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6 ways to optimize development with a control chart
The all-new control chart makes it easy for teams to better understand their delivery pipeline to help optimize their process. It highlights differences in estimate and delivery time so that the team can continually make better estimates and deliver more reliably. Today we’re going to explore how it can help your team, but if you haven’t […]
Capacity planning in Jira for teams with specialists
For many teams becoming agile is a journey, not a point-in-time transition. While many teams share similarities, each team is unique in its skills and relationships. [cta]In this article, I’d like to focus on teams that have specialized skill sets; teams that can benefit from capacity planning, which ensures that there is the right amount […]
3 steps to a rocking agile wallboard
Before I started working in video streaming, I had never heard of the term “10-foot UI.” For those who haven’t heard this one yet, a 10-foot UI is the user interface specifically designed for use on televisions and large screens. Why is this interesting for us? Because Jira can be used on a television screen, […]
Project portfolio management with Jira Software (2/2)
This article uses several concepts in Jira to manage a portfolio of initiatives at a company. Prior Jira admin experience is very helpful, but not required; I link to documentation of each concept discussed in the article. Hey program managers! This is the second article in a series focused on portfolio project management with Jira […]
Project portfolio management with Jira Software (1/2)
Can agile scale? Absolutely. We are going to take a look at project portfolio management for agile teams. Program managers, this blog series is for you. You’re charged with being on top of everything going on at your company. You’ve got to keep executive stakeholders aware of what’s going on, and keep tabs on all […]
Inside Atlassian: managing agile releases, Stash style
Stash, our Git repository manager, is one of the hottest products at Atlassian. If you follow us on Twitter, you may have noticed that the Stash team delivers new versions about every 5 weeks. That’s as tight a release cycle as it gets for on-premises B2B software! So what is the Stash team’s secret recipe for lighting […]
Managing a product backlog with ease (3/3)
This article is part of a blog series! Part Title 1 Organizing your backlog 2 Prioritizing work 3 Handing off to engineering In the last post, we outlined how Josh Devenny, one of the Jira product managers, uses GreenHopper to prioritize work for the team. He works closely with the development team to ensure […]
Managing a product backlog with ease (2/3)
This article is part of a blog series! Part Title 1 Organizing your backlog 2 Prioritizing work 3 Handing off to engineering I received a number of comments on the post Managing a product backlog with ease. Because there were several key questions around the larger workflow and how the product managers interact with […]
How to manage a product backlog with ease
Product owners have the challenging task of ingesting feedback from multiple sources, organizing it into a meaningful format, and communicating out to the product teams. Feedback is a critical part of the product life cycle. We can’t iterate to make our products better without it, as we talked about in our three-part series on collecting […]
Announcing Jira Jr.: it’s fun-tastic!
Software is eating the world. And nobody’s hungrier, or youngrier, than our kids. The technology landscape is quickly being reshaped by code-writing hipsters barely out of college. Case in point: just last week, Yahoo! acquired Summly, a company whose CEO still has to go to prom. So it’s perplexing: even though entrepreneurs are getting younger, […]