Development
The year of the team
My co-founder Scott and I believe work is at a tipping point, facing the biggest change since the industrial revolution. Globalization, the gig economy, talent gaps, lengthening career spans and the impact of every company now being a software company has created the most complex and challenging dynamic any workforce has seen. There are 900 […]
Become an Atlassian certified professional Confluence administrator
Calling all Confluence Admins! Does this describe you? You’ve got 2-3 years of experience as a Confluence Admin (this one’s not for newbies!) You can administer Confluence in both Cloud and Server environments for small teams as well as company-wide spaces You can interpret and translate business requirements to Confluence You have an excellent understanding […]
Start small and it’ll snowball: how Atlassian partners give back
There are so many ways to give back, and everything counts. So don’t wait, get out there and be the change you seek. Never volunteered with your team before? Try it! You just might start a trend at your company. But you’ve got to make that first move. This week we’ve heard from founders, employees, […]
Giving back in all we do at InVision Communications
This is a guest post by Drew Hagen, Co-Founder and Chief Culture Officer at InVision Communications. InVision is a corporate communications engagement agency and fellow Atlassian partner in Pledge 1%. From the first day my business partner, Rod Mickels, and I started InVision Communications, giving back was at the heart of our company’s culture. Philanthropy […]
Hipchat Server beta: group video and screensharing
As teams get larger and globally distributed, we often need to connect over video at the drop of a hat. You might think that in today’s world, it would be easy. But we often go back and forth about which video service to use or what plug-ins we need to download. Today, we solve that problem. Hipchat […]
Bitbucket Server 4.10 comes with a new personal dashboard
As a developer on an agile team, the main thing that I can do to keep things moving fast is to make sure that I’m not a blocker. This means that I need to be continuously aware of my work in flight. To keep track of my work throughout the week – including the work […]
Be the change: helping the homeless through partnerships and volunteering in San Francisco
This week we’re dedicating the Atlassian Blog to stories about teams coming together to change the world for the better. You’ll hear stories from Atlassian employees, partners, and customers, all reaffirming that giving back to your community is both the smart and the right thing to do. Everyone wins. The San Francisco homeless population is […]
One team, one home: the Austin office builds a home with Habitat for Humanity
This week we’re dedicating the Atlassian Blog to stories about teams coming together to change the world for the better. You’ll hear stories from Atlassian employees, partners, and customers, all reaffirming that giving back to your community is both the smart and the right thing to do. Everyone wins. Like most things, we started off […]
Design: a great bit of simplification
One of the focus areas for the Sourcetree team is how we can take something relatively complex—the command line clients for Git and Mercurial—and present it in a GUI that provides all the flexibility an expert would require but doesn’t intimidate those new to DVCS and its tools. I recently joined the team, having spent […]
How to break through the silo effect
Do you notice teams working in silos across your organization? It’s a common occurrence, and one of the biggest mistakes an organization can make, especially when the separation created by silos involves teams that have the same goals. Often, the development of silos is caused by a lack of awareness, and confusion on where to […]
Teaming up for computer science education in Sydney
This week we’re dedicating the Atlassian Blog to stories about teams coming together to change the world for the better. You’ll hear stories from Atlassian employees, partners, and customers, all reaffirming that giving back to your community is both the smart and the right thing to do. Everyone wins. I have a son and a […]
How eCore works as a team to give back locally and globally
This is a guest blog post written by Allison Riggs, Global Marketing Manager at e-Core, a global leader in Agile methodologies, Application Development Lifecycle Management and an Atlassian Platinum and Enterprise Expert for over 10 years. “Be the change you want to see in the world.” – Ghandi When the call to action came to […]
Celebrate volunteerism with #TeamUp4Good
This is a shout-out to the do-gooders. You know who you are. Tutors, mentors, grant writers, habitat restorers, care-package assemblers, and volunteer firefighters. You are the ones who don’t just care passively about your neighbors, your community, and your planet – you turn that passion into action. And this month, we want to celebrate you. […]
Teamwork is really f*cking hard – here’s how to make it better
Society loves to celebrate and glorify the individual – Jobs, Musk, Lebron James. We all do it. But individuals don’t accomplish monumental achievements on their own. Success is driven by teams. From sending a rover to Mars to decoding the human genome or building driverless cars, teams accomplish far more than any single person ever could. Take […]
Choosing the right Git tool in a highly-regulated industry
Software development teams like to move fast and stay on the cutting edge of innovation. And in order to produce great software, they have to use the latest and greatest tools. But changing or upgrading tools can bring unwanted security concerns that many companies can’t afford to risk. So, how can a software development team […]