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Mastering Jira Service Management: From IT Support to Service Excellence

  Jira Service Management Mastery: Automation, Workflows & IT Service Excellence Training Course provides participants with practical knowledge and hands-on skills for using Jira Service Man...

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Oct 26 - Oct 30
Nov 02 - Nov 06
Nov 09 - Nov 13

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Programme Overview
Training Description

Who Should Attend

 

  • evOps and Engineering Teams collaborating with IT service and support functions.
  • Business Analysts involved in service process improvement and workflow design.
  • IT Governance, Risk and Compliance Professionals monitoring service processes and controls.
  • Digital Transformation Professionals implementing modern service-management solutions.
  • Service Delivery Managers seeking to improve service quality, SLAs, and customer satisfaction.
  • Consultants and Technology Professionals supporting Jira and IT service management implementations.
  • Professionals preparing to take on Jira Service Management or ITSM responsibilities.
Session Objectives
  • Understand the core concepts of Jira Service Management
  • Configure a service desk portal
  • Create and manage service requests
  • Master incident and problem management
  • Automate workflows and approvals
  • Leverage queues for team efficiency
  • Use reports and dashboards for insights
  • Customize customer-facing forms
  • Integrate JSM with other Jira products
  • Establish best practices for service delivery
About the Course

 

Jira Service Management Mastery: Automation, Workflows & IT Service Excellence Training Course provides participants with practical knowledge and hands-on skills for using Jira Service Management to deliver efficient, structured, and responsive IT services. The course covers the core capabilities of Jira Service Management, including service requests, incident management, problem management, change management, service desks, workflows, queues, SLAs, knowledge management, reporting, and automation.

Participants will learn how to configure and optimize service management processes, manage tickets from creation to resolution, establish effective workflows, automate repetitive service tasks, monitor service performance, and improve the overall user experience. The course also explores how Jira Service Management can support ITIL-aligned practices and strengthen collaboration between IT teams, business users, and other service functions.

Through practical exercises and realistic service-management scenarios, participants will develop the confidence to use Jira Service Management to streamline operations, reduce response times, improve visibility, and deliver consistent IT services.

 

Curriculum & Topics

14 Topics | 70 Sessions

  • play Workshop 1.1: The difference between JSM and Jira Software

  • play Workshop 1.2: Navigating the JSM interface

  • play Workshop 1.3: The role of agents, customers, and administrators

  • play Workshop 1.4: Understanding request types and issue types

  • play Workshop 1.5: The lifecycle of a service request

  • play Workshop 2.1: Creating a new service project

  • play Workshop 2.2: Customizing the customer portal

  • play Workshop 2.3: Adding and removing request types

  • play Workshop 2.4: Branding your service desk

  • play Workshop 2.5: Configuring forms and fields

  • play Workshop 3.1: Creating requests on behalf of customers

  • play Workshop 3.2: The difference between requests and issues

  • play Workshop 3.3: Using the agent view for efficiency

  • play Workshop 3.4: Adding internal notes and customer-facing comments

  • play Workshop 3.5: Closing and resolving requests

  • play Workshop 4.1: The principles of incident management

  • play Workshop 4.2: Configuring incident request types

  • play Workshop 4.3: Creating and escalating incidents

  • play Workshop 4.4: Linking incidents to problems

  • play Workshop 4.5: Using SLAs to track resolution times

  • play Workshop 5.1: The purpose of problem management

  • play Workshop 5.2: Linking incidents to a root cause analysis

  • play Workshop 5.3: The change management process

  • play Workshop 5.4: Creating change requests

  • play Workshop 5.5: Implementing a knowledge base for common problems

  • play Workshop 6.1: The importance of automation in JSM

  • play Workshop 6.2: Setting up simple rules for actions

  • play Workshop 6.3: Automating approvals and notifications

  • play Workshop 6.4: The power of the Automation for Jira engine

  • play Workshop 6.5: Creating a custom workflow

  • play Workshop 7.1: Understanding queues and their purpose

  • play Workshop 7.2: Creating custom queues for specific teams

  • play Workshop 7.3: The role of queues in workload management

  • play Workshop 7.4: Using a queue to monitor SLAs

  • play Workshop 7.5: Optimizing a queue for agent performance

  • play Workshop 8.1: Configuring SLAs for different request types

  • play Workshop 8.2: Understanding how SLAs are calculated

  • play Workshop 8.3: Adding notifications for approaching SLAs

  • play Workshop 8.4: Creating custom SLA metrics

  • play Workshop 8.5: The importance of a clear SLA policy

  • play Workshop 9.1: Using built-in JSM reports

  • play Workshop 9.2: Creating a custom dashboard

  • play Workshop 9.3: Adding gadgets for key metrics

  • play Workshop 9.4: Reporting on agent performance

  • play Workshop 9.5: Sharing reports with stakeholders

  • play Workshop 10.1: Optimizing the customer experience

  • play Workshop 10.2: Using dynamic forms and fields

  • play Workshop 10.3: Providing a self-service option

  • play Workshop 10.4: Managing customer accounts

  • play Workshop 10.5: The role of the portal in deflection

  • play Workshop 11.1: Integrating JSM with Confluence

  • play Workshop 11.2: Creating and linking knowledge base articles

  • play Workshop 11.3: Deflecting requests with relevant articles

  • play Workshop 11.4: The importance of a living knowledge base

  • play Workshop 11.5: Best practices for article creation

  • play Workshop 12.1: Managing project and issue permissions

  • play Workshop 12.2: The role of roles in JSM

  • play Workshop 12.3: Restricting who can view requests

  • play Workshop 12.4: The importance of a clear permission scheme

  • play Workshop 12.5: Troubleshooting permission issues

  • play Workshop 13.1: The power of bulk changes

  • play Workshop 13.2: Using macros to perform quick actions

  • play Workshop 13.3: Applying labels to multiple issues

  • play Workshop 13.4: The importance of consistent data

  • play Workshop 13.5: The benefits of a well-maintained issue list

  • play Workshop 14.1: Using the Jira mobile app for JSM

  • play Workshop 14.2: The benefits of the desktop application

  • play Workshop 14.3: The difference between mobile and desktop functionality

  • play Workshop 14.4: Working on issues on the go

  • play Workshop 14.5: Providing support from anywhere

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