“Getting Started with Jira Administration” is a comprehensive event tailored for new and aspiring Jira administrators, project managers, and team leaders. This event introduces you to Atlassian’s powerful Jira platform, offering the tools, insights, and best practices to optimize your team’s workflow and enhance project outcomes.

In this session, you’ll gain a clear understanding of Atlassian Cloud’s core features, from managing cloud infrastructure and products to navigating admin roles like Jira Admin, Project Admin, and Organization Admin. You’ll also learn to differentiate between team-managed and company-managed projects, understanding the flexibility and control each type provides. These insights are crucial for selecting the right project setup to meet your team’s unique needs.

Beyond basics, this session will empower you to customize Jira to fit your organization’s goals. From user experience adjustments and custom fields to tailored workflows and issue types, you’ll have the know-how to optimize Jira for peak efficiency. You’ll also explore essential administrative tools, including troubleshooting resources, audit logs, and backup management, giving you control over a secure, efficient Jira environment.

Objectives:

1. Understanding Basic Terms – Learn the core elements, including issues, projects, and boards, which are the building blocks of your Jira workspace.
2. Viewing and Organizing Issues – Discover how to navigate Jira’s backlog and timeline views for a streamlined look at outstanding and planned tasks, helping you stay on top of work.
3. Creating and Editing Issues – Get insights into the creation of different issue types, understanding when and how to assign, update, or move issues across projects.
4. Tips and Tricks for Efficiency – Learn valuable shortcuts, how to track time, pin fields, and other advanced tips to help you get the most out of Jira.

Target Audience:

• New Jira Administrators – Those starting their journey with Jira administration who want to understand foundational tools and features.
• Team Leaders and Project Managers – Individuals responsible for managing teams and projects who aim to streamline workflows and improve productivity.
• Technology Enthusiasts – Anyone eager to deepen their knowledge of Jira’s capabilities and Atlassian Cloud solutions, whether in tech, product management, or operations.

Why Attend?

• Actionable Insights – Learn practical methods to enhance team productivity, streamline project configurations, and customize workflows aligned with business goals.
• Hands-on Learning – This session combines practical examples with expert tips, empowering you to confidently manage and optimize Jira for your team’s needs.
• Community and Networking – Connect with like-minded professionals and gain insights from Jira experts to become a Jira champion.

We have over 5500 members and we meet regularly to encourage better use of Atlassian tools among current or prospective users. Our events typically offer several team talks, hands-on workshops, Hackathon, free food/drink, and networking opportunities with 75-200 attendees.

Like an attendee at one of our events, you can expect to:

• Share and learn Atlassian product knowledge, best practices, and case studies.
• Provide valuable user input to Atlassian so that they can keep making great products for us to use.
• Network and build a support system with fellow Atlassian product users.

Atlassian Community Nairobi is an award-winning community:

• SET THE STANDARD 2022
• SET THE STANDARD 2018
• MOST ACTIVE in EMEA 2017
• Global MASTER OF CONVERSION WINNER 2017

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