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Using Jira for Business Projects

Jira initially started as a bug-tracking system, helping software development teams track and manage the problems/issues in their projects. As the product evolved, people started using Jira for other purposes. Some use it as a general-purpose task management solution, while others use it as a customer support portal. There are also other creative uses for Jira, such as tracking financial portfolio performances.

In this chapter, we will take a look at projects and project types while focusing on the most basic Jira project type – business. Then, we will look at the various user interfaces that Jira has for working with projects, both as an administrator and an everyday user. We will also introduce permissions ...

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