Development
5 tips for shifting left in continuous testing
This is a guest post by Shani Shoham, President and COO for Testim.io, a test automation platform that uses machine learning to create self-healing stable tests. What is continuous testing? In broad terms, it means testing from the beginning to the end of each development cycle. It means running unit tests, functional tests, performance tests, […]
Gartner’s 2018 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Agile Planning Tools and the state of agile
In recent years, we’ve seen agile methodologies adopted by a variety of teams beyond software development, watched the rise of DevOps, and witnessed adaptations of agile across larger and larger organizations. It’s clear that in 2018, agile has reached mainstream adoption for companies large and small, across virtually every industry. The outcomes of agile—higher quality software in […]
How an uncompromising automobile is built on uncompromising engineering systems
This is a guest post by Soumya Menon of Go2Group, a worldwide provider of DevOps and application lifecycle management (ALM) solutions. An Enterprise and Platinum Atlassian Solutions Partner, the company has been serving enterprises since 2002 and has implemented thousands of enterprise-level migrations and integrations. Timeless design powered by electricity, fuel, and the sun. Vehicles […]
New research shows great customer experience doesn’t come from bots
Forget chatbots. New research shows employee empowerment is still the key to delivering a great customer experience.
Infographic: Learn how large customers scale Jira
When we speak to customers about their experience with Jira, many of them can’t remember exactly when their journey started. “Jira was used at the company before my time”, or “we found multiple teams were using it,” or “we made a decision to standardize on Jira across the company” are some common stories we hear. […]
Should management be on your career path?
Whenever someone is promoted to a management position, their colleagues start thinking about their own career path and wondering if that should be their next move, too. I always encourage people to explore this interest in a thoughtful, intentional way. Managing teams can be a great career – but you have to walk down this path with […]
3 strategies to increase digital workforce engagement
This article was written with Matthew Lewsadder of Communardo Products. Digital transformation is advancing at an unprecedented pace. From marketing and sales to product development and beyond, businesses are integrating digital technologies across their organization to increase automation, improve collaboration and achieve new competitive advantages. By the end of 2017, two-thirds of Global 2000 companies will have digital […]
New Jira Software integration for Workplace by Facebook
Tens of thousands of companies now use Workplace by Facebook to share work, ideas, and projects. That’s why we’re excited to bring Atlassian to Workplace by Facebook, starting with Jira Cloud, which is the first launch in the pipeline of additionally planned integrations. With Jira Cloud for Workplace, teams using Workplace and Jira will enjoy […]
7 pros and cons of open workspaces—and how to compensate for them
Anna Johansson is a writer, researcher, and business consultant who is passionate about helping everyone do their best work. Her work has been featured in Entrepreneur and on Business.com. More and more, work culture gravitates toward openness, collaboration, and transparency. You can see it in the increased number of open-office layouts (despite some recent pushback) […]
Jira super users: get Atlassian Certified in less than 60 days
Are you a skilled power user who lives in Jira day in and day out? Do you know how to configure projects and boards, customize workflows, and manage project permissions in your organization’s Jira Server (or Data Center) instance? Can you help scale your instance to meet the demands of your business, so your Jira […]
How to choose the best methods of estimation for planning
This article was written with Jacek Wizmur-Szymczak of Spartez. Every planning or grooming session, where team members meet to estimate stories and work items, has its own rules. Sometimes we haven’t estimated for a long time, the backlog is huge, and time is limited. Sometimes we have a team that can meet in the same office, […]
Downtime and taxes: an open letter to the IRS
Dear IRS, We imagine that Tax Day during the best of times is extremely hectic, so we can’t even imagine what your past 24 hours has been like. First off, we wanted to send you some massive #HugOps from all of us at Statuspage – we know how stressful unplanned downtime can be. Our bread […]
Growing the next generation of coders and computational thinkers
This guest post was written by Vivek Ravisankar, CEO & Cofounder of HackerRank, a platform that helps programmers hone their skills and connect with companies. HackerRank is the leading player in the programming talent assessment space, and the company is growing. Programming is a fundamental tool to help you discover solutions to problems by following […]
Designing inclusive illustrations (or, a brief history of the meeple)
2017 was a huge year for the Atlassian brand and design. We developed a new design language that touches every part of our business. It was an effort not only to change the way we embody our personality but also change the standard we hold ourselves to. Over the past few years, our use of illustration has become more […]
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 […]