In this chapter, we looked at some of the additional features and capabilities Jira offers, so you can now create your Scrum and Kanban boards just the way you want them. We looked at using some of the non-agile specific features of Jira, such as gadgets and dashboards to better surface data and help with collaboration. We looked at integrating Jira with Confluence and Team Calendars, so you can create detailed documentations and report and cross-reference them with epics, user stories, and sprints.

Remember, a bit part of these features is to take the data out of Jira so it is not in a silo, and share the information with the team and other stakeholders of your projects. By sharing information on a dashboard, and retrospectively reviewing your progress as a team, you can contiguously refine and improve together, and become successful at using agile and being agile.

In the next chapter, we will look at integrating Jira with Atlassian Bitbucket, another solution from Atlassian that focuses on helping software engineers manage, build, and deploy code. Together with Jira, this will complete the cycle of using Jira Software as an agile project management solution for software development.