What is JIRA tool?
JIRA is a project management tool/software which can be used to deliver projects efficiently. JIRA can manage small tasks of the project as well as related issues and bugs. User can manage and track the flow of the project properly. The JIRA reports can be fetched for the status of the work. The JIRA can be customized as per the project goal which is the most important feature of the JIRA
Use of JIRA in agile methodology
1. Creating Projects
2. Creating Sprints and stories in a project
3. Creating boards for to manage the project which helps to manage the workflows
4. Creating Reports to analyze the progress
5. Creating Dashboard for the overview
6. Usage of plug-ins like Github, Jenkins etc.
The issue types used in JIRA-
1. Bug: The deviation from the requirement comes under the Bug- issue type
2. Enhancement request: Also known as “Change request” which means a change in the existing decided functionalities
3. Questions: Any query related to the requirement like how the functionality will work, impact if any, any confirmations needed from the client
4. Epic: The big requirement divided into smaller tasks
5. Financial Object – This type of issues is used to track the financial related task related to the project
6. Story – The details of the feature to be developed
7. Test cases – The test cases related to the requirement
Benefits of JIRA
1. Clear visibility of progress, status and issues related to the stories
2. It is very easy to use and manage the project
3. It helps to improve the productivity of the team
4. As JIRA is customizable the same can be used as per the project requirement
5. All the requirement related details at one place like technical details, issues related to the same are linked at a one place
6. The time estimated and the actual time taken for the task can be tracked which will lead to save the time and money
7. The reports generated in JIRA help to analyze the overall project.
