How to Use Jira for Project Planning

Quick summary

This demo shows how to use Jira for project planning by walking through creating a Scrum project, building a backlog with epics and user stories, and launching a sprint. It covers every step from project setup to board management so teams can start tracking work immediately.

Steps

1. Click Projects and then the Create Project button to begin setting up a new Jira project.
2. Select the Software Development category and choose the Scrum template.
3. Click Use Template to apply the Scrum template to your new project.
4. Open Backlog in the sidebar, then click Epic to expand the epic drop-down menu.
5. Name your epic (for example, "Website Redesign") and click Create to save it.
6. In the Backlog view, click Create Issue and select Story to add a user story.
7. Write a summary for the story and link it to your Epic.
8. Click Create Sprint, drag your stories into the sprint, then click Start Sprint.
9. Set the sprint duration and click Start to activate it.
10. Use the board view to drag tasks across columns and track progress throughout the sprint.