I’ve heard variations of this so many times: “What is this even for?”, “Why do we need it?”, “This isn’t my job — I’m not here to sit in tasks.” I’ve heard it both directly from developers and from project managers who constantly complained about their stubborn teams. “What is this even for?”, “Why do we need it?”, “This isn’t my job — I’m not here to sit in tasks.” And  every time, it seemed to me that the real problem wasn’t Jira itself  (it’s just a tool, even if not the most user-friendly one), but rather  that PMs didn’t have the time to explain why it matters — and developers never really had the chance to understand its purpose. why its purpose That’s  how the idea was born: to create a simple, lightweight guide for  developers on how to work with this mysterious creature — not in theory,  but specifically for our project. And most importantly, to explain why using it properly matters, especially in the context of distributed (outsourced) development. why This presentation is now used to onboard all new team members at The Outsource Band (Art outsource and co-development studio). The Outsource Band Thank you.

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