Jira Software is defined by its maker, Atlassian, as “part of a family of products designed to help teams of all types manage work.” The software maker says that the product was made initially for issue and bug tracking.
Over the years, Atlassian has developed Jira into what it calls a powerful workflow management tool for different kinds of use cases, including quality assurance tasks like defect tracking.
According to Atlassian, Jira can be used “to plan, track, and release great software.” This means an organization can use Jira as a project management tool that can be turned into a hub for all test cycles. It’s a vital tool for teams in test design, exploratory testing, bug tracking, manual testing, and product release. You can also build a bug tracking report in Jira, and use it for other reporting tasks.
As a test case management tool, Jira integrates the testing efforts of quality assurance teams, software testers, other DevOps team members, and stakeholders and decision-makers. It allows them to understand the test case environments better.