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What is JIRA
What is JIRA?
JIRA is a software application developed by the Australian software company Atlassian that allows teams to track issues, manage projects, and automate workflows.
JIRA is based on four key concepts: issue, project, board, and workflow.
Issue
An issue is a single work item you track from creation to completion. An issue could be a bug, a user story, an epic, a to-do item for an HR team, or an artifact that your documentation team needs to create.
People may refer to issues as requests, tickets, or tasks. It’s better to use issues or the specific issue types that you define to avoid confusion.
Most product teams typically use issue types of Epic, Story, Bug, Test, and Task.
Projects
A project is a way to group your issues along with the common information and context that tie those issues together. You can configure issues associated with a project in a variety of ways, including visibility restrictions and applicable workflows.
When you use JIRA to support your product development efforts, it’s helpful to have a single project for each product.
Boards
A board in JIRA is a visual representation of your team’s workflow within a project. You can use multiple boards for flexible ways to view, manage, and report on work in progress on the same project.
If you use an agile approach, you may find it helpful to use a Kanban Board view to track backlog items as they refine and a Sprint Board to show the Sprint Backlog for your current sprint.
Workflows
A workflow represents the path that issues take as they progress through your project from creation to completion.
Each label in a workflow, such as To Do, In Progress, and Done, represent a status that an issue can take. You can configure workflows to govern the transitions an issue can take between different statuses and trigger actions that occur when an issue moves into a status.
JIRA Introduction Video
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Learning Jira SoftwareSoftware development is a special type of work and great tools are needed to do it well. Jira Software’s features extend Jira so development teams can implement feature requests, track progress, fix bugs, and manage their work from requirements gathering to deployment. In this course, Rachel Wright covers: How Jira Software extends Jira with development-specific features; ways to leverage backlogs, sprints, and fix versions; how to use different software project types; the differences between company-managed and team-managed projects; how to leverage filters and filter subscriptions; how to create your own custom boards and dashboards; and more. Rachel also presents several challenges and solutions, so you can practice what you learn as you follow along.
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Learning Jira (Cloud Edition)Tune into this course with Atlassian Certified Jira Administrator Rachel Wright to learn how to get up and running with the latest version of the cloud edition of this powerful project management tool. Rachel shows you how to use Jira to manage your own personal daily tasks and help your organization and team plan their strategic initiatives. Learn how to navigate Jira, work with projects and issues, change user preferences, estimate effort and track time, and create custom views such as filters, dashboards, boards, and more. By the end of this course, you'll be equipped with the core skills and know-how required to get started with Jira right away.
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Learning Jira (Server Edition)This course teaches you everything you need to get started with the server edition of Jira. Instructor Rachel Wright introduces you to the software and explains some of the differences between the versions and types of Jira. Then you can learn how to navigate the dashboard, view your project list, and drill down for details. Next, see how to create and edit issues, estimate the time and effort needed to complete them, and search for issues. Rachel also shows how to generate useful reports by customizing filters, dashboards, and boards, and adjust preferences so that Jira works best for you.
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Best Practices for Jira Configuration and MaintenanceKnowing the best way to solve a problem and how it will impact your application in the future is the hallmark of a great administrator. Configuration decisions must balance the needs of the users with the long-term health of the application. In this course, Rachel Wright—an entrepreneur, process engineer, and Atlassian Certified Jira Administrator—presents advice, strategies, and real experiences laser-focused on helping you implement best practices for Jira configuration and maintenance. Learn about smart management and compliance. Discover best practices for handling support, maintenance, and naming. Find out how you can manage projects and project settings and can control permissions and security. Dive into custom schemes, shared settings, and ways to extend Jira with apps and automation. With Rachel’s expert advice and engaging commentary, you can keep your application out of the “Jira swamp”!
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Agile Project Management with Jira Cloud: 1 Projects, Boards, and IssuesGet started with agile project management. Get an overview of agile and Jira, then practice creating and using project boards in both company-managed and team-managed versions of Jira Cloud. Learn how to create issues and subtasks, and explore techniques to make your logged issues more useful. Finally, learn the value of the kanban method, and how to configure a kanban board.