Learning Jira (Cloud Edition): Creating Items, Using Boards, Finding Items with JQL Search, and Tracking Work

Course details

In this course, Rachel Wright—an Atlassian Certified Jira Administrator—teaches the core skills that new and migrating Jira Cloud users, including project managers, developers, and strategic leaders, will need in order to efficiently manage tasks. Explore powerful search capabilities using JQL to quickly find exactly what you need. Understand how to estimate effort and log time to capture productivity metrics. Learn to navigate, create and edit items, manage workflows, and leverage custom views using dashboards, boards, filters. This course is specifically designed for both new Jira end users and those migrating from Jira Data Center, providing all the core skills needed to maximize the platform's potential. Whether you're a project manager, developer, or a strategic leader, you'll find value in enhancing your team's collaboration and initiative planning efforts with Jira Cloud.

Learning objectives
Use Jira to track your work.
Navigate to the most used application areas.
Create, edit, and transition items.
Estimate effort and track time.
Search for and find work.
Create custom views using filters, dashboards, and boards.
Change user preferences.

Concepts

Introduction

Managing work in Jira Cloud

Navigating Jira

Logging in and obtaining credentials
Using key views
Accessing key features

Working in Spaces

Viewing the space list
Using different types of spaces
Parts of spaces
Identifying space leads

Working with Items

Creating items
Editing items
Adding attachments
Linking items
Transitioning items
Estimating effort
Tracking time

Finding Items

Ways to find Jira items
Using basic search
Using advanced search and JQL
Sample queries
Challenge - Finding items
Solution - Finding items

Using Reporting Features

Reporting methods
How to save and share filters
Creating filter subscriptions
Creating boards
Creating dashboards
Using reports
Exporting items
Challenge - Using reporting features
Solution - Using reporting features

Managing Profile Settings

Changing user preferences

Conclusion

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