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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 […]
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 […]
What self-driving cars can teach us about software testing
This is a guest post written by Hamesh Chawla, VP of Engineering, at Zephyr. Hamesh is responsible for the worldwide engineering function at Zephyr and brings over 18 years of engineering, mobile, and networking technology experience to his role. Outside of work, Hamesh enjoys golfing, playing tennis, and spending time with his two daughters. Autonomous […]
Project management tips for big, hairy, complex projects
[cta] The most challenging part of conquering a complex project is simply starting. At Atlassian, we deal with complex projects every day, from cross-product integrations to projects with aggressive deadlines or dispersed teammates. The bigger and more dynamic a project is, the more likely it is to cause stress and indecision. Although every project is different, and […]
Is conflict killing your collaboration?
Actually, aggressive agreement is already doing it for you. Humans are hardwired to avoid conflict. Especially in the workplace, hostility is a threat that we avoid like the proverbial plague. But conflict can help. Questioning, disagreement, and argument can penetrate layers of opacity and get at the heart of matters. What’s more, conflict means people care. […]
Atlassian Marketplace surpasses $250M in sales, introduces new partner add-ons
With the help of add-ons from Atlassian Marketplace, teams can customize their favorite products to meet their particular needs. Today, we’re introducing new ways for customers to discover useful add-ons, and are offering many new add-ons that integrate with other popular services they already use and love. Plus, we’ve recently reached some exciting milestones to share […]
Keep everyone focused on what matters with the new Jira Cloud for Slack
[cta] By popular request, we’ve teamed up with Slack to make it easier for teams to stay in sync, focus on the task at hand, and get the right people on the job with the new Jira Cloud for Slack app. Multiple projects, an overabundance of information, and distributed team members can make teamwork difficult. […]
Multiple scenario planning with Portfolio for Jira
Planning can be daunting. When you’re planning in an agile environment, you need to be able to easily and quickly adapt and change. This means making tradeoffs and quick decisions regarding project scope, who’s going to do the work, and when the team can deliver. So, how do you ensure that the roadmap you build […]
Building a winning team with agile performance management
This is a guest post written by Anand Inamdar, Product Owner at Amoeboids Technologies. The team at Amoeboids has developed & supports Jira add-ons UpRaise for Employee Success and Automated Release Notes. In today’s world of rapid innovation and powerful technology advances, it’s easier than ever to start up a company. But, building a winning team […]
Iterate on your team: how to stay agile and keep improving
It’s the start of a new year, and everyone is thinking about how to improve themselves and their work. I’m not here to offer a list of resolutions to take on, or tips to make the most out of 2017. My message for the coming year is simply this: keep working on your team. It […]
An agile design prototype is worth a thousand user stories
To prototype, or not to prototype? All web and mobile app experiences are becoming highly immersive. Gone are the days of designing a series of linked webpages. Thoughtful animation and interaction design is key to defining amazing user experiences. Apple’s world famous design director Jony Ive has this to say about the modern day design […]
Portfolio for Jira 2.1 is now more flexible to the way your teams plan
The Portfolio for Jira team is excited to announce the release of Portfolio for Jira 2.1 – closing some of our top voted customer feedback on jira.atlassian.com (we’ve been listening!). Portfolio for Jira 2.1 makes planning more contextual with custom fields, labels and components; more flexible with un-estimated items, default estimates, and mixed estimates, and […]
The 4 phases of DevOps with Atlassian
This is a guest post by Praecipio Consulting, Atlassian Platinum Enterprise Expert. [cta]As Development and IT Ops teams look to be more efficient, decreasing their time to market and increasing product support, DevOps has become the predominant industry solution. There are many resources that paint a picture of Development and Operations working in perfect harmony, […]
The challenges of scaling software development teams globally – Part 2
How we’re solving them with Jira This article is part of a blog series! Part 1 – The challenges of scaling software development teams globally Part 2 – The challenges of scaling software development teams globally – How we’re solving them with Jira This is the second blog in a series of two. In the […]