We often get several questions in class about the differences between JIRA System Administrators and JIRA Administrators, especially as they relate to Global Permissions & Groups: What is the difference between JIRA System Administrators and JIRA Administrators? Why is there a JIRA Administrators Global Permission and a jira-administrators group? Why does JIRA Cloud version only […]
With the release of Jira Portfolio 2.0, Atlassian has unlocked some high level reporting features that were previously either completely unavailable to users, or required advanced levels of development work to attain. With the new customizable hierarchy, large amounts of epics and projects, extending for months or years at a time, can now be tracked. […]
Transcript of talk given February 2016 that is published on YouTube: Introduction: Today we have Michael McNeil from Oasis Digital. They got their start as a development shop who… began to teach people how to use JIRA to do good project management within application development. That led to them being involved as a JIRA Expert […]
What is a Wallboard? A Wallboard displays imperative data about the headway of the team. Wallboards are large, distinguishable, and easily understood for anyone passing by. Not unlike a scoreboard for a football game. Classic Wallboards are made of paper, poster board, or sticky notes put on a wall. However, Electronic Wallboards assure that employees […]
To create a new JIRA issue: Click the button ‘Create’ in the menu bar at the top of the screen (the quick keyboard shortcut is simply ‘c’). On the Create Issue dialog box, select the applicable project and issue type. Choose a Summary for the issue, and complete any required fields (marked with an asterisk), […]
Creating a Dashboard When you begin to use JIRA for the first time, the dashboard that appears is one that has been configured by your JIRA administrator, a “default” dashboard. While you cannot edit the default dashboard, you can quickly create your own, and then customize it to your liking. To create your own dashboard: […]
Anyone familiar with JIRA understands that jumping into building a workflow without an overall plan can lead to problems. While navigating JIRA’s workflow editing tools, half of your brain is focused on your workflow design, and the other half is dealing with the tools. While I encourage new users to try their hand at the […]
JIRA gives you the ability to reorder fields directly in the user interface. In JIRA Administration -> Issues -> Screens, and a number of other places, you can reorder the fields by moving your cursor over the dotted columns to the left of the field, clicking, and dragging the field to another position. This […]
A dashboard in JIRA can be a powerful way to display information to your team, monitor progress, compare projects, compare individuals/groups, and understand weaknesses in your systems. The list of gadgets is expanding all the time, I rarely create a project that does not have a presence on a dashboard. They are a powerful tool […]
A JIRA workflow is the set of stages, called statuses that an issue goes through during its lifecycle. Workflows can be centered on a process flow within an organization or based on goals related to the item. For either of these you start with the built-in workflow. This workflow is represented in the diagram below. […]
