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5 ways to work with Jira issues in Confluence
Half of the teams that use Jira also use Confluence. Development teams live in Jira where they track their work; The rest of the business lives in Confluence where everyone collaborates around requirements, documentation, marketing plans, sales reports, and anything else. We’ve worked hard over the last year to bring Jira into Confluence like never […]
8 steps to Jira field greatness
Now Available: This content is available as a presentation on SlideShare! I’m always in awe when thinking about how many different kinds of organizations use Jira Software to help teams of people deliver their visions. While the specifics of each implementation differ, each customer uses Jira Software to track information so that everyone in the team can stay […]
Publish Jira reports in Confluence, fast
One out of every two Confluence customers also uses Jira. Development teams live in Jira where they track their work; the rest of the business lives in Confluence where everyone collaborates around requirements, documentation, marketing plans, sales reports, and everything else. You’ve told us you need an easy way communicate the work that your development […]
My life runs on Jira: project Little Man
Those of you who saw me at Summit 2013 know I’ve got a special project underway: In about four weeks, our family will welcome another member. Even though this isn’t our first child, getting ready for “Little Man,” as we’ve been calling him, gets to feeling pretty overwhelming at times: Replace the car seat that […]
Inside Jira Service Desk: SLAs
This is part two of a blog series taking an inside look at Jira Service Desk, the newest member of the Jira family. Jira Service Desk is a modern and flexible service desk experience that integrates directly with Jira, our issue management software used by more than 22,000 teams worldwide. Read part one about our intuitive customer portal here. Part […]
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 […]
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 […]
Five Confluence features beginners will love
Prior to joining Atlassian on the Confluence Marketing team, I had never used Confluence, so I understand what it’s like to learn it from scratch. There are tons of useful features for any kind of Confluence user that I’m still learning, but I found concentrating on a few basics helped me get comfortable quickly. 1. Keep […]
Using watchers and @mentions effectively in Jira
Jira makes it easy to keep others in the loop and stay on top of issues you care about. For notifications to be effective you can’t overwhelm your audience. Jira has three notification methods known as notification schemes, watchers, and @mentions. In this blog article we will focus on watchers and @mentions as they apply […]
Four fast ways to link to content in Confluence
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. At Atlassian we live in Confluence. Our intranet houses all the content that keeps the company running. This collection of rich pages and […]
Maven Git Flow Plugin for Better Releases
What is JGit Flow and why do I need a Maven plugin? If you missed my other blog post, I recently released a Java library named jgit-flow that implements the git-flow branching and merging model introduced by Vincent Driessen in Java. My hope is that developers will use this library to integrate git-flow workflows inside […]
Five Keyboard Shortcuts I Can’t Live Without
I’ve said it before – I’m a productivity junkie. If there’s a faster way to get something done, I’ll find it. That’s why I commit keyboard shortcuts to memory. Shortcuts for the actions I perform the most. Shortcuts that help me get more work done, faster. Since I spend 90% of my day working with my team in Confluence I thought I’d share the five keyboard shortcuts I use the most to get my job done.
How to Share Files with Your Team Using Confluence
Share files with your team using the File List Blueprint Too often files are trapped in shared network drives or email inboxes, making it impossible for everyone to have access to the most current version. We decided to tackle this problem with the File List Blueprint – which makes it easy to share and store […]
How to run effective meetings with Confluence
How many times have you left a meeting thinking it was a waste of time? Have you ever felt ‘meeting dread’ because you know that the next hour is time better spent actually getting work done? The fact is most of the meetings we attend during the day don’t accomplishing anything. Meetings with no agenda, meetings full of […]
Jira Admins: where is your field?
Do you know about the Jira Admin Helper? If you’re a Jira administrator, hold on to your hat: we’re about to move your configuration tasks at warp speed! The Jira Admin Helper is a free, bundled plugin that answers questions like: Why isn’t my field showing up on view/edit/create screens? Why can/can’t a user see […]