Getting Started with JIRA - Customizing Kanban Boards

This video tutorial provides an in-depth look at customizing a Kanban board in JIRA. It covers various settings, including filter queries, board columns, swimlanes, quick filters, card colors, and layout options. The tutorial explains how these settings affect the visibility and organization of issues on the board. It also touches on working days, issue detail views, and the roadmap feature, offering practical insights for optimizing board use in project management.

What is the primary function of a filter query in a Kanban board?

• To delete issues from the board

• To determine which issues are visible on the board

• To change the status of issues

• To assign issues to team members

What happens when you filter issues by a project with no issues?

• All issues are deleted

• The board displays an error message

• Issues from other projects are displayed

• The board appears empty

How do columns in a Kanban board help in organizing issues?

• By assigning issues to team members

• By changing issue priorities

• By mapping issue status to board columns

• By deleting completed issues

What is the purpose of swimlanes in a Kanban board?

• To assign issues to team members

• To delete issues

• To visually organize issues based on criteria like stories

• To change issue priorities

How can quick filters be used on a Kanban board?

• To permanently delete issues

• To quickly switch between different board views

• To filter issues based on specific criteria like bugs

• To assign issues to different team members

What does changing card colors based on priorities help with?

• Changing the status of issues

• Assigning issues to team members

• Visually distinguishing issues based on their priority

• Deleting low-priority issues

What can be customized in the card layout of a Kanban board?

• The project name

• The labels and additional features on the card

• The issue status

• The entire board background

Why is it important to set working days in JIRA?

• To delete issues on non-working days

• To ensure reports accurately reflect working hours

• To assign issues to team members

• To change issue priorities

What is the purpose of the roadmap feature in JIRA?

• To delete completed projects

• To plan and visualize project timelines

• To assign issues to team members

• To change issue priorities

What is the main reason for not covering the issue detail view in this course?

• It is controlled by a different setting

• Recent changes by Atlassian make it more consistent

• It is only available in older versions of JIRA

• It is not important for Kanban boards