PM Tools – Jira, Confluence, MS Project

Duration: 90 Minutes

Tools Covered: Jira, Confluence, MS Project

Format: Live, hands-on + Q&A

🕒 Detailed Session Agenda

Setup & Context

Quick understanding of your background (career switcher / PM / analyst / student)

How Jira, Confluence & MS Project work together in real projects

Common mistakes beginners make with PM tools

🟦 JIRA

Goal: Confidently manage tasks, sprints, and progress

Jira interface overview (what actually matters)

Project types: Scrum vs Kanban (when to use what)

Creating & managing: Epics, Stories, Tasks, Bugs

Sprint planning & backlog prioritisation

Status workflows & best practices

Dashboards & basic reporting

Intro to JQL (how recruiters & teams actually use it)

👉 Real project example from enterprise environments

🟪 CONFLUENCE

Goal: Create clear documentation that teams actually use

Project space setup

Writing effective:

Project charters

Requirements

Meeting notes

Linking Jira tickets to Confluence pages

Collaboration & version control

Best documentation practices used in Agile teams

👉 Templates + structure explained

🟩 MS PROJECT

Goal: Build and understand realistic project plans

Project timelines & scheduling

Tasks, dependencies & milestones

Gantt charts explained simply

Tracking progress & baseline comparison

Common planning mistakes and how to avoid them

👉 Real-world planning example (not textbook)

🟨 Practical Use-Cases

How these tools are used together in:

Agile projects

Hybrid environments

Traditional planning scenarios

How to talk about these tools confidently in interviews

What recruiters expect you to know vs what they don’t

❓ Live Q&A

Questions specific to your role or career goal

Tool confusion cleared live

Guidance on what to practice next

🎯 By the End of the Session, You Will

Understand how and why PM tools are used

Be confident navigating Jira, Confluence & MS Project

Avoid beginner mistakes

Speak clearly about tools in interviews or at work

This is not a tutorial — it’s a practical, real-world session based on how PM tools are used in actual projects.