A New Introduction to Jira & Agile Project Management

[@chuparkoff]

Someone asked me via email a question on Story points: Q: In Agile SCRUM, who assigns the Story points? Creator, Scrum Master, Product Owner or the Project Manager ? A: Story points should be done by an engineer that truly understands what might be necessary to implement the specific story or task. To improve transparency and get multiple people validating the numbers, it’s great practice for teams to have an estimation session as a group. (This is sometimes part of Sprint Planning). The Scrum Master and/or Product Owner facilitate this Estimation/Planning meeting. But the actual estimation MUST come from team members responsible for doing the work. There is often an estimation game called Planning Poker. It works like this: 1) Display an un-estimated story on the screen in front of the whole team. 2) Everyone in the room privately writes down their estimate on a piece of paper. 3) When everyone has a number, everyone turns their estimate over and shows it to the room. This helps to make sure the wisdom and experience of the whole team helps inform the estimates. 4) Often the whole team has similar numbers. If so, that's a good estimate. 5) Sometimes there are outliers. When there is a person that has a dramatically different number, ask them why. They will often explain that they know something about why this work is hard, that the rest of the group is overlooking. Give them the chance to explain. The outlier is often correct!

[@rainbow560037]

Absolutely insightful 👍👍👍

[@islombekhasanov]

Thank you so much for this! Will try this in our team!

[@bradleybaker8894]

As a product owner I have done something very similar to this and it works. Also, sometimes a person with an outlyer (very high story points) does not understand what to do or how to do it. In these cases it is helpful that the team understands that nobody is trying to 'be right" we are all there to "get it right". If your agile meetings are judgement free you will find that new and less technically skilled members of the team will speak openly and the meeting can be a great leaarning tool. In order to keep the meeting on track and moving, if an explanation requires more than 1 minute to explain, the senior technical member wil take that up with the junior member after the meeting. I frequently sat in on those exchanges.

[@BG-iw5bm]

He did not just give you an intro to jira & agile project management, and also gave an overview of agile, kudos to you Mr.

[@rajbirsandhu9424]

This tutorial almost answered all my question in only 22 mins which is amazing.I can't expect anything better than this..Thank you very much for all your efforts you put in and hard work for helping others..!!

[@chuparkoff]

Wow. High praise. Thank you very much.

[@eluminatti]

I'm just starting a PM career, learning about platforms and how to properly use them and i can tell, this is by far one of the best guides i've found so far. Thank you for this wonderful tutorial.

[@chuparkoff]

Welcome aboard!

[@shre.yas.n]

I'm in a crazy timeline to pick up Agile & JIRA. Of all the courses I went through, these 22 mins are the best that I've spent. Story points as Fibonacci numbers is just brilliant! I've got what I wanted. Thanks Dan! Great tutorial!

[@chuparkoff]

You got this!

[@ollyonearth]

best jira/agile intro video I have watched on youtube. Simple to understand and to follow. Thanks for sharing. God bless.

[@chuparkoff]

Thank you for watching!

[@sandhyayadav9703]

The most helpful video on JIRA. Thanks Dan.

[@gaetanomaximus8650]

Best video on Jira I've found yet. Thanks!

[@chuparkoff]

Thank you very much for watching and for the comment!

[@SH-vo8ih]

This is the best, very precise and best explanation of Jira and Agile so far. Thanks Dan!

[@chuparkoff]

Thank you very much for watching!

[@UndisclosedTalent]

This was not just very good.... it was exceptional. Lots of respect and thanks from an Agile Coach!

[@chuparkoff]

Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@scottfromoahu2896]

Wow. This was better than the content I paid for on Udemy.

[@jdmitchell6559]

Thanks for this - a couple of tips: 1) calm down, you have an impressive speed of delivery, but it's not a race to see how quickly you can talk, give us a chance to absorb the material ! 2) get rid of the background muzak, it adds nothing to the presentation and is just an irritating distraction. But it was a good overview. Thanks.

[@chuparkoff]

Sorry, yes. I actually did an AB test on the music vs. the non-music version and the music version got longer duration listens. People talking at you is boring. Apologize that you hate it and that it is distracting. I've subtitled the video now, so you can kill the sound and read my words if that's helpful.

[@jdmitchell6559]

Wow, yes that's much better. I didn't think of that ! Thanks. Now it's just the music (I am a keen amateur musician (classical) so I'm probably over-aware).

[@cheerstopoland]

@@chuparkoff I love this speed

[@YourFutureCoach]

@@chuparkoff I have it set to 1.5x rather then the usual 2x speed. I think there is room for improvement in regards to the audio quality. However, it's difficult to please everyone.

[@GrayHateborn]

Just for the benefit of feedback - I agree 100% with the OP. Talk at a more measured pace and no music would have enabled me to finish the video.

[@徐鄭明]

I've heard a lot about teaching JIRA, which is the most clear video，great job！

[@chiragbhatt5672]

Absolutely one of the best videos summarizing JIRA and how Agile methodology integrates with it. Well done!!!!

[@chuparkoff]

Wow, thank you!

[@carsonskjerdal7189]

I went through a number of Jira videos, hands down the best I have seen. Great Job!

[@ViratDamania]

Ditto!

[@ulugbekkadyrbekov232]

I am 19. And I really appreciate the pace.

[@chuparkoff]

Thanks! Really appreciate the opinion.

[@noelslater458]

Thank you Dan for putting this together. I find these kinds of resources so helpful! I appreciate the time and effort you have taken for our benefit!

[@chuparkoff]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment!

[@geordy21]

Thank you so much, Dan. This is the best JIRA vid that is availible on KZbin.

[@chuparkoff]

Thank you, so much. I appreciate you watching and sharing.

[@farag24]

Thank you Dan, that was the best explanation for Jira Agile in 22 minutes.

[@evgenyivanov744]

completely agree

[@zss123456789]

*Timestamps* 0:00 intro (Dan Chuparkoff) 0:25 What is a Jira project? 1:30 Types of Agile (Kanban, Scrum) 4:22 Creating issues (tickets) 9:03 Customizing issue details 11:10 Organizing issues (Labels, Components) 12:41 Scrum Backlog 13:25 Agile Sprints 14:45 Epics 17:32 Story Points (side point: Fibonacci number maps nicely to error in estimation) 19:40 Starting the Sprint 21:25 End Promo

[@chuparkoff]

Thanks for doing this. This is great. Do you mind if I put this in the Video description?

[@zss123456789]

@@chuparkoff No problem! By all means!

[@bradleybaker8894]

I was leaarning things even though I have been previously exposed to Jira and Agile. A tip for you to help those who do not already know this stuff or they haven't done it in awhile (my situation), consider slowing down your rate of speech a bit. A small difference there has positive impact. Your natural speech rate was too fast to follow if the viewer is actually who your intended audience should be. I had to manaully slow down the video to .75 of natural speed in settings in order to follow the presentation and know I was understanding it. Again, excellent video. Great content and well worth my time.

[@chuparkoff]

Thanks for watching and for the feedback. Really appreciate it.

[@cggage]

This is very well-done video. Clear, easy to understand explanations. Moves along at a good pace. Speaker has an excellent voice and inflection, making it much easier to understand.

[@chuparkoff]

Thanks for watching, sharing, and for the feedback!

[@ellie_ellie_ellie]

A very well-made and clear video for explaining Jira! Thanks for the good work :)

[@punnu246]

first time watching jira video and i understood most of it..now i will watch again to understand all of it ..its jira in a capsule ! thanks :)

[@ayeshanishath2790]

Best explanation of JIRA in just 22 mints....supperb!!!

[@interiorintro5830]

Very nice easy to understand and informative explanation... Thanks Dan!!

[@chuparkoff]

My pleasure!

[@fabianamj11]

One of the best and simplest explanation of JIRA I have seen. I found it easy to follow since very well put and the content flowed smoothly. The only drawback for me was the speed of explanation was too fast for me and I myself speak fast. And the music in the background could have been better. But thank you so much and appreaciate you making this informative video.

[@zohraazizuddin4602]

This video was very helpful! I really appreciate you taking the time out for people who are new to Jira! Thank you.

[@m.c.4729]

Thank you. I have been using Jira for a few months, and found this very useful for understanding project work allocation across different teams.

[@chuparkoff]

You're very welcome!

[@kunpan1982]

Great introduction to Jira for Scrum teams! Thanks @Dan.

[@chuparkoff]

Any time!

[@attitudekilleroriginal]

Imagine every teacher in world was like him!

[@chuparkoff]

You are so kind. Thank you. Glad it was helpful.

[@MichaelBernardo]

A most excellent video in getting started with Jira with basic agile project management principles.

[@benjohnson1543]

Very informative, easy to understand, and at around 20 mins. Thank you so much!

[@chuparkoff]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lambdaboss5528]

Hi Dan, this was one of the best videos I've ever seen. Amazing work, thank you! Awesome tutorial on Jira, and it turned out to be a very nice overview of Scrum and Kanban as well. Absolutely loved it. Pacing, content and explanation was also great. Keep up the great work!

[@chuparkoff]

Thank you very much. I'm glad you found it helpful!

[@agileprojectmanagementprac305]

While I was searching for the agile project management videos, I found out that there are not too many freshly published content. Majority of videos are 2, 3, 4 or 5 years old. For sure, there must be some new and interesting things that could be said about Agile practices, like you did in this video. Nice.

[@chuparkoff]

The slides from this talk can be found here: www.slideshare.net/chuparkoff/a-new-introduction-to-jira-agile-product-management

[@qinli8742]

Great intro to Jira and the UI's involved in doing everyday Jira Tasks. As a contractor, typically long term assignments (i.e.; 2-ish + years), I get the ying and yang of organizations that are ardent MS Proj On-Line / Sharepoint houses, and the flip side, of ardent Confluence / Jira houses. The opposing camps seem to equally hate, hate, hate (truly loath) the opposing toolset quite passionately. That said, I find myself all wrapped into one platform for a couple years, then need to pivot on a dime to the other platform like at the start of the following work week. Of course, each flip / flop means I need to reacquaint again with the other platform as I am almost back to newbie again. Suggestion; Help for me and also 'newbies'. Pause at each UI for a few moments, and let the viewer digest the UI. Many people will not have access to Jira (yet) so it is your representation of the UI that will be simulating their access. This suggestion sort of dovetails into the suggestion I read of delivery 'cadence / slow down a bit'. This act of hovering over a GUI element for a few moments will also help slowing the delivery down. For me I kept pausing the video to digest the GUI on what you were doing, rewinding, replay, ditto a few times on each key topic you introduced. Anyway.. fantastic work and thanks !

[@fredmayea7784]

Thank you. Very clear explanation with the newer Jira interface.

[@faysaltaher5287]

Really helpful video, jam-packed with useful info. Thanks for sharing!

[@chuparkoff]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AnAyahaDay]

Very nicely explained. May God gives you the best reward for this.

[@chuparkoff]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@HelenTosch]

Thanks, Dan! This is awesome and very helpful when trying to navigate Jira!

[@fao831]

Excellent video! watched it twice and now I am ready to start doing some work. Thanks!

[@Nitiiii11]

I must admit I was quite skeptical when our company first introduced agile in some teams. Let's just say I'm beginning to see it's advantages. Very interesting video.

[@collinsiu6647]

Awesome intro to project management using Jira and helping me prepare for an interview. Like the speed and concepts covered; you may also consider eliminating the slide transitions and just allow the slides to "appear" to minimize switch time for the viewer. Will watch more of your videos. Thank you!

[@chuparkoff]

Awesome, thank you!

[@paweljaronko5114]

Thank you Dan for really great tutorial! For my better understanding I have a couple of questions: 1. Is it possible to define a project stages based on agile or waterfall methodologies? 2. Is it possible to define roles and responsibilities for each stage of the project? For example Sales Director, Controlling, External Client and so on? 3. Is it possible to define Project Identification Area with the Key Responsibilities (Sponsor, Business Owner), business deadline, business case, project description, key milestones, user stories baclog with business priorities and financial informations? 4. Is it possible to define some flows for each stage of the project? 5. Is it possible to set some alerts for the milestones and implement some rules for each of them? 6. Is it possible to define acceptional points between the stages of the project and send notification to some group of people? 7. Is it possible to create and save the baseline schedules, introducing tolerances for indyvidual project parameters (budget, scope, schedule) and investigating possible deviations from these parameters? 8. Is it possible to create timesheet process? 9. Is it possible to create vacation plans? 10. Is it possible to define and manage resources availibility for the project based on other projects? 11. Is it possible to define and manage stock availability based on other project? 12. Is it possible to define release and change management process? 13. Is it possible to simple export roadmap (with Gantt) of the projects based on some criteria like priority, stage and so on. 14. Is it possible to make some integration with our internal systems? 15. Is it possible to import some schedules from MS Project? 16. What is the cost of the solution? 17. What licensing looks like? 18. Is it possible to download the full version of Jira for monthly user acceptance testing? Thanks for your help!!! Regards / Pawel J.

[@chuparkoff]

Thanks for the great questions. I can't answer all of this in a comment thread, but I will keep them in mind for the future videos. For some of your questions regarding scheduling features like time tracking and Gantt features, you're not going to find those as out-of-the-box features of Jira. You're going to want to add some 3rd party plug-ins from the Atlassian Marketplace. marketplace.atlassian.com/

[@wangfang2809]

Thorough explanation of Jira's philosophy! Thanks for your sharing.

[@chuparkoff]

The slides from this talk can be found here: www.slideshare.net/chuparkoff/a-new-introduction-to-jira-agile-product-management

[@RahmadhanyTriastanto]

This video should be renamed into Jira & Scrum in Action. Good work, I really like this video.

[@chuparkoff]

That's actually a great idea.

[@bothampatel7400]

Thanks for the crash course...It's been a great help.

[@delenaepiclove]

Cristal clear! Exactly what I needed to get started with Jira!Thanks

[@chuparkoff]

Thank you for watching!

[@shahshrey108]

Very Simple, To the point and Effective..!

[@banzie74]

@Dan, thanks for making this video. Came to this from your older 101 video. It is quite crisp and precise - much appreciated. Would be very interested if you were to ever make a video on how to adapt the usage of JIRA for SAFe but focussing not only on how the SCRUM or Kanban team uses it, but how SAFe Solution Manager and SAFe Product Manager may use it! I'd imagine it as a having to have a hierarchy of Epics, or creating custom labels -- reflecting the onion-shell analogy of SAFe's layering of concerns.

[@ashrafkotbofficial]

This is a very good and handy summary for JIRA. Thank you!

[@nataliedemaaijer4352]

Hi Dan, awesome intro video, all the main points, really appreciated coming across it. Re: speed, I thought it was perfect. I paused when I wanted to take notes, but if you'd talked slower, I would have gone elsewhere, so - GREAT JOB!

[@chuparkoff]

Thanks for the feedback. I'm glad you liked it. I'll tell you a secret. I DID speak more slowly. But then in editing, I sped my voice up by 4%, because I did a bunch of video experiments and found that people vastly want to get more information, more quickly and any lag at all creates viewer dropoff. :o)

[@korayincki]

hello Dan, two thumbs up for this clear and succinct introduction. thank you.

[@chuparkoff]

I appreciate the feedback. I'm glad you found it helpful.

[@arundeshpandea4679]

Good Work Dan its clear also short and sweet with a thorough explanation.

[@chuparkoff]

The slides from this talk can be found here: www.slideshare.net/chuparkoff/a-new-introduction-to-jira-agile-product-management

[@paulwarren8765]

Fantastic video with great insights to project management as a whole. I was looking for info on Jira, but this was a worthy find with other great nuggets. Thank you!

[@sugunpaul1470]

Great video, very well explained Dan.

[@chuparkoff]

Thanks 👍

[@devanmaniam3000]

Excellent video about Agile & Jira. Thank you

[@peterdimitri7657]

really well explained and easy to follow! congrats!

[@diegoparra-marin1879]

Great Video! Excellent job Dan!

[@armandolicon]

Seriously this was a very good video, I’m even saving it for the future !! 👍👍👍

[@sarapowell46]

Great content and clear explanation...thank you!

[@chuparkoff]

Thanks for watching, sharing, and for the feedback!

[@shwetu76]

Thank you, this video is excellent! Helped me figure out Jira and also understand best practices in estimation.

[@randumbdreamer]

Dan, thanks so much for posting this video. It is a lot easier for me to understand than your original. You structured the information in a way that was a lot more conducive for me to process it effectively.

[@chuparkoff]

The slides from this talk can be found here: www.slideshare.net/chuparkoff/a-new-introduction-to-jira-agile-product-management

[@stemi5601]

Damn! You are good at what you teach, the music doesn't matter to me, the message was well delivered.

[@chuparkoff]

Thank you very much.

[@ktm4059]

Thank you for putting this together, it's extremely helpful.

[@chuparkoff]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lovejoshi2120]

It really helped me as a Newbie,got to understand a lot of things that i was not familiar with.

[@matthewstrusinski671]

This was a really great explanation. Great job demonstrating features as your lecture addressed them. Great production quality on the video. Audio could use a little improvement, but wasn't terrible.

[@chuparkoff]

The slides from this talk can be found here: www.slideshare.net/chuparkoff/a-new-introduction-to-jira-agile-product-management

[@jkoriyama]

Hi Dan, I'm just starting to learn about Jira and Agile PM and your video was the first I came across. Do you have any other videos or could you recommend other webinars that would help me get a greater grasp beyond this intro?

[@524045362]

He made a video about Jira/Agile intro and few other important things, its like learning putting jam on a bread ^_^..Thanks@Dan for Great tutorial..You are the best @_@

[@chuparkoff]

Thank you so much. I appreciate the feedback.

[@minum98]

Thank you for this. Great information shared. The music in the background is a bit loud - just some feedback. I had to really try to ignore the music. Maybe have the volume turned down? Or omit it?

[@UchihaAditya]

Crisp and clear video. Thanks.

[@chuparkoff]

Thanks for watching and for commenting!

[@MinhLe-jv1wx]

From 20:27 in the board, there should be Pending and Not OK columns for a task because sometimes the task isn't done well or sometimes it is done for some parts and it is only completed when other task is finished

[@chuparkoff]

Thank you for your additional suggestions! You can, for sure, add those extra columns. It's quite common. However, as you get closer to Continuous Delivery, it becomes more critical to know instantly via Automated Testing if the task is done well or not done well. If the task fails its Unit and Integration tests then it should still be in the InProgress column. This way you can avoid switching to lower priority items when the number one priority item isn't actually done yet. Regarding the "WaitingOnOtherTasks" point, consider adding feature flags and backwards compatibility to your features, so that you can commit/push/finish them (if they pass their AutomatedTests) as soon as they are Done, even if complementary tasks are not yet completed. The closer you get to this AutomatedTesting, IndividialTaskIndependence state, the faster you will release, and the more you will eliminate context switching and accidental focus on things that aren't the number one priority. Thanks again for watching and also contributing!!

[@davidepelliccia6864]

Great tips, thank you so much, Dan!

[@chuparkoff]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ronh2660]

A good video. I'm happy that my company is following the process flow. A good refresher course. The music is distracting.

[@Jo-jv1pl]

New to this workflow. Very helpful!

[@rstim]

Great video - thanks Dan.

[@bolykkegaard]

Excellent tutorial, thanks Dan!

[@jonasmlgaard8884]

Well explained and paced. Thumbs up.

[@petersexton1552]

Great stuff Dan! You've got a talent for explaining things clearly and have a great tutorial voice!

[@chuparkoff]

Thank you for the feedback.

[@milliemorantes8784]

Excellent video. Great explanation. A little fast; but great !! thank you

[@E_Proxy]

I'm at work, i've got no tasks and slept 4 hours. At least I used time in a useful way since I cannot watch Netflix or take a nap on my desk. Thanks for the vid. Never used Jira nor I have it on my pc but I tink I won't start from zero if I'l ever need to use it.

[@rigayasterva]

Dan, this is perfect! Thank you very much for this video!

[@tobybutler9493]

Excellent intro, thx.

[@magicorpse]

Thank you for the video, I am starting in a new company that uses Jira and you helped me understand how to use it. (the only complain I have is the music is a bit too loud, but great video, thank you)

[@dheerajscorefitness6981]

🙂🙂🙂🙂Thanks It is really very well explained, There are couple of questions - 1- what is called a stretch card ? 2- what is incident review ? 3- what is pre concept sprint ?

[@chuparkoff]

Thanks for the questions! STRETCH CARD: A Stretch card is just a card you might add to a Sprint without expecting it to get done. I wouldn't do this until you're really good at estimating. INCIDENT REVIEW: Incident review is part of a much bigger process called "Incident Management". There's a lot to this. I would Google "ITIL Incident Management" and look for some presentations or videos on that subject. PRE CONCEPT SPRINT: I don't think this is actually a thing. A Concept Sprint is a sprint dedicated to investigating an idea to see if it has value and achievability. I wouldn't do work prior to the Concept Sprint. So I don't think doing a PREConcept Sprint is a good idea.

[@dheerajscorefitness6981]

@@chuparkoff God bless you, mate.

[@dheerajscorefitness6981]

@@chuparkoff What is signoff card ? Could you please.

[@beachlife9239]

That was really good Dan. Thanks for the video.

[@yangiroud7816]

Try to pump up the music volume for the next video, just to be sure we can't hear your comments... ;)

[@stanleycjones4767]

awesome video

[@gautamdeusa]

A great video Dan! Thanks a lot. Can we have transcript of the presentation? That would be very helpful. Thanks again.

[@chuparkoff]

I cannot provide a transcript, but the subtitles have been uploaded in several languages.

[@Ashley-yy3de]

Dan, this was great! Thank you

[@zaidalam6640]

Thank you Dan. Easy Learning

[@neilmoodley6796]

Thanks, Dan!

[@prakasailu]

Hello Dan, Thanks for the useful video. Could you please tell me whether we need to create Epics before we create a particular field?

[@davidnsh]

Perfect for what I was looking for - you got yourself a new subscriber

[@robtayler9740]

thank you very clear and precise for a beginner.

[@EFF_Around-FindOut.]

Thank you for your overview, great job!

[@str8gamer964]

I'm looking to learn Mira put a bit confused with the career paths and what to learn and suggestions on how to go about this

[@annashvygar4991]

what a great video! everything you really needs to know. thank you!

[@mrashad_com]

Great tutorial, good start And if you can make to music less loud it will be more clear to hear your voice

[@stheday1]

Fantastic video!

[@chuparkoff]

Thank you very much!