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Khalid Qureshi - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Architect at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Jul 30, 2023
It comes with features beneficial to processes and workflows, but needs to be more user-friendly
Pros and Cons
  • "In Jira Service Management, the most beneficial features are process improvement, workflows, and escalations."
  • "Jira Service Management should be more user-friendly."

What is our primary use case?

We use the product for our procurement processes and our service desk. We use it for our different teams working on the development side for smaller projects, as well as capital planning.

We have the solution deployed on-prem and on the cloud. We have only one team on the cloud and about 35 teams working on-prem.

What is most valuable?

In Jira Service Management, the most beneficial features are process improvement, workflows, and escalations.

What needs improvement?

Jira Service Management should be more user-friendly, like other tools. We configure different projects on these tools, so it's okay for us, but Jira could be a little more simplified for clients. Similarly, there should be licenses for frequent and infrequent users.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Jira Service Management for four to six years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is quite stable. With 30 teams on the solution, there must be more than 30 projects with multiple requests coming in, but two people are enough to handle Jira. I rate the solution's stability an eight or a nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have about 1,800 employees in our organization, with more than 30 teams working on Jira. The users are all from procurement teams, finance teams, the capital planning team, the service desk, the development team, the networking team, the data center team, and the operations team as well. We are delivering tickets to our operations team. Everyone is using Jira right now. I rate the scalability of the solution a seven to eight out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very easy. Initial deployment wouldn't take more than a week because it's not a big deal. The configuration and other tasks will definitely take some time due to discussions with teams and project configuration. One person is enough for deployment. We have two people providing support for Jira.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I rate the pricing a ten out of ten because it is very highly priced. We have paid $20,000 recently for a one-year license for our on-prem server.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We have also procured ServiceNow. Other tools like ServiceNow and monday.com provide simplified user interfaces.

What other advice do I have?

We have started moving into cloud deployment because Jira has discontinued the support for the on-prem servers. Moreover, we are moving to the cloud to reduce the cost. There are many users who are licensed for our on-prem server, but they are not using it. We have 1,800 employees, but out of 1,800, there are 1,000 employees using Jira on a daily basis. We are paying the cost per user. There should be licenses for frequent and infrequent users. For example, my manager logged in once in one quarter or after two months or one month, and we are paying $20 per user.

If they want to save money and have the ability to make workflows by themselves, they can use it for startup companies. Startup companies should instantly go to Jira because it can help them in all departments. They won't need to buy different software for different departments, so it's better to go for Jira and make workflows for each department, which will all be using the same software. That way, they can interconnect within the departments.

I rate Jira Service Management a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Anna Virtsan - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Project Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Aug 10, 2023
Centralized, user-friendly, and admin-friendly system
Pros and Cons
  • "It has improved our work in a number of ways. First, it has made everything much faster. Before Jira Service Management, it could take weeks to resolve a ticket."
  • "There is room for improvement in support."

What is our primary use case?

We needed a centralized, user-friendly, and admin-friendly system for our help desk. We had multiple systems and teams that needed to be deployed for this system. For example, we had a development system, a first-line help desk team that was available 24/7, and an escalation process. The first line, second line, and third line might be a local partner or so. We even automated the process for the external partner of our company. So when our first line escalated to the second line of support and the second line couldn't resolve the issue according to the process, it went to the partner. And the partner saw all the history on the tickets. It was a really nice solution.

How has it helped my organization?

It has improved our work in a number of ways. First, it has made everything much faster. Before Jira Service Management, it could take weeks to resolve a ticket. But with the notifications and reminders that Jira Service Management provides, we have reduced the time spent on tickets from a couple of weeks to just two to three days.

It has definitely saved us time for really usual stuff, for example, a laptop that doesn't work properly and you require the first-line service desk to address the problem. Previously, it could take up to a week to get it resolved because we didn't have a centralized, automated system for control, monitoring, and reminders, particularly for the first-line managers. Also, there was no escalation process in place. We were using a basic, free, open system without any escalation features, and we received notifications through email, but those were only generated upon ticket creation.

What needs improvement?

There is room for improvement in support. We had one or two cases of not really nice responses from the partner.

So, there is room for improvement in terms of response time.

For how long have I used the solution?

In the end of 2021, I implemented a Jira help desk solution in an aviation company.

I worked with a user and a project manager who implemented this solution for about a year. We had a project, then about a year of usage only as a user.

I used it last seven months ago because then I switched jobs. And before that, if we are talking about Jira Service Management, it was implemented at the end of 2021. So it was, like, four months of projects. 

It was really easy to set up, and it was really clear for the help desk managers and for the end-users to set the workflow and the business process of the tickets for the help desk. Like, from the box, we used the box solution. It was perfect. I used it six months ago.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution. It is an online solution so it is easy to maintain. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

In terms of scalability, Jira covered all our demands. I would rate the scalability a nine out of ten. 

We didn't use all the possible settings for the solution, but it still scaled well to our 1200 users. We didn't have any stability problems with Jira, so it gets a ten out of ten from me.

How are customer service and support?

We had some problems with our partner's tech support.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

I would rate my experience with the initial setup an eight out of ten, where one being difficult and ten being easy to set up. It took a bit longer than we planned because of the partner.

What about the implementation team?

I had a project manager, a business analyst, and four other people on my team for deploying and maintaining the solution. We also had the head of support and the first-line support manager who tested everything for us.

Overall, the project took about four months, but that included deploying all the processes, levels of escalation, and other things. So it was super easy.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It wasn't the cheapest solution out there. It could have been a bit cheaper, but the user experience and overall capabilities of Jira make it worth the price.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We have another team working on those tools, for example, Trellix and Symantec Data Loss Prevention. We have a range of information solutions used in an ongoing project, and it's only in the planning and feasibility stage for DLP. So, I have worked with a bunch of them.

What other advice do I have?

I would definitely recommend Jira. It's a great solution, but like any other IT tool, it's important to have well-defined processes in place before you implement it. If your processes are not well-defined, Jira won't be able to help you as much.

Overall, I would rate the solution a ten out of ten. It was a great experience for both our first-line help desk managers and our end users. The interface is super easy to use, and the analytics features are really helpful. We were also able to deploy Symantec Data Protection 2 in Jira, which was a great addition.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Joe Dede - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at a outsourcing company with 1-10 employees
Real User
Dec 31, 2022
Solution has administration issues; very expensive
Pros and Cons
  • "There are two things that I value very much about this product. One is the service levels management – the SLA agreement management part of it – and knowledge management."
  • "The price is a point of contention for me. It does overall work out as a significant amount of money that will be spent over a shorter period of time."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Jira Service Management along with a series of other tools. We use it primarily for developing our knowledge management and for scaling our service-level agreements management. 

What is most valuable?

There are two things that I value very much about this product. One is the service levels management – the SLA agreement management part of it – and knowledge management.

The other part that I haven't used as much, but I do value, is the reporting and analytics part of it.

What needs improvement?

When looking at the overall suite of tools, I know there's a problem with the administration side of things since I have never come across a person who I would say is an expert in the administration side of things.

Some Jira products, or particularly this one, have a duplication of entries problem. That needs to be sanitized on a regular basis and that can itself prove cumbersome if the administrator is not a subject matter expert. 

The training manuals, patches, and release notes could be improved to be a bit more accessible. In the next release, this product should improve on the educational side to include webinars and training sessions. 

Also, I would like something that can measure better performance output.

We're looking to use it more, particularly in the context of incident management and problem resolution. However, we're finding that, like everything else, there are always challenges with every tool. We've had to look at getting more training done because it's quite a steep curve for people who haven't used the solution. It's only a handful of us that have actually really been exposed to the Jira suite of tools, and we're gradually taking our time with it.

The vendor, who is no longer in business, negated to tell us that the total cost of ownership was going to be quite steep. So normally you have tools where the total cost of ownership over a period of time, means it pays for itself either in terms of how you use it or in terms of how you implement it if you're servicing other third-party clients. However, because of the pandemic, our total cost of ownership has become a bit longer and it's taking more time to get to speed with how to get to use the tool, and how to get it customized in a particular manner. And then, over a period of time, we still have to "decide whether it is the most suitable in terms of a service management tools."

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Jira Service Management Service for a couple of years. It falls under the Atlassian suite, so I have used the actual project management tool for over 10 years. Over a period of time, we've graduated within the entity to use other aspects of Jira Service Management, particularly within the context of its ITSM capabilities, which is IT Service Management, just for being explicit. But it provides us with a lot of aspects relating to incident management. From a chain management perspective, it's allowed us to get an insight into how to better plan and improve our decision-making process.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

When it comes to the stability of this solution, I would rate it a six, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the scalability of this solution a five, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best. I think in terms of what it offers from a scalable point of view, it's not too cumbersome. There are times when it looks as if it's quite complex.

How are customer service and support?

I would rate their technical support a six, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

I would rate the initial setup process a four, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best. The reason for this mark is that it's a challenging process and it's very time-consuming and it requires dedicated resources for the setup.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented this solution in-house.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price is a point of contention for me. It does overall work out as a significant amount of money that will be spent over a shorter period of time. We are having to review what we are paying for the solution now, which means that we are probably putting out too much money for it.

At this point in time, we've accepted the hit and it's going to be a huge investment in terms of time and resources. We can't do anything about that now. We're going to have to make the best due of what we have for now. 

I believe, right now, we are averaging between 250 and 500 users a month, whereas we started off with something around $50 a month.

I would rate this solution's pricing model a seven, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best. This rating was done through a comparison of other tools like ServiceNow. ServiceNow was more expensive which is why we moved away from that solution.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate the JIRA Service Management solution a six, on a scale from one to 10, where one is the worst and 10 is the best.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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AbhishekSingh10 - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Lead at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Sep 28, 2022
Easy to maintain and use with good reliability
Pros and Cons
  • "It scales well."
  • "The deployment can be a bit complex, especially for those who are not technical."

What is our primary use case?

Jira Service Management was a plugin and was not a completely different tool. Earlier, it was just a plugin for regulation. Later, they introduced it as a different tool. Earlier it was known as Jira Service Desk, and now they introduce it as Jira Service Management, a different tool.

If you have a product-based organization, then people used to use it for interacting with the client and getting the requests from the client. If it's internal, there could be a Help desk, IT service desk, or finance service desk, wherever you have to exchange the request between agents and the user base. You have to pay the license only for the agents, not all users. People can create their tickets free of cost. There, you get the portal, and any number of users can create their tickets, and only agents need a license to resolve their tickets and work on their tickets.

How has it helped my organization?

Earlier, people used to communicate using email. For a single complaint or for any single task, you are sending so much mail in a chain. If you have to search for any single item in that chain, you go into the first email to figure out where it started, how it started, what the resolution was, and what the discussion was. If you are using Jira Service Management, you can search for the tickets within seconds, and you get the whole history of that issue. It's much easier. There's more clarity.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature they offer is not to build in cost for every user. It's free of cost for your clients. It's free of cost for your internal users. Only, you have to pay the license for people who are going to work on it. If I take the example of an HR Help Desk, if it's an organization of 10,000 people, then 9950 people can log tickets free of cost, and only 50 people need a license to resolve their ticket, if it's a team of 50 people in HR.

The solution is stable.

It scales well. 

What needs improvement?

Feature-wise, they are improving day by day. I cannot ask for any single feature. We have to worry about how they are increasing their price. Atlassian will increase the price by 5% for most of the tools. It's getting expensive. 

The deployment can be a bit complex, especially for those who are not technical. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for seven years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

You can scale the solution whether it is deployed to the cloud or the data center. 

While we might have up to 5,200 people using the solution, we do not require that many licenses, as only those dealing with the tickets are required to be licensed. 

We're using the product quite extensively.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support has been helpful. I have found some bugs in the past, and they did a good job in helping us deal with them.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I am aware of ServiceNow as well. The UI is not as user-friendly, and it costs more. 

How was the initial setup?

I cannot say it's too easy to set up. It is moderate for a technical user, and for a non-technical user, it will be a bit difficult. There are many things you have to configure. You have to configure the permissions and notifications for customers and agents differently. You have to set up the portal and many more things. 

The deployment will not take too long if it's on the cloud. The infrastructure is already ready for you. Since the server is closed, you only have the option of the data center if it's a data center. However, if you are going to deploy it in a data center, then obviously, it'll take more time.

You only need one person if you are deploying on a cloud and two or three people if you are deploying on a data center. If you are deploying on Linux, you may need someone well-versed in Linux. The cloud is an easy, fast deployment as you can do it in a few clicks. The data center takes more people and time. 

What about the implementation team?

You cannot do it own. There are requirements the IT team is used to manage various items, including SSL licensing certificates. You have to get SSL certificates from them. The infrastructure is usually managed by IT, and you must host your instance there, so you need help from them. The implementation is usually a combination of two teams, both IT and non-IT.

What was our ROI?

We have witnessed an ROI. The solution has paid for itself.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

You can choose either monthly or yearly licensing. The cost has recently increased. It might be around $20 to $25 per user license. 

You have three types of plans: standard, basic, and premium. If you need to configure it more, you have to use some plugins from the Atlassian Marketplace. For those, you have to pay whatever they may cost.

What other advice do I have?

I'm a customer and end-user.

We use a few Jira tools across the organization. 

It is one of the best tools in the market right now. If you are looking for any service management tool, then you have to go for it. It's easy to maintain and easy to use. The user interface is very good. 

If you are in a client-based organization, your client will find it more useful as you can integrate with Confluence, and then you can deflect the users to the knowledge parts. You can create your own knowledge information on Confluence, and, without creating tickets, you can redirect your client or user to Confluence.

From there, they can get the information they need. It saves a lot of time for the IT team and empowers the users to do things by themselves. They do not have to follow up. They do not have to create a ticket.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Sai Durga - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr.Software Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
MSP
Aug 15, 2022
Reasonably priced with good script customization and an easy setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup is pretty easy."
  • "I'd like to update the dashboard so that more features are available."

What is our primary use case?

On a daily basis, we're working on migration activity. Apart from the migration activity, we're working with the modifications and workflows for particular people who need to approve activities - those who are doing user management and customization. We are doing some scripts on the create screen as well. Whenever there is an approval, it may require setting some features that hide things automatically or some features that need to be filled automatically. We have Lambda in the AWS. In Lambda functions, all the fields in JSON format need to be triggered in Jira. 

What is most valuable?

I like Scriprunner. Whatever is not possible, we can make it possible through Scriptrunner. We can customize the scripts, et cetera.

The initial setup is pretty easy.

What needs improvement?

While I really like Scriptrunner, there are behaviors we don't have in the cloud. In the cloud version, we need to do scripts and evaluators only. We don't have behaviors in the cloud. They need to do some updates in the cloud in future releases.

For example, we have ten custom fields in the data center create screen. If you select the first custom field, it will drop-down automatically the following nine custom fields that need to be changed. Any unwanted fields need to be hidden automatically. When we use the behavior, it is in the data center server version. However, working on the cloud version, we don't have that behavior feature in Scriptrunner. We must go with the validators if we need to write any scripts in the cloud. 

Basically, the cloud and the server aren't identical. They work in slightly different ways and the new cloud isn't the same as the server.

I'd like to update the dashboard so that more features are available. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for the last five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is okay. We do get bugs. However, we can figure it out. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. You can add users. 

We have a license for 10,000 users. However, only 8,000 people are using it. If users are not using it for 15 days, we'll remove them.

How are customer service and support?

I work on technical support. We have low priority, medium priority, hybrid, and critical tickets. The simple tickets we'll assign to junior-level people if we have any. If the bandwidth is less, then we'll take the tickets. If bandwidth is more, then we'll assign the tickets to the lower-level people. However, in general, we deal with support queries. 

I have years of experience with Jira and have a good level of knowledge. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We had ticketing systems from ServiceNow and YouTrack. Compared to Jira, the tools are not very good. For example, if you take the workflow only in the Jira, the workflow will be simple. However, with the other tools, workflows can be a bit complex. They need to write some Java code, for example. There is some complexity. They are also not that economical compared to Jira in terms of pricing. 

How was the initial setup?

It is not complicated to set up. It's pretty straightforward. I can set everything up in about two hours. However, if any customization is needed in the database, it will take some time. It depends on the customization and the client as well. 

Some clients don't want any customized as well. They want only a simple setup. What we'll do is we'll install a server. We'll do the project's setup, explain everything, and show the server customer the base we have. Based on the blueprints, we'll create data servers, et cetera, and they'll use the simple workflow.

Going forward, they'll learn how to use Jira by doing. Once they know Jira, they'll ask for the customization part. 

What about the implementation team?

We can handle the initial setup.

What was our ROI?

It is worth the money; however, if a company has budget complications, they should start with a standard version. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of Jira is very good. 

We have a standard basic version. We also have premium plans we have in Jira. The cost depends on the plan. It also depends on the number of users and plugins. 

A basic plan will charge $10 per user. A more premium plan will charge $18 per user.

What other advice do I have?

We are Atlassian partners.

We have a cloud version, and we have a data center as well. In the cloud, we are doing migration activities. In the coming next two years, when it comes to the server, there is no support and therefore, we're planning to completely move to migrate to the cloud.

If you are using this software for the first time, I would suggest the use of the cloud instead of a data center server. I prefer to use the cloud due to the fact that, in the coming two years, the server won't have that much support. Everyone is moving to the cloud and it's developing daily. The automation is inbuilt in the cloud compared to the server as well. Of course, for automation, you will have to pay.

We do find the cloud more secure and there are updates happening day by day. It's becoming more robust.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. If they improved their API integrations, I would rate it higher. 

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?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. partner
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Rohit Nagar - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-Sales Solution Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Reseller
Top 5
Jul 28, 2023
A tool offering multi-functional capabilities to its users to cater to the needs of various departments of their businesses
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of the solution is its SLA, which everybody wants when it comes to a service-based offering."
  • "In-built chat is missing in JIRA Service Management."

What is our primary use case?

JIRA Service Management was used strictly for our client's IT services in my company. Nowadays, the tool caters to business needs, HR, and administrative purposes, including the payroll aspect of my company's clients. The application has taken a different turn by allowing for managing certain relevant business needs as well.

How has it helped my organization?

In recent scenarios, JIRA Service Management has helped my company's clients on the automation front, including onboarding or offboarding employees. The product has multiple use cases with multiple departments, one area that gets highly utilized. The tool also helps convert an incident into a change or problem and then trace and track activities with the tool, which is highly leveraged. Integration of JSM with JIRA software on change and problem management to drive the release, and looking at the release on the DevOps chart, are some use cases by businesses.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of the solution is its SLA, which everybody wants when it comes to a service-based offering. The queues in JIRA Service Management play a vital role in allowing its users to define the issue types, further classify them into queues, and then carry on.

What needs improvement?

In-built chat is missing in JIRA Service Management. To compensate for the missing in-built chat, we have been trying to gain leverage with Slack or Microsoft Teams at the moment since it is important to me who stands between the customer and the agent. The aforementioned area needs improvement because it is a very vital area. Suppose one can get on to something in JIRA Service Management that allows for communication. In that case, it is easier to solve a problem rather than communicate with JIRA through comments which will go back and forth.

In short, an in-built chat option will be good for the solution.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using JIRA Service Management for over six years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight to nine on a scale of one to ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution an eight to nine on a scale of one to ten.

How are customer service and support?

I rate the technical support a nine out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I used to previously work with Bitbucket.

How was the initial setup?

I rate the initial setup phase of JIRA Service Management a six out of ten.

The solution is deployed majorly on the cloud.

The time taken to deploy JIRA Service Management depends on multiple factors. It can range from a week to a month, depending upon what kind of customization and plug-in integrations are required.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

JIRA Service Management's pricing is pretty decent compared to competitors. I rate the pricing an eight to nine on a scale of one to ten.

What other advice do I have?

To those planning to use it, I would say that if they have a larger customer base, which may cause them to incur some licensing costs, then that is the area where they should look at JSM as a candidate. If some want to automate their internal processes, which could be operational, business-centric, or technical operation, they can use JSM. People who can look at JSM as a candidate are those who have a little bit of asset requirement where they want to manage the instance and opt for the trace and track functionality to find out what exactly is happening and who is honing what in general.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Bhavneet Kaur - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President of Products at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Jul 27, 2023
Efficient workflow management for tracking and resolving queries but not very user-friendly interface
Pros and Cons
  • "With Jira Service Desk, the simplicity of setting up a quick form and getting the service desk running quickly is very helpful."
  • "Initially, as a completely new user, the interface was not very user-friendly, with many cluttered options."

What is our primary use case?

I use Jira Service Management for product development. Jira Service Desk is largely for handling customer queries and internal ticket management. It helps us with any IT-related requests and also allows customers to submit feedback for the product. So that's how we use Jira Service Management.

How has it helped my organization?

Jira Service Management provides workflow management, making it easy for us to track queries and provide solutions. It allows us to review historical data to see how our response time to queries has improved over time. This feedback loop helps us enhance our services and products based on customer input and Net Promoter Score (NPS) feedback.

What is most valuable?

Different projects benefit from various features. With Jira Service Desk, the simplicity of setting up a quick form and getting the service desk running quickly is very helpful. 

On the Jira Software side, I find the idea management feature valuable. It allows us to maintain a backlog of ideas submitted by customers, employees, and product engineering teams. We can track where ideas originate, follow their development into the product, and engage with customers throughout the process, providing a powerful capability.

What needs improvement?

One area I see for improvement is the custom options for marking an idea as obsolete. Currently, there are options like "not started" or "not working," but in today's rapidly changing tech world, some ideas can become obsolete quickly. For example, technology may become obsolete or a product may no longer be able to cater to a certain idea due to business pivots or changes in the product strategy. However, there is no specific option to indicate why an idea is considered obsolete, whether it's due to technological changes, business model shifts, or other reasons. Capturing these business-driven changes is not easy within the current setup.

It would be beneficial to have a configurable drop-down where we can filter and categorize the reasons for obsolescence, including technical, standard cases, and, importantly, business reasons. If such an option already exists, it might not have been effectively communicated to customers, as I haven't come across it yet within the customer community.

It's essential to have clear ways to manage and track the obsolescence of ideas based on both technical and business considerations.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Jira for more than six years. I currently use the latest version.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability a nine out of ten. Stability is pretty good; there's never a significant downtime. It's been great.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is highly scalable. I would rate the scalability a nine out of ten. We have 500+ end users using this solution. Almost all of our employees use this solution. 

It's used every single day, heavily utilized for Jira Service Desk and Jira Software for product development. We use it to its maximum potential. 

How are customer service and support?

While Jira has a decent community where you can find answers, technical support is fairly okay, mostly due to their strong community. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

I would rate my experience with the initial setup a six out of ten, where one being difficult and ten being easy.

Initially, as a completely new user, the interface was not very user-friendly, with many cluttered options. However, once someone showed me how to use it, it became less challenging. But for new users starting with self-service abilities, it's not up to the mark.

What about the implementation team?

The deployment didn't take too long, maybe two or three weeks. It is a self-maintained solution.

What was our ROI?

We have seen an ROI. The standard way of operating with Jira has optimized time efficiency, which translates to cost efficiency. It allows us to resolve issues more efficiently, although the interface complexity might slightly impact overall efficiency.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price is not high. I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten,  where one is low price, and ten is high price. It's competitively priced, considering other similar products in the market. 

There are no additional costs. The license we have covered quite a few offerings, like Jira's Confluence page, so that's pretty good.

What other advice do I have?

If you have a large organization with complex processes and need to scale up, Jira Service Management is an excellent platform for service and development management. However, if you're looking to optimize operations, improve services through data insights, and have a large organization, I would recommend considering ServiceNow as well.

Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten. It's a solid solution with some room for improvement, but overall, it's a valuable product for our organization.

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?

Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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IT Support Manager at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Jan 3, 2023
Anyone can set it up, and it has an automation feature that's not yet available in some competitors
Pros and Cons
  • "The automation feature in JIRA Service Management is beneficial, and that's yet to be available in ServiceNow. ServiceNow doesn't have the flexibility to automate processes."
  • "If I need a new feature, JIRA requires me to pay for all users when only specific people use that add-on. I should not have to pay for everyone, so this is an area for improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We use JIRA Service Management for any issue coming into the store and have four escalation levels. We're also using the solution for KPIs, both in the cloud and on-premise deployments, but in the server version, there are more add-ons, such as the SLA and dashboard features.

How has it helped my organization?

One of the main benefits of JIRA Service Management in my company is the SLA. I also saw improvements in problem management and request management. The solution also competes with ServiceNow ITSM, a good platform.

What is most valuable?

I find all features of JIRA Service Management valuable. It's a helpful solution, and it's necessary for my company.

The automation feature in JIRA Service Management is also beneficial, and that's yet to be available in ServiceNow. ServiceNow doesn't have the flexibility to automate processes.

What needs improvement?

I created one ticket in 2017 and followed up, but there's still no confirmation or resolution for it, and this is an area for improvement in JIRA Service Management. The ticket was about some enhancement to the customer portal that shows the assignee and SLA, but it's still not developed. The view of the customer is still limited. What would make JIRA Service Management better if the ticket had more details, such as resolution time, whether the ticket was breached, etc.

What I want to see in JIRA Service Management in the next release is related to add-on features, where if I need a new feature, JIRA requires me to pay for all users when only specific people use that add-on. If only a few users need the reporting feature in JIRA Service Management, I should not have to pay for everyone. I should only pay for the specific users who require reporting.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've worked with JIRA Service Management since 2012, so that's ten years or more.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

One to two times a year, my company faces some JIRA Service Management stability issues, though it isn't entirely because of the solution. The problems sometimes arise from storage or hosting, which means my company should upgrade the version, and that's it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability-wise, I'd rate JIRA Service Management eight out of ten. I see a lot of improvement on the cloud version that isn't available on the on-premise or server version, and I know that JIRA no longer sells the server license.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support for JIRA Service Management is good and answers on time. The support team also gives sufficient information about the issues, so I'd give support a nine out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

Anyone can set up JIRA Service Management. It's not complicated.

My company started with JIRA Cloud and then moved to JIRA Service Management. It took around six months to migrate from the old version to the new version because my company tried to use all features of JIRA Service Management first.

My company installed a new version or instance, then migrated the tickets from the old server to the new server. What took time wasn't the installation, but the process of rebuilding and enhancing workflows, configuring automation, and customization to meet different requirements.

What about the implementation team?

I initially asked for help from one partner in deploying and configuring JIRA Service Management, and then my company managed everything afterward. One or two others did remote sessions to help with scripting during the deployment.

What was our ROI?

There's ROI from JIRA Service Management. The solution decreased the emails and calls we received about issues, so we require all users to log everything in JIRA Service Management. We use the platform in all departments, such as Finance, HR, and Procurement. We even use JIRA Service Management for any workflow, even those needing approval or escalation, because we get ROI from it.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price for JIRA Service Management is reasonable and cheaper than other ITSM solutions, but the licensing model is different, so you cannot compare it with other solutions. Overall, the pricing for the solution is acceptable.

What other advice do I have?

My company has JIRA Service Management both on the cloud and on-premises.

I'm using the latest version of JIRA Service Management in the cloud, but I can't recall if the server version is 7 or 8.

The solution doesn't require maintenance after deployment. Still, my company has a maintenance contract with the vendor if the need for script customization arises, but for maintaining workflows, that's managed by my company.

The company has around two thousand agents on JIRA Service Management, but the number of customers is three thousand to four thousand. The number of users increases daily, but my team only gives them the customer view, so my company's current usage is enough.

I'd recommend JIRA Service Management to others.

My rating for the solution is eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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