Course information
JIRA is the most popular Agile project management tool used by software professionals to manage Agile projects efficiently. For teams who practice agile methodologies, Jira Software provides scrum and Kanban boards out-of-the-box. The JIRA dashboard consists of many useful functions and features which make handling of issues easy. Boards are task management hubs, where tasks are mapped to customizable workflows. Be it Scrum or Kanban or hybrid Agile methodologies, JIRA is an efficient tool for planning. Helps in accurate estimations using various estimation techniques like Story points, t-shirt sizes, hours etc. Value- driven prioritization can be done with a simple drag and drop method. Real time collaboration helps in knowing your team’s work and keeps everyone on the same page
Course Methodology
Agile teams use “just enough” planning and an incremental approach to accomplishing the work of the team. Every project and every team use a custom agile methodology. This course discusses common foundational principles and practices used by agile methodologies, providing the student a flexible set of tools to use in any role (e.g. product owner, scrum master, project manager, team member) on any agile team. This course mainly discusses agile and lean principles, the kanban and scrum agile methodologies, and uses Atlassian Jira Software Cloud as the main software tool to apply hands-on learning of the topics.
Course Objectives
- Understand Agile Mindset
- Understand Scrum, Kanban methodologies
- Application of Jira in agile project management
