In this Jira Agile Project Management training course, you will learn how to configure Jira to fit your organization’s needs, use real-time reporting to track projects and identify impediments, and see how evolving requirements are incrementally captured.
- Experience at the level of:
- At least one year of work experience with Scrum or Kanban
- This course can be beneficial for those switching to JIRA from another tool or anyone wanting to get an overview of how JIRA can be used to manage projects.
- This course uses Windows, Linux, and Atlassian JIRA. No prior experience is required other than basic Windows knowledge.
- This course will utilize both Windows and Linux, but no prior experience with either operating system is required
Agile Project Management with Jira Training Delivery Methods
- After-course instructor coaching benefit
Agile Project Management with Jira Training Course Benefits
Manage Scrum and Kanban workflows with JIRATrack multiple projects and teamsConfigure JIRA to align with your organization's needsUtilize reports to increase visibility and transparencyImplement best practices to avoid common pitfalls
Jira Agile Project Management Course Outline
Navigating the user interface
- Selecting different project views (plan, work, report, search, admin)
- Improving comprehension through rich text formatting and attachment
- Cross-referencing tickets
- Watching ticket updates
Prioritizing backlogs
- Estimating task complexity
- Organizing tickets according to imprtance
- Assigning tickets to users and sprints
Learning about the JIRA Data Model
- Grouping related tickets
- Customizing issue types and screens
Managing boards (backlog, planning and review)
- Exploring boards and project relationship
- Starting and closing the sprint
- Improving productivity through day-to-day use
Managing tickets, stories, bugs and tasks
- Labeling and tagging components
- Optimizing search techniques
- Refining user stories
- Filing effective bug reports
Leveraging reports
- Tracking progress during retrospective and review
- Creating burndown, sprint, and velocity charts
Creating custom reports with JQL filters
- Designing custom dashboards
- Developing a custom search report
- Utilizing custom filters
Customizing JIRA
- Aligning JIRA with your organization's needs
- Configuring custom fields, schemes and workflows
Managing Scrum of Scrums
- Coordinating multiple projects
- Minimizing organization dependencies
Applying JIRA to non-software projects
- Expanding Scrum and Kanban workflows
- Customizing reporting and time tracking
Comparing Scrum and Kanban
- Differences between Scrum and Kanban methodologies
- Deciding when to use one or the other
Constraining throughput and capacity
- Setting up boards
- Organizing data with swim lanes and custom columns
- Tracking progress
