JIRA for Beginners Practice Exam
JIRA for Beginners Practice Exam
About JIRA for Beginners Exam
The JIRA for Beginners exam is designed to assess foundational knowledge and practical skills in using JIRA, a widely used project management and issue-tracking tool developed by Atlassian. This exam is ideal for individuals who want to gain a strong understanding of JIRA’s core functionalities, including task tracking, workflow automation, reporting, and team collaboration.
Skills Evaluated
By passing this exam, candidates demonstrate their ability to navigate the JIRA interface, create and manage issues, configure workflows, generate reports, and optimize JIRA for project management. The exam also evaluates understanding of Agile methodologies, as JIRA is commonly used in Scrum and Kanban frameworks.
Skills Required
Candidates taking the JIRA for Beginners exam should have knowledge of the following key areas:
- Understanding JIRA's role in project and issue tracking
- Navigating the JIRA interface (dashboard, issues, projects)
- Creating, searching, and managing issues
- Creating projects and setting up issue types
- Assigning, prioritizing, and tracking issues
- Working with custom fields and labels
- Understanding default JIRA workflows
- Configuring and customizing workflows
- Using automation rules to streamline tasks
- Basics of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
- Setting up and managing Scrum or Kanban boards
- Managing sprints, backlogs, and epics
- Generating JIRA reports (burndown charts, velocity charts, etc.)
- Configuring dashboards with gadgets and filters
- Understanding JQL (JIRA Query Language) for advanced searches
- Managing user roles and permissions
- Setting up project access controls
- Understanding security levels for issues
Who should take the Exam?
The JIRA for Beginners exam is ideal for:
- Project Managers
- Scrum Masters & Agile Coaches
- Software Developers & QA Engineers
- Business Analysts
- IT & Support Teams
- Students & Beginners
Course Outline
The JIRA for Beginners Exam covers the following topics -
Domain 1 - Course Overview
- Introduction
- Jira Versions
Domain 2 - Key Concepts in Jira
- Understanding Jira
- Agile Methodology Essentials
- Important Agile Terms in Jira
- Essential Jira Terminology
- Navigating the Jira Interface
Domain 3 - Managing Team-Driven Projects
- Differences Between Team-Managed and Company-Managed Projects
- Setting Up a Team-Managed Project
- Exploring Team-Managed Projects
- Creating Issues in Team-Managed Projects
- Customizing Team-Managed Projects
Domain 4 - Working with Company-Driven Projects
- Setting Up a Company-Managed Project
- Navigating Company-Managed Projects
- Creating a New Scrum Board
- Introduction to Scrum Agile Board
- Customizing Scrum Boards
- Further Customization of Scrum Boards
- Creating a New Kanban Board
- Introduction to Kanban Agile Board
- Customizing Kanban Boards
- Issue Creation in Jira
- Detailed Overview of Issue Views
- Creating and Using Filters
- Using Dashboards
- Sharing Filters
- Generating Reports in Jira
- Roadmap Features in Jira
- Bulk Issue Creation
- Bulk Issue Editing
