Why Jira Sucks

#1

Post by svikashk » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 8:46 AM UTC

Re: Why Jira Sucks

#2

Post by denysvitali » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 8:55 AM UTC

Every bullet point says "Missing...", but I feel like the main issue about Jira is that it has waaay to many features, and that it's super slow!

The only bullet point I do agree with, is that Jira is missing an easy (or IMHO a minimalist / simple) interface. The tool is a mess, and the people using it are probably also using it in the wrong way, making the whole situation way worse.

Don't get me wrong, I like Jira to some extent, but its performance and messy UI are really making my life harder rather than simpler.

Re: Why Jira Sucks

#3

Post by quattrofan » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 9:14 AM UTC

Agreed it is now far too complex and the cloud version appallingly slow. I no longer recommend it to anyone.

Re: Why Jira Sucks

#4

Post by imbnwa » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 9:15 AM UTC

denysvitali wrote: post #2

Every bullet point says "Missing...", but I feel like the main issue about Jira is that it has waaay to many features, and that it's super slow! The only bullet point I do agree with, is that Jira is missing an easy (or IMHO a minimalist / simple) interface. The tool is a mess, and the people using it are probably also using it in the wrong way, making the whole situation way worse. Don't get me wrong, I like Jira to…

A former PM prioritized issues in the backlog by making a ticket and giving it a name like "Groom these next" or "Prioritized for January release", placing it in the backlog, then placing the tickets to be prioritized above it

They also hid bugs from being counted in reports by marking them as stories but that's another conversation

Re: Why Jira Sucks

#5

Post by wintorez » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 9:15 AM UTC

All I want from Jira is to allow me to use Markdown.

Re: Why Jira Sucks

#6

Post by pkt1975 » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 9:17 AM UTC

quattrofan wrote: post #3

Agreed it is now far too complex and the cloud version appallingly slow. I no longer recommend it to anyone.

What would you recommend now?

Re: Why Jira Sucks

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Post by _y5hn » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 9:17 AM UTC

denysvitali wrote: post #2

Every bullet point says "Missing...", but I feel like the main issue about Jira is that it has waaay to many features, and that it's super slow! The only bullet point I do agree with, is that Jira is missing an easy (or IMHO a minimalist / simple) interface. The tool is a mess, and the people using it are probably also using it in the wrong way, making the whole situation way worse. Don't get me wrong, I like Jira to…

The interface used to be simpler and less in the way of getting things done. Then they added personas, UX and tried to "help" the user. You now need more clicks to accomplish the same stuff while information is more hidden than before also.

There's no way to cater every possible workflow without feature bloat. However, the space is ripe for simpler, more accessible solutions that supports work across multiple projects.

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#8

Post by curzondax » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 9:17 AM UTC

I just want to quickly see the dashboard of my project and the status of my tasks for the daily. Just getting there is a pain every day.

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#9

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 9:19 AM UTC

wintorez wrote: post #5

All I want from Jira is to allow me to use Markdown.

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Re: Why Jira Sucks

#10

Post by fnord123 » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 9:19 AM UTC

quattrofan wrote: post #3

Agreed it is now far too complex and the cloud version appallingly slow. I no longer recommend it to anyone.

What do you recommend?