Project Health Monitor for Jira

Project Health Monitor for Jira, developed by excentia, is a software solution aimed at project managers, software developers, agile teams, IT departments, and software development companies. According to the vendor, this tool evaluates the health of projects in Jira and identifies technical debt in process and project management. With its range of features, Project Health Monitor aims to streamline project management and decision-making processes for professionals in various industries.

Key Features

Debt at Project Level: According to the vendor, users can evaluate project health by reviewing problems and identifying bad practices. The project debt can be easily accessed through a sidebar tab.

Debt at Issue Level: The debt panel in the issue provides debt information at the current issue level, offering the same information as the project's debt panel.

All Features: Users can access detailed information about all functionalities through the documentation page.

Manage the health of your project: The vendor claims that this tool helps streamline the consultation process for important decisions. Users can identify and prioritize issues with the highest debt to take appropriate actions.

How do we calculate debt in Jira?: According to the vendor, the debt calculation is based on the SQALE method, inspired by the method used to assess source code quality. The SQALE method allows for defining, estimating, analyzing, and offering strategies to manage technical debt. In this adapted version, the focus is on JIRA problems instead of lines of code, referred to as "management debt."

SonarQube Connector for Jira: Users can integrate SonarQube or SonarCloud with Jira to access code quality information, as stated by the vendor.

Issue Picker for Jira: The vendor introduces a new custom field type for creating lookup fields and linking issues.

excentia Admin Tools for Jira: The vendor provides tools for Jira administrators to streamline work and reduce time for common tasks.