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Git team workflows: merge or rebase?
The question is simple: In a software team using git and feature branching, what’s the best way to incorporate finished work back to your main line of development? It’s one of those recurring debates where both sides have strong opinions, and mindful conversation can sometimes be hard (for other examples of heated debate see: The […]
Angry Cookies: Solving the EU’s “cookie directive” for Jira
This is a guest blog from InTENSO, makes of Angry Cookies for Jira. Do you know what the “cookie directive” is? The “cookie directive,” also known as Directive 2009/136/EC, defines consent requirements for cookies across the European Union (EU). Specifically, paragraph 26 says: “Member states shall ensure that the storing of information, or the gaining […]
Turn your Jira Service Desk into a self-service desk
The Tip of the Month, brought to you by Atlassian University, is a monthly series to help master Atlassian tools. Products are more fun to use when you know all the tricks. Hopefully by now you’ve gotten your hands on the shiny new Jira Service Desk and your IT team is flying through internal service […]
Branch-based deployments – new in Bamboo 5.2
Shipping a new feature always brings a mixture of emotions, no matter your role in getting it out the door. The sense of accomplishment is sweet, albeit tempered by the knowledge that there are so many cool things that aren’t shipping in this iteration… but you also get that spike of anticipatory excitement when you think of […]
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: feature branching on the Stash team
Stash is now called Bitbucket Server. Read our announcement blog. One question that every team faces when moving to Git is what development workflow to use. Since every team is different and has different requirements, there is no one-workflow-fits-all approach. However, there is one rule all teams should follow when looking for a new workflow […]
Upgrade your development workflow
Wouldn’t it be great to stop fretting over the small stuff, and spend your time being a developer? Our latest releases* make the once-tedious hurdles of software administration a thing of the past. Our tools now integrate better than ever, with best practices baked right in to guide you through the development flow. They work together to get […]
Jira Agile Tip of the Month: Searching for Sprints by Name
The Tip of the Month, brought to you by Atlassian University, is a monthly series to help master Atlassian tools. Products are more fun to use when you know all the tricks. Sometimes it’s helpful to run queries on your current sprint or past sprints to better prepare for the sprint retrospective. November’s tip of […]
Using effective workflows
This is the second post in a two-part series about using workflows in Jira Software. If you haven’t read the first post, Building workflow awesome, go ahead and start there. For those who already read it, this post will answer any questions you might have, as we’ll focus on practical applications to help solidify how to configure and […]
Open Dojo #5 – Is DevOps the end of QA?
Thursday October 24th, 9am Pacific We all know that the DevOps approach brings developers and operators into closer collaboration. We also know about the emphasis on automation – especially around testing. Do these factors combine to spell the end of the QA department? Is there a place for QA specialists in a DevOps world, and […]
Sharing artifacts between plans, and other best practices
We spend a lot of time on the Bamboo team thinking about how to make really excellent continuous integration (CI) as easy and accessible as possible. Today I’m delighted to share some progress we’ve made on that front, in two ways. Artifact sharing between plans Yes! You asked for it (Atlassians have been asking for it, too), and now […]
Building an awesome Jira workflow: concepts and examples
[cta]I’m amazed by how many different types of teams use Jira to manage their workflows. Jira’s customizable workflow engine lets you adapt it to all kinds of company cultures – whether small and new, or large and legacy. As your company grows, you develop a unique culture based on how employees work together in teams. And how a […]
New in Confluence: Promote blueprints and page templates in your spaces
Six months ago we gave you Confluence Blueprints – ready-made solutions to common business problems in the workplace. It started with blueprints for meeting notes, product requirements, and file lists. Then, we added blueprints for decisions and shared links, as well as how-to and troubleshooting articles for teams using Confluence as a knowledge base. Having lots of choices is great, but depending […]
Jira Service Desk: The next big thing from Atlassian
Last week, we introduced Jira Service Desk – a modern and flexible service desk experience. Jira Service Desk integrates directly with Jira, our issue management software used by more than 22,000 teams worldwide. Why did we build Service Desk? Watch the video below to get the behind-the-scenes story from Atlassians themselves, including the Jira Service Desk team and co-founder Mike […]
Code Your Flowcharts
This is a guest blog from Damian Kaczmarek, CEO of Rapid Technology Solutions, makers of the code2flow for Confluence and code2flow for Jira. Have you ever thought about why creating flowcharts and other diagrams is so time consuming? Most diagramming software requires a lot of manual work–placing each element on a canvas and connecting it to […]