👉 In this episode, we cover Jira Align – Atlassian’s enterprise agile planning tool designed for scaled agile, digital transformation, and aligning strategy with execution across the organization. Perfect for enterprises adopting SAFe, LeSS, Scrum@Scale, or hybrid frameworks.
🔑 Key takeaways:
• What is Jira Align? A cloud-based platform (formerly AgileCraft) that links team-level work to enterprise-level strategy in real time.
• Enterprise Agility: Enables faster responses to market changes, boosts customer satisfaction, reduces costs, and increases team engagement.
• Core Features of Jira Align:
Program Board – track execution against outcomes and company vision.
OKR Heatmap & OKR Tree – visualize goals from strategic to team level.
Strategic Backlog – link goals, investments, and initiatives.
Roadmaps – real-time project roadmaps with scenario planning.
Dependency Maps & Wheel Map – track and resolve inter-team dependencies.
Portfolio Strategy Management – align high-level business strategy with execution.
• Who Uses Jira Align?
Executives for strategy alignment.
Program managers for feature-level roadmaps & dependencies.
Enterprises with 50+ agile teams needing visibility, traceability, and governance.
• Agile Frameworks Supported: SAFe®, Disciplined Agile (DaD), Scrum@Scale, Spotify, custom/hybrid scaling models.
• Jira vs Jira Align:
Jira = best for small to mid-sized teams (project/task management, bug tracking).
Jira Align = built for 500+ users, enterprise agility, portfolio-level coordination, and digital transformation.
• Why Jira Align Matters: Keeps teams, projects, and portfolios aligned with OKRs, ensures resources are allocated effectively, and provides real-time insights across the enterprise.
💡 Pro Tips:
• Use Jira Align’s OKR Heatmap to connect high-level objectives with measurable outcomes.
• Employ Roadmaps & Dependency Maps to anticipate blockers early.
• Align Jira Align with leadership reviews for portfolio-wide visibility.
• Start small with one framework (e.g., SAFe) before scaling organization-wide.
✨ Why this is important:
• Provides end-to-end visibility from team stories to enterprise OKRs.
• Ensures strategy and execution are always aligned.
• Enables enterprises to scale agile practices efficiently across 50+ teams.
• Recognized as a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Agile Planning tools.
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