource allocation to identify shortages and adjust accordingly. This feature was mentioned in 96 Jira reviews. | 84% (Based on 96 reviews) | |
Dashboards | As reported in 100 Jira reviews. Deliver dashboards that display project data and KPIs in real time. | 85% (Based on 100 reviews) |
Communication
Wiki Documentation | Provides a wiki to keep useful product documentation. 2280 reviewers of Jira have provided feedback on this feature. | 84% (Based on 2,280 reviews) | |
Community Forum | Based on 2146 Jira reviews. Provides a place for product users to interact and ask questions. | 82% (Based on 2,146 reviews) | |
Customer Ideation | Based on 2060 Jira reviews. Provides a medium for users to make suggestions for the product. | 81% (Based on 2,060 reviews) |
Planning
Work Capacity | As reported in 2745 Jira reviews. Measures the amount of work an employee can handle in a sprint. | 87% (Based on 2,745 reviews) | |
Task Ranking | Based on 2821 Jira reviews. Ranks the priority of a task. | 87% (Based on 2,821 reviews) | |
Kanban Board | provides a Kanban board to visualize tasks. 2557 reviewers of Jira have provided feedback on this feature. | 88% (Based on 2,557 reviews) | |
Custom Workflows | Enables the creation of custom workflows to facilitate various processes. This feature was mentioned in 2663 Jira reviews. | 86% (Based on 2,663 reviews) | |
Release Forecasting | Predicts a products release based on the workflow. 2287 reviewers of Jira have provided feedback on this feature. | 83% (Based on 2,287 reviews) |
Workflow Management
Time Tracking | Tracks the amount of time spent on a task. 2615 reviewers of Jira have provided feedback on this feature. | 86% (Based on 2,615 reviews) | |
Progress Monitoring | Measures the progress of tasks within a product workflow. This feature was mentioned in 2865 Jira reviews. | 88% (Based on 2,865 reviews) | |
Budgeting | Measures the cost of tasks and enables the allocation of budget to different projects. This feature was mentioned in 1896 Jira reviews. | 78% (Based on 1,896 reviews) | |
Team Scorecard | As reported in 2127 Jira reviews. Provides data on employee performance for gamification. | 84% (Based on 2,127 reviews) |
Bug Reporting
User Reports & Feedback | As reported in 1449 Jira reviews. Give users in-app method of reporting bugs and leaving general performance feedback. | 88% (Based on 1,449 reviews) | |
Tester Reports & Feedback | As reported in 1409 Jira reviews. Give testers in-app method of reporting bugs and leaving general performance feedback. | 87% (Based on 1,409 reviews) | |
Team Reports & Comments | As reported in 1484 Jira reviews. Give team members method of reporting bugs and leaving comments on bug status. | 88% (Based on 1,484 reviews) |
Bug Monitoring
Analytics | As reported in 1396 Jira reviews. Provide reproducible, insightful info surrounding bug and crash scenarios. | 86% (Based on 1,396 reviews) | |
Bug History | Track history of bug status by application version, date, etc. This feature was mentioned in 1492 Jira reviews. | 89% (Based on 1,492 reviews) | |
Data Retention | Store bug tracking data for an appropriate and useful amount of time. This feature was mentioned in 1383 Jira reviews. | 88% (Based on 1,383 reviews) |
Generative AI
AI Text Generation | Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt. This feature was mentioned in 47 Jira reviews. | 79% (Based on 47 reviews) | |
AI Text Summarization | Based on 49 Jira reviews. Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary. | 80% (Based on 49 reviews) |
