Throughout our years as Atlassian Solution Partners we have noticed that most teams are still taking classic project management approaches while dreaming of reaching a point where they can fully migrate to agile. Sometimes this is what encourages them to come to Jira, since its out-of-the-box boards are an incredible starting point for those who have never really gotten in touch with a more dynamic mindset.
Boards represent a powerful tool when working with Agile frameworks, especially when your team already has a good grasp of it and a certain level of maturity in working in agile. However, even though boards are a great way of getting started in Agile, customizing a board to reflect your team’s needs accurately can become quite tricky.
With ADVANCED COLUMNS we wish to build this bridge between the classic and dynamic approach by providing you with full flexibility on how your board columns should work. This allows teams to define what they consider as To Do, WIP and Done without impacting Jira’s reports and dismisses the need of configuring complex workflows, since they will be able to configure each column individually in a way that meets their needs.
Our app can help you reach even further goals by allowing you and your team to track multiple queues from a JSM project in a single place on a dynamic board or even using it as reporting tool by converting one or more columns into relevant graphics.
We are releasing the app in a free beta version in order to collect your feedback and ideas and build a solid solution before launching the complete version in the Marketplace.