Working With Jira

Jira is the main tool for performing projects and tasks among team members. After we make priority we open each project as an epic and from there we run it in Jira. Each epic is a project and the tasks associated with each epic are derived accordingly. Jira is used by us for all stages, everything from backlog to release. The main goal of working with one tool is better communication, uniform visibility for all tasks and full sharing with developers.

Our Jira Link is (filter by Open issues):
https://jira.wixpress.com/projects/WCR/issues/WCR-55?filter=allopenissues


Our Kanban board link
https://jira.wixpress.com/secure/RapidBoard.jspa?projectKey=WCR&rapidView=2564

Before opening Jira ticket, pls note the different between Epic and Task.

What is an Epic:
Project or new component is epic type (not as task). epic can contain many tasks related to him.
What is Task:
Any kind of mission that related only to one project (research, design, need to complete something in the project, etc.) Task must be connected to relevant Epic.

Open new Jira ticket

By open new Jira ticket, it's important to pay attention for the following:
  • Project: Wix Components Reactor
  • Issue/Type: Choose Epic or Task
  • Name: Describe in short, the project/Task
  • Summary: In short, tell what is this project/task 
  • Description: Few words about the project, include this links list inside the description (this list is relevant only for Epic type:
  1. Goals:
  2. Link to Project plan/to do: (when ready)
  3. Link to kickoff summary: (when ready)
  4. Link research: (when ready)
  5. Link to Product Spec: (when ready)
  6. Link to UX Wireframe: (when ready)
  7. Link to Design Style guide: (when ready)
  • Priority: by default choose 'Major'
  • Labels: it's like tags to help us filtering. Use it consistency like 'Components' 'Editor' 'Name of the component' etc.
  • Issue: If this is 'Task', pls connect it to the relevant topic (there is no task without a topic). If this it topic, you can connect here tasks are relevant to this topic.
  • Assignee: If this task if for you, assign yourself. If this task for someone else, pls assign him/her.
  • Sprint: leave it empty, until the PM will define the sprints once this project is ready to development.

Click 'Create' button, and push this tasks for the column (where the process when it's ready to push it)


Example for 'open new ticket':

Example how Epic look (issue Type):

Example how task look (issue Type):

* Look how this task in connected to the epic in the 'Epic Link' field
Important: After all tasks are closed, only then, the epic can be closed.