Practical JIRA Workflows and Boards for Scrum Projects

Name: Practical JIRA Workflows and Boards for Scrum Projects
Rating: 4.7 (15 reviews)

Scrum masters, product managers and project managers hands-on guide to boards and workflows in JIRA Scrum projects

(15 ratings)

128 students

Created by Vlajko Knezic

Last updated 6/2022

English

What you'll learn

Create and configure Jira workflows and workflow schemes.
Understand and utilize workflow components (statuses, transitions, resolutions, post functions, properties, triggers, conditions, validators).
Create and configure Jira boards.
Understand and utilize board settings (filters, columns, swim-lanes, issue card customizations).
Use boards Backlog Screen to prioritize work and plan and create sprints.
Manage sprints using Active Sprints screen.
Understand specifics and differences between Scrum and Kanban boards
Use Jira roadmaps to manage project timelines.
Use Jira reports to monitor sprints and project progress (Burndown and Burnup Charts. Sprint Report, Velocity Chart, Cumulative Workflow Diagram).
Monitor and manage work using Jira mobile app.

Requirements

Basic understanding of JIRA. All prerequisites are covered in my Udemy course "Atlassian Jira and Scrum Fundamentals for Beginners".

Description

Welcome to the Practical Jira Workflows and Boards for Scrum Projects course. In this course you will learn everything there is to know about Jira workflows and Jira boards, how they work hand in hand, how to configure them to suit your needs and how to use them to improve the efficiency and transparency of your work process.

By the end of the course while working along and creating the project's workflows and boards, you will learn and use:

Components of Jira workflows:

statuses,
transitions,
resolutions,
transition screens,
triggers,
conditions,
validators,
post functions
properties

Components of Jira boards:

board filters
columns
quick filters
card colors
card layout
estimation
roadmap view

Core Jira reports:

Burnup Chart
Burndown Chart
Sprint Report
Velocity Chart
Cumulative Workflow Diagram

WHY TAKE THE COURSE:

Increase transparency, accountability, and productivity of the team using workflows and boards optimized for your Scrum project.
Earn stakeholders and team trust by creating and distributing real-time reports from the Jira report library.
Learn skills that very few Jira users possess.

STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE:

Course Project - This whole course revolves around a single Jira configuration project which requires two workflows and three boards. Completion of the project scope requires the usage of every workflow component and every board component.
Workflows and Schemes Concepts - Deep dive into concepts of workflows schemes, what are they, why they exist and how should they be used.
Workflow Components - Comprehensive review of all workflow components (statuses, transitions, resolutions, transition screens, triggers, conditions, validators, post function, properties).
Board Concepts - Detailed summary of Jira board concepts, what are they and what are the benefits of using them.
Board Components and Settings - Detailed review of all board screens and components (Backlog, Active Sprints and Reports screens, board filters, columns, quick filters, card colors, card layout, estimation, roadmap view).
Reports - Overview of Jira reporting features and thorough review of five core reports: Burndown Chart, Burnup Chart, Sprint Report, Velocity Chart and Cumulative Flow Diagram.

Who this course is for:

Scrum Masters looking to optimize boards and workflows for their teams.
Project Managers wanting to get better insights into project progress and problems.
Product Owners desiring to improve how work priorities are communicated to the team.
Developers wishing to optimize how they use Jira in everyday work.
Jira Administrators needing advanced Jira configuration skills.

Vlajko Knezic

Technologist and Methodologist

4.7 Instructor Rating
1,538 Reviews
10,570 Students
3 Courses

As a seasoned 20+ year career technologist, Vlajko has led high-performance teams, ranging from technology infrastructure engineering design & support to web development teams and product development groups.

Vlajko's career has spanned experiences as a developer, project manager, product manager, technology director, agile evangelist, and methodology leader.

He has helped many organizations improve the efficiency of their delivery by using the right tools and processes, and that knowledge and experiences are reflected in his courses.