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JIRA – An Introduction
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Topics for today
 Introduction to JIRA and its features

 Demonstration of usage of JIRA
 JIRA for Scrum
 Comparing JIRA with other version control tools
Q & A
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Basic questions
• What is JIRA? In simple terms: “JIRA is an issue

tracker”
• Is it web based? Yes
• Is it open source? Yes
• Is it a licensed product? Yes

• Whose product is JIRA? www.atlassian.com
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Features (from the creators of JIRA)
• Because you've got issues

– JIRA lets you prioritise, assign, track, report and audit your 'issues,'
whatever they may be — from software bugs and help-desk tickets
to project tasks and change requests.
• Reporting and statistics
– Customisable reporting allows you to monitor the progress of your
issues with detailed graphs and charts.
• Workflow your way
– Map your business process with a custom workflow.
• An extensible platform
– Integrate JIRA into your systems with our open API and 100+ free
plugins.
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Issues and Workflows
• What is an “Issue”?
– Any task that requires an action from a person
• What is “Workflow”?
• What are fields?

– The attributes of an issue (Standard & Custom)
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Issue
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Dashboard
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JIRA for Scrum
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User Stories and Sprint Items
• User stories created as PBLogEntry (Product Backlog Entry)
• Sprint items created as SBLogEntry (Sprint Backlog Entry)
• Sprint Id decided using the custom field “Sprint Id” in the issue
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Burn-down Charts
 Original Estimate filled during Spring Planning

 Remaining Estimate updated daily by developers
 Burn down generated using the data in confluence page
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Plan Mode - Scrum
 Prioritize the Backlog.

 Estimate the stories
 Create the sprints
 Story points are available only for Epics and Stories
 Estimations in terms of Hours also possible by configuring the board
 Sub tasks can be created
 The stories can be grouped under each sprint
 The number of issues and the story points / hours are automatically displayed to make plan
easier
 At one point of time only one sprint is active
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Work Mode - Scrum
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Report Mode - Scrum
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JIRA for Software Testing and to file Bugs
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Creating a JIRA issue
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Project Name & Issue Type
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Priority of the Bug & additional attachments
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Comparison of JIRA
Top 5 Reasons GitHub Users GO JIRA
Agile at Scale
Scrum and Kanban improve project success and deliver value iteratively. JIRA and JIRA Agile scale Agile across
your organization. JIRA also integrates with GitHub to link issues to commits.
Industry Leading Workflow Engine

Don't let your issue tracking software dictate your process. With JIRA's workflow engine you can easily build the
process that fits your team.
Powerful Searching and Reporting

Use JIRA's Query Language (JQL) with simple autocomplete to build advanced queries. Create a personalized view
of JIRA and share dashboards to track project status, create custom reports, and monitor team progress with
wallboards.
Deployment Options
Simple Windows and Linux installers are available for an OnPremise solution, or you can get started hassle-free with
JIRA OnDemand. Easily switch between OnPremise or OnDemand as your organization evolves.
Integrate with Everything

Get more from JIRA with flexible REST and Java APIs – plus over 600 plugins and add-ons in the Atlassian
Marketplace– to connect with the applications and tools you use every day.
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Pricing
Atlassian provides JIRA for free to open source projects

meeting certain criteria, and to organizations that are non-
profit, non-government, non-academic, non-commercial, non-
political, and secular. For academic and commercial
customers, the full source code is available under a
developer source license
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Resources
 Homepage: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/
 Documentation: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/
 Customers:
http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/customers.jsp
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JIRA – An Introduction

For internal use

 Introduction to JIRA and its features

For internal use

• What is JIRA? In simple terms: “JIRA is an issue

• Is it web based? Yes

• Is it open source? Yes

• Is it a licensed product? Yes

For internal use

• Because you've got issues

For internal use

• What are fields?

For internal use

For internal use

For internal use

For internal use

• User stories created as PBLogEntry (Product Backlog Entry)

• Sprint items created as SBLogEntry (Sprint Backlog Entry)

For internal use

 Original Estimate filled during Spring Planning

For internal use

 Prioritize the Backlog.

 At one point of time only one sprint is active

For internal use

For internal use

For internal use

For internal use

For internal use

For internal use

For internal use

Industry Leading Workflow Engine

Powerful Searching and Reporting

Integrate with Everything

For internal use

Atlassian provides JIRA for free to open source projects

For internal use

For internal use

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