Jira Essentials

Tags: JIRA

Making Jira your best friend

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.5

- Setting up the Jira account and Jira projects
- Creating and editing Jira issues
- Creating and using Scrum and Kanban boards in Jira

What you'll learn

Setting up the Jira account and Jira projects

Creating and editing Jira issues

Creating and using Scrum and Kanban boards in Jira

Running sprints in Jira

Understanding and interpreting different types of Jira reports

Designing and creating Jira dashboards

Filtering issues in Jira using standard and advanced filters

Understanding project settings in Jira and project customization

Using epics

labels

components and fix versions to organize work

Learning tips and tricks to easily manipulate issues and organize product backlog

Troubleshooting the common problems

* Requirements

* No prior knowledge or experience is required
* but it would be beneficial for students to understand some basics of Agile
* especially Scrum and Kanban

Description

Setting up the Jira account and Jira projects
Creating and editing Jira issues
Creating and using Scrum and Kanban boards in Jira
Running sprints in Jira
Understanding and interpreting different types of Jira reports
Designing and creating Jira dashboards
Filtering issues in Jira using standard and advanced filters
Understanding project settings in Jira and project customization
Using epics, labels, components and fix versions to organize work
Learning tips and tricks to easily manipulate issues and organize product backlog
Troubleshooting the common problems

Course content

4 sections • 28 lectures

Getting familiar with Jira basics 8 lectures

Overview of Jira Preview 07:29

From this lecture you will learn about Jira software, your instructor's background, types and versions of Jira.

ACTIVITY: Set up your first Jira project Preview 09:49

In this lecture you will create your Jira account and your first project. You will also learn what is important when creating a project and what is not.

Understanding epics, issues and subtasks Preview 07:00

From this lecture you will understand the principles behind Jira hierarchy and will start planning your own Jira structure

ACTIVITY: Structure your project hierarchy Preview 29:20

Basic and advanced filters Preview 04:47

In this lecture you will learn about one of the most powerful tools in Jira - filters and you will understand the difference between basic and advanced filters

ACTIVITY: Create a filter Preview 22:48

In this lecture you will create your first basic and advanced filter, learn about the main operators and formulas used in advanced filters and understand what you can do with filter results

Section recap Preview 02:55

In this lecture we will quickly recap everything that we have learned so far

Section 1 quiz

Building Jira boards and organizing team processes 11 lectures

What are Jira boards? Preview 03:53

From this lecture you will learn about the concept of Jira boards, different types and some cool features they offer

ACTIVITY: Create your first Scrum board Preview 11:54

In this lecture we are going to build together a Scrum board - from setting up the filter to fine-tuning the settings

Ranking and principles of prioritization Preview 10:37

From this lecture you will understand how ranking works, learn about Jira absolute rank and practice the prioritization techniques on your backlog

Everything you need to know about labels Preview 09:03

From this lecture you will learn what are labels, how to use them and what are the common problems labels cause

What are components and versions? Preview 18:45

From this lecture you will find out about the concepts of components and versions (or fixversions) and learn how to create them, manage them and use them for backlog management

ACTIVITY: Fine-tune the board Preview 08:38

In this lecture we will put together all the tools we have learned so far and apply them to our backlog in order to prioritize it more easily and make planning more efficient

ACTIVITY: Manage the sprints in Jira Preview 20:46

In this lecture we will see how teams working with Scrum framework (or any other framework that uses sprints) can manage their sprints, from creating and planning a new sprint to reading the sprint report. We will also talk about story points estimation and will see how it works in Jira

Understanding differences between Scrum and Kanban boards Preview 06:46

From this lecture you will understand the difference between Scrum and Kanban frameworks and learn how it is implemented in Jira

ACTIVITY: Set up a Kanban board Preview 16:12

In this lecture we will set up together a Kanban board and review the key settings that would allow you to better organize your Kanban workflow and manage the board efficiently.

Section recap Preview 03:20

In this lecture we will quickly recap everything that we have learned so far

Section 2 quiz

Stepping up your Jira game 8 lectures

Understanding project settings Preview 18:23

In this lecture we will go over the project settings - you will understand what can be set up by project admin vs. things controlled by Jira admin and you will know what is customizable and to what extent.

ACTIVITY: Build a roadmap Preview 08:43

In this lecture you will learn how roadmaps work and you will set up your own roadmap for your project

ACTIVITY: Build a dashboard for external stakeholders Preview 13:59

In this lecture we will set up a dashboard for the business stakeholders, starting from the concept and filters preparation, then creating a dashboard, adding gadgets and fine-tuning them

How do issue links work? Preview 07:22

From this lecture you will learn about different types of links in Jira: how they work, what is the difference between them, when to use them and how to set up filters based on links

How to read the reports? Preview 17:00

This lecture provides an overview of the most commonly used reports in Jira: sprint report, velocity report, epic report, cumulative flow and control chart. You will learn how to read them and get useful information to improve your team's processes