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Jira 8 Essentials

You're reading from   Jira 8 Essentials Effective project tracking and issue management with enhanced Jira 8.21 and Data Center features

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803232652
Length 412 pages
Edition 6th Edition
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Patrick Li Patrick Li
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Introduction to Jira
2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with Jira Data Center FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Using Jira for Business Projects 4. Part 2: Jira in Action
5. Chapter 3: Using Jira for Agile Projects 6. Chapter 4: Working with Issues 7. Chapter 5: Field Management 8. Chapter 6: Screen Management 9. Part 3: Advanced Jira
10. Chapter 7: Workflow and Business Process 11. Chapter 8: Emails and Notifications 12. Chapter 9: Securing Jira 13. Chapter 10: Searching, Reporting, and Analysis 14. Chapter 11: Jira Service Management 15. Chapter 12: Jira and Third Party Apps 16. Index 17. Other Books You May Enjoy

Running a project with Kanban in Jira

Now that we have seen how to run projects with Scrum, it is time to look at the other agile methodology Jira supports – Kanban. Compared to Scrum, Kanban can be a simpler methodology to get started with for teams that are new to agile. Unlike Scrum, which has a backlog and requires the team to prioritize and plan their delivery in sprints, Kanban focuses purely on the execution and measurement of throughput.

In Jira, a typical Kanban board will have the following differences compared to a Scrum board:

  • There is no backlog view by default. Since Kanban does not have a sprint-planning phase, your board acts as the backlog. We will see how to enable backlog for Kanban later in this chapter.
  • There are no active sprints. The idea behind Kanban is that you have a continuous flow of work.
  • Scrum and Kanban have different types of reports that are specifically designed for each of the methodologies.
  • Columns can have minimum...
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