Duration
2 days
Overview
Atlassian’s Jira is a powerful tool used by teams to plan and track their work. The Jira Agile plugin further enhances this, allowing teams to collaborate and create transparency on easily congured Jira Agile boards. For Scrum projects, Jira oers several agile tools that help with sprint planning, stand ups (also called daily scrums), sprints, and retrospectives. In other words, Jira is what allows a Scrum project manager to deliver better quality projects.
Prerequisites
- Understanding of JIRA Basics
- Laptop (PC, Linux, Chromebook, or Mac).
Who can attend
This course is aimed at
- Project managers, Scrum Masters, Agile PMs, Agile Coaches
- Test leads, QA managers, Software testers (entry level as well as experienced professionals)
- Development leads and Developers
- Product Managers, Product Owners & Business Analysts
- Project administrators, JIRA admins, system admins
Outline
Scrum basics
- Walk-through on the basics of the Scrum framework (not focused on Jira)
- The key Agile principles to set the stage for showing how JIRA will be used to support Agile delivery
- A high-level de_nition for Iterative Development, Sprints/Velocity, Daily Standup Meetings, Product Backlog/Prioritization, Burndown Charts, Stories/Roadmaps/Grooming, Review/Retrospectives, and Architecture
Jira & Jira Agile
Jira Agile & Scrum
- Basic agile concepts
- How to set up an Agile Project in Jira
- How to create Agile Stories (Epics)/issues
- How to create backlogs
- Con_guring a Scrum board
- Creating & working with Sprints
- How to prioritize backlog and Sprint planning
- Using Scrum reports
Kanban basics
- Walk-through on the basics of Kanban as an agile tool (not focused on Jira)
Jira Agile & Kanban
- Creating & con_guring a Kanban board
- WIP Limits & transitioning issues
- Using Kanban reports
Course Benefits
You will learn to:
- Basic understanding of agile, the agile manifesto and agile principles
- Basic understanding of the Scrum framework, Scrum ceremonies and its practical applications
- Basic understanding of the Kanban framework and its practical application
- Understand Jira Agile boards and learn to practically con_gure a Scrum & Kanban board
- Practically create and work with backlogs, sprints and epics on a Scrum board
- Practically create and work with issues and WIP limits on a Kanban board
- Understand reports available on both Scrum & Kanban boards
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.