diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b51ccb21..6a53cd0e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [NEXT VERSION] - YYYY-MM-DD
+
+### Added
+
+- Parameter for retrieving information about a specific user with `Get-JiraUser` (#328, [@michalporeba])
+  - this implementations will be changed with the next major update in favor of #306
+
 ## [2.9] - 2018-12-12
 
 ### Added
@@ -21,7 +28,6 @@
 - Fixed missing properties on `Get-JiraUser` (#321, [@lipkau])
 - Fixed `-DateStarted` on `Add-JiraIssueWorklog` (#324, [@lipkau])
 
-
 ## [2.8] - 2018-06-28
 
 More detailed description about the changes can be found on [Our Website](https://atlassianps.org/article/announcement/JiraPS-v2.8.html).
@@ -311,6 +317,7 @@ which is in turn inspired by the [Vagrant](https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/
   [@LiamLeane]: https://github.com/LiamLeane
   [@lipkau]: https://github.com/lipkau
   [@lukhase]: https://github.com/lukhase
+  [@michalporeba]: https://github.com/michalporeba
   [@padgers]: https://github.com/padgers
   [@ThePSAdmin]: https://github.com/ThePSAdmin
   [@tuxgoose]: https://github.com/tuxgoose
diff --git a/JiraPS/Private/ConvertTo-JiraProject.ps1 b/JiraPS/Private/ConvertTo-JiraProject.ps1
index 24f49e32..5b84ab01 100644
--- a/JiraPS/Private/ConvertTo-JiraProject.ps1
+++ b/JiraPS/Private/ConvertTo-JiraProject.ps1
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ function ConvertTo-JiraProject {
                 'Roles'       = $i.roles
                 'RestUrl'     = $i.self
                 'Components'  = $i.components
+                'Style'       = $i.style
             }
 
             if ($i.projectCategory) {
diff --git a/JiraPS/Public/Get-JiraComponent.ps1 b/JiraPS/Public/Get-JiraComponent.ps1
index 4374669b..57a9735d 100644
--- a/JiraPS/Public/Get-JiraComponent.ps1
+++ b/JiraPS/Public/Get-JiraComponent.ps1
@@ -56,26 +56,22 @@ function Get-JiraComponent {
 
         switch ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName) {
             "ByProject" {
-                if ($Project.PSObject.TypeNames -contains 'JiraPS.Project') {
-                    Write-Output (Get-JiraComponent -ComponentId ($Project.Components).id)
-                }
-                else {
-                    foreach ($_project in $Project) {
-                        Write-Verbose "[$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name)] Processing [$_project]"
-                        Write-Debug "[$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name)] Processing `$_project [$_project]"
-
-                        if ($_project -is [string]) {
-                            $parameter = @{
-                                URI        = $resourceURi -f "/project/$_project/components"
-                                Method     = "GET"
-                                Credential = $Credential
-                            }
-                            Write-Debug "[$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name)] Invoking JiraMethod with `$parameter"
-                            $result = Invoke-JiraMethod @parameter
+                foreach ($_project in $Project) {
+                    Write-Verbose "[$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name)] Processing [$_project]"
+                    Write-Debug "[$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name)] Processing `$_project [$_project]"
 
-                            Write-Output (ConvertTo-JiraComponent -InputObject $result)
-                        }
+                    if ($_project -isnot [string]) {
+                        $_project = $_project.Key
                     }
+                    $parameter = @{
+                        URI        = $resourceURi -f "/project/$_project/components"
+                        Method     = "GET"
+                        Credential = $Credential
+                    }
+                    Write-Debug "[$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name)] Invoking JiraMethod with `$parameter"
+                    $result = Invoke-JiraMethod @parameter
+
+                    Write-Output (ConvertTo-JiraComponent -InputObject $result)
                 }
             }
             "ByID" {
diff --git a/JiraPS/Public/Get-JiraIssueCreateMetadata.ps1 b/JiraPS/Public/Get-JiraIssueCreateMetadata.ps1
index f1a03ab0..8e1b05c8 100644
--- a/JiraPS/Public/Get-JiraIssueCreateMetadata.ps1
+++ b/JiraPS/Public/Get-JiraIssueCreateMetadata.ps1
@@ -29,7 +29,17 @@ function Get-JiraIssueCreateMetadata {
         Write-DebugMessage "[$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name)] PSBoundParameters: $($PSBoundParameters | Out-String)"
 
         $projectObj = Get-JiraProject -Project $Project -Credential $Credential -ErrorAction Stop
-        $issueTypeObj = Get-JiraIssueType -IssueType $IssueType -Credential $Credential -ErrorAction Stop
+        $issueTypeObj = $projectObj.IssueTypes | Where-Object -FilterScript {$_.Id -eq $IssueType -or $_.Name -eq $IssueType}
+
+        if ($null -eq $issueTypeObj.Id)
+        {
+            $errorMessage = @{
+                Category         = "InvalidResult"
+                CategoryActivity = "Validating parameters"
+                Message          = "No issue types were found in the project [$Project] for the given issue type [$IssueType]. Use Get-JiraIssueType for more details."
+            }
+            Write-Error @errorMessage
+        }
 
         $parameter = @{
             URI        = $resourceURi -f $projectObj.Id, $issueTypeObj.Id
diff --git a/JiraPS/Public/Get-JiraUser.ps1 b/JiraPS/Public/Get-JiraUser.ps1
index 640517ce..aa18cc30 100644
--- a/JiraPS/Public/Get-JiraUser.ps1
+++ b/JiraPS/Public/Get-JiraUser.ps1
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ function Get-JiraUser {
         [Parameter( Position = 0, Mandatory, ParameterSetName = 'ByInputObject' )]
         [Object[]] $InputObject,
 
+        [Parameter( ParameterSetName = 'ByInputObject' )]
+        [Parameter( ParameterSetName = 'ByUserName' )]
+        [Switch]$Exact,
+
         [Switch]
         $IncludeInactive,
 
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@ function Get-JiraUser {
 
         $selfResourceUri = "$server/rest/api/latest/myself"
         $searchResourceUri = "$server/rest/api/latest/user/search?username={0}"
+        $exactResourceUri = "$server/rest/api/latest/user?username={0}"
 
         if ($IncludeInactive) {
             $searchResourceUri += "&includeInactive=true"
@@ -80,7 +85,7 @@ function Get-JiraUser {
                 $PsCmdlet.ParameterSetName = "ByUserName"
             }
             "ByUserName" {
-                $resourceURi = $searchResourceUri
+                $resourceURi = if ($Exact) { $exactResourceUri } else { $searchResourceUri }
 
                 foreach ($user in $UserName) {
                     Write-Verbose "[$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name)] Processing [$user]"
diff --git a/JiraPS/Public/New-JiraIssue.ps1 b/JiraPS/Public/New-JiraIssue.ps1
index 53751b6d..ee2beced 100644
--- a/JiraPS/Public/New-JiraIssue.ps1
+++ b/JiraPS/Public/New-JiraIssue.ps1
@@ -66,7 +66,17 @@ function New-JiraIssue {
         Write-DebugMessage "[$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name)] PSBoundParameters: $($PSBoundParameters | Out-String)"
 
         $ProjectObj = Get-JiraProject -Project $Project -Credential $Credential -ErrorAction Stop -Debug:$false
-        $IssueTypeObj = Get-JiraIssueType -IssueType $IssueType -Credential $Credential -ErrorAction Stop -Debug:$false
+        $issueTypeObj = $projectObj.IssueTypes | Where-Object -FilterScript {$_.Id -eq $IssueType -or $_.Name -eq $IssueType}
+
+        if ($null -eq $issueTypeObj.Id)
+        {
+            $errorMessage = @{
+                Category         = "InvalidResult"
+                CategoryActivity = "Validating parameters"
+                Message          = "No issue types were found in the project [$Project] for the given issue type [$IssueType]. Use Get-JiraIssueType for more details."
+            }
+            Write-Error @errorMessage
+        }
 
         $requestBody = @{
             "project"   = @{"id" = $ProjectObj.Id}
@@ -85,6 +95,10 @@ function New-JiraIssue {
         if ($PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters.ContainsKey("Reporter")) {
             $requestBody["reporter"] = @{"name" = "$Reporter"}
         }
+        elseif ($ProjectObj.Style -eq "next-gen"){
+            Write-DebugMessage "[$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name)] Adding reporter as next-gen projects must have reporter set."
+            $requestBody["reporter"] = @{"name" = "$((Get-JiraUser -Credential $Credential).Name)"}
+        }
 
         if ($Parent) {
             $requestBody["parent"] = @{"key" = $Parent}
diff --git a/JiraPS/Public/Set-JiraIssue.ps1 b/JiraPS/Public/Set-JiraIssue.ps1
index 2dfb465e..01bce57c 100644
--- a/JiraPS/Public/Set-JiraIssue.ps1
+++ b/JiraPS/Public/Set-JiraIssue.ps1
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function Set-JiraIssue {
                 $validAssignee = $true
             }
             else {
-                if ($assigneeObj = Get-JiraUser -UserName $Assignee -Credential $Credential) {
+                if ($assigneeObj = Get-JiraUser -UserName $Assignee -Credential $Credential -Exact) {
                     Write-Debug "[$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name)] User found (name=[$($assigneeObj.Name)],RestUrl=[$($assigneeObj.RestUrl)])"
                     $assigneeString = $assigneeObj.Name
                     $validAssignee = $true
diff --git a/Tests/Functions/Get-JiraIssueAttachmentFile.Unit.Tests.ps1 b/Tests/Functions/Get-JiraIssueAttachmentFile.Unit.Tests.ps1
index eeb9863f..a3d0b2e3 100644
--- a/Tests/Functions/Get-JiraIssueAttachmentFile.Unit.Tests.ps1
+++ b/Tests/Functions/Get-JiraIssueAttachmentFile.Unit.Tests.ps1
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ Describe "Get-JiraIssueAttachmentFile" -Tag 'Unit' {
         }
 
         It 'uses Invoke-JiraMethod for saving to disk' {
-            $script:ShowMockData = $true
             Get-JiraIssueAttachment -Issue "Foo" | Get-JiraIssueAttachmentFile
             Get-JiraIssueAttachment -Issue "Foo" | Get-JiraIssueAttachmentFile -Path "../"
 
diff --git a/Tests/Functions/Get-JiraIssueCreateMetadata.Unit.Tests.ps1 b/Tests/Functions/Get-JiraIssueCreateMetadata.Unit.Tests.ps1
index 8562c198..c8cbdc75 100644
--- a/Tests/Functions/Get-JiraIssueCreateMetadata.Unit.Tests.ps1
+++ b/Tests/Functions/Get-JiraIssueCreateMetadata.Unit.Tests.ps1
@@ -218,23 +218,20 @@ Describe "Get-JiraIssueCreateMetadata" -Tag 'Unit' {
         }
 
         Mock Get-JiraProject -ModuleName JiraPS {
+            $issueObject = [PSCustomObject] @{
+                ID   = 2
+                Name = 'Test Issue Type'
+            }
+            $issueObject.PSObject.TypeNames.Insert(0, 'JiraPS.IssueType')
             $object = [PSCustomObject] @{
                 ID   = 10003
                 Name = 'Test Project'
             }
+            Add-Member -InputObject $object -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "IssueTypes" -Value $issueObject
             $object.PSObject.TypeNames.Insert(0, 'JiraPS.Project')
             return $object
         }
 
-        Mock Get-JiraIssueType -ModuleName JiraPS {
-            $object = [PSCustomObject] @{
-                ID   = 2
-                Name = 'Test Issue Type'
-            }
-            $object.PSObject.TypeNames.Insert(0, 'JiraPS.IssueType')
-            return $object
-        }
-
         Mock ConvertTo-JiraCreateMetaField -ModuleName JiraPS {
             $InputObject
         }
diff --git a/Tests/Functions/Get-JiraUser.Unit.Tests.ps1 b/Tests/Functions/Get-JiraUser.Unit.Tests.ps1
index cd09868c..d8a13a43 100644
--- a/Tests/Functions/Get-JiraUser.Unit.Tests.ps1
+++ b/Tests/Functions/Get-JiraUser.Unit.Tests.ps1
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ Describe "Get-JiraUser" -Tag 'Unit' {
             ConvertFrom-Json -InputObject $restResult
         }
 
+        # Get exact user
+        Mock Invoke-JiraMethod -ModuleName JiraPS -ParameterFilter {$Method -eq 'Get' -and $URI -like "$jiraServer/rest/api/*/user?username=$testUsername"} {
+            ShowMockInfo 'Invoke-JiraMethod' 'Method', 'Uri'
+            ConvertFrom-Json -InputObject $restResult
+        }
+
         # Viewing a specific user. The main difference here is that this includes groups, and the first does not.
         Mock Invoke-JiraMethod -ModuleName JiraPS -ParameterFilter {$Method -eq 'Get' -and $URI -like "$jiraServer/rest/api/*/user?username=$testUsername&expand=groups"} {
             ShowMockInfo 'Invoke-JiraMethod' 'Method', 'Uri'
@@ -138,6 +144,16 @@ Describe "Get-JiraUser" -Tag 'Unit' {
 
             $getResult | Should Not BeNullOrEmpty
 
+            Assert-MockCalled -CommandName Invoke-JiraMethod -Exactly 1 -Scope It -ParameterFilter {$URI -like "$jiraServer/rest/api/*/user/search?*username=$testUsername*"}
+            Assert-MockCalled -CommandName Invoke-JiraMethod -Exactly 1 -Scope It -ParameterFilter {$URI -like "$jiraServer/rest/api/*/user?username=$testUsername&expand=groups"}
+        }
+
+        It "Gets information about a provided Jira exact user" {
+            $getResult = Get-JiraUser -UserName $testUsername -Exact
+
+            $getResult | Should Not BeNullOrEmpty
+
+            Assert-MockCalled -CommandName Invoke-JiraMethod -Exactly 1 -Scope It -ParameterFilter {$Method -eq 'Get' -and $URI -like "$jiraServer/rest/api/*/user?username=$testUsername"}
             Assert-MockCalled -CommandName Invoke-JiraMethod -Exactly 1 -Scope It -ParameterFilter {$URI -like "$jiraServer/rest/api/*/user?username=$testUsername&expand=groups"}
         }
 
diff --git a/Tests/Functions/New-JiraIssue.Unit.Tests.ps1 b/Tests/Functions/New-JiraIssue.Unit.Tests.ps1
index 8ccb039f..6b76ae53 100644
--- a/Tests/Functions/New-JiraIssue.Unit.Tests.ps1
+++ b/Tests/Functions/New-JiraIssue.Unit.Tests.ps1
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Describe "New-JiraIssue" -Tag 'Unit' {
 
 
         $jiraServer = 'https://jira.example.com'
+        $issueTypeTest = 1
 
         Mock Get-JiraConfigServer {
             $jiraServer
@@ -56,22 +57,20 @@ Describe "New-JiraIssue" -Tag 'Unit' {
         }
 
         Mock Get-JiraProject {
+            $issueObject = [PSCustomObject] @{
+                ID   = $issueTypeTest
+                Name = 'Test Issue Type'
+            }
+            $issueObject.PSObject.TypeNames.Insert(0, 'JiraPS.IssueType')
             $object = [PSCustomObject] @{
                 'ID'  = $Project
                 'Key' = "TEST"
             }
+            Add-Member -InputObject $object -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "IssueTypes" -Value $issueObject
             $object.PSObject.TypeNames.Insert(0, 'JiraPS.Project')
             return $object
         }
 
-        Mock Get-JiraIssueType {
-            $object = [PSCustomObject] @{
-                'ID' = $IssueType;
-            }
-            $object.PSObject.TypeNames.Insert(0, 'JiraPS.IssueType')
-            return $object
-        }
-
         Mock Get-JiraUser {
             $object = [PSCustomObject] @{
                 'Name' = $UserName;
diff --git a/docs/en-US/commands/Get-JiraUser.md b/docs/en-US/commands/Get-JiraUser.md
index 76d9d06c..fa55f7eb 100644
--- a/docs/en-US/commands/Get-JiraUser.md
+++ b/docs/en-US/commands/Get-JiraUser.md
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ Get-JiraUser [-Credential <PSCredential>] [<CommonParameters>]
 ### ByUserName
 
 ```powershell
-Get-JiraUser [-UserName] <String[]> [-IncludeInactive] [[-MaxResults] <UInt32>] [[-Skip] <UInt64>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [<CommonParameters>]
+Get-JiraUser [-UserName] <String[]> [-IncludeInactive] [[-MaxResults] <UInt32>] [[-Skip] <UInt64>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-Exact] [<CommonParameters>]
 ```
 
 ### ByInputObject
 
 ```powershell
-Get-JiraUser [-InputObject] <Object[]> [-IncludeInactive] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [<CommonParameters>]
+Get-JiraUser [-InputObject] <Object[]> [-IncludeInactive] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-Exact] [<CommonParameters>]
 ```
 
 ## DESCRIPTION
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ This function returns information regarding a specified user from Jira.
 Get-JiraUser -UserName user1
 ```
 
-Returns information about the user user1
+Returns information about all users with username like user1
 
 ### EXAMPLE 2
 
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ Get-JiraUser -Credential $cred
 
 This example returns the JIRA user that is executing the command.
 
+### EXAMPLE 4
+
+```powershell 
+Get-JiraUser -UserName user1 -Exact
+```
+
+Returns information about user user1
+
 ## PARAMETERS
 
 ### -UserName
@@ -97,6 +105,22 @@ Accept pipeline input: False
 Accept wildcard characters: False
 ```
 
+### -Exact
+
+Limits the search to users where the username is exactly the term searched for.
+
+```yaml
+Type: Switch
+Parameter Sets: ByUserName, ByInputObject
+Aliases:
+
+Required: False
+Position: Named
+Default value: None
+Accept pipeline input: False
+Accept wildcard characters: False
+```
+
 ### -IncludeInactive
 
 Include inactive users in the search