Jirais a proprietary issue tracking product developed by Atlassian that allows bug tracking and agile project management. The name “JIRA”is actually inherited from the Japanese word “Gojira” which means “Godzilla”.
Jira includes several packages:
- JiraSoftware: Used by development teams to plan, track, and release software. It supports Scrum and Kanban methodologies and provides reporting features.
- JiraService Management: A service desk solution including asset management which integrates with JiraSoftware and Confluence.
- JiraCore: A simplified project management tool for customers looking to extend the power of Jira to their organization.
- JiraAlign: An enterprise-level product used for scaling agile across the organization.
InJira, issues are the building blocks of any Jira project. An issue could represent a project task, a helpdesk ticket, a leave request form, etc. Jira issues can be customized to match the needs of your team and projects.
Overall, Jiraprovides teams with a robust set of project management capabilities, from creating and organizing tasks to updating status and reporting on results, making it a popular tool in software development environments, particularly those that are implementing Agile methodologies.
