Many project teams plan in one system and execute in another. The schedule, gates and milestones live in the project management tool, while development teams track their day-to-day work in tools like Jira. Keeping the two in sync is a manual job, and when it slips, the plan stops reflecting reality: tasks appear late when they are on track, new issues go unnoticed, and decisions are made on outdated information.
Planisware Prisma helps project managers keep planning and execution aligned, connecting both worlds through MCP connectors to detect inconsistencies, propose corrective actions and help them understand the impact on the schedule before committing changes.
Let's follow a project manager as they use Prisma to check that a sprint planned in Planisware still matches what is happening in Jira.
From Jira execution to an aligned plan with Prisma
Open the plan in a single request
The project manager asks Prisma to open the Gantt chart for project R&D-433, a connected insulin pen. Prisma displays the schedule next to the conversation, showing each phase and gate and the three development sprints. With one request, the project manager has the full plan in view and the right context for the questions that follow.
Check the plan against live execution
Development on the project is managed in Jira, so the project manager asks Prisma whether the Sprint 1 board is still aligned with execution in Jira, and whether any issues have occurred. Using an MCP connector, Prisma compares the Planisware board with the live Jira sprint and matches each card to its Jira issue. Its answer is clear: the board is no longer fully aligned. Three of the five cards have already moved to "In progress" in Jira but still sit in "To do" in Planisware. A new issue, a sensor calibration delay, has also been raised in Jira, but it doesn't appear on the board and has no owner. A check that would otherwise mean comparing two tools line by line takes a single question, and problems surface while there is still time to act on them.
Get clear corrective actions
Prisma does not stop at the diagnosis. It recommends moving the three cards that are out of date to "In progress" to match Jira. It also suggests adding the sensor calibration delay to the board, or logging it as a project issue or risk with an owner, since it looks like a genuine execution problem worth tracking. It then offers to prepare these changes for review. The project manager knows exactly what needs to change and why, without having to work it out from raw data.
Align the plan with full control
The project manager asks Prisma to update and align the statuses. Prisma prepares the three status changes and presents them for approval, with the option to commit them, try them in a sandbox first or cancel. Nothing is saved without the project manager's decision, so the plan is brought back in line with reality while every change remains deliberate and traceable.
What Prisma brings to project managers
- Connect Planisware with execution tools like Jira through MCP connectors, without switching between systems.
- Detect gaps between the plan and live execution in a single request.
- Spot new issues raised by delivery teams before they turn into schedule surprises.
- Get clear, actionable recommendations to bring the plan back in line.
- Review every change before it is committed, with the option to test it in a sandbox first.
- Keep one reliable view of project progress, so decisions are based on what is really happening.
