Stop Worrying! And love the workflow
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and the workflow
Emma Rush
Stop Worrying!
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• Overview of the problem project• Pain points• Setting up a workflow
• Approach
• How we used the workflow and JIRA to take the pain away
Agenda
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• A library of training videos• Hundreds of videos• Focusing on specific tasks• Very short• Several stages in production
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The Project - Micro Videos
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Ease the workload
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• Labour Intensive• Changes difficult to apply• Lack of clarity
Project Problems
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• Not working well with high volume• Problems on the horizon• Need a searchable video library
Management Problems
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Process Mayhem
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Reporting Problems
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• No Reporting• Lack of visibility• Canʼt delegate tasks
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Productivity Problems
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• Abundance of Time Suck• Manual Reports• Lots of page editing
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No Clear Pathway
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• Process Clarity• Searchable Library• Management Reporting• Increased Productivity
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Needs
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Headache
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• Ad-hoc Workflows• Scaffolding• Reporting• Chart Macros• Advanced Search• Some Bespoke Work
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Use Confluence?
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Use the right application for the task. ”“
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JIRA Panacea
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Where to begin?
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Learn by sketching
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http://bit.ly/mGAD78
Configuring Fields and Screens
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When learning workflows, hands on,
practical experience is vital”“
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http://bit.ly/aXJuRc
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Enlightenment
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The pen is mightier than the mouse.
(in the first instance)“
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Planning• Important Stages in the Process• Stages and Linked steps• Transitions• Screens and Custom Fields• Roles and Notifications
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Collaborate with stakeholders early to get the best
design for your workflow”“
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Everyone loves a flowchart
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• Learn JIRA Admin Concepts• Try out example workflows• Make your plans on paper• Convert plans into something you can share• Improve with feedback, iteratively• Build
Planning
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Create Script
Video Requested
Get ReviewCreate VideoGet Review
Publish
Create RequirementsGet Review
Video Accepted
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• Process can be constantly improved• See problems clearly, early
Kaizen up your process
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Clear Pathway
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• One Project for Training videos• One Issue Type
Using JIRA
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The Boiler Plate
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Reporting
• Use statuses for reportingHow many tickets are open
Which status they are in
Where the bottlenecks are
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Reporting. The key to getting a project on track”“
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Reporting
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project = TRAINVIDS AND issuetype=”Training Video” AND status = Open
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Dashboards
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Dashboards put information that your team needs
at their fingertips”“
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How to keep on top of your tickets
• What information will you need to find quickly?• Make custom fields to suit
keeping content fresh
find tickets for specific software version
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Issue Management
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• Pimping out the workflow with Conditions• Custom Fields Vs Components and Versions• Additional options in the workflow
Reflections
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I the workflow
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Get your project on track. Put it in a JIRA
workflow ”“
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• Reporting• Visibility• Added Review and Testing into the Process
Manage Process
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I the workflow
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Attributionhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/bispham2/3997915098/• Process Mayhem
• Unclear Pathhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/osucommons/3230009752/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40230585@N08/3695173456/
• Enlightenment
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Attribution
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• Wrangling
• Boiler Platehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mk94577/4081258769/
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A Brief History...
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JIRA Text-Based Editor
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• Better than XML• Part of Core JIRA
• No Visual Representation• Requires Lots of Planning• Not Very Intuitive• Frustrating
JIRA Text-Based Editor
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GOOD BAD
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JIRA Text-Based Editor
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NOT GROOVY
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SysBliss Workflow Designer
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• Prettier than text• Visualizes Workflows
• Looks Different than JIRA
• Takes Over Entire Interface• Lots of Right-Clicking• Does Basically what JIRA Does
SysBliss Workflow Designer
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GOOD BAD
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SysBliss Workflow Designer
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Groovy, but
NO LOVE
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JIRA 4.4 Workflow Designer
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• Built Into JIRA• Clean UI matches JIRA• No Right-Clicks• Functions Not Possible in Core Editor• UX Enhancements = SPEED• View Workflow From Any Issue• 120+ Issues/Features Resolved
JIRA 4.4 Workflow Designer
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• Workflow Creator is not the Consumer• Back and Forth - “Can you see it now?”
• Paper / White Boarding
• Gliffy *nod*
• Never catch everything
• Consumers Have No View into Problem Areas• Difficult to Revise Once Implemented
Up-Front Workflow Design
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• Easy Creation: The Diagram IS the Workflow• Consumer View Enables Collaboration• Easy Revision: The Diagram IS the Workflow• PNG Export Enables Workflow Diffs• Donʼt Feel Like You Have To “Get It Right”• Ongoing Collaboration = More Beer!
Iterative Workflow Design
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Initial Collaborative Design
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• Controlled by JIRA Permissions• Link on View Issue Screen• Highlights the Current State
Workflow Test Run(read-only workflow views)
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Update and Publish
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A Workflow For Making Workflows
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An Educational Video
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• Collaborate on Initial Design in Workflow Designer• Super Fast Edits
• Immediate Feedback
• Test Workflow in JIRA
• Donʼt Worry About Breaking Stuff
• Easy to Change
• Freedom to Grow Workflow Over Time•
Summary
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Try It Now!
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