Jira Essentials | A complete Jira guide for beginners

More than 65 000 companies use Jira nowadays and the number is growing. Whether you are already working in one of these companies and need to step up in your Jira game, or are planning a career change and need to add Jira expertise to your CV to increase your chances, this course is for you!

After completing this course you will be able to confidently set up Jira projects, create and modify issues, set up filters, Scrum and Kanban boards and dashboards. You will know how to read and make sense out of various reports and graphs and set up your own reports. You will learn a massive amount of useful tips and tricks, and not only will you become a confident Jira user, but you would also be able to improve your team’s productivity and performance by improving their Jira setup!

We will also touch upon some advanced topics – advanced filtering, workflows management, project custom settings and many more. The majority of the lectures is follow–along, so we will set up a brand new Jira instance together and explore various settings, tools and functionalities step by step while setting up a nicely organized backlog.

What is Jira?

Jira is a popular project management software which is used across different industries and supports any kind of work, from Agile product development to waterfall project planning, from helpdesk operations to portfolio management. Jira allows to integrate multiple tools, plugins and add–ons which further enhance its functionality and create unique workflow for the organization.