Not new to Jira but new to being a Jira Admin

[Monikka]

Hello All!

Just a quick question about being a Jira Admin. Do y'all know of any trainings/tutorials that can give me a quick start on how to make sure I'm setting things up properly for my team?

[Myfanwy Collins]

Hi! There are tons of trainings: https://community.atlassian.com/learning/hub/all-learning-paths#build-admin-skills

[Trudy Claspill]

Hello @Monikka 

"Properly" is a subjective term.

Does the setup support the way the team works?

Is there a better way to get the same result?

Is the way they work effective? Is there a better work process they could use?

Does the setup meet the company requirements for governance and being able to generate reports?

If the team asks for a change has there been due diligence to understand the problem they want to solve? Many teams will ask for a change (i.e. we need a new custom field) without having full knowledge of the alternative ways that Jira could help them solve the underlying problem. I like to follow the Five Whys approach to make sure the root problem has been identified and then consider the best solution.

[orla_mears]

You definitely need to follow Alex Ortiz from Apetech Tech Tutorials. His content literally taught me everything I know, and was a great sanity check when I first started out as an Admin.

Also check out a space that he and another guy called Josh has, they offer loads of free content or you can also subscribe for a tiny fee for more content - I'm signed up and love their stuff even now as I consider myself as a seasoned administrator: https://www.skool.com/atlassian-everything/about?ref=bbf13111c48449f98983761cdc2c8757

Good luck!