Jira was designed to help software development teams manage work, track bugs, and build features. But increasingly, teams in other fields—such as marketing, legal, and finance—are adopting it as well. Want to leverage Jira to track your own work and improve your outcomes and overall performance?
Tune into this course with Atlassian Certified Jira Administrator Rachel Wright to learn how to get up and running with the latest version of the cloud edition of this powerful project management tool. Rachel shows you how to use Jira to manage your own personal daily tasks and help your organization and team plan their strategic initiatives. Learn how to navigate Jira, use spaces and work items, change user preferences, estimate effort and track time, and create custom views such as filters, dashboards, boards, and more. By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped with the core skills and know-how required to get started with Jira right away.
Course Contents
Introduction
- Managing work in Jira Cloud
- Who Is This Course For?
- What Do You Need For This Course?
- Types of Jira
- Jira Versions
Navigating Jira
- Logging in and Obtaining Credentials
- Using key views
- Accessing key features
- Challenge: Finding key features
- Solution: Finding key features
Working in Spaces
- Viewing the space list
- Using different types of spaces
- Parts of spaces
- Identifying space leads
Working with Items
- Creating items
- Editing items
- Adding attachments
- Linking items
- Transitioning items
- Estimating effort
- Tracking time
Finding Items
- Ways to find Jira items
- Using basic search
- Using advanced search and JQL
- Sample queries
- Challenge: Finding items
- Solution: Finding items
Using Reporting Features
- Reporting methods
- How to save and share filters
- Creating filter subscriptions
- Creating boards
- Creating dashboards
- Using reports
- Exporting items
- Challenge: Using reporting features
- Solution: Using reporting features
Managing Profile Settings
- Changing user preferences
Conclusion
- Additional resources for Jira learning
- Glossary of Key Terms
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