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Project Management with Jira

Published by Pearson

Intermediate content levelIntermediate

Learn how to manage and report on projects of different types with Jira

  • Focus on Jira features from a project management and reporting perspective
  • Learn how Jira features can help multi-project reporting and tracking
  • Consider multiple types of projects in addition to software development efforts

This class covers Jira features and usage from the perspective of common project management needs. Project managers are often asked for progress, milestone, and projection data for various projects. They also frequently create projects for their teams in Jira. This course teaches project managers, and others with similar needs, the know-how to leverage Jira to efficiently answer the most common project-related questions they are asked.

What you’ll learn and how you can apply it

  • Customize project templates to best fit the needs of your projects
  • Select the most effective Jira features to radiate information to stakeholders from one or more projects, including multi-project boards, out-of-the-box Jira reports, multi-project boards, and dashboards
  • Leverage Jira automation to increase your team’s productivity

This live event is for you because...

  • You need to tailor different types of projects in Jira for different teams.
  • You need to report on and radiate information on projects to managers or stakeholders.

Prerequisites

  • Basic understanding of Jira concepts and features such as creating issues and updating status of issues recommended.

Recommended Follow-up

Schedule

The time frames are only estimates and may vary according to how the class is progressing.

Segment 1: Adapting Jira to Different Types of Projects (30 minutes)

  • Choosing project templates to fit a need
  • Determining what meta-data customizations are needed initially
  • Understanding project-specific vs. reusable customizations

Segment 2: Creating and Customizing Cross-Project Boards (40 minutes)

  • Understanding reasons and challenges for cross-project boards
  • How to create cross-project boards
  • Customizing and maintaining cross-project boards

Q&A (5 minutes)

Break (10 minutes)

Segment 3: Utilizing Jira's Reports (40 minutes)

  • Understanding available reports by project template
  • Using key Jira report types
  • Accessing Jira's underlying database for custom reporting

Segment 4: Utilizing Timelines and Roadmaps (40 minutes)

  • Understanding current timeline and roadmap features on different Jira platforms
  • Creating and customizing roadmaps
  • Using cross-project roadmaps

Q&A (5 minutes)

Break (10 minutes)

Segment 5: Taking Advantage of Dashboards as Information Radiators (20 minutes)

  • Understanding dashboard concepts
  • Understanding best use cases for dashboards
  • Utilizing key dashboard widgets

Q&A (5 minutes)

Segment 6: Understanding Automation Capabilities (30 minutes)

  • Understanding use cases for automation
  • Utilizing built-in Jira automation tools
  • Utilizing workflow automation
  • Understanding third-party automation options

Course wrap-up and next steps (5 minutes)

Your Instructor

  • Jim Weaver

    Jim Weaver is a software developer and trainer with over 30 years of experience working with teams to build software in a variety of languages and for many different types of endeavors. He has helped to build patient portals, medication prescribing applications, telecommunication network monitoring systems, testing frameworks, and even (drum roll) tractor leasing software! He has held many roles in the IT industry, accumulated many programming scars, and currently focuses on teaching.