workflows
How visuals can boost the accuracy of product development
This is a guest post written by Mac McConnell, VP of Marketing at Gliffy, creators of visual planning apps on the Atlassian Marketplace – Gliffy Project and Gliffy Diagram. “That is not what the ticket said to build. How could that paragraph of text be misunderstood? It is so clear. ” -Any Product Manager, Anywhere Any […]
Virtual collaboration: not just for remote teams anymore
Virtual collaboration is an excellent alternative to in-person meetings, but too few people recognize it as a viable option.
Get a handle on all your content with Confluence + apps
With companies creating more online work than ever, content management systems have become a necessity. Product requirements, content calendars, marketing plans, and business forms fill our inboxes and folders. An efficient enterprise content management system, or ECM, can save hours of company time that workers would otherwise spend tracking down files. But too often, files […]
Two great products, now even better together: Jira and Confluence
Confluence and Jira Software: Separate, they’re good. Together, they’re real good. In fact, over half of Jira Software teams already use Confluence as a complement to Jira and their agile development toolset. Confluence is an open and shared workspace where teams can create and organize documentation, draw up project requirements, collaborate with other teams, and provide visibility to projects. Teams […]
Watch this! New look, watch repos, and unicorns in Bitbucket 5.10
Does it ever feel like the codebase you work in (or its core dependencies) can change in the blink of an eye? As soon as you’ve moved to the latest version, a new stable release comes out. It’s even more frustrating when it happens inside your company. Sure, it might come up during daily standup… […]
6 ways to integrate a data strategy into your workflow
This article was written with Looker, a business intelligence software and big data analytics platform that helps you explore, analyze, and share real-time business analytics easily. Most organizations only use a fraction of available data. Integrating a data strategy into your team’s development workflow is key to making sure data and insights are actionable where […]
Use Jira Software search to accelerate DevOps workflows
Imagine you’re driving down the highway, and you see what appears to be a traffic jam in the distance. Before the panic sets in, you realize your car is equipped with GPS. You have complete, wizard-like visibility into what’s ahead and can answer exact questions like: what are the alternative routes? What’s my new estimated time […]
Bitbucket, uninterrupted: app diagnostics and better workflows in Bitbucket Server 5.9
Bitbucket Server is the convergence of individual work and team collaboration. Administrators ensure the git server availability, enabling developers to complete deployment cycles. Those teams operate independently but share common goals like, automating and simplifying repetitive tasks. In Bitbucket Server 5.9, there are improvements for both admins and developers. Bitbucket admins can identify and track causes of […]
Scale modern CI/CD with Bamboo 6.3
Implementing continuous integration at scale is essential to scaling your overall DevOps practice. The tools and technology you use shouldn’t hinder your ability to scale these practices alongside your business. We’ve recently introduced capabilities that allow you to scale your DevOps practices using modern CI/CD and today we’re excited to announce 500 and 1,000 agent tiers in […]
Bitbucket Server 5.5 brings personal access tokens and rebase workflows
These days developing software can feel a lot like running in a relay race, pushing ever faster to pass the baton amongst your teammates. The quicker you can push new features, bug-fixes, or performance improvements out to your customers the greater the competitive edge in the market. There are many ways to improve speed overall, […]
6 simple HR forms you can use in Confluence
This is a guest post by Alex Medved, Project Manager for ConfiForms app for Confluence at Vertuna LLC. HR is a great field to work in, but it’s often filled with paperwork — lots of paperwork. Did you know that you can bring many of your HR processes, templates, and forms right into Confluence? It […]
We filed 100 support tickets to find out how to send better customer service email auto-replies
Customer service emails have a way of being pretty terrible. As a company, if you don’t make a solid effort to build good systems around your email customer service, it’s going to be a drag. It got us thinking about how we do email support here at Statuspage. We’ve noticed a lot of great companies […]
Jira admins: 5 new business templates that make onboarding easier
A Jira issue can mean different things to your team members. To software developers: epics, stories, sub-tasks. To IT help desk managers: tickets. But what do “issues” mean to a marketing or HR manager? Maybe you’ve heard one say: “Issues? I’m not sure I have issues, per se. I have tasks, though. Is that the […]
Practical continuous deployment: a guide to automated software delivery
Continuous deployment guides frequently focus on the culture and adoption aspects. What’s less common to see is how teams have addressed practical nuts-and-bolts issues. In this post, I’ll talk about the hurdles my team had to jump while transitioning to continuous deployment: workflow stuff, tools stuff, and a bunch of “gotchas”. And for those of […]
How Jira Core puts the groove in email marketing processes
Email has stood the test of time. While new technologies pop up every day, 91% of consumers check their email at least once a day and report it as their preferred channel for marketing messages. This is great news for an email marketer, who is always thinking about how to reach customers through email campaigns. But, […]