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Even if your team knows everything about Agile, that knowledge alone doesn’t automatically make them Agile. What counts is how you apply this understanding to your daily tasks and processes. In this article, you’ll learn how to implement Agile in Jira. We’ll explore various tools and features that’ll help you run your Agile projects effectively.
What Is Agile, in Simple Terms?
Agile is a leading project management methodology that is especially widespread in software development. Its core approach involves organizing product development into a series of increments with iterative improvement. This means that users first receive the minimum viable version of a software product. Then, its functionality is improved and expanded in subsequent iterations.
The key driver of this process is user feedback. In the Agile model, a development team can receive it early on and incorporate it into building their product. This contrasts with the traditional Waterfall model, where users only gain access to the product once it’s completely finished.
Agile is based on values such as adaptability, customer centricity, self-organizing teams, and enhanced communication.
The Agile methodology can be implemented with the help of Agile frameworks, such as Scrum or Extreme Programming (XP). Some teams adopt hybrid frameworks, such as a combination of Scrum and Kanban, or even blending Agile with Waterfall.
For more details on the Agile methodology, its frameworks, and its differences from the Waterfall approach, please refer to my article, What is Agile? All the Answers in a Nutshell.
The Role of Jira in Agile Project Management
Initially, Agile frameworks were often implemented with the help of physical boards for managing work. Nowadays, teams use digital boards provided by solutions such as Trello, Asana, and, of course, Jira. In addition to an Agile board, Jira offers many other tools and features that enable you to set up and maintain agile processes. They range from an agile project template to sprint planning and story points estimation. All this makes Jira a popular choice for agile product development.
However, it wasn’t always like this. Jira was initially created as a Waterfall-based solution. While it offered bug and issue tracking functionality, it lacked key Agile features such as sprint management and Agile boards.
What is Jira Agile (Formerly GreenHopper)?
With the Agile methodology becoming increasingly ubiquitous, the Waterfall version of Jira was enhanced with an add-on called GreenHopper. Later, it was renamed to Jira Agile. This was a separate tool that allowed Jira users to include Agile elements into their projects. In particular, they could add an Agile board and organize work in sprints.
At some point, Jira Agile became an integral part of Jira Software, available out of the box since JIRA 7.0. Nowadays, Jira is highly aligned with the Agile methodology, particularly the Scrum framework. Nevertheless, it remains a flexible solution that can be adjusted to accommodate your custom methodology, including hybrid models such as ScrumBan, as well as the Waterfall methodology.
Now, let’s look at what Jira has to offer for Agile project management today.
Agile Project Templates in Jira: A Place to Start From
The most high-level implementation of the Agile methodology in Jira can be found in the app’s project templates. When creating a new project, you will be offered to use a pre-configured structure. Among the various options tailored for different uses, you will also find an Agile template for a Scrum project:
Although it’s located in the software development section, it can also be used in other areas, such as marketing or HR.
In fact, Scrum is the only truly Agile Jira project template. The Kanban template (just like the Kanban method itself) is not designed for managing sprints. So, it doesn’t meet the dictionary definition of “Agile” as it lacks work iterations. Kanban is also included as a tool in the Jira Scrum project template. Despite this, the Kanban project template in Jira itself is not an Agile project template. Still, if you wish, you can try to creatively adapt it to other methods within the Lean umbrella.
Each project template in Jira includes pre-configured work types, workflows, Jira boards, custom fields, and built-in reports. What makes the Scrum project template unique is that it’s attuned to incremental delivery – organizing and managing work in sprints. In particular, it features sprint planning, a sprint board (Agile Jira board), product and sprint backlogs, and more.
In general, except for the Scrum project in the Software Development category, Jira’s templates are mostly Waterfall-based.
Agile Jira 101: Tools and Features to Use In Your Agile Projects
To set up and run an Agile project in Jira, you will need to configure and use several key elements. Not all of them are uniquely Agile. For example, a backlog can be a part of non-Agile projects. However, it’s difficult to imagine an Agile project without a backlog. The same applies to some other tools and features on our list. One way or another, you will need them to make your Agile Jira project a success. Let’s zoom in.
Scrum Board (Agile Jira Board)
A board in Jira offers a visual representation of your team’s work. By dragging cards with tasks from one column to another, you help stakeholders see at a glance what is “Done,” “In Progress,” or still planned “To Do.”
A Scrum board is a pre-configured Agile Jira board included in the Scrum project template. It’s adjusted to work with sprints – time-boxed increments in the product development process. Like any other board, it contains a set of columns corresponding to specific stages of the project workflow. However, it also has some unique functionality.
The most important thing is that it only displays cards with work included in the current sprint scope. This allows teams to focus on what is planned for the increment. Another thing worth mentioning is that a Scrum board doesn’t typically contain a “Backlog” column. As the scope for the sprint is planned in advance and fixed, teams don’t work with the backlog mid-sprint. Therefore, the workflow on the board typically begins at the “To Do” stage.
These features are unique to the Agile Jira board in the Scrum projects and are not included in other project types. In a Kanban board, unlike a Scrum board, the backlog can be presented as a separate column, allowing teams to continuously pull work from it. Another difference is that Kanban boards often have a work-in-progress limit – a maximum allowed number of work items that are “In Progress” at the same time.
Utilizing a Scrum board is very convenient for a product owner and the development team. They don’t have to adopt a separate tool to manage sprints and monitor progress, as they can do all this with an Agile Jira board. It also supports Scrum rituals. During daily stand-ups, the board helps identify blockers and manage dependencies. At retrospective meetings, it shows what was completed and what remains to be done. Additionally, teams can tailor this pre-configured board to their specific needs by utilizing JQL and advanced filters.
For more details on how to configure an Agile Jira board and other elements of your Jira instance, please have a look at my article, Jira Setup Guide.
Backlogs
In a Scrum project in Jira, there are two types of backlog available: a product backlog and a sprint backlog. While the former can be part of many project types, the latter is a uniquely Agile element designed for Scrum projects.
A product backlog lists everything that can be taken into development throughout the product life cycle. This can include various improvements, customer requests, bug fixes, and new features defined by business needs. During sprint planning, these tasks are prioritized and added to the sprint backlog. The latter outlines the scope that the team will complete over the next sprint. If a team needs to build a complex feature or work on another large task, this task can be split into smaller work items spread across several sprints.
From the backlog view in Jira, you can use the drag and drop functionality to prioritize and rearrange work items across sprint backlogs. This view also allows you to create new work items, bulk-edit fields, add estimates, and assign work.
As Agile values self-organized teams, the development team members should participate in time estimation and sprint planning activities. This creates a sense of accountability and commitment. If team members agree on a specific scope as an adequate plan for the sprint, this increases their motivation to complete the planned work on time.
Other benefits of utilizing a sprint backlog include maintaining team focus, improving time management, and enhancing the predictability of the product development process.
Ticket prioritization
Jira allows you to prioritize tasks in different ways. The options vary from rearranging the card order on the Agile Jira board to managing tasks from the backlog view. One more option worth highlighting is the Priority field in Jira work items. It provides a drop-down menu that allows you to select the priority level for each individual task.
The standard ones are: Highest, High, Medium, Low, Lowest:
The pictogram assigned to each priority level will then be displayed next to the work item in virtually every view, including your Agile Jira board, sprint backlog, and work item view. Thanks to color-coding, it’s easy to see the priority of all your tasks at a glance. This helps keep the team focused on what matters most or is the most urgent. Priority levels also help the product manager refine the backlog and plan the sprint scope.
In addition to the default levels, teams can set up custom levels, such as Critical, Minor, Blocker, and so on. You can also add various labels for your custom priority levels. It’s also possible to configure your Agile Jira board so that it displays task cards in order from the highest to the lowest priority.
Moreover, this functionality can help you enforce any task prioritization framework your team uses. For instance, my team adopted the MoSCoW framework, which categorizes tasks as Must Have, Should Have, Could Have, and Won’t Have. It helps us range tasks from the most crucial to the least important. Using the Priority field in Jira, we set up these categories as custom priority levels. To tailor them even further to our needs, we included some additional levels that fit this framework, such as Low-hanging Should.
This enables us to plan work in a way that prioritizes the most critical tasks first and reserves the least important ones for later. Utilizing ticket prioritization in Jira enables teams to be more productive and efficient.
Sprint Planning
Jira provides Agile teams with features that help them in sprint planning. During the backlog refinement meeting, the product owner, Scum master, and the dev team review items in the product backlog and set goals for the upcoming sprint. Together, they decide what to include in the next iteration and what can be realistically completed.
Once this is clear, they pull work items from the product backlog and add them to the sprint backlog. This can be done from the backlog view by simply dragging and dropping tickets. At this stage, the team can also change priority levels for individual tasks and add assignees. As a result, they can easily plan who will do what during the sprint and in what order.
This feature, while simple, is important for efficient and seamless planning. It enables Agile teams to focus on their goals and tasks at hand while easily managing their scope.
To further assist you in navigating this process, Jira provides a Sprint planning meeting template in Confluence. It walks you through the necessary preparation steps and helps you plan the sprint scope according to your priorities and team capacity.
For step-by-step instructions on how to create and plan an Agile sprint in Jira, please have a look at our Sprint Planning Guide.
Story Points Estimation
Estimating tasks upfront is an indispensable part of the sprint planning process. It helps understand team capacity, shape the sprint scope, and prioritize tasks. The development team should evaluate each work item in terms of size, complexity, and difficulty.
Typically, Scrum teams estimate work in story points. A 1-point task takes from a few minutes to a couple of hours, an 8-pointer requires a week, and a 21-story task takes a full sprint to complete. Alternatively, the T-shirt size scale is sometimes used – an intuitive way to label tasks from XS to XXXL, indicating the expected effort required. Here are both scales in comparison:
Whether your team uses story points, the T-shirt size scale, or another approach, Jira allows you to add these estimates to the task view. By default, work items in your Scrum project will have the Story points field. There, you can provide the number of story points your team has agreed on for each task.
If needed, it’s also possible to add story points or a “T-shirt size” to an epic. Although this feature is not available by default, you can add a custom checkbox field with the drop-down menu listing alternatives:
Utilizing story points in Jira helps you better estimate workload and improve velocity tracking.
Integrations
One of the features that makes Jira such a great project management tool is its ability to integrate with various other apps. This allows you to connect all the solutions you use in a well-functioning single ecosystem.
Some of the most popular choices include integrations with Atlassian tools and other native connectors. These include Confluence, Trello, Bitbucket, Slack, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and more. Additionally, hundreds of third-party tools are available on the Atlassian marketplace.
Integrating Jira with other tools can help teams set up various automation scenarios, extend Jira’s native functionality, and better support Agile practices.
An example of such an app is Planning Poker – a tool that allows each team member to participate in task estimation. The process is organized as a mini-game. Once the team has discussed a task and its requirements, everyone makes their choice, deciding how many story points the task will take. These choices remain secret until everyone is ready to reveal their “cards,” similar to a real poker game.
The point of this activity is to collect everyone’s estimate that is not affected by the opinion of others. After the voting, the team discusses arguments behind each opinion and makes the decision.
This tool can be integrated with Jira, streamlining the process and reducing the need for tool and context switching during sprint planning.
Customization with Smart Tools
As you can see from the previous sections, Jira provides a solid basis for running Agile projects. However, what you receive out of the box is not always enough. To make your team truly Agile, you need to constantly reduce “waste” and optimize your workflows, particularly by better aligning Jira with your processes.
This can be done with the help of Smart Tools – a set of handy applications that work as a single solution and help you implement Agile practices in Jira.
If you have a recurring process or task involving multiple steps, you can use Smart Checklist to create reusable ToDo lists inside your Jira work items. This allows you to document the necessary sequence of steps and provide your team with a clear action plan. As a result, you can ensure that everything is done according to your standard and nothing is skipped or missing. For example, reusable checklists are useful for implementing Agile concepts such as the Definition of Done and Definition of Ready.
With Smart Checklist, you can set custom statuses for each checklist item, mark steps as mandatory, tag responsible people, and add deadlines. ToDo lists can be structured with headers and other rich formatting options.
For more complex processes, especially those that are time-consuming or involve multiple teams, you can utilize Smart Templates. This app can turn any work item (task, story, or epic) into a reusable template, preserving all its child issues. As a result, you can reuse whole work item hierarchies for recurring processes.
Smart Templates allow you to create complex sets of tasks from your template in just a few clicks. Alternatively, the tool offers a built-in Scheduler feature that enables you to generate work items from a template according to your custom schedule. This saves you significant time as you don’t have to create new tasks from scratch manually.
Additionally, Smart Templates enable you to add variables for dynamic parameters, making a single template applicable across the entire workflow. You can also prefill fields, set deadlines and assignees, automatically mention responsible team members, and more.
Smart Productivity & Team Activity Dashboard
This tool gathers data from Jira, Confluence, and GitHub, and visualizes it in a single dashboard, providing a comprehensive view. It enables you to track key productivity metrics, including the number of work items created and closed by assignees, the number of commits and pull request data, productivity medians by team, and more.
This dashboard is a valuable tool for analyzing both individual and team performance. It enables you to filter each team member’s results by project, sprint, epic, and work item type. In addition, you can define role-based benchmarks and then compare individual contributions to the median for the person’s role. As a result, you will gain a better understanding of team velocity, identify bottlenecks and potential blockers early on, and more effectively plan your next sprints.
Now, let’s see some hands-on examples of how to use Smart Tools to streamline your Agile processes in Jira.
Practical Examples: How Teams Use Smart Checklist and Smart Templates to be More Agile
1. Definition of Done Checklist – a Free Template
DoD is an important concept in Agile. It’s a structured checklist that allows the development team to verify whether their work meets all the criteria to be considered truly done. Implementing the Definition of Done is crucial for maintaining product quality and ensuring consistency. It prevents teams from shipping releases that are only partially ready and still require improvement. As a result, the team doesn’t have to waste time fixing errors that could be avoided.
However, if your DoD is buried in internal guidelines or knowledge bases, it won’t help your team to be Agile. Instead, you can make it actionable by adding it directly to your Jira work items in the form of a checklist. With Smart Checklist, we prepared a Definition of Done template, which you can reuse for free:
## Definition of Done
– **Code complete.** All code has been written and reviewed, and all necessary functionality has been implemented.
– **Code coverage.** All code has been tested and meets the required code coverage threshold.
– **Code quality.** Code has been written using the required standards, conventions, and best practices.
– **Integration.** Code has been integrated into the main branch, and all integration issues have been resolved.
– **Security:** The software has been tested for security vulnerabilities, and all issues have been resolved.
– **Performance:** The software has been tested for performance and scalability, and all issues have been resolved.
– **Peer review.** The code is reviewed by the peers.
– **System testing.** The software has been tested end-to-end, and all system tests have passed.
– **Regression testing.** All previously implemented functionality has been tested, and regression tests have been passed.
– **Documentation.** All necessary documentation has been written, reviewed, and approved, including user manuals, API documentation, and system documentation.
– **Acceptance testing.** The functionality has been demonstrated to the product owner or customer and has been approved.
– **Deployment:** The software has been successfully deployed to the production environment, and all deployment issues have been resolved.
Smart Checklist features a built-in function that enables you to automatically assign this checklist to the selected work types at task creation. For example, it can be assigned to all new stories created in the project:
To use this Agile Definition of Done checklist template, install Smart Checklist for Jira. Then, copy the template provided above in the markdown format and paste it into the Smart Checklist section of your work item. Finally, save the checklist as a template to reuse it later.
For more details on setting up Smart Checklist and preparing your Definition of Done, please see our article How to Manage the Definition of Done in Jira.
2. Definition of Ready Checklist – a Free Template
Another classic example of an Agile concept is the Definition of Ready. It lists criteria a story or task should meet before the team can start working on it. The DoR ensures that the task is clear, complete, and doable before it enters the sprint backlog. This saves time during planning and accelerates execution.
The Definition of Ready can be implemented in Jira with such a checklist template:
## Definition of Ready
– **Clear description.** The work item has a well-defined goal, purpose, and expected outcome.
– **Acceptance criteria.** Clear and testable acceptance criteria have been defined and agreed upon.
– **Dependencies identified.** All external dependencies (technical, business, or cross-team) have been documented and addressed.
– **Design and scope.** Required mockups, wireframes, or business rules are attached or linked.
– **Feasibility check.** The team has confirmed the work item is feasible within the planned timeframe.
– **Estimation.** The effort has been estimated using the agreed method (e.g., story points).
– **No blockers.** No unresolved issues are preventing the team from starting work.
– **Stakeholder alignment.** All relevant stakeholders have reviewed and approved the item.
– **Priority set.** The item is prioritized appropriately in the backlog.
– **Linked items.** Related epics, tasks, or subtasks are linked for context.
– **Team understanding.** The team agrees on the scope and is confident they can start work.
It contains all the parameters that need to be checked before a task is considered ready. To use this template, install Smart Checklist for Jira and insert the checklist provided above into your work item.
2. Code Review Checklist – a Free Template
An important Agile principle is learning from mistakes and past experiences and using this knowledge to improve. In practice, this can be achieved by documenting the processes that work most effectively. Then, you can follow the documented flow that already proved its effectiveness, test it further, and update it as needed, improving it with each iteration.
Smart Checklist offers a convenient way to do this. An effective process can be codified as a structured checklist and used as a template in Jira work items. This enables you to not only capture your most successful workflows but also easily scale them across your organization.
An example of such implementation is this Code Review checklist, which is available as a free template. This checklist is used to help the team adhere to the best practices and maintain the quality standard. Once there are some improvement suggestions for the review process, we will update this checklist to test them and further refine the process.
## Code review
– **Requirements.** Ensure that the code performs correctly and covers all requirements as described in the feature ticket.
> * Does this code change fulfill its intended purpose?
> * Does the code cover all requirements as described in the feature ticket?
> * Are there any unhandled edge cases or error scenarios?
– **Readability.** Make sure that the code is readable and easy to understand, suggest breaking up the code or reorganizing it to improve the readability for other developers.
> * Is the code easy to understand?
> * Are variable names and function names clear and descriptive?
– **Maintainability.** Evaluate the code for maintainability, making sure it is modular, reusable, and easy to modify and extend.
> * [DRY principle.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_repeat_yourself) Are there any duplicated sections of code that could be consolidated into reusable functions or classes?
> * Will this change add undesirable compile-time or run-time dependencies?
> * Are there any best practices, design patterns, or language-specific patterns that could enhance the code significantly?
> * Does this code follow the single responsibility principle?
– **Performance and Security.** Evaluate the code for performance and security.
> * Will this code change negatively impact system performance?
> * Is there a way to significantly improve the code’s performance?
> * Are sensitive data such as user data and credit card information being securely handled and stored?
– **Testability.** Evaluate the code for testability, ensuring that it can be easily tested and that any necessary unit tests or integration tests have been written.
> * Is the code testable?
> * Do the existing tests reasonably cover the code change?
> * Are there any other essential unit, integration, or system tests that should be added?
– **Documentation.** Verify that the code includes appropriate documentation, ensuring that it is clear, concise, and up to date.
> * Does the code include appropriate documentation?
> * Is the documentation clear, concise, and up-to-date?
– **DevOps**. Verify that all the steps needed to be done after the PR deploy are described.
> * Are there any risks related to the deployment of this PR in terms of production operation?
To use this template, install Smart Checklist for Jira from the Atlassian Marketplace. Then copy and paste this template into the Smart Checklist section of your work item.
3. Generalized Work Item Description – a Free Template
Here’s another example of applying the Agile principle of continuous improvement in Jira. With the help of Smart Templates, we created a reusable Jira issue description template. It documents the description structure that has proven to be useful, and our team updates this template as we learn new information. This allows us to further optimize the task creation process and remain Agile.
The description consists of headers, hints, and examples. They prompt our team members to provide all the necessary information for the task and organize it in a structured way. This ensures that everyone has a complete understanding of the task they are working on. Providing all the necessary details at task creation reduces the need for back-and-forth clarifications and saves time.
## Epic Summary
– Provide a high-level description of the epic (e.g., “Redesign Company Website”).
## Objective
– State the primary goal this epic aims to achieve.
– Example: “Improve user experience and increase site conversions.”
## Mockups/Designs
– Attach or link to high-level wireframes, mockups, or design specifications.
## Dependencies
– List any technical or organizational dependencies (e.g., “Requires completion of [JIRA-1220]”).
## Timeframe
– Start Date: [YYYY-MM-DD]
– End Date: [YYYY-MM-DD]
## Stakeholders
– List key individuals or teams involved (e.g., “Marketing Team, IT Department”).
## Notes/Additional Information
– Add any other relevant context or instructions for the epic.
To use this template or prepare your own, install Smart Templates and fill out the description for your work item. Then, save it for future use with the help of Smart Templates. For more details on how to use the app and a step-by-step tutorial, please see the Smart Templates documentation.
4. An Epic Template For a Marketplace Release
To iteratively improve more complex processes, you can document them as a set of work items. Smart Templates allow you to save any Jira work hierarchy as a reusable template. Then, you can quickly generate a set of tasks from this template. This saves time, improves efficiency, and promotes consistency. All this helps your team maintain a high standard of quality and provides them with a basis for improving the Agile process.
In this example, we have a reusable template consisting of a parent work item – Epic, which includes a set of child work items – tasks with checklists. This structure documents the process of publishing a mobile application to the App Store. After each new release, the development team has to complete the same steps before publishing the updated app to the marketplace. Since this process is iterative, it’s convenient to generate these tasks from a ready-to-use template.
The template preserves the hierarchical structure of the tasks, as well as the content of each work item (descriptions, pre-filled fields, assignees, and so on). Following this example, you can create similar templatized sets of work items for other processes. The important thing is to iteratively review these templates and fine-tune them to capture the most efficient best practices.
6. Sprint Planning Checklist Template
One of the Agile activities that can be optimized with Smart Tools is Sprint Planning. For large sprints that require planning well in advance, you can use such a checklist template to help you prepare:
## ? Sprint Planning Checklist
### ? Sprint Scope
– Sprint Goal is clearly defined and agreed on
– The team understands the business context
– All stories selected from the prioritized backlog
– No unrefined or ambiguous stories in the sprint
### ? Story Readiness (Definition of Ready)
– Each story has clear acceptance criteria
– Each story is estimated (e.g., story points)
– Dependencies are identified and resolved
– Required assets (design, API, etc.) are available
– Stories are small enough to be completed within a sprint
### ? Team Capacity & Commitment
– Team’s capacity is calculated (vacations and holidays considered)
– Team is not overcommitted (based on velocity)
– Tasks are distributed and understood
– Everyone is clear on what to deliver
### ? Logistics
– Sprint start and end dates are set
– Jira board is up-to-date
– Stories assigned to the sprint in Jira
– No blockers or unresolved questions
### ? Before Sprint Starts
– Sprint is started in Jira
– Sprint Goal added to Jira
– The team is aware of the sprint objective and kickoff time
Alternatively, this can be a templated set of tasks, such as an epic and several child issues. This approach is very efficient for recurring processes. It allows you to stay highly organized while investing less effort.
I recommend trying out Smart Tools and seeing how they can be useful in your specific cases, helping your team become more Agile.
The Benefits of Using Smart Tools for Jira for Agile Teams
Using Smart Checklist, Smart Templates, and other Smart Tools for Jira allows you to:
- Save time: Eliminate manual setup for recurring tasks and processes
- Promote consistency: Provide your team with a documented flow that everyone follows
- Improve transparency: Easily track progress with checklists instead of clogged subtasks
- Enhance collaboration: Get everyone on the same page with clear templates and checklists
- Leverage automation: Add checklists and generate tasks from templates automatically
- Improve processes: Document your best practices as actionable ToDo lists and improve them with each iteration
The FAQs About Implementing Agile in Jira
What Is the Agile Backlog Definition?
An Agile backlog is a list of prioritized tasks, features, user stories, bugs, and other inputs. It is where an Agile team stores all the ideas they have for further developing their product. In Scrum, there’s also a sprint backlog, which contains the tasks selected for the current sprint. Backlog management is an important part of Agile processes.
What Is an Agile Jira Board?
This is a visual representation of all the work that needs to be done. An Agile board includes several columns corresponding to the main process stages. Tasks are described on individual cards. As they move from one stage to the next, an Agile board makes it easy to see the status of each task.
What Is the Sprint in Agile Definition?
A sprint is a fixed period designated for completing a specific work scope. Typically, a sprint lasts two weeks, but its duration can be longer or shorter, depending on the specific process.
What Is an Agile Checklist?
An Agile checklist is a structured list of ToDo items used to organize processes, especially in software development projects. Examples include the Definition of Done checklist, Definition of Ready checklist, and Code Review checklist. Agile checklists help teams adhere to best practices by following documented flows step by step. To use Agile Checklists in Jira, install Smart Checklist by TitanApps.
What Is the Scrum Definition?
Scrum is a popular Agile framework based on sprints, clear roles, and defined ceremonies, such as backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives. The framework promotes team collaboration and continuous improvement. Scrum is widely adopted for Agile software development, but it can also be used for other purposes, such as managing HR processes or marketing projects.
What are the Jira Agile Reports?
Out of the box, a Scrum project in Jira comes with several Agile reports:
- Cumulative Flow Diagram – shows task progress over time, helps identify bottlenecks, estimates velocity, and assesses the stability of output.
- A Burndown Chart visualizes how much work has already been completed in a sprint and how much remains to be done. This helps the team manage their time, align with the goals, and complete the sprint scope on time.
- Velocity chart – allows you to track team velocity and use this information for forecasting and planning future sprints.
Using Agile reports in Jira is beneficial for every team, especially when working on complex projects. For more details, please refer to our Overview of Agile Reports in Jira.
Using Jira For Agile Project Management
In this article, we’ve explored various tools and features you can use to run Agile projects in Jira. From the sprint backlog to Agile Jira boards and Scrum reports, Jira provides you with a solid foundation for organizing your work.
To further expand the native functionality, you can utilize Smart Checklist and Smart Templates by TitanApps. These solutions help you optimize your processes and make your team more Agile. I hope that the tips, examples, and free templates in this article will help you get started!
