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Boiling the ocean with Portfolio for Jira: adventures in capacity planning
[Captain’s log August 1, 2117 – somewhere off the Gold Coast. What follows is an account of how I created the agile capacity plan for building the software that will power our mission to boil the oceans – and save humanity.] . . . If you’re reading this, it means our mission failed and the crew is […]
8 strategies for implementing Atlassian at an enterprise scale from our friends at Amadeus
Amadeus shares strategies and tips to use when implementing Atlassian products at enterprise scale – including monitoring and scaling to Data Center.
Inside Atlassian: Meet the Portfolio for Jira product managers
Portfolio for Jira is about to turn three. In those three years, we have seen it evolve to be Data Center compatible, endure one name change, and be rebuilt from the inside out to better integrate data dynamically from Jira Software. Also, the product team has brought more and more features that do away with the heavy lift of planning […]
Getting the most out of JQL with Atlassian Marketplace add-ons
One of the great things about Jira is that it is easily extensible. It’s extensiblity layer makes it easy to add new features or extend existing ones. JQL is no exception in that regard. There are a number of plugins for Jira on the Atlassian Marketplace that enhance JQL. You can also develop custom functions […]
How to speed up code reviews
This is a guest blog post by Atlassian Marketplace vendor, Midori. Ask anyone in the DevOps community and chances are, they will tell you that code review is time-consuming and frequently boring, but it’s a critical phase of the software development process. What they mention less often is that the long back and forths with […]
We’re updating our support offering for server starter (10-user) licenses
Community Support Starting July 10th, we will be supporting Server Starter Licenses* exclusively through the Atlassian Community. History of Starter Licenses and Community Our server 10-user license tier, otherwise known as the Starter License Program, has always been affiliated with our friends at Room to Read. Since 2009, Atlassian and Room to Read have partnered to raise […]
Jira Software Server 7.4 – flexibility meets productivity
When an organization grows and Jira Software scales to include more teams, striking a balance between administrative control and team flexibility can be tough. On the one hand, teams want the ability to modify their processes quickly to fit their evolving needs and stay ahead of development trends. On the other hand, system and global […]
A product manager’s guide to release planning
Growing up, my ski coach always used to say “If you don’t plan for it, it won’t happen.” He wanted us to set goals and lay out a path to reach them. The same sentiment can be applied to building software, except building software is much more of a team sport than skiing. You need […]
7 steps to a beautiful and useful agile dashboard
Greetings agile fans! A question I often get is how to configure Jira’s dashboards to show content that’s relevant for agile teams. It’s really just a matter of choosing the right elements. We’ll focus on a dashboard for a scrum team here, but many of these tips apply to kanban teams as well. If you […]
4 challenges in developing safety-critical software (and what to do about them)
This is a guest blog post written by Dr. Marion Lepmets. Dr. Lepmets has an extensive academic background in medical device software development and co-authored IEC TR 80002-3, the process model for medical device software lifecycle processes. She is the CEO and co-founder of SoftComply. [cta]When someone’s life is in your hands, you are going to […]
Introducing Jira Cloud for iPad
It’s no secret that the use of mobile devices is now widespread for businesses large and small, across all industries. When we launched Jira Cloud for iPhone last year, among the first questions was: “When is it coming to iPad?” [cta] The answer is: today! We’re excited to announce Jira Cloud for iPad is here. […]
Code tells a story: 3 ways to turn your audience into your editor
This is a guest blog post by Adil Aijaz, CEO and Co-Founder of Split.io. Like writing, software development is a creative and iterative process. Our code is like a story, and the more we edit the code, the better it gets. Passing work on to an editor lets us take a step back, and it provides […]
Atlassian named a Gartner Enterprise Agile Planning Tools Magic Quadrant leader
As more and more companies adopt agile practices, their tools need to keep up with the demands of startups to enterprises and everything in between. And no matter what flavor of agile your teams practice, we want our tools to help you iterate and release great software. That is why we are happy to announce that […]
Test automation: Why you need it and how to get started
This is a guest blog post by Xpand IT, maker of add-ons in the Atlassian Marketplace. When companies today are trying to ship as fast as possible, test automation is becoming more and more essential. Test automation is when you use an automation tool to test the functionality of your software and find bugs. Many developers […]
More building, less tracking: Jira Software now integrates with AWS CodeStar
The developers and product managers building the cloud often can’t use cloud development tools to do their work. And while 95% of companies have adopted some cloud products and services, software development tools largely remain on premise. This is changing. The developers building the cloud want to develop in the cloud. [cta]The flexibility, economics, and extensibility of […]