Effective Agile Project Management with Jira & Confluence Training Course

Who Should Attend?

This two-day course is designed for IT professionals who are interested in implementing Iterative Agile and Scrum methodologies to manage software development. It is particularly appropriate for project managers, team leaders, developers, and stakeholders in the software development process, including those from government agencies looking to enhance their project management practices for government.

This instructor-led, live training in US (online or onsite) guides participants through the deployment of a JIRA instance. Participants will gain advanced knowledge of JIRA installation, configuration, upgrading, and migration. They will learn how to customize JIRA for their projects, manage users, groups, and project roles, configure and oversee dashboards, define emails and notifications, apply security schemes, manage permissions, perform troubleshooting, install and tailor the JIRA service desk, set up a knowledge base, manage service desk users, and handle service requests collaboratively.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Possess a comprehensive understanding of JIRA administration for government.
• Customize JIRA according to their specific business needs.
• Define and manage emails and notifications in JIRA.
• Manage and assign users, groups, and project roles effectively.
• Oversee JIRA permissions and security schemes.
• Perform JIRA troubleshooting to ensure system reliability.
• Deploy and customize the JIRA service desk to enhance service management.

This instructor-led, live training in US provides a comprehensive overview of the advanced capabilities of JIRA for government. The course covers creating and managing various types of JIRA projects, utilizing JIRA for agile methodologies, configuring agile boards, managing both built-in and custom fields, designing and implementing screens and filters, performing basic and advanced issue searches, applying screen schemes, managing and updating workflows, configuring and applying workflow schemes, conducting analysis, and generating reports.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Manage issues effectively for government operations.
• Create and run Scrum and Kanban projects tailored to public sector needs.
• Manage built-in and custom fields to align with agency requirements.
• Understand and manage business processes, workflows, and workflow schemes for government.
• Perform basic and advanced searches and analysis to support decision-making.
• Generate and review reports to enhance transparency and accountability.

This instructor-led, live training in US provides an overview of JIRA's methodologies for software planning, tracking, and releasing, guiding participants through the creation and management of a JIRA project for government.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Comprehend the concepts and functionality underlying JIRA's user interface and workflows for government.
• Add, modify, clone, link, and prioritize issues within a project.
• Advance issues through the entire workflow process.
• Conduct searches to retrieve specific information.
• Manage and customize screens and filters to align with public sector requirements.

This instructor-led, live training in US (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level Jira administrators who wish to enhance their skills in utilizing Jira Service Management effectively.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the core principles of Jira Service Management.
• Set up and configure a service desk, and manage requests efficiently.
• Manage the backend operations and integrations of Jira Service Management for government workflows.

JIRA is a Java-based web application that provides project and issue tracking capabilities to enhance the agility of software development processes.

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to use Jira to implement a Kanban approach to Agile methodologies within their organization for government.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the principles behind Agile and Kanban
• Create and manage a Kanban project using Jira
• Customize Jira to meet the specific needs of their organization
• Conduct basic and advanced searches and analyses
• Generate and review comprehensive reports

Audience

• Product managers
• Software developers
• Test engineers
• Business analysts

Format of the Course

• Part lecture, part discussion, with exercises and extensive hands-on practice in a live-lab environment.

Note

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This course is also known as SCRUM awareness training.

Who should attend?

This course has been designed for government managers, executives, and other decision-makers who wish to understand how to calculate the benefits of implementing the methodology or gain insight into their team's activities.

It is also suitable for stakeholders in software development projects who are interested in having a more informed role in the development process for government initiatives.

Scrum is a popular method for managing projects within the Agile approach. Scrum is a framework that enables teams working on a project to deliver a valuable product in a flexible and efficient manner. The main features of Scrum are transparency, inspection, and adaptation. Scrum allows for quick responses to changes, flexible adaptation to client needs, and an iterative product development process, which often leads to better quality and client satisfaction. Roles within the team: Product Owner: A person representing the client's interests and defining task priorities in the product. Scrum Master: A person supporting the Scrum team, ensuring the process is followed and removing obstacles. Development Team: A team responsible for delivering the product.