docs: def add_group(self, groupname):
          """Create a new group in JIRA.
  
          :param groupname: The name of the group you wish to create.
          :type groupname: str
          :return: Boolean - True if successful.
          :rtype: bool
          """
          url = self._options['server'] + '/rest/api/latest/group'
  
          # implementation based on
          # https://docs.atlassian.com/jira/REST/ondemand/#d2e5173
  
          x = OrderedDict()
  
          x['name'] = groupname
  
          payload = json.dumps(x)
  
          self._session.post(url, data=payload)
  
          return True