Chapter 7: Automating Jira Software Projects

Tracking software development tasks and bugs is arguably what Jira is most well-known for; however, it has always come with administrative overhead in keeping issues aligned and ensuring that work across projects is synchronized.

Keeping on top of the administrative tasks in Jira can be frustrating at times and usually means that less time can be devoted to actual development work. Introducing automation can help cut down on many of the manual tasks, which leads to happier and more productive team members.

In this chapter, we will learn how to harness automation rules to provide simple yet effective productivity increases in Jira Software projects, such as how to keep versions synchronized across ...

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