The Atlassian Ecosystem Podcast by Adaptavist

Ep. 40- News And Commentary On Atlassian, Adaptavist, Service Rocket And More!

On this edition of the podcast, Brenda, Matthew, and Ryan discuss news and blogs from around the Atlassian ecosystem including: Adaptavist named one to the 100 best places to work in the UK!!!: http://www.adaptavist.com/blog/best-companies-to-work-for-2018/ Stride API released publicly: https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/20/stride-atlassians-slack-competitor-opens-its-api-to-all-developers/ The new Jira issue view rolling out to cloud users... https://confluence.atlassian.com/jiracorecloud/the-new-jira-issue-view-938040503.html Priority Schemes in JIRA 7.7 https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirasoftware/jira-software-7-7-x-release-notes-941594462.html (The original feature request for this can be seen here: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-3821) Code search in Bitbucket Server 5.8: https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucketserver/bitbucket-server-5-8-release-notes-943973059.html Updates to Adaptavist's Content Formatting app: http://www.adaptavist.com/blog/do-content-better-with-content-formatting-for-confluences-template/ How Trello helped Atlassian reinvent their approach to individual growth: https://www.atlassian.com/blog/teamwork/how-trello-helped-us-reinvent-our-approach-to-individual-growth Reflection vs. Influence and how Jira Config can change how your team works: https://blog.servicerocket.com/adoption/does-jira-reflect-influence-how-your-team-works If you'd like to contribute to Adaptavist Live or be a guest on the show, email learn@adaptavist.com Please like and share!

Ep. 39: News And Commentary On Atlassian, ALM Works, K15t, And More!

Ryan, Matthew, and Brenda bring you the news from all around the Atlassian Ecosystem the past two weeks! Discussed in this episode: New features in Jira Portfolio: https://confluence.atlassian.com/jiraportfolioserver/scheduling-unestimated-items-943544098.html Atlassian carrying the Software Development world: https://sdtimes.com/agile/atlassian-carrying-developer-world/ Atlassian changing the world of business management software: https://www.investors.com/research/the-new-america/atlassians-collaborative-software-may-change-future-of-the-office/ Best practices in Confluence blog: Part 1: https://blog.goodsoftware.co/best-practices-for-building-effective-clutter-free-and-scalable-confluence-content-part-1-ac044115f3b5 Part 2: https://www.adaptavist.com/blog/best-practices-for-building-effective-clutter-free-and-scalable-confluence-content-part-2/ Update to Scroll Office: https://www.k15t.com/blog/2018/01/exporting-confluence-content-to-pdf-easier-and-better-than-ever ALM Works releases Structure Gantt: http://almworks.com/blog/2018-02-introducing-structure-gantt.html 5 tips for Reluctant Project Managers: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/5-survival-tips-for-reluctant-project-managers/ And lastly, Teslas... In Space!!! If you've got a suggestion for the podcast, please send us an email at learn@adaptavist.com

Ep. 38- Year - End Retrocast

Matthew and Ryan look back at the year that was on the podcast in a retrospective episode. They talk about what the goals for the podcast were, what successes we had, and what we can do better when we return next year. Thanks to our listeners for a great first year of the podcast, and we can't wait to see what 2018 brings. Happy holidays!

Ep. 37- Draw Smart, Draw Smartdraw Pt. 1

Matthew and Ryan are joined by Smartdraw VP of Marketing Joshua Platt to discuss art, the story of Smartdraw, the partnership between Adaptavist and Smartdraw, and a bit on how Smartdraw and Adaptavist Scriptrunner work together. Look out for Pt. 2 of the conversation soon!

Ep. 36- Holiday!

Matthew and Ryan are joined by Atlassian Consultant Kristian Walker and Sales Manager Ben Watson to talk about vacation. They discuss their favorite holiday, the benefits of taking a break, cultural differences around vacation, and how to use the Atlassian tools to make the process of leaving and returning from your break easier.

Ep. 35- DST

Matthew and Ryan are joined by the fantastic Mr. Phill Fox to talk Daylight Savings Time. They share stories of changing clocks, showing up late/early, and the one time where Matthew had to update 6000 computers by hand (in the snow, going uphill both ways). They then discuss how Daylight Savings Time affects Jira and Jira Service desk, and how to solve potential problems. For more on working with DST and Jira, check out Phill's blog post athttp://www.adaptavist.com/w/handling-daylight-saving-changes-in-jira-service-desk/

Ep. 34- Looking Back- A Sentimental Podcast Of Memory

Ryan is joined by special guest co-hosts Dylan Lindsay and Harp Athwal to reminisce about their early days at Adaptavist, look at all that's gone on since Summit 2017, and then move into talking about retrospectives: why we do them, how we do them, and what we get out of looking back at what we've done.

Ep. 33- Easy BI & ATM

Matthew and Ryan are joined by special guests Zane and Janis Baiza of Easy BI to talk about the amazing integration between their product and Adaptavist Test Management. They also discuss their favorite flavor combinations, and Zane and Janis give listeners a little insight into what's coming up in forthcoming updates to Easy BI!

Ep. 32- Shona Force One

Ryan Spilken and Matthew Stublefield are joined by Adaptavist's Atlassian Consultant and Speedster Shona Gilchrist. After a Thunderbolt Round of the pit hosts sharing their fastest and most exciting driving experiences, Shona talks about her time working for Force India, an F1 racing team, and how they use Jira to manage their work and super-extreme-fast development.

Ep. 31- Hiring An Atlassian Administrator

After returning from a week off to recover from the epic #AtlassianSummit2017, Matthew and Ryan talk about what it takes to find an Atlassian administrator for your organization. They talk about best practices for writing a complete job description, a compelling job advertisement, and some of the pitfalls they've encountered along the way. Enjoying Adaptavist Live? We'd sure appreciate a "Like" and "Share" on any social platform you use. Cheers!