Jira for PMs by Anna Hovakimyan: How it All Panned out
It’s no secret that Jira is consistently viewed as the No1 IT project management tool for agile teams, used by over 70% of the Fortune 100 companies. Still, the Armenian landscape of trainings and workshops for PMs has mostly left the topic uncovered: the majority of Jira users in Armenia are self-learners, people with endless stamina to gain more in-depth knowledge of the ecosystems they work in.
One such professional is Anna Hovakimyan from SFL, a young and energetic Scrum Master who had the guts to dive into the depths of Jira on her own, getting lessons, making mistakes and moving forward. And for the past month or so, Anna was eagerly sharing this knowledge in the scope of BSC’s 4PRO course on Jira.
Not the first teaching experience for Anna, it was still rather fresh in terms of the responsibility, and juggling the varying demands and expectations of the participants of the course. Still, she managed to cave in all the knowledge (and some more), bring in fresh knowledge to the students, and build new friendships.
“This training was challenging for me as I haven’t had a formal training myself, and all I learned was either by asking the Atlassian community or trying things out on my own, exploring over 50 projects that I have managed in Jira. I would refer to this course as a 2 way learning process where participants had the chance to learn from my mistakes and I boosted my knowledge by being prepared and answering the questions they posed. The course participants were of various backgrounds: from FinTech to Business Administration and being Jira admins for years. So the other challenge was to manage diverse interests and expectations in the course and provide interesting lectures that would be beneficial for both professionals and newbies”.
The training was composed of 12 lectures, 2 hours each, detailing the specifics of Jira in a structured and organized manner. Initially, Anna planned to run the course in a way that would build sound foundation for the course participants to learn and improve their careers, but eventually she managed to add a couple more skills on top of the planned material.
This knowledge will be useful in successfully running IT projects at the companies the course participants work for: a step forward in practicing the “true” agile.
With the course now over, we hope this newly-acquired knowledge will help the course participants in pushing their careers formward. And here’s a glimpse into their cosy “Diploma Ceremony”:
About this author:
Armine Hakobyan is a technology-oriented content specialist and social media geek.
