If an org dosent follow Scrum/Kanban approach for project managent, how can JIRA help in managing?

[Sanshia Wadhwa]

When you follow agile , JIRA has fantastic boards for effectively managing but what if its waterfall or ad-hoc projects . How can JIRA help in managing those projects ?

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @Sanshia Wadhwa 

Jira, and its related features and products, are just tools.  They can be used for various different process and domain areas.

I find Jira's boards for Scrum and Kanban features adequate / okay for use by agile teams...typically for simple, stable process flows.

However for projects using a waterfall approach, how you work determines how well Jira tools might help.  

I recommend pausing to consider how your organization does the following: ideate, select, fund, plan, staff, coordinate teams, deliver, report, maintain, and close your projects and programs.  Particularly, is the organization using one of the branded or defined methodologies, something home-grown, etc.?  Perhaps also perform internet searches to find others who have supported their waterfall-based methods with Atlassian tools and written articles about their experiences.  

Once you know that information, your organization can perform a comparison of available tools to decide which products could help for your conditions and needs.

Kind regards,
Bill

[Antuan Sammak]

Hi @Sanshia Wadhwa 

I think what you are after a hybrid model of project management which sits in the middle between Scrum and Kanban, for that I would recommend using Kanban project/board and have your projects grouped into release versions for better tracking.

once each project is completed you can mark the version as released and so the tickets will disappear from your board and a new batch of tickets will show for the new project with a new release version.

You might also want to give a try our new application (Release Insights and Control Hub)   it offers a new approach of reporting that shall help your organization and teams to analyze teams performance and identify potential improvements and it matches the above method i explained.

Myself and my team would be happy to provide you with a demo of the application if it is needed.