Jira Quick Start Guide is focused on getting you started with Jira very quickly, and is written specially with this objective in mind. Like any other tool, Jira also has a learning curve, but quite often, you don't want to spend weeks or even months just evaluating the product. This book will give you sufficient knowledge of using the tool not just as a user, but also as an administrator. The book starts by giving you a very good overview of Jira and how it can help you, then talks about Jira basics that will help you understand how it can be applied in your project. Later chapters are focused on exploring the customization capabilities of Jira to empower you with the knowledge of various schemes that cannot be ignored if you want to use Jira for your project.
Jira Quick Start Guide
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Overview of this book
Jira is an issue tracker and project management system. With their latest release, the Jira team has now expanded their user base to agile teams as well as business teams. This book provides a comprehensive explanation covering all major components of Jira, including Jira Software, Jira Core, and Jira Service Desk.
This book starts with an introduction to Jira's unique features and how it can be used as an issue-tracking tool. It will then teach you about how a new project is created by a Jira administrator, what responsibilities there are, and using correct and relevant schemes in your project. You will then learn how to configure project workflows and fields for project screens.
You will understand the various permissions used in projects and the importance of project roles in Jira. Then, the book talks about the concepts of versions acting as milestones and using components when handling issues in your projects. It will then focus on analysing data using built-in reports and creating dashboards in Jira.
At the end, it will discuss various best practices for users as well as project managers or project administrators.
Table of Contents (10 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Introducing Jira
Getting Started with Jira Core and Basic Usage
Using Jira Software for Development Teams
Using Jira Service Desk for Help Desks
Jira Schemes and Configuring Project Workflow
Configuring Project Screens and Permissions
Reports and Dashboards
Best Practices
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