Fresh Team Signals At a Glance
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We needed a dashboard to monitor efficiency signals in our production process. Previously, we exported JIRA data into XLS and updated formulas on a weekly basis. Doing ad-hoc analysis at a weekly cadence wasn't frequent enough to be able to address issues as they were happening. We missed some opportunities to intervene in tasks where scope misalignment caused 3x overages on time estimates and scheduling. Beyond the cadence issue, the presentation options made reporting easier to understand than pivot tables.
Pros
- Gauges make it easy to understand how teams are performing against targets.
- Customizable formulas make it possible to measure what matters most to your team and company.
- This tool eliminated the need for ad-hoc analysis, and managers could repurpose the time saved into other qualitative measures instead.
Cons
- Documentation by use case instead of key word matches.
- SME webinars on at smaller intervals of time.
- Built-in assistance tools for formula debugging
Return on Investment
- Since EazyBI can be configured for team quantitative measures, collaboration time now focuses on brainstorming and discussion around projects.
- Since user-defined formulas are reused across reports, there's less deviation in reporting from different people.
- There's less time spent debating the reporting setup since reports are configured once and kept current through the fiscal quarter.
Alternatives Considered
Jira Service Management and Wrike
Other Software Used
Jira Service Management, Wrike