Agile Project Management using JIRA Software Training

Course Overview

This course introduces students to JIRA Software which is one of the most popular agile project management tools. Agile methods help in accelerating the delivery of initial business value. Continuous planning and feedback ensures that value is maximized throughout the development process. JIRA Software lets you manage project backlog, plan and execute sprints, and manage releases. It also lets you view useful reports, such as, velocity, various burndown / burn-up charts.

Course Objectives

Managing agile projects using JIRA Software
Managing project backlog
Managing iterations / sprints
Managing releases / versions
Managing project components
Managing security
Managing fields and screens
Managing custom issue types
Viewing various burn-down/burn-up reports

Course Outline

1 - NAVIGATING JIRA

Connecting to JIRA Software
JIRA Account
System Dashboard
Sidebars
Global Sidebar
Search
Help
Dashboards
Projects
Boards
Issues
Project Sidebar
Summary

2 - MANAGING PROJECTS

What is a Project?
What is a Project (Contd.)?
Backlog
Sprints
Versions / Releases
Issues
What is Component?
Project Name and Key
Project Key Format
Editing Project Key Caveats
Editing Project Key
Deleting Project
Summary

3 - MANAGING VERSIONS

What is Version
What is Version (Contd.)?
Merging Versions
Other Version Options
Version Fields
What is Version?
Summary

4 - MANAGING ISSUES

Issues
What are Epics?
Epics – Types
Creating a new Epic
What is a Story?
Creating a Story
Story Estimation
Tasks
Sub-tasks
Summary

5 - MANAGING SPRINTS

Sprints
What is typically done in Sprint Planning?
Velocity
Agile Board
Sprint Naming Convention
Sprint Execution
Summary

6 - SEARCH & USING JQL

Search
Search Types
JQL
JQL Examples
Sharing search result
Save Search and Reuse in a Board
Summary

7 - WORKING WITH JIRA DASHBOARDS AND REPORTS

What is a JIRA Dashboard?
Creating a JIRA Dashboard
Choosing a Dashboard Layout
What is a Gadget?
Gadgets Available Out-of-the-box
Adding a Gadget to a Dashboard
Adding a Gadget to a Dashboard (Example Calendar Gadget)
Moving a Gadget
Removing a Gadget from a Dashboard
Viewing Dashboard as a Wallboard
Deleting a Dashboard
JIRA Reports
Generating a JIRA Report
Generating a JIRA Report (Example – Burndown Chart)
Viewing the Burndown Chart
Report Categories Available Out-of-the-box
Agile Reports
Issue Analysis Reports
Forecast & Management Reports
For further details …
Summary

8 - JIRA AGILE

Common Jira Software boards
Scrum
Agility
Kanban
Scrum vs. Kanban
Scrumban
History of Kanban
Kanban for software teams
Kanban boards
Kanban boards (Contd.)
Kanban cards
The benefits of Kanban
Planning flexibility
Shortened time cycles
Fewer bottlenecks
Visual metrics
Continuous Delivery
Kanban – Kanban backlog
Summary

9 - MISCELLANEOUS ISSUE FEATURES

Voting
Watching an Issue
Adding/Removing Labels
Linking Issues
Linking Issue (Contd.)
Commenting on Issue
Attaching a File to an Issue
Attaching a File to an Issue (Contd.)
Cloning (Copying) an Issue
Cloning (Copying) an Issue (Contd.)
Cloning (copying) an Issue (Contd.)
Viewing an Issue’s Change History
Viewing an Issue's Change History (Contd.
Summary

10 - MANAGING FIELDS & SCREENS (OPTIONAL: TIME PERMITTING)

Fields
OOB Fields
Custom Fields
Field Type
Screens
Summary

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Class Dates & Times

Class times are listed Eastern time

This is a 2-day class

Register for Class

Register	When	Time	Where	How
Register	07/31/2025	9:00AM - 5:00PM	Online	VILT
Register	08/14/2025	9:00AM - 5:00PM	Online	VILT
Register	08/28/2025	9:00AM - 5:00PM	Online	VILT
Register	09/04/2025	9:00AM - 5:00PM	Online	VILT
Register	11/25/2025	9:00AM - 5:00PM	Online	VILT

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