Agile with Jira Essentials (Cloud)
- 1 Day
- Classroom, Webinar
Clearvision's Jira Software Essentials training course for Teams New to or needing a refresher using Scrum and Kanban Agile Methodologies moving to Jira Software
About this course
Is this course right for me?
This course is perfect for anyone in an agile team who is new to Jira Software. It covers topics on agile methodologies and provides a complete end-to-end overview.
Objectives and outcomes
By the end of this course, attendees will have a strong understanding of key Atlassian Jira concepts. They will be able to use Jira to work with Issues and provide change tracking control for software development projects using agile methodologies.
Prerequisites
-Access to a laptop
-Internet connection
Modules breakdown
Module Sections
1. Overview and introduction to Agile
- Introduction to Agile
2. High-level concepts of Agile and agile development terminology
- Scrum
- Kanban
- Backlogs
- Sprints
Lab Exercises
1. Why Agile?
Module Sections
1. Sign up for Jira
2. Create an agile board
3. Explore the interface
Lab Exercises
1. Overview of the interface – using sample projects
- Study the sample scrum project
- Study the sample kanban project
- Understand the Jira Agile UI
Module Sections
1. Issue types
2. Epics
3. Stories
4. Estimating
Lab Exercises
1. Create epics
2. Create stories
3. View versions
4. Rank the backlog
Module Sections
1. Scrum
- Sprint planning
- Estimating
- Capacity
2. Kanban
Lab Exercises
1. Create a sprint
2. Estimate
3. Plan a sprint
4. Start a sprint
Module Sections
1. Intro to workflows
2. Mapping to board columns
3. Constraints
4. Subtasks
Lab Exercises
1. Identify your current status
2. Identify possible transitions
3. Progressing Issues
4. Working with subtasks
Module Sections
1. Logging work
2. Flagging as important
3. Attaching files
4. Requesting notifications
5. Sharing with others
6. Copying
7. Setting due dates
8. Labels
Lab Exercises
Freeform – facilitators and students can try it for themselves.
Module Sections
1. Configuring boards
2. Swimlanes
3. Columns
4. Colours
Lab Exercises
1. Configuring boards
2. Swimlanes
3. Columns
4. Colours
Module Sections
1. Searching
2. Filters
3. Subscriptions
Lab Exercises
1. Example searches
2. Filters
3. Subscriptions
Module Sections
1. Jira reporting
2. Agile reporting
3. Dashboards
Lab Exercises
1. Accessing agile reports
2. Making use of agile reports
3. Configure a dashboard
4. Create a wallboard
“I am very pleased with how he (the facilitator) explained the use of all different sections in Jira. He points out the things which are useful for the team to start with agile and Jira. I appreciate the lab exercises after each theory session, it enhanced our knowledge of using the system.”
Manu, Moneysupermarket
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