atlassian roadtrip 2011 slide deck
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This presentation talks about how we use our tools to build our tools, and shares some tips you can take back to your technical teams.TRANSCRIPT
April 2011#Atlassian #RoadTrip2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Agenda
About the show
Best Atlassiantricks
3 Things
Drinks & nibbles
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About the Show(fasten your seatbelts)
Exit 1
Exit only
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AtlasBucks
• Five product concepts• Invest with your wallets• Or create your own
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Confluence MeetingRoom
• A better way to manage meetings• Build agenda,
invite attendees, take notes, record follow-up
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Confluence Calendars
• Plan and track team events• Calendar types
(people, JIRA, events)• Content linking• Embeddable, full
calendars
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JIRA Planner
• Simple, powerful resource planning• Map people to
projects• Quickly estimate
time and resourcing
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JIRA Zapper
• Easiest way to capture bugs• Templates make
bug filing easy• Record info about
app youʼre testing
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JIRA Roadmappr
• Manage roadmaps within JIRA• Link themes to
tasks• Track status and
release detail
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http://summit.atlassian.comJune 6-8, 2011
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Best Tricks(of Atlassian software dev)
Exit 2
Exit only
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Launch
Build
Plan
Concept
Track&
Discuss
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2
3
4
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Minimize Distractions“The Disturbed”
• Dev handles all questions, requests, distractions that slow the team
• 2-week rotations
ProTip
• make it visible: wallboard, big stuffy, Edward Munch mask
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Pull information togetherSingle project page for detailed status
• bring together key project info (team, specs, blogs, sales, downloads, blockers)
• visual countdown (GreenHopper Days Remaining gadget)
• metadata macro assembles list of all specs automatically
ProTip
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Keep information connectedLink JIRA and Confluence together
• Link related issues to specs and roadmaps
• JIRA Issues displays issues in table or individually with visible status
ProTip
• create new JIRA issues from within Confluence
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Keep it simpleSmart workflows
• Visualize before you build• Start small• Evolve incrementally
ProTip
• use workflow transitions for simple edit screens
• add a “review” step
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Eyes on the prizeWallboards, bright and physical
• Make it big, and highlight the most critical stuff
• Atlassian teams compete for “best wallboard”
ProTip
• Firefox plugin rotates through multiple browser tabs
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Create opportunities to innovateAtlassian Fedex Days
• “Ship in a day”• 24-hours to scratch
itches, spike ideas, have fun
• Formal shipment orders declare goal
ProTip
• supply food, beer, and a prize for the victor
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Test early and oftenDogfood, dogfood, dogfood
• Sometimes your best critics work for you
• continuously deploy new features to dogfood servers
ProTip
• collect feedback within the product
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Get an extra pair of eyesHave your code reviewed
• Insurance policy on code quality.
• Great way for new devs to learn on the job. Share expertise.
ProTip
• review everything (screenshots, code, features)
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Develop your own languageMemes that drive teams
This is Lawson.
<insert previous developer’s name
here> broke it.Founder code.
Thanks for coming in today Skitchslapped
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(v) skitchslap: the act of denigrating something by annotating a screenshot or image of it, using skitch. "Man, my CSS didn't work in IE7 - got majorly skitchslapped for it".
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https://bitbucket.org/rackley/jira-anywhere-for-skitch
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The Beer CartLubricate the induction process
• Rolls every Friday @ 4pm
• Meet new people• Re-acquaint with
colleagues
ProTip
• Snacks are appreciated
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Three things(we’re working on)
Exit 3
Exit only
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Simplicity
Integratability
Extensibility 3R O A D S H O W
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Simplicity: Confluence 4 Editor
Sticky Editor Toolbar
Advanced Table Editing•Merge cells•Highlight cells
Rendered Gliffy Diagram
Table Editing Toolbar
Visual Macros
Single Scrollbar
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• JIRA, FE/CR, BAM
Simplicity: Updated UX
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Simplicity: Smart Configuration
• Improved configuration experience for administrators
• Edit project and field settings simply
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Simplicity: Atlassian University
http://university.atlassian.com/
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Integratability: User Management in JIRA
• Delegated Confluence user management through JIRA
• OAuth introduces host of new JIRA integration features
Configure Atlassian JIRA Server
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Integratability: Application Links
• Map JIRA projects and Confluence Spaces• JIRA <-> Confluence: Activity streams• JIRA -> Confluence: Publish GreenHopper Sprint Reports
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Integratability: Activity Streams
• Improved interface and usability
• Powerful filtering• Inline actions:
comment, vote, watch and issue or trigger a build -all from the stream
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Integratability: On Demand
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Extensibility: “Extensions”Client-side product extensions enabled per user.
In Confluence.
In JIRA.
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Managing extensions
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Search results tweaker
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JIRA Admin improvements
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Instant Issue (just click “i”)
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Thumbnail previews on attachments
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Interested in playing with us?
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In Sum...
• AUGs, AUGs, AUGs• Come to Summit - June 6-8, San Francisco• http://university.atlassian.com/• [email protected]• Give us On Demand integration ideas• Have fun...
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Thank youNow leaving
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