👉 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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