Structure plug-in introduction for JIRA

JIRA
Structure Plug-in
Introduction
Created by KienDN
Mar - 2014
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1. Foreword
2. What is Structure plug-in?
 Benefit
 Who use
3. Major features
4. Demo project
5. Case study and discussion
Contents
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This document is:
 To introduce features and benefits of Structure plug-
in for a Project Management System, which is based
on Atlassian JIRA.
1. Foreword
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 JIRA limitation:
 Only one level of depth for issues hierarchy
 No user interface for issues hierarchy
 Structure is a plug-in which adds to JIRA:
 The concept of multi-level issue hierarchy
 A new, interactive user interface for working with it.
2.1 What is Structure plug-in
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 Benefits
2.2 What is Structure plug-in
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Improve
productivity
Get the BIG
picture of
project status
Free to
break and
organize task

Who use?
 Over 500 companies
 Autodesk, McAfee, Skype, Cisco, Epson, Sony …
 BMW, Boeing, Nasa …
 Amazon, eBay, PayPal …
Reference: http://almworks.com/company/customers.html
2.3 What is Structure plugin
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1. Foreword
 Benefit
 Who use
3. Major features
4. Demo project
Contents
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Basic:
 Multi-level issues hierarchy
 Total time and progress
 Inline editing, keyboard shortcut
 Excel export
Advance:
 Manage structures
 Integration with JIRA view
 Links synchronization
 Structure-based JQL search
 Structure API
3. Major features
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3.1 Multi-level issues hierarchy
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Organize issues from projects into
multi-level hierarchical list
Issues can be any type in JIRA
(task, bug, sub task, story, …)
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This is the main Structure board

3.2 Total time and progress
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Auto calculate total
spent time in issue
hierarchy
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Auto calculate total
remaining time in
issue hierarchy
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Auto tracking progress based on each of 4 factors:
[Time] or [Story Point] or [Status] or [Custom Field]
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3.3 Inline editing, keyboard shortcut
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Inline editing almost all fields
right in the structure board. No
need to hard move back and
forward like JIRA.
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Action Shortcut
Cut (Prepare to Move) Ctrl+x
Paste (Move) Ctrl+v
Paste Sub-Issue (Move) Ctrl+Shift+v
Select All Ctrl+a
Select All Sub-Issues Shift+→
Deselect All Sub-Issues Shift+←
Clear Selection Escape
Edit Summary Tab or F2 or ss
Finish & Save Enter or Ctrl+Enter
Edit Next Issue Ctrl+Alt+↓
Edit Previous Issue Ctrl+Alt+↑
Hide/Show Resolved rr
Provide keyboard shortcut.
Improve productivity for planner.
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3.4 Excel export
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Excel export to report or sign-off
for boss or customer who don’t
know JIRA
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Basic:
 Multi-level issues hierarchy
 Total time and progress
 Inline editing, keyboard shortcut
 Excel export
Advance:
 Manage structures
 Integration with JIRA view
 Links synchronization
 Structure-based JQL search
 Structure API
3. Major features
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3.5 Manage structures
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Can create as many
structure as desired
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Sharing permission
by role or group
Copy template
structure, reuse some
typical kinds of
project
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3.6.1 Integration with JIRA view
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This is issue detail on JIRA
issue view
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Structure board integration
to JIRA issue view
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Total time tracking including
structure sub-issues
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Except main Structure board,
there is structure board
integration on other JIRA view

3.6.2 Integration with JIRA view
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Structure board integration
on JIRA project page
Structure gadget on JIRA
dashboard, like other JIRA
gadget
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3.7 Links synchronization
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Auto run synchronizer to
sync linked issue
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• In JIRA, issue can have link to other issues.
• Structure can build and synchronize issue
hierarchy based on issue links
Link type can be any of:
dependency, relate, duplicate,
…

3.8 Structure-based JQL search
FPT Software Confidential 18
Can use structure based JQL to search issue on structure.
For syntax, please check reference link below.
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S-JQL reference: https://wiki.almworks.com/display/structure/S-JQL+Reference

3.9 Structure API
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Structure provides API to
extend/customize features
to match enterprise need
Provide sample code for
programming reference
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1. Foreword
1. Benefit
2. Who use
3. Major features
4. Demo project
Contents
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4.1 Demo Project
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1. Enable Structure on
a project
2. Create new
structure
3. Set shared
permission level
4. Search issue
/create issue and
add to structure
5. Organize issue in
desired ordered,
multi- level
hierarchy
Admin
PM
PM/Member
Working flow with Structure plug-in
6. Tracking
progress

4.2 Demo Project
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Access structure [Fsoft Insight Demo
Structure ] by menu on JIRA
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It shows created [Fsoft
Insight Demo] structure
Manage structure here 3

1. Foreword
1. Benefit
2. Who use
3. Major features
4. Demo project
Contents
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1. Need Structure for project which:
 Need to break task into multi-level hierarchy.
 Familiar with Excel, MPP planning style (plan-driven)
2. No need Structure for project which:
 Familiar with mindset of Agile approach such as Scrum,
Kanban (adaptive-driven)
5.1 Case study and discussion
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NOTE:
• Agile process should has the participant of customer. But not all customers
know Agile.
• Already running project needs tool on JIRA that adapt with their available
task planning.

1. Considering item:
 Is Structure hierarchy issue compatible with any in-house
developed plug-in?
5.2 Case study and discussion
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