Advanced Jira for Agile Projects
Published by Pearson
Automation, Techniques, and Tools
- Learn advanced workflow and issue customization techniques to tailor Jira to your team's needs
- Set up and take advantage of automation in Jira and target issues with advanced JQL queries
- Use the roadmapping tool to plan ahead and track work across multiple teams
This class covers advanced concepts and techniques—such as automation, advanced JQL queries, and roadmapping—to customize Jira to specific needs. Jira can support a wide range of team workflows and tracking activities, and this course will help you unlock Jira's configurability to do so. The course builds on concepts and techniques presented by Jim Weaver in Pearson’s Jira for Agile Projects live online training, and requires basic knowledge of Jira.
What you’ll learn and how you can apply it
- Issue and workflow customization points
- JQL query keywords and clauses
- Jira Automation and Roadmap usage
And you’ll be able to:
- Build your own advanced workflows and issue types with custom fields
- Build reports, find issues, and populate boards with custom JQL queries
- Use the Jira Automation plugin to save time on repeated actions in Jira
This live event is for you because...
- You need to customize Jira to allow an agile team to use Jira more efficiently
- You need to configure Jira to support multiple initiatives
- You need to find and report the status of your team's work from Jira more effectively
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of Jira recommended
Recommended Preparation
- Attend: Jira for Agile Projects by Jim Weaver
Schedule
The time frames are only estimates and may vary according to how the class is progressing.
Segment 1: Customizing Issues (50 minutes)
- Creating new issue types
- Creating and applying custom fields
- Customizing issue screens
- Understanding custom priorities and statuses
Q&A (5 minutes)
Break (10 minutes)
Segment 2: Building and Applying Advanced Workflows (40 minutes)
- Using multiple workflows in a project
- Adding a validator and popup screen to workflows
- Using triggers to automate workflows
Segment 3: Using Jira Automation (25 minutes)
- Creating automation rules
- Using conditions in rules
Q&A (5 minutes)
Break (10 minutes)
Segment 4: Building Advanced JQL Queries (40 minutes)
- Understanding the parts of a JQL query
- Using special query functions
Segment 5: Using the Roadmapping Tool (30 minutes)
- Displaying planned work on a roadmap
- Configuring a roadmap
Segment 6: Building a Custom Board (20 minutes)
- Customizing the issue filter for a board
- Understanding common issues when displaying data from multiple projects on a single board
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.