4 challenges in developing safety-critical software (and what to do about them)
This is a guest blog post written by Dr. Marion Lepmets. Dr. Lepmets has an extensive academic background in medical device...
agile project management
Project management tips for big, hairy, complex projects
The most challenging part of conquering a complex project is simply starting. At Atlassian, we deal with complex projects every day,...
Keep everyone focused on what matters with the new Jira Cloud for Slack
By popular request, we’ve teamed up with Slack to make it easier for teams to stay in sync, focus on...
How to manage projects like an actual project manager
So. You have to manage a project, and you’re not a project manager by trade. I’ve been there. It’s pretty...
How to build a kick-ass agile team
Despite sharing common values, there is no formula for the perfect agile team. Some implement scrum while others use kanban. Agile purists prefer co-located teams, but business realities sometimes necessitate distributing an agile team...
5 ways to become a planning master with Portfolio for Jira
Even when your teams are agile, there’s still a need to plan ahead. However, it can be hard to balance the...
Ideas to optimize your planning poker sessions
This is a guest post by Vitalii Zurian, a software engineer and the creator of a series of agile add-ons...
Inside Atlassian: how we use Jira Core for HR Project Management
The HR team at Atlassian was using excel and email to manage their projects. That is, until the bright-eyed Jira Core team approached 'em with a proposition: Implement Jira Core for them to manage...
Try using mind maps to plan your next project
Mind maps are a great way for visual learners and thinkers to brainstorm ideas, plan out projects, and tap into the creativity of the team. Plus, they're collaborative. You can work through ideas and problems...
Know thy customer: agile’s essential guide to user story maps
A story map is a visual representation of the journey a customer takes with a product, including activities and tasks they complete. Agile teams create the story map in a collaborative session to ensure...
3 ways to stay on top of your software project in Confluence
If your project in Jira Software is your one-stop shop for everything JIRA-related, then your project space in Confluence is your go-to place for everything else: requirements, retrospectives, meeting notes, and more. Here are 3...
Inside Atlassian: how we do marketing project management with Jira Core and Confluence
Marketing can be a cyclical process. We marketers typically plan projects, assign work, review content, publish, and then…. start all over again....
Agile roadmap planning done right with Jira Software and Portfolio for Jira
Agile software development supports a release plan, but it's challenging to coordinate that on a multi-team level when you've got a lot of dependencies between teams. Rosetta Stone, a language learning technology company, found...
Kanplan: where your backlog meets kanban
There's no silver bullet when it comes to picking an agile framework for your agile team. Whether you use kanban, scrum, or a combination of the two, like scrumban, agile is a team process....