I'm Syed Masood, JSW Principal Product Manager, on all things Jira 8.0. AMA!

[Alexander Kwamin]

Hello - is there a way to define multiple sprint cadences for different projects that are not the same?

[SG]

Hi Alexander, thanks for the question!

It’s definitely possible to have different sprint cadences that are not the same across different Jira projects. I don’t have any handy documentation to link you to, unfortunately, but you can have teams starting their sprints on different dates or sprints of varying lengths within a single Jira.

[Tobias Schnorr]

Hi, when will the parallel sprints in next-gen projects working again?

[SG]

Hi Tobias, thanks for your question. It sounds like you’re talking about the new views in Jira Cloud’s next gen projects. They’re working hard on bringing over a lot of the classic project functionality, so stay tuned! The Jira Cloud team maintains a public roadmap you can follow here.

[MediosPublicitarios SA]

Hi, there is any way to detail a jira project in a confluence page? Just like the issues using Jira issues macro but the project.

Thanks!

[SG]

Hi there, thanks for the question!

Unfortunately, you’re probably using the best macro Confluence has for this task. If you’re looking for something more robust, there’s the Issue Macro from Jira to Confluence app available in the Marketplace (https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1213392/issue-macro-from-jira-to-confluence?hosting=server&tab=overview&_ga=2.40896930.1082177022.1550511443-1291892772.1522981541).

[santhi swaroop naik]

In my production i have custom fields now i am using eazy bi where my custom fields are not displaying

[SG]

Hey Santhi, you might want to contact eazyBI support!

[Roberts Čāčus]

Hi @santhi swaroop naik ,

The supported Jira versions can be found on eazyBI documentation page - https://docs.eazybi.com/eazybijira/set-up-and-administer/set-up-and-administer-for-jira-server/installation-and-setup#Installationandsetup-Supportedversions.

The support for Jira 8.0.1 was added to eazyBI on version 4.7.2. Please make sure you have updated eazyBI to the latest version. If the problem persists, please don't hesitate to contact eazyBI support on support@eazybi.com or the contact form - https://eazybi.com/contact.

Kind regards,

Roberts / eazyBI support

[Bryan Trummer - ReleaseTEAM]

Hi Syed - My question may go along here with a few others that people are asking.

• What plans are there to make the upgrade process a little smoother for Data Center upgrades especially the plugins?
• It seems that the Plugin Manager is updated constantly and more often plugins that were data center certified are now not certified, thus making the testing of those plugins even more strenuous. 

[SG]

Hey Bryan!

1. See my answer to Meg here -- https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/Re-Re-Upcoming-AMA-with-Syed-Masood-JSW-Principal-Prod/qaq-p/1013773/comment-id/324963#M324963

2. Previously as part of the DC Compatible program, vendors were able to opt in by checking a box indicating they were DC Compatible. For Atlassian this program did not give enough rigour around plugins that were running in our customers mission critical instances. Therefore we deprecated the DC Compatible program and replaced it with the DC Approved program. This program involves a deep technical review by Atlassian as well as performance and scale testing. In most cases the original plugins quality has not changed from that under the Compatible program. Though we have countless examples of app vendors making changes to their plugins under the DC program to improve their performance and stability. I understand re-testing these plugins can be a painful transition, but hope you've found these plugins to be a higher quality and the stability of your instances to be improved in the longer term.

[rolejnic]

How can we get a report by resource as to their time logged in a particular time period?  trying to determine how many hours team members are allocating to each project.

[SG]

Hi @rolejnic, thanks for asking. To help me better answer, can you clarify whether you are using Cloud or server?

It sounds like you might be looking for time tracking capability, which Jira does not offer out of the box. I’d recommend checking out the Atlassian Marketplace for time-tracking apps, like Tempo.

[rolejnic]

When will the view of issues be updated so that we could see activity, history, logged hours etc... rather then needing to switch to the classic view?

[SG]

Hi @rolejnic, thanks for your question. It sounds like you’re talking about the new views in Jira Cloud’s next gen projects. They’re working hard on bringing over a lot of the classic project functionality, so stay tuned! The Jira Cloud team maintains a public roadmap you can follow here.

[Akash]

Hello Syed,

My question here is since Atlassian is growing in it's space. I have been an Admin for JIRA, Confluence and Bitbucket past more than 8 years now.

I would like to know how one can best prepare for Certification? I know there is Atlassian Documents but certification questions are most likely Scenario based and answers could be multiple while making selection.

I have attempted one but fallen short of some percentage and would be taking this test again, before I go out now would be better than before.

Your suggestions would be really appreciated.

Best,
Akash

[SG]

Hi Akash, great question! It sounds like you have a lot of great Jira experience.

The top preparation tips from Atlassian Certified Professionals are:

1. Take Atlassian’s Jira Administration Certification Prep Course (USD$150), which you can find linked from this page: https://www.atlassian.com/university/certification/certifications/exam-acp-100

2. Develop a study plan based on the Certification Prep course, and set aside time for preparation, including researching the exam topics in Atlassian’s product documentation.

3. Get hands-on experience with the capabilities of Jira that you don’t use regularly in your day to day work, and understand how they could be used to meet business requirements that are different from what you encounter in your own organization.

4. Form or join a local or virtual study group to learn from others and help them learn. If you have an Atlassian User Group nearby, that would be a good place to start.

[Ricky Lin]

Hey Aksah. 

Personally, what helped me become an ACP (as of Dec/2017) was really just studying the heck out out of the Jira Administration Certification prep Course as pointed by Syed's 1st point.  It has the most studying materials for the price compared to all other modules.

I focused very hard on doing the labs and also what I didn't know.  The rest was really just based on hands-on experience (which I had about 2.5 years of just pure Jira admin experience).  Sorry if this came off as being unsolicited, but just thought I'd offer my personal experience to you.

Good luck!