Jira FAQ'S

1.What are components?
Components are useful for organising different parts of a project.

2.What is a workflow?
It is called a movement of bug or issue.
Issue Created
Issue is in Work
Issue is Completed

3.What is issue in Jira?
Issue can be anything like
Software bug
Project task
Help desk ticket

4.what source control programs with which it integrates?
CVS,Git
Subversion
ClearCase
Mercurial

5.Is Jira possible on mobiles?
yes

6.Types of reports in Jira
Pie chart

7.What is Jira?
Basically this is a software that helps you in planning, tracking, reporting and releasing of softwares.

8.Why should you know about Jira?
Because it allows to view, track and report on tasks you are working. And it is also transparent to management.

9.Describe Workflow?
a)Create bug ticket
b)Assign to developer
c)Once developer fixes the bug he assigns back to her for further testing or close depends upon the issue.
d)Then tester tests the ticket in latest version and closes it.
e)If it still occurs then tester reopens it and assigns back to dev.

10.What is epic?
Large portion of work

11.What can you see on the left hand navigation of Jira?
Jira logo
Projects
Dashboards
Issues and filters
Settings

12.What are issue types?
Sub Task
Technical task
Bug
Epic
Improvement
New feature
Story
Task

13.What is scrum?
For agile teams that work from a backlog, plan and estimate their work in sprints and deliver work on a regular schedule.

14.What is kanban?
For agile teams that monitor work in a continuous flow rather than in sprint

15.What are Issue status?
Open
Closed
Reopened
Resolved
InProgress

16.What are Issue priorities?
Major
Minor
Blocker
Low
Critical
Showstopper