Introducing Jira Integration for Altium 365: Streamline Your Electronics Design Workflow

Project management and task coordination can be cumbersome. With design teams, project managers, and stakeholders spread across different tools and platforms, it’s difficult to maintain seamless collaboration. What if you could eliminate the need to constantly switch between design software and project management tools?

Introducing Altium 365 Jira Integration—a solution that brings your electronics design and project management together in one seamless workflow. Now, managing design tasks and tracking project progress has never been easier.

The Challenge: Disconnected Tools and Inefficiencies

Electronics engineers often face collaboration challenges that slow down project timelines. Manual updates, redundant data entry, and disconnected communication between design teams and project managers lead to inefficiencies that slow electronics design. Whether it's waiting for design updates or manually syncing tasks between platforms, these inefficiencies cause unnecessary delays and errors in product development.

A Forrester Consulting study found that designers saved an average of 159 hours each in the first year after implementing Altium 365.* The new Jira Integration aims to further streamline your design and project management processes, helping your team dedicate even more time to design and innovation.

Imagine a designer modifying a critical component in Altium 365 but needing to manually update Jira later. In the meantime, another team member procures outdated parts because they aren’t aware of the changes. This scenario leads to costly errors, project delays, and rework.

The Solution: Real-Time Synchronization with Jira

Altium 365 Jira Integration eliminates these inefficiencies with real-time, bi-directional synchronization between Altium 365 and Jira. Whether you're a hardware engineer deep into the design or a project manager overseeing timelines, this integration allows you to streamline task tracking, reduce manual work, and ensure that all team members stay aligned.

Here’s how it works:

• Real-Time Task Synchronization: Save time and avoid manual updates with automatic synchronization of tasks, issues, statuses, and comments between Altium 365 and Jira.
• Enhanced Visibility: Get real-time updates on project progress, allowing project managers to make informed decisions without waiting for manual status reports.
• In-Context Task Creation: Create and update Jira issues directly within your design environment, eliminating the need to switch between multiple tools.

Key Benefits for Your Team

1. Save Time with Seamless Task Tracking

One of the greatest benefits of integrating Jira with Altium 365 is the time you save by automating task management. With bi-directional syncing, tasks are updated in real-time, ensuring every team member has access to the latest information. This means fewer redundant tasks, fewer errors, and more efficient workflows.

2. Improve Collaboration Across Teams

Cross-functional teams, including engineering, project management, and procurement, can now collaborate without the bottlenecks caused by manual updates. The real-time syncing of design data with Jira ensures that everyone—from designers to project managers—is working with the same up-to-date information.

3. Make Better Decisions with Enhanced Visibility

Project managers often struggle to get a clear picture of project status, which can lead to delays in decision-making. With the Altium 365 Jira Integration, all project progress is updated in real-time, giving managers the visibility they need to make quick, informed decisions.

4. Reduce Context Switching

Engineers no longer need to switch between design and project management tools. With this integration, they can manage tasks directly in the Altium 365 environment. Fewer context switches mean more time spent focusing on design and less time managing tasks.

Ready to Streamline Your Workflow?

The Altium 365 Jira Integration represents a major step forward in electronics project management. Connecting design tasks directly to project workflows bridges the gap between engineering and project management, creating a smoother, more efficient process for everyone involved.

Whether you’re looking to improve task management, enhance collaboration, or gain better visibility into project progress, this integration is designed to help you bring new electronics to market—faster and more efficiently.

With the Altium 365 Jira Integration, you can focus on what matters most—delivering your designs on time and within budget. Say goodbye to manual updates and disconnected tools. Say hello to streamlined project management. Start your journey toward more efficient electronics design project management today.

*A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Altium 365. Results are based on a composite organization.