Session One · of twoTo Do

Pilot Onboarding · Melbourne Airport Rail — Stage 1

The Jira
Pilot.

7 participants

60 minutes · 4 parts

Session 2 · Thu 16 Jul

Opposite × VIDA Rail

Run of show · 60 minutesTo Do

The plan · four parts

How today runs.

Part 1 · Purpose & originsIn Progress

Part 1 · Why we're here

Too much has been
living in email.

We're Opposite, and we've spent months mapping how this program actually runs. One problem surfaced in every conversation — no shared source of truth, and too much coordinated in inboxes no one else can see.

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Interviews

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Workshops

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Alliances

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Operators

Grounded in the program values: CollaborativeTransparent CuriousSupportiveTrustworthy

Part 1 · The solutionIn Progress

Part 1 · The way forward

Jira is how
we fix it.

One platform where the work lives — approvals, decisions, correspondence and status, all in one place and visible to everyone. This is a pilot: we onboard the team, and we learn what to improve.

The pilot · 01

Onboard the team

Get everyone working in Jira and comfortable with the basics.

The pilot · 02

Pressure-test Jira

Find what to improve in the setup and workflows before we scale.

The pilot · 03

Learn what helps

Capture what would make it easier for the next new users.

Your input shapes the final rollout.

Part 1 · What success looks likeIn Progress

Part 1 · By the end of today

What good looks like.

01Understand why Jira is being implemented and where it came from

02Navigate the platform and see where your work fits

03Know the six golden rules — and why they exist

04Know what to do from tomorrow, and where to get help

Part 2 · Going through the platformIn Progress

Part 2 · Demo tour · 15 min

Let's go
into Jira.

We'll switch across and walk through the platform together — then come back here for a hands-on activity.

Start here

For You page

Your work in one view.

→

Then

All the boards

How the boards sit together.

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Lead into

The Kanban board

Cards move left to right.

Demo tour only — show the layout, boards and For You page. Press Esc to return when done.

Part 2 · Over to the platformIn Progress

Part 2 · Break — into Jira

Over to Jira.

We'll switch across to the live board now. Press the button — the deck holds our place with a running timer while we work in Jira.

Part 2 · Hands-on activityIn Progress

Part 2 · Hands-on · 15 min

Build it
in Jira.

Level 1

Epic

Groups all related tasks for one deliverable.

→

Level 2

Task

A single deliverable. One owner, one status.

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Level 3

Sub-task

A discrete step or review within the task.

Step 1 · EpicCreate an Epic named Tottenham Factsheet – [YOUR NAME] and attach it to the sandbox board.

Step 2 · TaskCreate a Task under your Epic: Factsheet Copy

Step 3 · Sub-taskCreate a Sub-task under the task: NWPA provide updated information and key messaging

Part 3 · DebriefIn Progress

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Back from the board · quick debrief

How did that go?

Any questions or queries before we lock in the six golden rules?

Part 3 · The six golden rulesIn Progress

Part 3 · Group activity

Build the six
golden rules.

◷ 15 min · as a room

Part 4 · After todayReview

Part 4 · From tomorrow

Start using it for real.

The expectationFrom today, you're expected to use Jira for real work — not when you feel ready, now.

The askGet one task into the platform. It doesn't need to be perfect — mistakes are expected. The goal is to start.

TrainingOne Source — the self-guided site with everything you saw today, in short modules.

SupportContact the PIIT for set-up and workflow questions during the pilot. IT is the long-term support contact.

Part 4 · Between → Session 2Review

Part 4 · Feedback & next steps

Then we reconvene.

Training

One Source

Self-guided site covering the platform and common workflows in short modules.

Quick reference

The one-pager

Six golden rules, statuses, hierarchy and how-tos. Keep it open while you work.

Questions

FAQs

Answered within each module. Anything not covered — bring it to Session 2.

Session Two

Thursday 16 July

Training content review — does it match how you actually work? What changes before go-live.

Wrap-up · End of Session OneDone

End of Session One

Thank you.

You've seen why we're here, walked the platform, built the six rules, and know what happens next. Your input is already shaping the rollout.

See you Thursday 16 July · Session Two

The JiraPilot.

How today runs.

Too much has beenliving in email.

Jira is howwe fix it.