Easy Agile apps on Forge: What this means for you

We are thrilled to announce that Easy Agile has successfully achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance, a significant milestone in our unwavering commitment to maintaining high standards of security and privacy.

What is SOC 2 Type II Compliance?

System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 is a widely recognized security standard developed by the AICPA that specifies how organizations should manage customer data. A SOC 2 report is often the primary document that security departments rely on to assess a service provider's ability to maintain adequate security.

Service providers like Easy Agile voluntarily undergo a rigorous audit and assessment to ensure their security controls meet AICPA’s Trust Services Criteria, including:

• Security
• Availability
• Processing integrity
• Confidentiality

SOC 2 compliance comes in two forms: A SOC 2 Type I report describes the design of a service provider’s system controls to meet relevant trust criteria as of a specific point in time, while a SOC 2 Type II report details the operational effectiveness of those systems controls to perform as designed over a specified period. An independent auditor, Johanson Group, has reviewed and certified that our processes, procedures, and controls are properly designed to meet the SOC 2 standards.

What does this mean for you?

Our achievement of SOC 2 Type II compliance means that when you use Easy Agile's services, you can continue to do so with the confidence that we have robust controls in place to secure your data. We believe that security is a shared responsibility, and this milestone is part of our ongoing effort to provide transparent and secure practices that support your business.

We want to thank you for your trust and support in Easy Agile. Your data security and privacy are our top priorities, and we are committed to delivering services that not only meet but exceed industry standards.

When is ISO 27001 coming?

Now that we've completed our SOC 2 Type II compliance we'll be setting our sights on ISO 27001 compliance in the next 12 to 18 months.

Where can I learn more?

Visit our Trust Report to access security reports and monitoring.

For any questions or more information about our SOC 2 Type II compliance and what it means for you, please feel free to reach out to our team at security@easyagile.com.

Shared understanding lifts team performance. When people see the same picture, decisions get easier and delivery feels smoother. The Easy Agile Learning Hub gives you free, on demand courses that help your team run stronger ceremonies and get more value from your toolset.

Why shared learning matters

Most teams know the basics of agile. The challenge is turning that knowledge into simple routines that work in your context. Focused learning aligns product, delivery, design, and leadership on what good looks like in the next ceremony.

Shared learning also reduces time spent debating terms or tools. When everyone uses the same language, you avoid friction and protect time for real work. It is a small change with a big upside for planning, predictability, and morale.

Designed for busy teams

The Learning Hub is built for quick wins. Courses are short, friendly, and easy to follow for readers from any language background. Each lesson focuses on one idea, then shows how to apply it in a real setting. You can learn on any device, at any time, and you can repeat lessons when you need a refresher.

What is inside the Learning Hub

You’ll find streams of learning that help support teams and each other. First, courses on ceremonies and everyday practices. Second, guidance on getting more from Easy Agile apps inside your Atlassian stack. Together they help you turn good intentions into stable habits.

Goal setting: Clarity → Action → Alignment‍

Learn a method agnostic way to set goals across teams of teams. Define shared outcomes, make goals actionable, and keep alignment through delivery so effort drives real results, not rework. you'll practise inside Easy Agile Programs for Jira, which keeps your goals close to plans and progress. For product managers and programme leads, this is the best first step. Watch the 30 second preview, then start with the program planning path.

Build shared understanding of priorities: Easy Agile TeamRhythm‍

Use TeamRhythm's User Story Map inside Jira to align your team, prioritise visually, and plan by customer value. See the work as a story from the customer view, not a flat list of tickets. This helps everyone spot gaps, slice scope, and agree the next thin release. Designers, analysts, and product owners will feel at home here. Watch the 30 second preview, then follow the user story mapping path.

From retro to action: how Easy Agile TeamRhythm helps your team follow through‍

Capture feedback throughout the sprint, assign and track owned action items, spot recurring themes, fix root causes, and close the loop on team improvement. Improvements live where work lives, so they do not fade after the meeting. Delivery leads and engineers who want visible follow through should begin here. Watch the 30 second preview, then take the retrospectives path.

From learning to better outcomes: How teams get started

A simple entry point is to pair learning with an upcoming ceremony. For example, take the TeamRhythm story mapping course on Monday, then use the map to shape backlog items on Tuesday. Ask each person to call out the slice of customer value they think is most important, then compare what the map shows.

For programme level planning, book time with the goal setting course in Easy Agile Programs. Start by agreeing a few shared outcomes, then test them against real constraints and real teams. Use the course prompts to check if each goal is clear, actionable, and still aligned once you connect it to delivery plans.

To improve how you close the loop, schedule the retro to action course before your next review. Capture feedback during the sprint, assign owners in the session, and track progress in the same place you track work. In the next retro, look for themes, celebrate what improved, and decide on the next small change.

Built for every role

Product managers and owners will find ways to shape a clear backlog, tell the story behind priorities, and connect outcomes to customer value. Delivery leads and engineers will find tools to reduce carryover, improve estimation, and keep work visible. Designers and analysts will learn how to bring insights into ceremonies so decisions are well informed. Leaders will see how to sponsor healthy habits and remove blockers without micromanagement.

Inclusive and practical by design

The Hub avoids jargon and long lectures. It uses plain language and calm pacing so people can follow along with confidence. Examples reflect common team scenarios. You'll not be told that there is one right way. Instead, you get simple patterns you can adapt to your context.

Zero cost, real impact

Budget should never block better teamwork. The Learning Hub is free for the Easy Agile community. You do not need to be a power user of our apps to benefit. If you are exploring Easy Agile, it is a helpful way to see how our approach supports clear, collaborative planning in Jira. If you already use our apps, the Hub helps you get more from your investment by showing practical ways to apply features in real work.

Invite the whole team

Shared learning works best when everyone has access. Invite product, delivery, design, and leadership to join you. Even if some colleagues are not active in Easy Agile tools today, they'll benefit from the guidance on ceremonies and team practice. A common foundation pays off in every meeting and release.

Simple next steps

Registration takes a few minutes. Pick a course that matches your next ceremony or planning horizon. Share one tip in chat and agree to try it as a team. After the session, ask two quick questions. What felt better. What will we repeat next time. This steady rhythm turns ideas into lasting habits.

Ready when you are

The Easy Agile Learning Hub is here to help you learn, align, and deliver with confidence. It respects your time and your context. It turns shared learning into shared results.

Explore the Learning Hub today. If you prefer direct action, start learning for free and bring a colleague with you. Your next ceremony can be clearer, calmer, and more effective with a small step from the Hub.

There are infinite learning opportunities available when it comes to using Jira to help you make the most of the tool. From Jira tutorials to Udemy courses to an Atlassian certification, you can continue to hone your skills and learn from others.

There’s always more to discover. Brush up on skills, advance your career, and gain certificates that can land you your dream job. Continued learning can make you an indispensable MASTER of all things Jira within your organization and around the world.

Read our list of recommended Jira tutorials, training, and certifications that will start you on the path to Jira mastery.

Why agile teams choose Jira

Jira is an agile project management tool developed by Atlassian. It began as a software development application for devops teams but has evolved to help modern workplaces practicing agile methodologies augment their process.

The software is widely used for bug tracking, issue tracking, and addressing performance improvements based on real-time data. And the online functionality reduces the physical dependencies of managing a project as a team — something that grows more important to businesses every year.

Fun fact: The name Jira is the truncation of Gojira, the Japanese name for Godzilla. Atlassian recommends yelling it loudly as if you were charging into battle!

Jira is widely used by nearly every development team because it takes a customer-first approach to designing products. Jira allows for extensive customization to help teams meet the needs of their customers.

How to choose the Jira learning that's best for you

Follow these tips when selecting how to receive further Jira training and education:

• If you are pursuing training to advance your career, you may want proof of course completion, either from an Atlassian University training course or a Udemy course, to provide potential employers.
• If you are interested in becoming an Atlassian Certified Professional, you’ll need certification through Atlassian University.
• If cost is a barrier, begin with the free tutorials available from Atlassian University.

Jira tutorials, training, and certifications from Atlassian

Our list will begin with learning opportunities from Atlassian University (since they know Jira best), and then we’ll expand to tutorials, training, and courses from other online sources below.

Atlassian University

Atlassian offers several free Jira tutorials for both beginners and pros, so you can gain confidence with product skills that cover exactly what you need to get started and beyond. The Jira tutorials are clearly labeled with a timestamp to help you plan your schedule.

Each short Jira tutorial is grouped into a series based on a range of topics, beginning with the very basic to the more specific, including:

• Getting started with boards in Jira Software
• Jira Essentials with Agile Mindset
• Getting More from Jira Workflows
• Automating Jira

Some tutorial series are short enough to complete on a lunch break, whereas others will take a few hours. So instead of doomscrolling while you eat your sandwich, pull up a quick tutorial to advance your skills! 🥪

If you hope to earn a certification, but you’re not entirely sure which specific training courses will get you there, Atlassian has role-based learning paths to guide you on your way.

Atlassian University — Jira certifications

To finally and officially cement yourself as a Jira Jedi Master, you can become an Atlassian Certified Professional and the go-to expert for all things Jira. Plus, all Atlassian certifications are globally recognized, so wherever you find yourself, Atlassian will be with you.

A number of different certifications are available depending on your chosen skillset. To achieve a certification, you’ll need to take the courses available through the above training link, gain real-world experience, and take an exam.

Other Jira tutorials, training, and courses

While Atlassian University is filled with learning opportunities, plenty of other resources will help you grow from beginner to expert and from expert to master.

Top Udemy Jira courses

Udemy Jira courses offer a wide variety of topics at a range of prices for those just starting out with Jira and old pros. Students can access broader topics like agile and project management as well as Professional Scrum Master (PSM) courses to prepare you for your certification.

Courses come with a rating based on the experience of past students. And considering that over 200,000 students are learning Jira on Udemy, you’ll be able to see which courses are well-reviewed to help you decide.

From beginner crash courses to more advanced or niche topics, there’s something for everyone. They also offer free “bite-sized” Jira lessons with videos 3 to 11 minutes long, so you can fit them into any busy schedule. Plus, all courses come with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Expium’s Atlassian courses

Expium offers workshop-based Jira training for enterprise Atlassian customers. The courses aim to equip students to competently configure Jira with a range of workshops covering beginner basics to more specific topics.

The hands-on learning is available for public, private, or online classes. Expium is a Platinum Solution Partner, which means, according to Atlassian, they meet the highest training criteria and have a proven practice that can scale from small to large customers.

Guru 99 Jira tutorial: How to use Jira software for beginners

Guru 99’s free online resource is for beginners as well as those who need to brush up on the basics. It provides a step-by-step guide for using the Jira dashboard.

The resource outlines detailed use cases with annotated screenshots from the Jira tool. The detailed imagery shows the basics of creating issues and managing issue attributes as well as more specific uses, like how to set up workflows, clone issues, and create custom fields.

Guru 99’s Jira tutorial includes:

• Jira issues and issue types, such as new features, sub-tasks, bugs, etc.
• Jira issue attributes, such as in progress, open, closed, resolved, etc.
• Jira components
• How to create issues in Jira
• How to create sub-tasks, workflows, plugins, epics, and clones
• Security schemes and permission schemes
• Jira reporting and burndown charts
• How to generate a pie chart of priorities

Now it’s time to get out there and learn! Successful people know that learning never stops.

Bonus resource: Continue learning on the Easy Agile blog

And hey, we’ve got extensive learning resources on our Easy Agile blog, too! From understanding the difference between Kanban and Scrum, using epics to maximize performance, and knowing best practices for Jira workflows; you're in the right place.

Easy Agile is dedicated to helping teams work better with agile. Our apps for Jira are designed to keep the customer top of mind through every step of the product development process. They’re simple, collaborative, and made by a development team that lives and breathes Jira.

Contact our team to learn more or request a demo tutorial to see our plugins in action.