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Agile & Jira: A Quick Guide for Our Team

Welcome to the team! This document is a simple guide to our project's approach. We're using a modern, flexible method called Agile and a tool called Jira to build our PDF conversion tool.

1. What is Agile and Why Do We Use It?

Think of a traditional project plan like a rigid, one-time blueprint for building a house. Once you have the plan, you can't really change it.

Agile is the opposite. It's about building our project in small, quick bursts called sprints. After each sprint, we get feedback from our stakeholders (S1 and S2) and then adapt our plan. This is much better for software projects because it allows us to:

  • Adapt to change: If a requirement changes, we can easily adjust in the next sprint.

  • Deliver faster: We'll have a working version of the tool at the end of each week.

  • Improve constantly: We'll get regular feedback to make the tool better and better.

Our project will follow a 3-week sprint schedule.

2. Our Agile Process in Practice

Here are the key meetings we'll have to keep the project on track:

  • Daily Stand-up: A short, 15-minute meeting every morning. Everyone answers three simple questions:

    1. What did I do yesterday?

    2. What will I do today?

    3. Is anything blocking me or slowing me down?

  • Sprint Planning: At the start of each week, we'll hold a meeting to decide what we'll work on for the next 5 days.

  • Sprint Review: At the end of each week, we'll demonstrate the work we've completed to our stakeholders (S1, S2) and Owners (O1, O2).

  • Sprint Retrospective: This is a private team meeting where we discuss what went well during the sprint and what we can do to improve our process for the next one.

3. Introduction to Jira (Our Project Hub)

Jira is the digital tool we will use to manage our project. You can think of it as our team's shared to-do list, project hub, and communication center.

Here are the main parts of Jira we'll use:

  • User Stories & Tasks: These are our work items. A User Story describes a feature from the user's perspective (e.g., "As a user, I need to convert a PDF to a Word file"). A Task is a smaller step needed to complete that story (e.g., "Set up conversion library").

  • Backlog: The master list of all the tasks for our entire project. We'll pull tasks from here to start our sprints.

  • Sprint Board: This is the most important screen in Jira. It's a visual board with columns like "To Do," "In Progress," and "Done." As you work on a task, you'll simply drag its card from one column to the next.

Your Role in Jira:

  • Move your assigned tasks from "To Do" to "In Progress" when you start working on them.

  • Move them to "Done" when you've finished.

  • Create new tasks if you identify extra work that needs to be done.

  • Report any bugs you find by creating a "Bug" issue type in Jira.

4. Confluence & Our Project Documentation

Confluence is our team's shared digital workspace for documentation. Think of it as our internal wiki, where we keep all our project information in one central place.

We'll use it to store important documents like:

  • Our Working Plan and Execution Plan.

  • Meeting notes from our Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives.

  • The final User Guide for our PDF conversion tool.

Using Confluence ensures that everyone has access to the latest project information and a single source of truth for all documentation.


Backlogs

A backlog is a prioritized list of all the work to be done for a project, a product, or a service. It's essentially a master to-do list that includes everything from new features and bug fixes to technical improvements and user requests. The backlog is central to Agile and Scrum methodologies, serving as a single source of truth for the entire team.

The key principle of a backlog is that it's constantly changing. New items can be added at any time, and existing items can be reprioritized based on new information, feedback, or shifting business goals.

Key Characteristics of a Backlog

  • Prioritized: Items at the top of the list are the most important and are ready to be worked on next. Lower-priority items are at the bottom.

  • Dynamic: The backlog is a "living document" that's continuously refined, or "groomed."

  • Collaborative: The entire team, including product owners, developers, and other stakeholders, contributes to and understands the backlog.

  • Transparent: Everyone on the team can see the backlog and knows what the current priorities are.

Examples of Backlog Items

Backlog items are typically written as user stories or simple tasks to make them understandable to everyone. Here are some examples from different types of projects:

Software Development Project

  • New Feature: "As a user, I want to be able to log in with my Google account so I don't have to create a new password."

  • Bug Fix: "The 'add to cart' button is not working correctly on mobile devices."

  • Technical Task: "Refactor the user authentication code to improve security."

  • User Story: "As an admin, I want to see a dashboard of user activity so I can monitor usage."

Marketing Campaign

  • Content: "Create a blog post titled '5 Ways to Improve Your SEO.'"

  • Campaign: "Launch a Facebook ad campaign targeting customers in Europe."

  • Analysis: "Analyze website traffic from the last quarter to identify top-performing content."

Construction Project

  • Structural: "Install the roof trusses for the main building."

  • Electrical: "Run the wiring for the kitchen."

  • Inspection: "Schedule the plumbing inspection for the first floor."

In each example, the backlog item is a clear, actionable piece of work that can be prioritized and assigned to a team member.

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