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Jira Quick Start Guide

You're reading from   Jira Quick Start Guide Manage your projects efficiently using the all-new Jira

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789342673
Length 162 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ravi Sagar Ravi Sagar
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Table of Contents (10) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introducing Jira 2. Getting Started with Jira Core and Basic Usage FREE CHAPTER 3. Using Jira Software for Development Teams 4. Using Jira Service Desk for Help Desks 5. Jira Schemes and Configuring Project Workflow 6. Configuring Project Screens and Permissions 7. Reports and Dashboards 8. Best Practices 9. Other Books You May Enjoy

Best Practices

In this, the final chapter, we will focus on a number of best practices that you should always keep in mind when using Jira. You must have already realized that Jira is quite a flexible tool when it comes to customizing it, based on your requirements. At the same time, it is very important that configuration changes in Jira are done carefully from the outset and that you are aware of the consequences if these customizations are not performed correctly. Observing best practices will ensure the longevity and top-notch performance of your Jira instance.

Topics covered in this chapter include the following:

  • Setting up a change control board
  • Documenting your configurations
  • Not creating too many statuses
  • Not creating lots of custom fields
  • Using contexts
  • Using project roles over groups
  • Not modifying default configurations
  • Jira customization process
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