JIRA, the issue tracking tool created by Atlassian, is a popular product to use in software development. Fun Fact: The name "JIRA" is commonly thought to be an acronym, but it's actually a shortened version of the word "Gojira," which means Godzilla in Japanese.

JIRA is so popular because it's extremely useful to manage all of the moving parts in a software development project. It can be used to keep track of bugs, requested improvements, and to perform overall project management. But, in order to...