Chapter 1. Planning Your JIRA Installation
Atlassian JIRA is a proprietary issue tracking system. It is used to track bugs, resolve issues, and manage project functions. There are many such tools available in the market, but the best thing about JIRA is that it can be easily configured and it offers a wide range of customizations. Out of the box, JIRA offers defect/bug tracking functionalities, but it can also be customized to act like a helpdesk system, a simple test management suite, or a project management system with end-to-end traceability.
This chapter offers a brief introduction to JIRA and the new features of JIRA 7, mainly the three variants JIRA Core, JIRA Software, and JIRA Service Desk. Emphasis is given to planning, installing, and ...
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