In the previous chapters, we looked at how to use Jira for both Scrum and Kanban agile methodologies. Jira comes with a set of tools to support these two methodologies, as well as sensible defaults to get you up and running quickly. However, you will often need to customize what comes out of the box by default in order to better suit your needs. In this chapter, we will go over some of the important options Jira Software provides so it can better adapt to the way you need to run your projects. We will also expand on some of the hybrid methodologies Jira Software offers, where you can combine the best of both Scrum and Kanban.

By the end of the chapter, you will have learned how to:

• Manage your Scrum board's configuration
• Control which issues are to be included on your board
• Customize your Scrum board's column layouts
• Use swimlanes to group your issues
• Filter issues on your Scrum board with quick filters
• Combine the power of Scrum and Kanban with Scrumban and Kanplan