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ZenTao once again stands out from the crowd as the most common test management tool in the industry. This is the eighth year in a row that ZenTao has been the winner of "Common Test Management Tools"!

Before we dig down on to consider migration from Jira to ZenTao, let’s start with the basics, for business positions, who might be new to this. We’ll briefly introduce you to Jira, it’s the most popular alternative — ZenTao, and then touch base on the most common reasons, why businesses decided to move from Jira to ZenTao.

Life's trivial issues like cluttered wardrobes or unpaid bills, though seemingly minor, can drain energy and cause anxiety if procrastinated, as shown by the Zeigarnik effect and Parkinson's Law. Procrastination leads to bigger problems and a vicious cycle, while solving them promptly brings "small wins" that boost confidence and order. Changing mindsets, setting deadlines, and starting small can help, as handling trivialities shapes life quality and inner peace.

The article argues that imitation is a faster way to make money than innovation, as it avoids high trial-and-error costs. It cites cases in software project management, like agile development and Jira adoption, to show how replicating proven models, combined with observation, execution, and rapid iteration, leads to quick profits. It emphasizes imitation's role in history and advises pragmatism over idealism.

Kazuo Inamori emphasizes that overprotecting oneself leads to losing courage, which is vital for correct judgments in business. Thus, leaders must base decisions on principles, act bravely despite challenges, and avoid cowardice, as it erodes trust and encourages compromise. True courage combines insight with the guts to implement beliefs.

This article emphasizes that making products both well-received and commercially successful requires more than just focusing on R&D. It proposes three key steps: avoiding rushing to ask users for answers, instead of unearthing latent needs through scenarios; not being hasty to draw conclusions, using MVP like Zappos did for validation; and not neglecting continuous optimization, integrating user feedback and market dynamics, where a comprehensive market management system and IPD are crucial.

The Kanban methodology, originating from Toyota's JIT system in the 1940s, is a visual project management tool. It uses boards and cards to visualize workflows, set WIP limits, and promote continuous improvement. By identifying bottlenecks and enabling adaptive processes, it enhances efficiency, suits flexible priorities, and fosters team collaboration with minimal setup.

In the context of enterprises seeking cost reduction and efficiency, teams face uneven manpower allocation. This article explores improving allocation efficiency by integrating agile management concepts with ZenTao software. It analyzes current issues, root causes, and traditional model limitations, then highlights agile principles, ZenTao's functions, and supporting measures like skill matrix construction and agile culture cultivation.

Facing the "Three Mountains" of game project management: complex communication, lengthy cycles, and rapid market changes, ZenTao software provides solutions. It enables full life-cycle management for multi-role collaboration, decomposes large projects through task splitting, and leverages Scrum and Kanban to adapt to requirement changes, ultimately enhancing project delivery efficiency.

The essence of growth, particularly in software project management, resides in extreme repetition. It facilitates quantitative accumulation for qualitative breakthroughs, as evidenced in skills such as requirement gathering and risk assessment. Effective repetition is phased, incorporates feedback, and demands a consistent practice rhythm, assisting managers in constructing knowledge frameworks and resolving complex challenges. This long-term process requires tenacity but yields lifelong professional advantages.

The article highlights that great leaders share the trait of stability, which involves staying composed in crises, avoiding emotional outbursts, sharing credit humbly, controlling words to avoid gossip, and letting go of ego by admitting ignorance. Such stability builds team trust and security.

Enterprises are increasingly adopting agile management because of its capability to succeed in volatile environments, as evidenced by the success of tech giants. Based on four core values (people, working products, customer collaboration, adaptability), it places emphasis on team interaction, iterative improvement, customer feedback, and flexible planning. Although challenges such as organizational resistance exist, training and technological tools assist in its implementation. With the trend of digitalization, it will expand across various business areas and become crucial for survival.