In this chapter, we discussed what Jira is and how it can be used by organizations for various use cases. We spent time talking about the three different flavors of Jira: Jira Core, Jira Software, and Jira Service Desk; what problems these three applications solve; the benefits of using Jira; and various deployment options to kick-start your Jira journey.
Once you know about Jira, then it's time to start using the tool and in Chapter 2, Getting Started with Jira and Basic Usage, we'll first understand the importance of planning your Jira setup and then we'll sign up for a Jira Cloud instance to create a Jira Core project, understand various aspects of the project interface, and finally spend time going through the life cycle of an issue.