BigGantt
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| Developer(s) | SoftwarePlant |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2015[1] |
| Stable release | 8.2
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| Written in | Java, Angular |
| Operating system | Jira |
| Platform | Jira Cloud, Jira Server, Jira Data Center |
| Type | Project management software |
| License | Proprietary, free 30-day trial. Free for use by non-profit institutions – charities, hospitals, libraries and churches[2] |
| Website | marketplace |
BigGantt is a project management app for Jira. Released in 2015, it delivers tools for project managers, i.e. a Gantt chart, and work breakdown structure.[3]
Background
[edit]In 2012, eight years after the launch of Jira, Atlassian made Atlassian Marketplace available to the public to let independent developers make up for deficiencies of Jira.[4] One of those deficiencies is the fact that Jira centers on modern, agile project management methodologies and neglects traditional, waterfall tools, such as the Gantt chart. And according to Project Management Institute, in 2017 89% of organizations still used waterfall project management methodologies.[5]
Product
[edit]BigGantt utilizes a user's web browser. The app displays Jira tasks on a timeline in the form of colored bars of various lengths. Compared to the original 1910s idea of a bar chart devised by Henry Gantt, BigGantt adds contemporary functionalities, i.e. dependencies between tasks on the chart (arrows that link two tasks and change color from green to red when a dependency becomes "impossible"), baselines (shady bars marking the original location of a moved task), critical path, markers (vertical red lines on the timeline indicating crucial dates in the project), milestones. Users can drag and drop tasks on a chart.
BigGantt is compatible with both Jira Core (essential functionalities) and Jira Software (essential functionalities + visual agile boards).
The app is written in Java and Angular.
Reception
[edit]As of December 2021 BigGantt was used by at least 8824 enterprises.[6]
In September 2017 the software was awarded Atlassian Marketplace Vendor of the Year 2017 for fastest cloud growth.[7]
In June 2021 SoftwarePlant was acquired by Appfire.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "About us". Atlassian.com official website. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "FREE Jira Gantt chart plug-in - how to get one? - SoftwarePlant.com". SoftwarePlant.com. 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
- ^ Rp.pl. "Polski startup rzucił wyzwanie gigantom - Archiwum Rzeczpospolitej". archiwum.rp.pl. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ "Atlassian Launches A Marketplace For Project Management Add-Ons". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ "PMI's Pulse of the Profession" (PDF). Global Project Management Survey. 9th: 4. 2017.
- ^ "BigGantt". Atlassian Marketplace. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "2017 Atlassian Marketplace Vendors of the Year". Atlassian Community. 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- ^ "Appfire Acquires SoftwarePlant to Disrupt PPM Market". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-12-29.