Tools, Frameworks & Implementation Proficiency Topics
Practical proficiency with industry-standard tools and frameworks including project management (Jira, Azure DevOps), productivity tools (Excel, spreadsheet analysis), development tools and environments, and framework setup. Focuses on hands-on tool expertise, configuration, best practices, and optimization rather than conceptual knowledge. Complements technical categories by addressing implementation tooling.
Agile Tools and Administration
Covers hands on proficiency and administration of common agile tooling and documentation. Candidates should describe experience using Jira boards and Confluence spaces configuring Jira workflows custom fields and automations creating sprint templates and dashboards and applying Confluence best practices for documenting team processes decisions and retrospective outcomes to maintain clarity and visibility.
Agile Tooling and Workflow Configuration
Practical configuration and governance of agile tooling such as Jira to support Scrum and Kanban teams. Topics include board and sprint configuration, workflow states and transitions, custom fields and metadata, automation rules, tool integrations with development pipelines, and aligning tool workflows with team definitions of done and working agreements.
Agile Tools and Technical Proficiency
Practical proficiency with agile project and collaboration tools and the technical skills to configure and operate them effectively. Candidates should be able to describe hands on usage of platforms such as Jira Azure DevOps Linear Asana Trello Miro and similar systems to manage backlogs track sprint progress and support team ceremonies. Expect discussion of board configuration workflow design and automation creating and troubleshooting dashboards and reports integrating tools with other systems and facilitating remote and in person ceremonies. Interviewers may probe experience coaching teams on tool adoption migrating between tools establishing governance to avoid data quality problems and balancing tooling overhead with process needs. For junior roles focus is on everyday usage basic troubleshooting and supporting ceremonies while for senior roles include workflow architecture advanced automation reporting design and driving tool selection and adoption across teams.
Agile Tools and Workflow Configuration
Configure and use agile collaboration tools such as JIRA, Confluence and Azure DevOps to improve team productivity and visibility. Discuss board and workflow setup, issue types and fields, automation rules, reporting and dashboards, ceremony templates, release tracking, virtual collaboration features, and how to balance tool driven processes to support teams without creating administrative burden.