Apr 29, 2021Sprint Planner v1.3 Now AvailableThe latest version of the Sprint Planner is now available. This version contains one new update which provides support for using Scrum boards that contain multiple projects. The new version and related documentation is available on the Agile Creatives Tools page.Agile1 min readAgile1 min read
Apr 11, 2021Charting Error in LAD and LSAD ToolsThere is presently an exception that is being thrown in both the Lean Analytics Dashboard and the Lean Scrum Analytics Dashboard tools when any of the build dashboard options are executed: Service Spreadsheets failed while accessing document with id… The exception is due to an internal Google Error related to charts within Google Sheets. At the moment I do not have a work around for the error. I will continue to work to see if I can find a workaround until the problem is solved on Google’s end. The data generation in both applications still works properly so you can always create your own charts in the meantime.1 min read1 min read
Apr 11, 2021Member-onlyEnhanced Jira Query Tool Update v1.61I just published version 1.61 of the Enhanced Jira Query Tool. This version addresses two bugs: Incorrect Cycle Flow Start Date If your cycle statuses were different from your lead statuses then the Special: Cycle Flow Start Date was being calculated incorrectly. The date was using the lead statuses rather…1 min read1 min read
Apr 2, 2021Jira Anti-PatternsA couple of weeks ago I was coaching a group of new Jira users. Any time I am working with people new to the tool I always like to provide context along with anti-patterns. If you are not familiar with the term anti-pattern it simply means a common approach to…Jira9 min readJira9 min read
Apr 1, 2021Member-onlyLean Scrum Analytics Dashboard BugThere was a bug in the latest version of the LSAD that would prevent issues with more than one sprint from showing up in the Sprint Report…Lsad1 min readLsad1 min read
Mar 5, 2021Member-onlyAgile Creatives Tools FeedbackIt has been getting challenging to manage the suggestions for the tools coming in through email so I created a feedback page. You can…Agile Creatives1 min readAgile Creatives1 min read
Mar 1, 2021Member-onlyEnhanced Jira Query Tool v1.6 Now AvailableUpdates and Additions oAuth 1.0A Support The Query Tool now supports oAuth 1.0A authorization. This is a more secure mechanism for making Jira REST API calls than username and password. It does however require more configuration in both the EJQT and Jira. It will also require that you have Jira admin privileges in…Ejqt1 min readEjqt1 min read
Feb 25, 2021Member-onlyoAuth Dancing With Jira And Apps ScriptoAuth is a framework that allows applications and services to request and provide access to one another without requiring they exchange a user’s username and password(basic authentication). It is a more secure mechanism for authorizing API access because user credentials don’t need to be passed in the API call in…Jira12 min readJira12 min read
Feb 17, 2021Member-onlyEnhanced Jira Query Tool v1.5 Now AvailableQuery performance increased by 75%!Agile Creatives1 min readAgile Creatives1 min read
Feb 16, 2021Member-onlyNew Udemy Course For The Enhanced Jira Query ToolI created a Udemy course for the Enhanced Jira Query Tool. It provides in depth instruction and guidance on how to setup, configure, and…1 min read1 min read