Jira Training
This webpage provides links to easy training resources, including videos, that give you step-by-step instructions for performing various Jira basics. For additional resources on Jira to support Agile ceremonies, visit the Agile in Action page or the GSA Atlassian User Support Confluence page.
FAS Jira Training 101
Start using Jira quickly and effectively today by exploring this comprehensive FAS Jira Training slide deck.
Video Library
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| Topic | Video Title & Link | Video Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
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Getting Started |
Logging into Jira |
Describes how to log in to Jira. |
01:15 |
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Navigation |
Top Bar Menu Sidebar Menu |
Covers the contents of the drop-down menus located on the top horizontal bar of Jira. Covers the contents of the left-side bar menu in Jira within a project board. |
02:42 01:52 |
|
Issue Creation |
Creating Epics Creating Stories Creating Sub-Tasks |
Reviews how to create a new epic, or feature. Walks through two ways to create a story in Jira. Shows how to break stories down into further chunks of work, or sub-tasks. |
01:39 01:18 00:56 |
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Project Activity |
Searching Issues in Jira |
Describes four ways to search issues in Jira. |
03:19 |
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PI Planning and Execution |
Epic Kanban Program PI Objectives Link Issues in Jira Parent-Child Links Jira Issue Dependencies Risk Issue Type |
Explains how to: Access the epic kanban board within a project board and how to view more details on an epic. Find team PI Objectives and how they're combined with the set of Program PI objectives. Keep track of related issues in Jira. Show hierarchical relationships of decomposed portfolio epics and program epics. Identify and track dependencies in Jira. Create a risk issue in Jira. |
04:08 03:18 02:44 06:15 03:39 03:51 |
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Sprint Planning and Execution |
Sprint Planning |
Describes how to accomplish multiple sprint planning activities, including pulling stories from the backlog into the sprint, identifying impediments, adding new user stories, and establishing sprint goals. |
07:18 |
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Stand-Ups |
Daily Stand-Ups Using Jira |
Explains what daily stand-ups are and how Jira can be used to have a productive stand-up. |
03:08 |
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Ending the PI |
Exporting Issues |
Shares methods for how one, typically the Scrum Master, can archive the PI issues. |
05:23 |
If you're not sure which tutorial is right for you, start out by visiting the introductory Agile Delivery content.