Development
Fun Fridays: shoot from the Hipchat #1
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Feature Branches, Builds and Multiple Environments
In our recent Dev Den Office Hours we were asked some very interesting questions. One that caught my attention and on which I elaborated a bit on was the following: “One question I’ve had a hard time finding info on is in setting up feature branching with multiple environments (dev, test, prod for example) […] I’d love […]
Using Stash and JIRA for development bliss
A couple of weeks ago I ran a webinar on how to enhance your Git development experience with JIRA and Stash. The half-hour allocated for Q&A wasn’t quite long enough, so I’m following up on some of the unanswered questions in blog form. If you didn’t catch the webinar, it’s now live on YouTube: Check it out if […]
Watch the webinar: practical advice for agile product management
We recently hosted a webinar with two Atlassian product managers called “Practical Advice for Agile Product Management.” Confluence product managers Sherif Mansour and John Masson shared their expertise on the elements that go into building great products, starting with conducting research and customer interviews and concluding with how you can tell a story about your release. We recorded the webinar for any of you that missed it or want to watch it again and share it with your teams.
Pledge 1%: a new model for corporate philanthropy
Back when Atlassian was a very small company, we made a pledge to divert 1% of equity, 1% of product, 1% of profit, and 1% of employee time to charitable causes–a corporate philanthropy model pioneered by Salesforce. We made that pledge publicly so our customers and staff would hold us accountable. And it worked. Twelve years later, we have helped over 250,000 children in the developing world get an education they wouldn’t otherwise have had access to through a partnership with the Room to Read foundation.
Inside Atlassian: seven steps for better retrospectives
Happy December, the time for retrospectives! The end of the year is a time for reflection. For our team, each member considers questions like: What went well? What accomplishments did I make? What do I want to improve on? What did I miss that I want to do next year? That’s right, December is our yearly retrospective! (That’s the cool agile term.) Retrospectives are the meetings held after a sprint, iteration, or release.
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Form nimble agile teams
With agile, it’s easy to talk about processes, ceremonies, and workflows. But it’s also easy to lose sight of the team. In this article, we’ll explore the dynamics of forming nimble agile teams and how to configure Jira to support multiple teams. Plus, you’ll learn additional tips from the Jira team on how to optimize work across a set of teams.
4 tips to get more out of Jira with keyboard shortcuts
I’ve been a Jira Software administrator for some time now and have worked with hundreds of customers’ instances. I’m often asked, ‘How can I get more out of Jira Software?’ I always give the same answer: learn the keyboard shortcuts. Nothing will improve your speed throughout Jira Software more than keyboard shortcuts. From creating issues, assigning work, and even administering […]
Getting the right data from your users to ease developer pain
Collecting the right information from the start makes interactions between the development team and issue reporters much easier. In this article, I’ll share a few ways you can help ease developer pain with Jira Software. Successful product teams incorporate user feedback throughout their entire development cycle. Product owners meet with customers, and development teams respond to […]
5 tips to make your Git repos CI-friendly
If you follow Atlassian, you know we’re big on continuous integration (“CI”) and Git–separately, sure: but even bigger on the power that the two offer in combination. Today I want to share some tips for getting your CI system to interact optimally with your repository, which is where it all begins. 1: Avoid tracking large files in your […]
Playing as a team during ShipIt. The agile way.
Sometimes, especially under pressure, we can lose focus on what’s really important. During this ShipIt, our 24-hour hackathon, we maintained our focus on delivering the highest value first. We used agile methodologies in the most effective way we could (yes, in a period of less than 24 hours), so: The plan We had a backlog (which consisted of Post-Its on a whiteboard). Every […]
5 tips for great code reviews
In almost every organization, team members collaborate to get work done. Software teams typically transition issues between people for different functions like code development, code review, and testing (even if they are all on the same team). When transitioning an issue from one team member to another it’s important to minimize the amount of ramp up required for […]