[anuragojha]

There is perfectly common sense solution to every issue OP has raised. I have used JIRA for 7 years in many different teams and I think it works and does not get in my way as a developer. In my experience the people who seem to have trouble with JIRA are the same people who have trouble with basic software engineering processes and being organized.

"Bosses (managers) get stuff done through meetings – changing tasks every 60 minutes." -- I don't know what bosses you are or have worked with but incompetent leadership and poor software engineering acumen can't be solved with buying software subscriptions.

Why are you trying to make for the tool being bad when the blame lies with people? I am tired with hearing this bogus notion of friction between Bosses, PM, Engineers and somehow you can pay your way out of lack of alignment in an organization.