Mastering Jira 7 - Second Edition

Become an expert at using JIRA 7 through this one-stop guide!About This Book* This comprehensive guide will help you implement JIRA 7 applications to meet the needs of your organization* It covers the latest integrations of JIRA 7 with third-party platforms to help you professionally manage your software development projects* You will get to know the strategies needed to develop and deploy JIRA 7, along with best practices when working with JIRAWho This Book Is ForIf you are a JIRA administrator who is managing small-to-medium JIRA instances and you want to learn how to manage enterprise-scale instances, then this book will help you expand your knowledge and equip you with advanced skills. Prior understanding of the JIRA core concepts is required.What You Will Learn* Plan the installation and upgrade of your JIRA instance to the newest version* Configure issue type schemes, create customized workflows, modify permission schemes, and change notification schemes* Implement JIRA Service Desk to communicate news about the service you are delivering* Customize JIRA for test management, helpdesk, and requirement management* Deploy JIRA for Agile tracking using the Scrum and Kanban techniques* Develop JIRA add-ons to extend JIRA's functionality* Migrate data from external systems using CSV import* Generate reports directly from the JIRA database and use custom JavaScript and CSS* Integrate your JIRA application with third-party tools such as Bamboo, Confluence, Fisheye/Crucible, and Bitbucket ServerIn DetailAtlassian JIRA 7 is an enterprise issue tracker system. One of its key strengths is its ability to adapt to the needs of an organization, ranging from building Atlassian application interfaces to providing a platform for add-ons to extend JIRA's capabilities.This book provides a comprehensive explanation covering all the major components of Jira 7, such as Jira Software, Jira Core, and Jira Service Works. It shows you how to master the key functionalities of JIRA and its customizations and add-ons, and is packed with real-world examples and use cases.You will first learn how to plan for a JIRA 7 installation and fetch data. We cover JIRA reports in detail, which will help you analyze your data effectively. You can add additional features to your JIRA application by choosing one of the already built-in add-ons or building a new one to suit your needs.Then you'll find out about JIRA Agile and how to create Scrum and Kanban boards, which will allow you to prioritize issues at a more granular level. We'll teach you how to integrate your JIRA Application with third-party tools such as Confluence, Bamboo, Crucible/Fisheye, and more, which will help you extend your application. Finally, we'll explore best practices and troubleshooting techniques to help you find out what went wrong and understand how to fix it.

• | Author: Ravi Sagar
• | Publisher: Packt Publishing
• | Publication Date: Oct 14, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 515 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1786466864
• | ISBN-13: 9781786466860