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Mastering JIRA 7

You're reading from   Mastering JIRA 7 Become an expert at using JIRA 7 through this one-stop guide!

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786466860
Length 450 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Ravi Sagar Ravi Sagar
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Preface 1. Planning Your JIRA Installation 2. Searching in JIRA FREE CHAPTER 3. Reporting – Using Charts to Visualize the Data 4. Customizing JIRA for Test Management 5. Understanding Zephyr and its Features 6. Sample Implementation of Use Cases 7. User Management, Groups, and Project Roles 8. Configuring JIRA User Directories to Connect with LDAP, Crowd, and JIRA User Server 9. JIRA Add-On Development and Leveraging the REST API 10. Importing and Exporting Data in JIRA and Migrating Configuration 11. Working with Agile Boards in JIRA Software 12. JIRA Administration with ScriptRunner and the CLI Add-on 13. Database Access 14. Customizing Look, Feel, and Behavior 15. Implementing JIRA Service Desk 16. Integrating JIRA with Common Atlassian Applications and Other Tools 17. JIRA Best Practices 18. Troubleshooting JIRA

Scrum boards

Scrum is an Agile technique used in complex projects. This technique is widely used in software development projects, but it can be applied to any process easily. To know more about the Scrum technique, refer to https://www.scrumalliance.org/why-scrum.

The Scrum technique focuses on breaking up the requirements into small doable tasks. Then, a prioritized list of these tasks is created (called a sprint), which can be performed in a period of one to four weeks. The objective of this sprint is to create a deliverable feature or product and not just a prototype. More sprints can be created to complete the whole requirement and finish the product or project. The tasks that are yet to be done are kept in a list called a backlog.

JIRA Agile lets you implement the Scrum technique in your process with the help of Scrum boards.

Agile project setup and JIRA Agile configuration basics

Scrum boards can be created from any existing JIRA project that contains predefined issues. It's possible...

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