{"id":5088,"date":"2025-06-21T03:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T00:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everhour.com\/blog\/?p=5088"},"modified":"2026-03-21T11:56:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T08:56:25","slug":"project-management-pivotal-tracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everhour.com\/blog\/project-management-pivotal-tracker\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlock Agile Project Management with Pivotal Tracker"},"content":{"rendered":"

As project managers, we’re always looking for new ways to enhance the work that we do and to get more out of the limited amount of time we have available to us. We’re all too aware of how a couple of minutes here and a couple of minutes there will add up and lead to huge efficiencies over time.<\/span><\/p>

Because of that, it’s important to try new tools and techniques whenever they become available. You can measure the impact that they have and stick with anything that helps you to manage projects more easily, more efficiently, or more profitably.<\/span><\/p>

Today, we’re going to introduce you to one of our favorite tools, one which we know from experience can give you some serious results. We’re talking, of course, about Pivotal Tracker. <\/span><\/p>

What Is Pivotal Tracker?<\/b><\/h2>

Pivotal Tracker<\/a> is a story-based project planning tool that takes inspiration from agile software methods. In a nutshell, agile software is updated regularly with incremental tweaks instead of in one big update, with the idea of providing faster and more responsive software. <\/span><\/p>

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It’s also made both for and by software developers, which brings its own unique set of advantages and disadvantages. It’s basically the best bespoke tool there is for a certain type of company, but it’s not for everyone. If you have your own “DIY” style methodology, Pivotal Tracker isn’t going to cut it.<\/span><\/p>

That’s because Pivotal Labs, the developer, is conservative in its principles and committed to the agile methodology. You can’t just build your own workflow on top of it.<\/strong> You need to learn their system and figure out how to apply it to your own business if you want to get any value from their software.<\/span><\/p>

On the plus side, if you know what you’re doing and you understand how to use the platform, Pivotal Tracker is pretty much the best tool there is. And it’s especially good for big software development teams with well-established processes who just want a tool that supports those processes while making it easier than ever to track progress during the build. <\/span><\/p>

If you’re happy to work within their constraints then this is the tool for you.<\/span><\/p>\n