Jira Quick Start Guide

Jiraisanissuetrackerandprojectmanagementsystem.Withtheirlatestrelease,theJirateamhasnowexpandedtheiruserbasetoagileteamsaswellasbusinessteams.ThisbookprovidesacomprehensiveexplanationcoveringallmajorcomponentsofJira,includingJiraSoftware,JiraCore,andJiraServiceDesk.ThisbookstartswithanintroductiontoJira'suniquefeaturesandhowitcanbeusedasanissue-trackingtool.ItwillthenteachyouabouthowanewprojectiscreatedbyaJiraadministrator,whatresponsibilitiesthereare,andusingcorrectandrelevantschemesinyourproject.Youwillthenlearnhowtoconfigureprojectworkflowsandfieldsforprojectscreens.YouwillunderstandthevariouspermissionsusedinprojectsandtheimportanceofprojectrolesinJira.Then,thebooktalksabouttheconceptsofversionsactingasmilestonesandusingcomponentswhenhandlingissuesinyourprojects.Itwillthenfocusonanalysingdatausingbuilt-inreportsandcreatingdashboardsinJira.Attheend,itwilldiscussvariousbestpracticesforusersaswellasprojectmanagersorprojectadministrators.