Learn JIRA with real-world examples (+Confluence bonus)
This course walks through all the core features and concepts of JIRA with real-world examples and has been catered for general users, managers and admins. Updated as of June 2020, it incorporates and uses some of the latest features released for JIRA Software on Cloud (standard version). Plus bonus Confluence content - learn how to use Confluence and how to take advantage of it in tandem with JIRA.
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JIRA is a very comprehensive tool and one of the most popular agile project management tools out there. When used and configured correctly, it will help you work smarter, faster and more efficiently.
WHY TAKE THE COURSE:
Learn the most important characteristics of Scrum and Kanban agile methodologies
Cover all the main aspects of JIRA including working within an agile team, leading an agile team, and administering the main things that make up JIRA
Real-world examples including
How to manage your daily task-list via a daily scrum-based process
Configure permissions and projects for internal team members, as well as external members (Eg: consultants, customers etc)
JIRA allows you to create stories and epics for agile projects - learn how to create another issue type used in agile called Spike and create custom screens, fields and workflows for this new issue type.
Modify the default software development workflow to include steps for QA
How to manage multiple teams working on the same projects via multiple agile boards catered to each team
Support - I am only a message away from answering any questions you might have
STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE:
Agile Concepts - Goes into detail with Scrum and Kanban methodologies. By the end of the section, you’ll have a full refresher on these methodologies as I made sure I hit the most important notes when it comes to how they work.
Working within an agile team - Get your first look at navigating the Jira user interface and learn how to create issues, work on issues through the agile boards, search for issues, create custom dashboards to see whats happening in Jira and other functions beneficial to any agile team member.
Leading an agile team - Configuring and managing agile boards, creating and maintaining the backlog as well as starting and ending sprints and creating releases. All these steps stay true to the agile steps described in the prior section.
Jira Administration - Goes over all the main administration sections and each part has an example that you can use to follow along with. By the end of this section, you will understand all the customizable aspects of Jira and be able to cater your own instance to fit your own specific needs.
Next-Gen Projects - a section that dives into the versatile next-gen projects in Jira and all its capabilities
Real-world examples, scenarios and bonus content - This is where I show you how I use Jira to track and forecast my personal day-to-day tasklist, while using a daily scrum-based process, among other examples.
Confluence - Jira's best friend when it comes to managing content
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# | Title | Duration |
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1 | JIRA - the 'What' & 'Why' | 03:15 |
2 | What Jira version we will use | 06:25 |
3 | Course structure and tidbits | 06:46 |
4 | Setting up your free JIRA Cloud instance | 08:06 |
5 | How to create a project with sample data | 02:33 |
6 | Section Introduction | 00:49 |
7 | Scrum in 10 minutes | 10:33 |
8 | Kanban in 4 minutes | 03:45 |
9 | JIRA Terms - What makes up JIRA | 04:05 |
10 | Section Introduction | 01:24 |
11 | Intro to the JIRA user interface & navigation | 11:50 |
12 | Intro to Project Navigation | 05:20 |
13 | Intro to Issue Navigation | 06:25 |
14 | Viewing, editing & understanding Issues | 12:33 |
15 | Working with Agile Boards | 11:21 |
16 | Agile Board - Backlog View | 07:42 |
17 | Agile Boards - Kanban | 05:33 |
18 | Creating Issues | 09:26 |
19 | Searching for Issues | 04:01 |
20 | Advanced searching using JQL | 11:24 |
21 | Search filters | 07:11 |
22 | Dashboard customization | 07:03 |
23 | Understanding the Resolution Field | 04:17 |
24 | Section Introduction | 01:01 |
25 | Configuring agile boards - Part 1 (Scrum board) | 13:47 |
26 | Configuring agile boards - Part 2 (Scrum board continued) | 13:49 |
27 | Configuring agile boards - Part 3 (Kanban board) | 09:14 |
28 | Creating projects | 07:55 |
29 | Creating epics and stories | 04:56 |
30 | Starting sprints & working on sprints | 08:35 |
31 | Creating software versions in Scrum | 05:31 |
32 | Creating software releases in Kanban | 02:10 |
33 | Creating an agile board with multiple projects | 07:08 |
34 | Closing sprints and viewing sprint reports | 08:49 |
35 | Section Introduction | 01:28 |
36 | Atlassian Organization & Site structure | 07:52 |
37 | Creating a new user | 12:53 |
38 | Creating groups | 08:29 |
39 | Logging in on behalf of a user | 03:41 |
40 | Creating a new user (for older instances created before 2021) | 14:18 |
41 | Creating groups (for older instances created before 2021) | 09:01 |
42 | Jira settings navigation | 03:59 |
43 | Understanding the different permission levels | 07:29 |
44 | Global Permissions explained | 10:04 |
45 | Understanding Project Roles - Theory | 09:24 |
46 | Understanding Project Roles - Example | 10:44 |
47 | Roles & Permissions Example - Introduction | 09:13 |
48 | Roles and Permissions Example - Part 1 | 17:39 |
49 | Roles and Permissions Example - Part 2 | 09:55 |
50 | Roles and Permissions Example - Part 3 | 10:06 |
51 | Understanding Jira Schemes & Introduction to the Schemes Example | 07:35 |
52 | Configuring Issue Types | 08:42 |
53 | Configuring Screens | 10:41 |
54 | Configuring custom fields | 13:28 |
55 | Creating a new Workflow | 12:04 |
56 | Editing an existing Workflow | 13:03 |
57 | Updating the agile board with new workflow changes | 13:42 |
58 | Understanding Workflow transitions - Screens | 03:42 |
59 | Understanding Workflow transitions - Properties and Triggers | 06:35 |
60 | Understanding Workflow transitions - Conditions, Validators, Post-Functions | 09:59 |
61 | Introduction to Team-Managed Projects | 04:44 |
62 | Working with the Team-Managed Board | 10:57 |
63 | Working with Roadmaps | 08:59 |
64 | Controlling access restrictions for Team-Managed Projects | 09:09 |
65 | Team-Managed Project Settings - Issue Types & Notifications | 06:57 |
66 | Team-Managed Project Features | 07:31 |
67 | Team-Managed Workflow Editor | 09:50 |
68 | Course Summary | 01:31 |
69 | Using Jira to manage daily tasks using a scrum-based process - Part 1 | 11:30 |
70 | Using Jira to manage daily tasks using a scrum-based process - Part 2 | 15:30 |
71 | Creating multiple boards for multiple teams - backend, frontend, QA, PM | 10:04 |
72 | Confluence - the What and the Why | 07:06 |
73 | Getting Confluence | 07:39 |
74 | Granting User Access | 05:15 |
75 | Spaces Introduction | 06:57 |
76 | Creating Spaces with Space Blueprints | 10:30 |
77 | Creating Pages within Spaces | 07:24 |
78 | The Confluence Editor | 10:39 |
79 | The Confluence Editor - Going forward | 04:37 |
80 | Page Blueprints | 09:25 |
81 | Other Page Options & Functions | 07:07 |
82 | Adding and Using Macros within Pages | 12:39 |
83 | Collaborative Editing | 05:20 |
84 | JIRA - Confluence Integration | 07:42 |
85 | Understanding Confluence Permissions | 18:21 |
86 | General Confluence Administration | 04:23 |
87 | Section Conclusion | 01:25 |