Course Dates:
Saturday, February 22 & Sunday, February 23, 2025
Course Description:
This Jira course is designed to take learners from foundational concepts to advanced topics,
equipping them with the skills needed to manage projects efficiently using Jira. The course
introduces the partici to Jira's interface, essential features, and basic workflows, ensuring
participants can navigate and use the platform effectively. As the course progresses, it delves into
advanced topics such as custom workflow creation, automation, reporting, and integration with
other tools. Participants will also explore best practices for agile project management, including
Scrum and Kanban methodologies, within Jira. By the end of the course, learners will be able to
customize Jira for their team’s specific needs, optimize productivity, and master complex project
tracking and collaboration tasks.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Master Jira Fundamentals: Understand core concepts, workflows, and issue
management.
- Enhance Agile Project Management: Use Scrum and Kanban boards to
manage sprints, backlogs, and tasks.
- Customize and Automate Jira: Configure workflows and set up automation to
improve efficiency.
- Leverage Reporting and Integrations: Create advanced reports and integrate
Jira with tools like Confluence.
Course Structure:
This training course consists a two days interactive and hand on workshops. Each workshop focuses on a key subject in the Jira aspects and features, and how to use them more effectively.
Course Module:
Introduction to Jira
Understanding Agile Methodologies
Jira Terminology and Concepts
Hands-On Activity: Creating a Project
Managing Issues in Jira
Hands-On Activity: Issue Management
Advanced Jira Configuration
Integrations and Add-ons
Hands-On Activity: Workflow Customization
Reporting and Dashboards
Hands-On Activity: Creating Reports and Dashboards
Q&A
Target Audience:
- Members of Scrum teams such as developers, Scrum Masters, and product owners,
product managers
- Teams transitioning to Scrum or Kanban
- Team Leaders
- Project Managers
- Leadership team
- Any job seeker, be it freshers or experienced professionals from any domain or
industry can opt for this course.
Trainer Name: Umesh Lakshmaiah
Umesh is Agile Transformation Coach. More than 25 years of experience serving fortune 100 companies in the private sectors Canada, USA and India. Led and participated in the design and implementation of the Agile Transformation models in multiple organizations. Coached , mentored and trained Agile Teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owner, RTE and Leadership team in the Agile transformation. Certified SAFe SPC6.0, ICP–Agile Coach Certification (ACC), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP), Certified Agile Leadership (CAL), Kanban Management Professional (KMP I), OKRCCP, AI and Agility. Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science.
