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BigPicture

Enterprise-grade project and portfolio management for Jira

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4.2 ★★★★☆ 12 reviews
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Deployment
Cloud (SaaS)
API Access
Yes
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72 hours

About BigPicture

BigPicture is a comprehensive project and portfolio management solution designed to work seamlessly with Jira. It enables organizations to plan, track, and manage projects using various methodologies including Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, and Kanban. BigPicture provides robust features for resource management, financial management, and portfolio reporting, offering a single platform for project managers and executives. Its strong integration with Jira ensures that teams can work within their familiar environment while gaining advanced capabilities for program and portfolio oversight. BigPicture helps organizations improve collaboration, align projects with strategic goals, and make data-driven decisions. With AiDOOS, deploying BigPicture becomes even more efficient. AiDOOS streamlines the setup and adoption process, ensuring that teams can quickly leverage BigPicture's powerful features without friction, maximizing ROI and accelerating time-to-value.

Challenges It Solves

  • Aligning projects with strategic objectives
  • Efficiently allocating resources across multiple projects
  • Gaining real-time visibility into project performance
  • Managing hybrid project management methodologies

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BigPicture — Product Overview

Use Cases

Program Management

Manage multiple related projects cohesively to achieve strategic goals.

Project Portfolio Management

Evaluate and prioritize projects based on resource availability and business value.

Pricing

Custom pricing — built for your team

BigPicture pricing is tailored to your organisation's size, integrations, and requirements. AiDOOS generates your proposal instantly — scoped & ready in seconds.

Standard Premium Enterprise
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💡 Pricing insight from reviewers: Pricing is subscription-based per user per month, with discounts for annual billing and higher tiers.

Key Features

Jira Integration

Seamless integration for real-time data synchronization

Roadmap Planning

Interactive timeline for strategic planning

Resource Management

Efficiently allocate and track team resources

Financial Management

Track project costs and budgets in real time

What Reviewers Say AI-synthesized from 12 reviews

What works well

  • Comprehensive project and portfolio management capabilities
  • Seamless integration with Jira
  • Supports multiple methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.)

Common concerns

  • Complex setup for large organizations

Reviews

12 verified reviews
4.2
★★★★☆
out of 5 · 12 reviews
By segment
Enterprise50%
Mid-Market50%
S
Solutions Architect
"BigPicture Perfect for End-to-End Program Management"
It helps enhance Program Management and is simple to use and implement. It's also great for integrating with Jira, automates repetitive tasks, though there are bug and stability issues, and support and documentation are lacking. It streamlines project management within project issues.
S
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"My Journey So Far"
The platform is fantastic and provides an informative perspective. It could be more intuitive, and recommendations could be improved. BigPicture aids in collaboration and teamwork, helping me manage projects efficiently.
S
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
"bigpicture"
It's user-friendly for the software development cycle, though there are performance issues, high costs, and a tough interface. It simplifies managing the software development life cycle and presents the actual state of the software clearly.
S
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Seeing the Whole Picture with BigPicture"
I appreciate the variety of options, like different project management methodologies, its integration with Jira, and especially the customizable dashboards that adapt to user needs—these make it very appealing and simple to use. On the downside, customer support and pricing are concerns; it's not very affordable when we want to adopt it. It mainly helps me with project planning and scheduling, and also supports portfolio management.
F
Full Stack Engineer
"bigpicture"
This software is ideal for project management and is user-friendly. Although putting in long hours to get everything done might seem beneficial short-term, over time it can cause mistakes. It's easy to manage, visualize, plan, and track multiple projects at once.
S
Senior Consultant
"A Complete Project Management Suite"
It includes features missing from top PM tools, such as Gantt charts in Jira and workflow capabilities in MS Project. At present, it lacks some structures for organization change management and engineering change management. It's straightforward to use with any project methodology—agile, waterfall, or hybrid.
P
Product Manager
"BigPicture Has Been a Major Plus for Our Team"
BigPicture's tools have been a significant addition for our team. Handling projects, teams, and tasks has never been simpler. We appreciate the great support, and as a team, we haven't encountered any issues. Managing projects, teams, and tasks used to be a challenge, but BigPicture is now helping us do it effectively.
S
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Evaluation of BigPicture"
What stands out most is how flexible BigPicture is and how well it connects with platforms like Jira. The next highlight is its broad selection of tools, including Gantt charts, agile boards, and resource management. It makes complex project data easier to handle, which enhances communication and decision-making. Even though it's packed with features, mastering the software can be tough, especially for those new to it or teams moving from other PM tools. Personally, since I use agile methods, I found the various boards, sprint planning features, and other agile-specific tools very useful.
S
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
"Boost Software QA with a Full-Featured PM Tool"
BigPicture's extensive project management capabilities work smoothly with Jira, which boosts our software quality assurance efforts. On the downside, configuring BigPicture can be tricky and there's a significant learning curve. The tool addresses the challenge of overseeing complicated software projects by offering a complete set of management features that mesh well with Jira. For us, this has improved collaboration, given us a clearer picture of timelines and resources, and streamlined our QA processes.
M
MERN Stack Developer
"An All-Encompassing Tool"
BigPicture shines with its all-encompassing approach to handling projects and portfolios. However, there is room for refinement, particularly regarding the onboarding experience. Because of the wide array of features and functions it offers, newcomers might need a while to fully understand everything the software can do. A major advantage is that it brings together various project management duties and tools onto one platform. This integration simplifies workflows and communication, cutting down on the need to jump between different applications and reducing the chance of information being siloed.

Reviewer Demographics

Top Industries

No data available

Company Size

No data available

Enterprise Readiness

SOC 2 Type II

Identity & Access

SSO✓ SAML 2.0, Okta, Azure AD
RBAC✓ Project-level roles and permission schemes
Audit Logs✓ 90-day retention

Data Security

At restAES-256
In transitTLS 1.2+
Key mgmtVendor-managed

SLA & Availability

Uptime SLA99.9%
RPO24h
RTO4h
Pen test—

Compliance & Portability

Data residencyUS, EU
Data export✓ CSV, Excel, JSON
Right to erasure✓ Supported

Integrations

Jira

BigPicture integrates with Jira for real-time synchronization of project data, allowing teams to manage portfolios, resources, and financials directly within Jira.

Native < 1 hour ⇄ Bi-directional ⚡ AiDOOS Pre-wired

Tempo Timesheets

BigPicture connects with Tempo Timesheets for resource management and time tracking integration, enabling accurate time-based forecasts.

Third_Party 1-2 hours ⇄ Bi-directional

GitHub

Integrates BigPicture with GitHub to link repositories and issues to project tasks, enabling code traceability and release planning.

Third_Party < 1 hour ⇄ Bi-directional

Confluence

BigPicture integrates with Confluence for documentation, allowing teams to link project requirements and plans to wiki pages.

Native < 1 hour ⇄ Bi-directional ⚡ AiDOOS Pre-wired

Slack

BigPicture sends project updates and notifications to Slack channels, facilitating real-time collaboration and alerting.

Third_Party < 1 hour

Salesforce

BigPicture integrates with Salesforce to synchronize account data into portfolio planning, enhancing sales and project alignment.

Third_Party 1-2 hours ⇄ Bi-directional

Microsoft Teams

BigPicture integrates with Microsoft Teams for messaging and meeting updates, enabling project collaboration within Teams.

Third_Party < 1 hour

BigQuery

BigPicture allows exporting project data to BigQuery for advanced analytics and custom reporting.

Third_Party 1-2 hours

Governance & Compliance

EU AI Act

No data available

Data Processing Agreement

Standard Contractual Clauses DPA available

Sub-processors

Fully disclosed

Right to Erasure

✓ Supported

Change Notifications

30 days

NIST AI RMF

No data available

AiDOOS Managed Deployment

Deploy BigPicture in 72 hours

AiDOOS handles setup, CRM integration, SSO config, and user provisioning. Your team goes live — not your IT department.

12
Deployments
94%
Adoption rate
4.8/5
Post-deploy sat.
2-4 weeks
Time to value

Prerequisites

  • Active Jira instance (Cloud or Data Center)
  • Administrator access to Jira
  • Valid BigPicture license

Configuration Options

  • Customize portfolio hierarchy
  • Set up resource management views
  • Configure financial settings and currencies
  • Define custom report templates

How BigPicture Compares

Product AI & Analytics Ease of Use Enterprise Features Pricing Integrations Mobile Experience Quick Setup Customer Support Rating Price/mo
BigPicture This product
Good Fair Excellent Fair Good Poor Fair Good ★ 4.2 $Custom/user
Jira Portfolio (now Advanced Roadmaps)
Good Good Good Good Excellent Good Good Good — $Custom/user
Planview Portfolios
Excellent Poor Excellent Poor Good Poor Poor Good — $Custom/user
Microsoft Project
Good Fair Good Good Good Good Good Good — $10/user
Virtual Delivery Center · A new delivery category

A Virtual Delivery Center for BigPicture

Pre-vetted experts and AI agents in the loop, assembled as a delivery pod. Pay in Delivery Units — universal pricing across roles, seniority, and tech stacks. No hiring, no contracting, no procurement cycle.

  • Plans from $2,000 — Starter Pack, 10 Delivery Units, 90 days
  • Refundable on unused Delivery Units, anytime — no questions asked
  • Re-delivery guarantee on acceptance miss
  • Pre-flight delivery sizing — you see the plan before you commit
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How a Virtual Delivery Center delivers BigPicture

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Outcome-Based

Pay for results, not hours

Milestone-Driven

Clear deliverables at each phase

Expert Network

Access to certified specialists

Implementation Timeline

1
Discover
Requirements & assessment
2
Integrate
Setup & data migration
3
Validate
Testing & security audit
4
Rollout
Deployment & training
5
Optimize
Performance tuning
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Frequently Asked Questions

Does BigPicture require a Jira instance, or can it be used standalone?
BigPicture is a Jira app and requires an active Jira Cloud or Server/Data Center instance. It does not offer a standalone version.
Can I use BigPicture with multiple projects at once?
Yes, BigPicture is designed for portfolio management and allows you to plan and manage multiple projects simultaneously with a high-level overview.
Is there a mobile app for BigPicture?
BigPicture does not have a dedicated mobile app, but it is accessible via web browser on mobile devices. For full functionality, we recommend using it on desktop.
Does BigPicture support on-premise Jira (Server/Data Center)?
Yes, BigPicture is available for Jira Cloud, Server, and Data Center, with some feature differences between versions.
How does BigPicture handle resource management?
BigPicture includes extensive resource management features, such as capacity planning, workload management, and resource leveling across projects.
Can BigPicture be integrated with other tools like Salesforce?
Yes, BigPicture offers cloud integrations with tools like Salesforce, Slack, Microsoft Teams, and more to streamline project data and collaboration.

Quick Stats

★ 4.2
Rating
12
Deployments
72 hours
Live in
99.9%
Uptime SLA
Deployment Complexity
Moderate (3/5)
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