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This glossary provides a comprehensive list of JIRA terms and definitions, organized from A to Z, to help you easily understand and use JIRA with confidence.
Here is a list of JIRA terms and their definitions:
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Agile Board: A board that displays issues from one or more projects and is used to plan, track and manage work in an Agile development process.
Attachment: A file that is attached to an issue in JIRA.
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Backlog: A backlog is a list of the outstanding user stories, bugs and features for a product or sprint.
Board: A visual representation of issues in a project or a set of projects.
Bug: An error or defect in software that causes it to behave in unintended ways.
Burndown Chart: A Burndown Chart shows the actual and estimated amount of work to be done in a sprint.
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Control Chart: A Control Chart can show the cycle time or lead time for your product, version or sprint.
Component: A sub-category within a project that represents a specific part of the project's functionality.
Custom Field: A field in JIRA that is created by a user to capture additional information about issues.
Cycle Time: The time it takes to complete a process from start to finish.
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Daily stand-up: Also known as a daily scrum, a 15-minute mini-meeting for the software team to sync.
Dashboard: A JIRA feature that provides a visual representation of key metrics and information about projects.
Dependency: A relationship between two or more issues, where one issue is dependent on another to be completed.
Deployment: The process of making a software application available to users.
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Epic: A large and complex issue that is broken down into smaller tasks or stories.
Escalation: The process of moving an issue to a higher priority level due to its urgency.
Event: A change in the status of an issue, such as the creation of a new issue or the resolution of an existing issue.
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Field: A data item in JIRA that stores information about an issue.
Filter: A query that is used to search for and display a specific set of issues in JIRA.
Fix Version: The version of a software application in which a bug is fixed.
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Generation: The process of creating new issues based on a set of rules.
Group: A collection of users in JIRA who share common permissions and responsibilities.
Grooming: The process of reviewing and updating the backlog of issues in a project.
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Hook: A mechanism in JIRA that allows third-party plugins to extend its functionality.
Housekeeping: The process of maintaining and organizing issues and data in JIRA.
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Issue: An issue is simply a unit of work within Jira that will be traced through a workflow, from creation to completion. It can range from representing a single unit of work, like a simple task or bug, to a larger parent work item to be tracked, like a story or an epic.
Impact: The degree to which an issue affects the functionality of a software application.
Impediment: An obstacle or barrier that prevents the completion of an issue.
Indexing: The process of organizing and storing data in JIRA for fast retrieval.
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JQL (JIRA Query Language): A proprietary language used in JIRA to search for and display issues.
Job: A task that is run automatically by JIRA at a specified time or interval.
Journal: A log in JIRA that records changes made to an issue.
JSW: Jira Software (although most just call this Jira)
JSM: Jira Service Management
JWM: Jira Work Management
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Kanban: Kanban is a system for visualizing the flow of work and limiting work in progress. Kanban is not oriented towards sprints, like Scrum development methodology, as it is more ongoing.
Kanban Board: A board that displays issues in a project and is used to plan, track and manage work in a kanban development process.
Key: A unique identifier in JIRA that is used to identify a specific issue.
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Label: A tag in JIRA that is used to categorize and organize issues.
Library: A collection of reusable components in JIRA that can be used in multiple
Life Cycle: The stages an issue goes through from creation to resolution.
Log Work: A feature in JIRA that allows users to log the time they spend working on an issue.
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Milestone: A significant event or achievement in a project that marks the completion of a major deliverable.
Module: A functional unit in JIRA that represents a specific aspect of a project's functionality.
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Notification: An email or other alert that is sent to a user when an event occurs in JIRA, such as the creation of a new issue or the resolution of an existing issue.
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Object: An item in JIRA, such as an issue or a project.
Outgoing Mail: An email that is sent from JIRA to a user.
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Parent Issue: An issue in JIRA that is related to one or more child issues.
Priority: The level of importance assigned to an issue in JIRA, used to determine its order in the backlog or the queue.
Project: A collection of issues, components, and other resources in JIRA that represent a specific initiative or goal.
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Queue: A list of issues in JIRA that are waiting to be addressed.
Query: A search in JIRA that is used to find issues that match specific criteria.
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Release: A version of a software application that is made available to users.
Resolution: The process of fixing an issue in JIRA and marking it as resolved.
Resolver: A user in JIRA who is responsible for resolving an issue.
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Screen: A form in JIRA that is used to capture information about an issue.
Screen Scheme: A set of screens in JIRA that are used for different types of issues.
Search: A feature in JIRA that allows users to search for issues that match specific criteria.
Severity: The degree of impact an issue has on the functionality of a software application.
Story: A unit of work in an Agile development process, used to describe a user's need or requirement.
Scrum Board: A visual representation of the work in a Scrum development process, used to track the progress of sprints, stories, and tasks. A Scrum board in JIRA can display information about the status, priority, and assignee of each story and task, and can be customized to match the team's workflow.
Scrum: Scrum is an Agile development methodology where the product is built in a series of fixed-length iterations called sprints. It gives teams a framework for shipping software on a regular cadence.
Scrum of Scrums: Scrum of Scrums is a means of scaling Scrum to large, multi-team projects. Scrum of Scrums is the Agile version of what is traditionally known as program management.
Sprint: A sprint — also known as an iteration — is a short (ideally two to four week) period in which the development team implements and delivers a discrete product increment, e.g. a working milestone version.
Sprint planning: A team planning meeting that determines what to complete in the coming sprint.
Sprint retrospective: A review of what did and didn't go well with actions to make the next sprint better.
Story: A story or user story is a software system requirement that is expressed in a few short sentences, ideally using non-technical language.
Story Point: A story point is an estimate of the relative complexity of a story.
Swimlane: A swimlane is a means of categorizing issues so that agile teams can see which issues they should work on next.
Sub-Task: A sub-task can be a "child" of any issue type, depending on the Issue Type Scheme of the project.
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Task: A unit of work in JIRA that represents a specific action or item that needs to be completed.
Time Tracking: The process of logging and tracking the time spent working on an issue in JIRA.
Transition: The process of moving an issue from one status to another in JIRA.
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User: A person who uses JIRA to manage and track issues.
User Group: A collection of users in JIRA who share common permissions and responsibilities.
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Version: A release of a software application in JIRA.
View: A visual representation of issues in JIRA, such as a board, dashboard, or report.
Velocity: The velocity of a team is a measure of how much work that the team can handle within a specific time period, i.e. how much of the product backlog can be completed by the team in a sprint. Velocity can be calculated on the basis of story points, business value, hours, issue count, or any numeric field of your choice.
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Workflow: A sequence of steps in JIRA that describe the life cycle of an issue, from creation to resolution.
Work Log: A record of the time spent working on an issue in JIRA.
With this resource, new users can quickly familiarize themselves with the JIRA and start using it effectively.
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