Development
Fresh data reveals diversity fatigue is a global problem
We surveyed tech workers from Australia, Brazil, France, India, Philippines, U.S., and U.K. to learn more.
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.
Why diversity in teams is the key to customer success
This article was written with Teagan Harbridge of Easy Agile. What does it mean to be agile? Everyone has an opinion about it, and the amount of agile-flavored literature continuously grows, fostering interest and engagement. But what is at the heart of agile? People. In 2001, 17 software developers came together to write the ultimate ‘agile […]
Using a mental crowbar to pry my closed mind open
I used to think corporate diversity programs were bullshit. Now, I’m a converted evangelist.
I swam my kids like an Atlassian team
It’s been a year since my experiment running my kids like an Atlassian team. Could this work for their swim team, too?
What do people really want from team chat?
We surveyed 1,264 chat users* to find out, and we started with two seemingly simple questions: How do you communicate at work? Does team chat actually make you more productive? What we learned was fascinating and inspiring, so we gathered up the data and created the team chat guide. A preview of what we learned […]
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 […]
How to get peer feedback that will dramatically improve your work
Let peers challenge your ideas and inspire new ones.
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 […]
Atlassian Guard: Company-wide visibility, control, and security
Today, we’re excited to announce the general availability of Atlassian Guard. Atlassian Guard is a set of capabilities that gives administrators company-wide visibility, control, and security over their Atlassian Cloud products, while providing users easy access to the collaborative tools they rely on to get work done. Atlassian Guard comes equipped with: In November, we […]
Scheduled maintenance message examples and inspiration
A well run service needs routine maintenance. Without regular system maintenance, updates would go uninstalled, bugs would go unsquashed, patches would go … unpatched. It’s important for the long-term reliability of your service that ops teams and system administrators feel confident and empowered about announcing maintenance activities. Whether you’re running a public service on the […]
A preview of the new agility boards in Jira Software
For more than a decade, Jira Software has helped teams around the globe turn ideas into reality. From building the world’s most prominent music streaming service, to landing a rover on Mars, to distributing life-changing healthcare in developing nations. Regardless of a team’s size, structure, or preferred style of work, Jira Software’s power and flexibility allows teams to plan, track, and deliver. However, it’s no secret this same power and […]
How to prepare for the remote-friendly future of work
Three investments to make in anticipation of the highly-distributed future of work. And they won’t cost you a penny.
How to embed Excel tables in Jira issues
Need to comment on Jira issues with a table of data from Excel to support your findings? Here’s the formatting shortcut you’ve been waiting for.
Atlassian’s 2018 State of Diversity Report finds “diversity fatigue” is real
This year’s results show that diversity fatigue has set in and progress has stalled. People are tired of talking about it, frustrated by inaction, and overwhelmed by the number of issues.