Atlassian Jira Training

Lesson 1 • Navigating the Jira Interface

Teaches the global navigation bar, sidebar menus, and personal settings. Reduces friction so students can explore features confidently from day one.

Lesson 2 • Understanding Jira Terminology

Defines projects, issues, boards, and workflows as Jira-specific terms. Shared vocabulary prevents confusion throughout the entire course.

Lesson 3 • Agile Fundamentals for Jira Users

Introduces Scrum and Kanban frameworks as practised inside Jira. Connects agile values to concrete Jira features students will configure later.

Lesson 1 • Managing Project Members and Roles

Explains how to add members, assign roles, and control permissions within a project. Students can build a properly permissioned team structure.

Lesson 2 • Archiving and Deleting Projects

Teaches safe project closure, archiving, and deletion procedures. Prevents accidental data loss and maintains a clean project portfolio.

Lesson 3 • Creating a New Jira Project

Walks through project creation wizards for Scrum, Kanban, and business templates. Directly applies agile framework knowledge from Chapter 1.

Lesson 1 • Editing and Updating Issues

Teaches inline editing, bulk editing, and field-level updates on existing issues. Keeps issue data accurate as work evolves throughout a sprint.

Lesson 2 • Linking and Cloning Issues

Explains issue link types, dependency mapping, and cloning for repeated work. Enables teams to visualise relationships between related work items.

Lesson 3 • Organising Issues with Labels and Components

Introduces labels, components, and fix versions as organisational metadata. Structured tagging improves filtering and reporting accuracy later in the course.

Lesson 4 • Creating Issues and Issue Types

Covers how to create stories, bugs, tasks, epics, and subtasks with correct fields. Builds on project setup from Chapter 2 to populate real work items.

Lesson 1 • Understanding Scrum and Kanban Boards

Compares Scrum board columns with Kanban swimlanes and WIP limits. Reinforces framework knowledge from Chapter 1 with hands-on board interaction.

Lesson 2 • Completing and Reviewing Sprints

Walks through sprint completion, handling incomplete issues, and reviewing velocity. Prepares students to use sprint data in the reporting chapter.

Lesson 3 • Managing Work During a Sprint

Explains moving cards across columns, adding mid-sprint issues, and flagging blockers. Keeps the board accurate and the team aligned during active sprints.

Lesson 4 • Grooming and Prioritising the Backlog

Teaches backlog ordering, epic panel usage, and version assignment for planning. A well-groomed backlog is the prerequisite for effective sprint planning.

Lesson 1 • Advanced JQL Functions and Clauses

Covers functions like currentUser(), startOfWeek(), and issueHistory(). Enables dynamic queries that update automatically without manual editing.

Lesson 2 • Introduction to JQL Syntax

Teaches JQL structure: fields, operators, values, and keywords. Students write their first queries using the most common field-operator combinations.

Lesson 3 • Troubleshooting and Optimising Queries

Addresses common JQL errors, slow queries, and syntax debugging techniques. Students leave able to self-diagnose and fix broken queries independently.

Lesson 4 • Saving and Sharing Filters

Explains how to save, name, share, and subscribe to JQL filters. Shared filters become the foundation for dashboards built in the next chapter.

Lesson 1 • Exporting and Sharing Report Data

Teaches CSV export, printable views, and embedding reports in external tools. Ensures stakeholders without Jira access can consume project data.

Lesson 2 • Scrum Reports: Velocity and Burndown

Explains how to read and act on velocity charts and sprint burndown reports. Connects sprint data from Chapter 4 to measurable team performance trends.

Lesson 3 • Key Gadgets for Project Visibility

Teaches the Issue Statistics, Filter Results, and Two-Dimensional Filter gadgets. Each gadget is configured using saved JQL filters from Chapter 5.

Lesson 4 • Creating and Configuring Dashboards

Covers dashboard creation, layout selection, and gadget placement. Dashboards aggregate data from filters and projects built in earlier chapters.

Lesson 1 • Creating and Editing Custom Workflows

Walks through the workflow editor to add statuses, transitions, and rules. Students design a workflow tailored to a real team process.

Lesson 2 • Testing and Managing Automation Rules

Explains how to audit, test, enable, disable, and clone automation rules. Reliable automation requires systematic testing before production deployment.

Lesson 3 • Workflow Schemes and Project Assignment

Covers workflow schemes that map issue types to specific workflows. Proper scheme assignment ensures each issue type follows the correct process.

Lesson 4 • Understanding Jira Workflows

Explains statuses, transitions, and conditions that define how issues move. Builds on the workflow terminology introduced in Chapter 1.

Lesson 1 • Governance and Change Management

Introduces change control processes, configuration documentation, and rollback planning. Governance prevents uncontrolled changes from degrading instance quality.

Lesson 2 • Issue Type Schemes and Hierarchies

Explains issue type schemes, hierarchy levels, and their assignment to projects. Consistent issue hierarchies improve reporting accuracy across the portfolio.

Lesson 3 • Data Integrity and Instance Hygiene

Covers auditing unused fields, archiving stale projects, and enforcing naming conventions. Clean instance data reduces noise in reports and searches.

Lesson 4 • Global Administration Settings

Covers system settings, user management, and global permission schemes. Establishes the administrative foundation that governs all projects in the instance.