What is our primary use case?
I am a Scrum Master, so I work with
Miro to collaborate with my team, as well as have the usual Scrum ceremonies and workshops.
The features or capabilities of
Miro I have found the most valuable so far are presentation mode, timer, the usual posted notes, and being able to insert images from the internet.
It is important for me and my use cases because my team works in a hybrid environment, so it's not always that we are all together in a room; it's very useful to use Miro online, to collaborate.
I find indispensable for remote team collaboration the posted notes, which we use a lot for retrospectives and sharing thoughts and sentiments.
For brainstorming sessions, I find using templates that are offered by Miro itself very useful, as well as sharing thoughts using Post-its, and breakout rooms; I haven't been able to access breakout rooms, but I have participated in breakout rooms myself, and they are very effective.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features in Miro include presentation mode, timer functionality, posted notes capabilities, and the ability to insert images from the internet.
The templates offered by Miro are particularly useful for brainstorming sessions, along with Post-its functionality and breakout rooms for effective collaboration.
What needs improvement?
One improvement that might enhance my experience with Miro is the zooming in and out feature; when you zoom out, you may find that other sections or parts in the board become a lot smaller, so they're not evenly zoomed in or out, which is my experience.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Miro for the last five years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
I participated in the initial setup of Miro for my team by setting up the board and subscribing.
The challenges I faced were that it was a new tool altogether, especially at the start of lockdown and COVID; I had never heard of Miro before, but the setup was manageable.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate how stable Miro is overall as a ten; I have never had any issues with it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate my experience with the scalability of Miro as a nine; I started using it with a personal subscription, but the organization then took it on and I was able to transfer my boards across to the enterprise subscription.
There are approximately two hundred users currently using Miro in my company.
How are customer service and support?
I have never dealt with technical support directly for Miro; our Service Management team has handled that aspect.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before Miro, I used manual Post-it notes and boards for these use cases.
How was the initial setup?
I participated in the initial setup of Miro for my team by setting up the board and subscribing.
I would rate the initial setup of Miro as a seven on a scale from one to ten, with one being difficult and ten being easy to set up.
What about the implementation team?
I participated in the initial setup of Miro for my team by setting up the board and subscribing.
I didn't deploy Miro myself, so I cannot specify how much time it took overall; I just set up the board for my team.
What was our ROI?
I have definitely seen return on investment with Miro, not necessarily in cost-wise terms, but in terms of time savings and connectivity, as well as collaboration; it has been very beneficial.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I don't have visibility of the pricing of Miro, but I know the free personal subscription was really great because it helped us until we got onto the enterprise subscription.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I evaluated another solution before choosing Miro; however, I cannot remember what it was or the specific details as this was five years ago.
What other advice do I have?
I am an end-user of this tool, not an integrator, reseller, or consultant.
I am not sure which version of Miro I am currently working with; I just know updates happen regularly.
Our Service Management team supports the maintenance of Miro, and I usually get one person if I have an issue, so it's quite easy to maintain.
I haven't used any documentation or manuals regarding Miro because I find it quite intuitive.
I would rate Miro overall as a ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?