Getting Started in Jira

Companies organize their projects differently, and the methodology they use determines the tool best suited for their needs. Jira is a project management software designed to help teams of all types manage their work.

Jira is a highly configurable and flexible issue-tracking and project management tool that works for a wide variety of processes. The Jira workflows and issue types can be customized for almost any situation and easily changed using the administrative back end.

There are different versions of Jira available, but the core concepts are applicable across these versions. In this course, we will use a non-premium version of Jira software on Cloud. This is the flagship version of Jira used for agile project management, making it especially well-suited for companies that use the agile methodology.

General understanding of agile concepts is needed and will be useful, and this course covers the basics of the agile methodology to jump-start your work with Jira.

This course is aimed at beginners, so if you are brand new to Jira, then it is for you!

The course covers:

• The different versions of Jira that are available
• The basics of agile methodology
• Key agile and Jira terms you’ll need to know
• Navigating Jira’s interface
• How to create and customize a team-managed project
• Using a company-managed project
• The difference between team-managed and company-managed projects
• Creating and managing Scrum boards and Kanban boards
• How to create issues in Jira
• Creating filters
• Using dashboards
• Jira’s built-in reports and roadmaps
• User management
• Understanding workflows
• Understanding how schemes work
• How to create custom fields
• The basics of automation in Jira
• An overview of Jira system administration
• How to customize Jira using the administrative backend