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Jira Fundamentals

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1 day
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Jira Fundamentals

1 day

OVERVIEW

JIRA is a project management software developed by Atlassian. It is used by software development teams to track and manage their projects and tasks, as well as to collaborate with team members and stakeholders. JIRA is known for its flexibility and customisability, allowing teams to create their own workflows, issue types, and fields to fit their specific project requirements. It offers a range of features and functionalities, including Issue tracking, Agile project management, customisable workflows, reporting and analytics, integration with other tools. It is a powerful and flexible project management software that is widely used by software development teams to streamline their workflows, collaborate effectively, and deliver highquality projects on time and on budget.

OBJECTIVES

  • Provide an overview of JIRA and its features and capabilities, including issue tracking, agile project management, and customisation options.
  • Show participants how to create, manage, and track issues in JIRA, including how to use fields and workflows to organise and prioritise work.
  • Demonstrate how to customise JIRA workflows to match specific project needs, including setting up transitions, conditions, validators, and post-functions.
  • Provide guidance on how to integrate JIRA with other tools, such as Confluence, Bitbucket, and GitHub.
  • Show JIRA administration and maintenance tasks, including managing user accounts and groups, setting up email notifications and workflows, and performing backups and upgrades.
  • Share best practices and tips for using JIRA effectively, including common pitfalls to avoid and how to maximise productivity with JIRA.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS COURSE

  • Project Managers
  • Product Managers
  • Software Developers
  • Quality Assurance Engineers
  • Business Analysts
  • Scrum Masters
  • Agile Coaches
  • IT Managers
  • System Administrators
  • Support Engineers

METHODOLOGY

This is an immersive, hands-on course where trainees will be learning and immediately applying what they learn through practical-based projects. In this training, the instructor will have discussions, questions, and activities can help to reinforce key concepts and principles of JIRA.

Hands-on exercises and demonstrations, such as demonstrate how to use JIRA effectively for project management and issue tracking techniques they can apply in real-world scenarios.

COURSE OUTLINE

  • 1. Introduction to JIRA
  • Overview of JIRA and its features
  • Setting up a JIRA instance
  • Understanding JIRA workflows and issue types
  • Navigating the JIRA interface
  • 2. Creating and Managing Issues
  • Creating, editing, and deleting issues
  • Managing issue fields and custom fields
  • Linking issues and sub-tasks
  • Bulk operations and search functions
  • 3. Configuring Workflows
  • Creating and customising workflows
  • Setting up transitions and conditions
  • Using validators and post-functions
  • Managing workflow schemes and permissions
  • 4. Integrating JIRA with Other Tools
  • Integrating JIRA with Confluence, Bitbucket, and GitHub
  • Setting up integrations with other tools
  • 5. Hands-On Exercises and Projects
  • Creating and managing issues in JIRA
  • Customising workflows and issue fields
  • Using JIRA for agile project management
  • Integrating JIRA with other tools
  • Performing JIRA administration and maintenance tasks

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.