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Jira: Planning and Managing Work

Jira has significant and diverse planning features that can aid project teams for short to long-term planning efforts. This course will show you how to use those features for your own work efforts.

Beginner
1h 47m

Created by Jim Weaver

Last Updated Jul 09, 2026

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Jira: Planning and Managing Work

Jira has significant and diverse planning features that can aid project teams for short to long-term planning efforts. This course will show you how to use those features for your own work efforts.

Beginner
1h 47m

Created by Jim Weaver

Last Updated Jul 09, 2026

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What you'll learn

Jira is a widely used project planning and tracking tool, and its planning-focused features have evolved significantly over time. In this course, Jira: Planning and Managing Work, you'll learn how to use Jira's short and long-term planning capabilities. First, you'll explore how to manage sprints, work limits, and team definitions. Next, you'll discover options for prioritizing and estimating work, as well as using Jira plans for long-range planning and scenario exploration. Finally, you'll learn how to create your own boards, including multi-project boards for tracking large work efforts. By the end of this course, you'll be able to use Jira's planning features to help keep your work efforts on track.

Jira: Planning and Managing Work
Beginner
1h 47m
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Jim Weaver
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Jim Weaver is a software developer and mentor with a love for small teams, light-weight processes, and close interaction with customers.

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