WA2925
Agile Project Management using Jira Software Training
This course introduces students to JIRA Software which is one of the most popular agile project management tool. Agile methods accelerate the delivery of initial business value. Continuous planning and feedback ensure that value is maximized throughout the development process.
Course Details
Duration
2 days
Skills Gained
- What is JIRA Software?
- Managing agile projects using JIRA Software
- Managing project backlog
- Managing iterations / sprints
- Managing releases / versions
- Managing project components
- Managing security
- Managing fields and screens
- Managing custom issue types
- Viewing various burn-down/burn-up reports
Course Outline
- Navigating JIRA
- Connecting to JIRA Software
- JIRA Account
- System Dashboard
- Sidebars
- Global Sidebar
- Search
- Help
- Dashboards
- Projects
- Boards
- Issues
- Project Sidebar
- Managing Projects
- What is a Project?
- Backlog
- Sprints
- Versions / Releases
- Issues
- What is Component?
- Project Name and Key
- Project Key Format
- Editing Project Key Caveats
- Editing Project Key
- Deleting Project
- Managing Versions
- What is Version?
- Merging Versions
- Other Version Options
- Version Fields
- Managing Issues
- Issues
- What are Epics?
- Epics – Types
- Creating a new Epic
- What is a Story?
- Creating a Story
- Story Estimation
- Tasks
- Sub-tasks
- Managing Sprints
- Sprints
- What is typically done in Sprint Planning?
- Velocity
- Agile Board
- Sprint Naming Convention
- Sprint Execution
- Search & Using JQL
- Search
- Search Types
- JQL
- JQL Examples
- Sharing search result
- Save Search and Reuse in a Board
- Working with JIRA Dashboards and Reports
- What is a JIRA Dashboard?
- Creating a JIRA Dashboard
- Choosing a Dashboard Layout
- What is a Gadget?
- Gadgets Available Out-of-the-box
- Adding a Gadget to a Dashboard
- Moving a Gadget
- Removing a Gadget from a Dashboard
- Viewing Dashboard as a Wallboard
- Deleting a Dashboard
- JIRA Reports
- Generating a JIRA Report
- Viewing the Burndown Chart
- Report Categories Available Out-of-the-box
- Agile Reports
- Issue Analysis Reports
- Forecast & Management Reports
- Jira Agile
- Common Jira Software boards
- Scrum
- Agility
- Kanban
- Scrum vs. Kanban
- Scrumban
- History of Kanban
- Kanban for software teams
- Kanban boards
- Kanban cards
- The benefits of kanban
- Planning flexibility
- Shortened time cycles
- Fewer bottlenecks
- Visual metrics
- Continuous Delivery
- Kanban – Kanban backlog
- Miscellaneous Issue Features
- Voting
- Watching an Issue
- Adding/Removing Labels
- Linking Issues
- Commenting on Issue
- Attaching a File to an Issue
- Cloning (Copying) an Issue
- Viewing an Issue's Change History
- Managing Fields & Screens [OPTIONAL]
- Fields
- OOB Fields
- Custom Fields
- Field Type
- Screens
- Lab Exercises
- Lab 1. Navigating JIRA Software
- Lab 2. Managing projects in JIRA Software
- Lab 3. Managing Versions in JIRA Software
- Lab 4. Managing Issues
- Lab 5. Managing Sprints in JIRA
- Lab 6. Issue Searching
- Lab 7. Dashboards & Reports
- Lab 8. Jira Project
- Lab 9. Miscellaneous Issue Features
- Lab 10. Managing Fields & Screens [OPTIONAL]
