What is Jira? 

Jira is a Java based web tool used for Agile project management and tracking the Product Backlog,  Issues, Bugs and the product planning and release management in a single tool. 

The objective of the training is to provide the Scrum Masters/Flow Masters with the knowledge of using  Jira for effective project tracking and managing releases.  

The program is instructor led classroom or Online remote session with high interactive and hands-on  mode in the live lab environment for Managing Scrum based Projects with Jira by setting up Team visual  radiators and customizing it for the team ceremonies and reporting and dashboards. 

The program duration is of 6 hours and at the end of the training the participants will be able to: 

* Understanding of the Jira Packages 

* Scrum & Kanban Boards Creation 

* Tracking through the Boards on Ceremonies 

* Creating, Modifying, Linking issues 

* Progressing through the workflows 

* Perform Searches with JQL and Save Filters 

* Bulk Modifying Issues

* Team level Reports and Dashboards

Format of the course: 

* Live Jira Tracking for projects in the lab environment 

* Interactive Sessions and Hands-on Training 

* Exercises and Thought-provoking industrial practices 

Course Outline: 

* Jira Project 

* Jira Functional Architecture 

* Issue Types in the Project 

* Project Roles 

* Scrum Board Creation & Customization

* Kanban Board Creation & Customization

* Issues Management 

  • Creating the Issue 
  • Modifying Issues 
  • Cloning Issues 
  • Linking Issues 
  • Issue Hierarchy 
  • Bulk Modifying Issue 

* Workflow and Lifecycle 

  • Progressing on a Kanban Board 
  • Progressing on the Scrum Board 

* Java Query Language (JQL) o Introduction to JQL 

  • Basic Search Operations 
  • Creating the JQL filter 
  • Saving a Filter 
  • Filter Permissions 

* Managing Sprints 

  • Create Sprints 
  • Closing Sprints 

* Release Management 

* Team level Metrics & Dashboards

  • Velocity 
  • Burndown 
  • Created vs Resolved Issues
  • Average Age of issues 
  • Sprint Health

Takeaways:

* Jira User – Course Completion Certificate

* Handbooks (Softcopy)