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35 ways to get more work done from Hipchat
Lots of people love Hipchat for its collaborative team rooms, easy-to-use interface, and let’s not forget those fun emoticons! But did you know there are a myriad of ways to turn Hipchat into your one-stop productivity shop? Thanks to the integrations that have been built on the Hipchat Connect API, you and your teams can now get more stuff done from right within the comfort of your Hipchat application. From engineering to operations, marketing and support, here are 35 new integrations that will turn Hipchat into your team command center.
How to use group chat to strengthen company culture
Think about how you communicate with the people on your team and in your company. In today’s offices, with distributed teams across the globe, we often don’t have the luxury of just walking up and saying, Yo. This inevitable lack of face time (to say nothing about the missed opportunities to practice your Rocky Balboa voice) leads to more impersonal forms of communication, like email. And over time, a disconnected feeling grows and it affects culture. So, if you can’t be together, you’ve got to replace that feeling of being together. A great way to do this is with group chat, because it encourages communication. And company culture is rooted in the ways teammates and coworkers communicate.
Diversity in our call for speakers at Atlassian Summit 2016
Preparations are well underway for Atlassian Summit 2016, our annual user conference. Our call for speakers is currently open, and we’re excited to welcome speakers with a range of experience and subject matter expertise to apply for one of our 7 tracks. We’re also excited this year to announce that we’ve re-vamped our speaker selection process, which we think will help us create the strongest, most diverse Summit lineup yet.
How internal blogging with Confluence created a culture of knowledge sharing at APT
I wish I could say we started with grand plans to revolutionize our company culture, but in all honesty, we simply wanted to share funny stuff without sending an email blast. So, we tried creating a blog on Confluence. It didn’t happen overnight, but we learned a lot. Read on to hear our story, as well as my 7 tips to encourage a culture of internal blogging at your company.
7 imaginative ways business teams can track work in Jira Core
We built Jira Core because we realized business and back-office teams could benefit from Jira in the same ways software teams do. Jira Core extends the workflow functionality and customizability of Jira to business teams so they can track work, manage projects, and stay on top of everything. Jira Core lets business teams define their processes, break down and track issues, and organize work. Issues in Jira Core can represent all kinds of things: a task, a document… even a person. Just about anything you want to track can be an issue. Read on to see more of the many examples!
Introducing Teamder™
Despite the myriad advances in workplace technology, we’re still forming teams the old fashioned way. We pour over org charts. We obsess about bringing the right blend of skills and view points to the table. And we do it all from the top down – until today. Introducing Teamder™ – the latest member of the Atlassian family.
Transitioning from full-time school to full-time life
I’m Jamie, one of 80 new graduates to recently join Atlassian as a developer at our headquarters in Sydney. I’m in the middle of transitioning from “full-time study and part-time work” to just “full-time work”. Seems like that should be easy, right? It’s not. It’s hard in all kinds of ways I didn’t expect. Habits and attitudes that worked well for me and my peers during university are now unproductive in full-time life – and possibly toxic.
Atlassian stands with Apple to support user data security
Atlassian provides products and services to companies and teams of all sizes, all around the world. Our customers’ trust in Atlassian is essential to our business, and we have to continually earn that trust by respecting their privacy and securely maintaining their data. This is exactly why we are proud to join Airbnb, Automattic, CloudFlare, eBay, GitHub, Kickstarter, LinkedIn, Mapbox, Medium, Meetup, Reddit, Square, Squarespace, Twilio, Twitter, and Wickr as Amici Curiae on a brief supporting Apple and opposing the FBI’s request for any sort of backdoor to make it easier to access customers’ iPhones and get access to their data.
5 Hipchat tips to help you get more done and have more fun
Last year, we introduced tons of new features that make Hipchat even slicker, smoother, and more fun to use. Up your Hipchat game with these 5 new tips and tricks, making you the pro we always knew you were. If you like these, you’ll also dig our tips and tricks for power users.
5 tips for building the right diagram for your business challenge
A quick look at the Atlassian marketplace reveals that diagramming tools are some of the most popular add-ons available. There’s a reason for that: complicated tasks and concepts are often better expressed visually. Who wants read walls of text or a tab-filled spreadsheet? In the human brain, visuals are processed 60,000x faster than text, so organizing information in the most digestible way is a huge communication advantage.
Three resolutions for better agile ceremonies
No matter where you fall on the scale from zero to agile, by mastering the basics of agile development, you and your team can make awesome software. So in the light of the new year and bettering oneself, I propose three resolutions for your team – each one focused on an agile ceremony.
Marketplace monthly: the latest add-ons, including Uber!
If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “Wouldn’t it be awesome if (insert Atlassian product) did…” there’s a good chance that someone else had the same thought and built an add-on to do exactly what you want. Welcome to the Atlassian Marketplace: home to thousands of add-ons for your favorite Atlassian products.
4 tips for using Jira and Outlook
In a software development setting, it’s a common requirement to transfer information from emails to Jira Software, Jira Core, or Jira Service Desk. Have you ever wondered “Is there is a faster way to create a new issue?” Or “How do I work with the Jira Software notification emails?” These four best practices will answer those questions and show you how to get the most out of using Jira Software and Outlook together.
Atlassian University: new ways to help teams use Atlassian products
We’re excited to announce new learning content at Atlassian University to help accelerate your success. Atlassian University now offers something for everyone, from brand-new users to Jira admins. Our new learning levels provide content that’s focused on where you are – enabling teams to get the most out of Atlassian products.
How to get $#*! done faster with the new Confluence dashboard
We thought about how people start their days and their work in Confluence. We listened to feedback about the content people need right away and how often they access it. And we discovered that most of you spend the vast majority of your time working in one space, and highly value getting back to recent work as quickly as possible. So, we made it easier to find and resume your work with a brand new Confluence dashboard.