Success Stories

How the city of Göttingen brought Jira Service Management to the cloud

Written by catworkx | Jun 3, 2025 11:29:41 AM

Efficient cloud migration with added value:
The city of Göttingen decided early on to switch to the Atlassian Cloud - and did not take this step alone. With the preconfigured Jira Service Management Essentials solution from catworkx, the city was not only able to simplify its migration, but also achieve noticeable improvements in IT service. Clear processes, automated workflows and a high level of user acceptance ensured greater efficiency and sustainable digitalization of administrative work.

🔸 Initial situation

  • Existing Jira Service Management only rudimentarily set up ("light version")

  • Lack of structure for requests and processes led to inefficiencies

  • Goal: Cloud migration without a restart, but with a clear process basis

🔸 So lution approach from catworkx

  • Recommendation of Jira Service Management Essentials

  • Preconfigured setup with field-proven processes

  • Fast start with flexible 80% solution

  • Data migration with minimal customization effort

  • Technically independent implementation in the cloud

🔸 Results for the city of Göttingen

  • Clearly structured requests reduce queries and errors

  • Significant relief for first-level support

  • Automated processing of routine tasks frees up time

  • IT, HR and finance benefit from faster and more reliable service

  • High internal acceptance through communication, testing and training

🔸 O utlook

  • Development of a central self-service portal for HR and IT services

  • Goal: ease of use, maximum transparency, ongoing digitalization