Jira: Improve Agile Project Management

The success of a project depends on the effective management and collaboration between team members. To that end, the Atlassian Jira tool is proving to be a perfect platform for Agile-type projects, thus improving the fluidity of team communications, productivity and project monitoring.

In order to optimize the use of Jira, proper configuration is, therefore, deemed to be necessary. This training will highlight Jira’s optimal configuration means so as to ensure successful monitoring of any Agile project.

Objectives Of The Training

By the end of this training, the participant will be able to configure the key Jira functionalities so as to improve collaboration, transparency and management of Agile projects.

Targeted Audience

Managers, Agile project managers, Scrum masters and product owners.

Prerequisite

None

Course Architecture

Unit 1 – Analyze the Project Context
Learning Objective: The participant will be able to define the objectives of using Jira by analyzing their context:

• The Agile Methodology

• Team Work Culture

• Company Structure-Related Constraints

Unit 2 – Initialize the Project
Learning Objective: The participant will be able to determine the type of the Jira project that matches their respective needs:

• Typology: A New and Classic Generation

Unit 3 – Manage Workflows
Learning Objective: The participant will be able to apply the workflow process steps to a project tickets:

• Status Categories

• Task Status

• Workflows: Creation and Modification

Unit 4 – Configure a Board(s) for Ticket Tracking Purposes
Learning Objective: The participant will be able to configure progress monitoring tables for projects:

• Backlog

• Swimlane

• Quick Filters

• JQL

• Epic

Unit 5 – Ensure Ticket Grouping
Learning Objective: The participant will be able to use the components, versions and labels to ensure ticket grouping:

• Label

• Component

• Version

Unit 6 – Customize the Ticket Interface
Learning Objective: The participant will be able to adapt the ticket interface to suit their context:

• Type of Tasks

• Fields

• Interface (“Screen”)

Unit 7 – Generalize the Configuration
Learning Objective: The participant will be able to reuse a project configuration in other Jira projects:

• Various Schemes

Unit 8 – Configure Access Rights
Learning Objective: The participant will be able to determine the Access Rights Matrix for Jira user groups:

• User Groups

• Access Rights Matrix

Unit 9 – Use Additional Features
Learning Objective: The participant will be able to distinguish the useful additional features in their context:

• Automation

• Dashboard

• Roadmap