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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.

One of the biggest concerns when we are engaged in project management is the occurrence of uncertain events. Managing uncertainty is composed of two parts: reducing uncertainty to an actionable level and controlling risk management during the product implementation process.

The article explains how the PDCA (Plan–Do–Check–Action) cycle can strengthen software quality in agile development. By treating each iteration, feature, process, and team collaboration as a repeatable PDCA loop, teams detect defects earlier, reduce rework costs, and drive continuous improvement, leading to faster delivery and higher customer satisfaction.

This article presents a structured approach to ensuring seamless project handovers. It outlines a three‑phase framework—preparation, execution, and closure—supported by core project management methodologies and tools such as ZenTao. By emphasizing comprehensive information organization, effective communication, knowledge transfer, and proactive risk control, the guide enables teams to achieve clear responsibility transition and operational continuity. Stressing thorough preparation, precise execution, and continuous review, the process turns handovers from a potential obstacle into a driver of project stability and success.

This article explores the management logic and implementation pathways for disruptive technological innovation. It presents a structured framework to address inherent risks, covering processes from idea sourcing and flexible incubation to commercialization and continuous iteration. Highlighting the integration of scientific evaluation, cross-functional collaboration, and organizational adaptability, the text contends that enterprises must develop robust support systems, utilize specialized tools, and cultivate a conducive innovation ecosystem to effectively leverage disruptive forces for sustained growth in an increasingly dynamic technological environment.

This article posits that high-performing teams achieve excellence not through more meetings, but through the strategic application of specific meeting types. It identifies seven core meetings essential for alignment, innovation, and performance. Supported by trust and attention to psychological needs, these meetings elevate routine coordination into a systematic driver of execution, talent retention, and culture building. Investing in this structured yet adaptable meeting framework is presented as a cost-effective strategy for strengthening organizational competitiveness.

This article critiques rigid, one-size-fits-all project management tools, arguing that software should adapt to unique business workflows, not the other way around. It presents ZenTao as a solution, detailing how its customizable workflows—with features like personalized configuration, rapid setup, and visual editing—enable automation, transparency, and enhanced process control. This deep integration between tools and processes ensures that business objectives are effectively supported.

This article argues against merging the roles of developers and testers by highlighting their distinct mindsets—developers focus on building features while testers specialize in identifying flaws. It explains that effective testing requires unique skills such as scenario design and quality oversight, which extend beyond mere coding proficiency. Independent testing not only ensures robust quality control but also enhances team efficiency, establishing dedicated roles as essential for achieving product excellence.

This article examines the key challenges in implementing Integrated Product Development (IPD), a market-driven framework for product development. Despite its demonstrated value in enhancing efficiency and competitiveness, many enterprises—especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)—struggle to adopt it effectively. Major obstacles include insufficient change management, a disconnect between process design and organizational realities, inadequate cross-department collaboration, limited R&D engineering capabilities, and talent shortages. Successful implementation requires customized strategies, committed leadership, and systematic capability development.

This guide introduces a dual-thinking framework (“traffic + process”) to help product managers move beyond superficial data analysis toward genuine data-driven growth. Through concrete case studies, it demonstrates how optimizing traffic flow and refining operational processes unlock growth in both B2C and B2B contexts. The article emphasizes cultivating three core data mindsets: focusing on a North Star Metric, questioning data integrity, and prioritizing analytical reasoning over tool accumulation, to translate insights into actionable results and drive sustainable, high-quality product growth.

This article examines the prevalent trend of open-source projects gradually losing momentum following their initial peak in popularity. It identifies three primary factors contributing to this decline: unsustainable resource models, ambiguous project positioning, and underdeveloped collaborative ecosystems. The analysis advocates for implementing structured resource strategies, maintaining a clear focus on practical problem-solving, and fostering robust contributor communities to ensure long-term sustainability. Ultimately, the article underscores the need to transition from temporary excitement to sustained, ecosystem-centric growth.