As a self-proclaimed “chaos muppet” I look to agile practices and lean principles to bring order to my everyday. It’s a joy of mine to share these lessons with others through the many articles, talks, and videos I make for Atlassian
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What is product management?
Product management is an organizational function that aims to maximize the value of a product by optimizing every step of the product lifecycle.
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Epics, Stories, Themes, and Initiatives
These popular agile methodologies help teams strike a healthy balance between structure and flexibility
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Epics
An epic is a large body of work that can be broken down into a number of smaller stories. Learn more about how to organize an agile workflow with epics.
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User Stories | Examples and Template
User stories are system requirements often expressed as “persona + need + purpose.” Learn how stories drive agile programs & how to get started.
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What is a Kanban Board?
A kanban board is a physical or digital project management tool designed to help visualize work, limit work-in-progress, and maximize efficiency(or flow).
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All About Kanban Cards
At the core of the Kanban Method is the kanban card, which helps teams keep projects on track, on-time, and on-budget.
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Kanban vs Scrum
Discover if Kanban or Scrum is a better framework for your agile team. Learn the key differences between the two frameworks.
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Scrum Sprints: Everything You Need to Know
A sprint is a short, time boxed period when a scrum team works to complete a set amount of work. Read on to learn how to plan and execute scrum sprints.
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What is a scrum master? [+ Responsibilities]
Learn what a Scrum Master is (and what they are NOT), and how the role supports and works with other members of an agile team.
Agile retrospectives: Use the past to define the future
A retrospective helps teams perform better over time. See what the agile community is saying and learn how to run your own retrospective meetings.
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Learn scrum with Jira Software
A step-by-step guide on how to drive a scrum project, prioritize and organize your backlog into sprints, run the scrum ceremonies and more, all in Jira.
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Learn advanced scrum with Jira Software
An advanced guide on more advanced scrum practices such as using epics, customizing your workflow and using reports in Jira Software.
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Learn how to use epics in Jira Software
Use these step by step instructions to learn how to use and create epics in Jira Software
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Create an agile board in Jira Software
Find out how to create agile boards in Jira software with this step-by-step guide. Set up agile and jira automation to keep up to date seamlessly.
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How to create and use sprints in Jira Software
The go-to guide on everything Jira Sprints -- from how to create a sprint in Jira to the team rituals involved with sprints.
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Learn versions with Jira Software
Learn how to use versions to organize your work around milestones you can aim for. Learn to assign issues in your project to a specific version.
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How to create issues in Jira Software
This tutorial explains exactly how to create and manage issues in Jira software, including how to rank, flag, transition and filter issues.
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Learn burndown charts with Jira Software
The go-to-guide for burndown charts in Jira Software. Learn how to monitor epics and sprints with burndown charts.