2. Building Cultures of Innovation
What Inspires You?
David May
EFI. Foster City, Ca.

9. So what’s the Big Idea?

10. Using JIRA as an Ideation Hub
• Create Challenges
• Solicit Submissions
• Inspirations
• Concepts
• Evaluate
• Select Winning Concepts

11. How we get there from here
• See it in action
• Configuring JIRA
• Issues, Screens, and Fields
• Installing Plugins
• Components
• Workflows and Notifications

12. JIRA View

13. Confluence View

14. Rapid Board View

15. Configuring Issue Types

16. Configuring Screens

17. Configuring Fields
Challenge Fields Submission Fields
• Assignee • Assignee
• Attachment • Attachment
• Components* • Components (auto assigned to challenges)
• Description* • Description*
• Due Date • Labels
• Labels • Reporter*
• Reporter* • Summary*
• Summary*
* Denotes required field

18. Required Plugins
EFI Misc Workflow Plugin JIRA Component Watcher Plugin
Developer: Innovalog Developer: Ray Barham
Stats: 2,445 downloads Stats: 1,149 downloads
5 stars, 13 ratings 5 stars, 1 rating (mine)
Plugin System: 2 (easy install) Plugin System: 2 (easy install)
We use the “Set field value from We use this to send out notifications to
parent” to automatically set the groups when new Challenges or
Components value of Inspirations and Submissions are created, then they can
Concepts to the Component value in watch the ones they want.
the Challenge.

19. Adding Components

20. Configuring Component Watcher
Go to Project Administration  Actions  Edit Component
Watchers

21. Configuring Workflows

22. Configuring Workflows

23. Configuring Workflows

24. Configuring Workflows

25. Configuring Workflows - XML
Required Statuses Challenge Workflow XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
Submission Workflow XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
•
<!DOCTYPE workflow PUBLIC "-//OpenSymphony Group//DTD OSWorkflow 2.8//EN" "http://www.opensymphony.com/osworkflow/workflow_2_8.dtd"> <!DOCTYPE workflow PUBLIC "-//OpenSymphony Group//DTD OSWorkflow 2.8//EN" "http://www.opensymphony.com/osworkflow/workflow_2_8.dtd">
<workflow> <workflow>
<meta name="jira.update.author.name">davidmay</meta> <meta name="jira.update.author.name">davidmay</meta>
<meta name="jira.description"></meta> <meta name="jira.description"></meta>
Open
<meta name="jira.updated.date">1337953807771</meta> <meta name="jira.updated.date">1337952902108</meta>
<initial-actions> <initial-actions>
<action id="1" name="Create"> <action id="1" name="Create">
<validators> <validators>
<validator name="" type="class"> <validator name="" type="class">
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.validator.PermissionValidator</arg> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.validator.PermissionValidator</arg>
<arg name="permission">Create Issue</arg> <arg name="permission">Create Issue</arg>
</validator> </validator>
</validators> </validators>
<results> <results>
<unconditional-result old-status="null" status="open" step="1"> <unconditional-result old-status="null" status="open" step="1">
<post-functions> <post-functions>
<function type="class"> <function type="class">
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.IssueCreateFunction</arg> <arg name="field">components</arg>
•
</function> <arg name="class.name">com.innovalog.jmwe.plugins.functions.CopyFieldValueFromParentFunction</arg>
<function type="class"> </function>
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.AssignToReporterFunction</arg> <function type="class">
Closed
</function> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.IssueCreateFunction</arg>
<function type="class"> </function>
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.IssueReindexFunction</arg> <function type="class">
</function> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.AssignToReporterFunction</arg>
<function type="class"> </function>
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.event.FireIssueEventFunction</arg> <function type="class">
<arg name="eventTypeId">1</arg> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.IssueReindexFunction</arg>
</function> </function>
</post-functions> <function type="class">
</unconditional-result> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.event.FireIssueEventFunction</arg>
</results> <arg name="eventTypeId">1</arg>
</action> </function>
</initial-actions> </post-functions>
<common-actions> </unconditional-result>
•
<action id="51" name="Close Challenge"> </results>
<meta name="jira.description"></meta> </action>
<results> </initial-actions>
<unconditional-result old-status="Not Done" status="Done" step="3"> <common-actions>
Submitted
<post-functions> <action id="21" name="Resubmit" view="fieldscreen">
<function type="class"> <meta name="jira.description"></meta>
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.UpdateIssueStatusFunction</arg> <meta name="jira.fieldscreen.id">10105</meta>
</function> <results>
<function type="class"> <unconditional-result old-status="Not Done" status="Done" step="1">
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.misc.CreateCommentFunction</arg> <post-functions>
</function> <function type="class">
<function type="class"> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.UpdateIssueStatusFunction</arg>
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.GenerateChangeHistoryFunction</arg> </function>
</function> <function type="class">
<function type="class"> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.misc.CreateCommentFunction</arg>
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.IssueReindexFunction</arg> </function>
</function> <function type="class">
•
<function type="class"> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.GenerateChangeHistoryFunction</arg>
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.event.FireIssueEventFunction</arg> </function>
<arg name="eventTypeId">13</arg> <function type="class">
</function> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.IssueReindexFunction</arg>
Evaluating
</post-functions> </function>
</unconditional-result> <function type="class">
</results> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.event.FireIssueEventFunction</arg>
</action> <arg name="eventTypeId">13</arg>
<action id="41" name="Reopen Challenge"> </function>
<meta name="jira.description"></meta> </post-functions>
<results> </unconditional-result>
<unconditional-result old-status="Not Done" status="Done" step="1"> </results>
<post-functions> </action>
<function type="class"> <action id="41" name="Evaluate" view="fieldscreen">
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.UpdateIssueStatusFunction</arg> <meta name="jira.description"></meta>
</function> <meta name="jira.fieldscreen.id">10105</meta>
<function type="class"> <results>
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.misc.CreateCommentFunction</arg> <unconditional-result old-status="Not Done" status="Done" step="3">
•
</function> <post-functions>
<function type="class"> <function type="class">
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.GenerateChangeHistoryFunction</arg> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.UpdateIssueStatusFunction</arg>
Adopted
</function> </function>
<function type="class"> <function type="class">
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.IssueReindexFunction</arg> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.misc.CreateCommentFunction</arg>
</function> </function>
<function type="class"> <function type="class">
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.event.FireIssueEventFunction</arg> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.GenerateChangeHistoryFunction</arg>
<arg name="eventTypeId">13</arg> </function>
</function> <function type="class">
</post-functions> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.IssueReindexFunction</arg>
</unconditional-result> </function>
</results> <function type="class">
</action> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.event.FireIssueEventFunction</arg>
<action id="61" name="Evaluate Challenge"> <arg name="eventTypeId">13</arg>
<meta name="jira.description"></meta> </function>
<results> </post-functions>
<unconditional-result old-status="Not Done" status="Done" step="4"> </unconditional-result>
<post-functions> </results>
<function type="class"> </action>
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.UpdateIssueStatusFunction</arg> <action id="31" name="Adopt Idea" view="fieldscreen">
</function> <meta name="jira.description"></meta>
<function type="class"> <meta name="jira.fieldscreen.id">10105</meta>
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.misc.CreateCommentFunction</arg> <results>
</function> <unconditional-result old-status="Not Done" status="Done" step="4">
<function type="class"> <post-functions>
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.GenerateChangeHistoryFunction</arg> <function type="class">
</function> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.UpdateIssueStatusFunction</arg>
<function type="class"> </function>
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.IssueReindexFunction</arg> <function type="class">
Required Screens
</function> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.AssignToReporterFunction</arg>
<function type="class"> </function>
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.event.FireIssueEventFunction</arg> <function type="class">
<arg name="eventTypeId">13</arg> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.misc.CreateCommentFunction</arg>
</function> </function>
</post-functions> <function type="class">
</unconditional-result> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.GenerateChangeHistoryFunction</arg>
</results> </function>
</action> <function type="class">
</common-actions> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.IssueReindexFunction</arg>
<steps> </function>
<step id="1" name="Open"> <function type="class">
<meta name="jira.status.id">1</meta> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.event.FireIssueEventFunction</arg>
<actions> <arg name="eventTypeId">13</arg>
<common-action id="51" /> </function>
<common-action id="61" /> </post-functions>
</actions> </unconditional-result>
</step> </results>
<step id="3" name="Closed"> </action>
<meta name="jira.status.id">6</meta> </common-actions>
<actions> <steps>
• Comments
<common-action id="41" /> <step id="1" name="Submitted">
<action id="71" name="Reevaluate Challenge" view="fieldscreen"> <meta name="jira.status.id">10018</meta>
<meta name="jira.description"></meta> <actions>
<meta name="jira.fieldscreen.id">10105</meta> <common-action id="41" />
<results> <common-action id="31" />
<unconditional-result old-status="Not Done" status="Done" step="4"> </actions>
<post-functions> </step>
<function type="class"> <step id="3" name="Evaluating">
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.UpdateIssueStatusFunction</arg> <meta name="jira.status.id">10019</meta>
</function> <actions>
<function type="class"> <common-action id="21" />
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.misc.CreateCommentFunction</arg> <common-action id="31" />
</function> </actions>
<function type="class"> </step>
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.GenerateChangeHistoryFunction</arg> <step id="4" name="Adopted">
</function> <meta name="jira.status.id">10020</meta>
<function type="class"> <actions>
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.IssueReindexFunction</arg> <common-action id="21" />
</function> <action id="51" name="Reevalidate" view="fieldscreen">
<function type="class"> <meta name="jira.description"></meta>
<arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.event.FireIssueEventFunction</arg> <meta name="jira.fieldscreen.id">10105</meta>
<arg name="eventTypeId">13</arg> <results>
</function> <unconditional-result old-status="Not Done" status="Done" step="3">
</post-functions> <post-functions>
</unconditional-result> <function type="class">
</results> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.UpdateIssueStatusFunction</arg>
</action> </function>
</actions> <function type="class">
</step> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.misc.CreateCommentFunction</arg>
<step id="4" name="Evaluating"> </function>
<meta name="jira.status.id">10019</meta> <function type="class">
<actions> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.GenerateChangeHistoryFunction</arg>
<common-action id="51" /> </function>
<common-action id="41" /> <function type="class">
</actions> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.issue.IssueReindexFunction</arg>
</step> </function>
</steps> <function type="class">
</workflow> <arg name="class.name">com.atlassian.jira.workflow.function.event.FireIssueEventFunction</arg>
<arg name="eventTypeId">13</arg>
</function>
</post-functions>
</unconditional-result>
</results>
</action>
</actions>
</step>
</steps>
</workflow>
Don’t forget to change all instances of the fieldscreen IDs

26. Configuring Notifications

27. Tobias Mayer Innovation Games
•My first Agile mentor and coach •Fun, wacky, unexpected and effective
•http://agilethinking.net/ •http://innovationgames.com/
Nick Muldoon OpenIDEO
•Fearlessly inquisitive and helpful •Brilliant site, informational and inspirational
•Agile Evangelist, Atlassian •http://www.openideo.com/
Shout Outs
My Inspiration and References

28. Wherever your inspiration takes you …
JIRA can help get you there.
#summit12

29. Thank you!