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Power Scripts for Jira: Automation and optimization made easy
With scripts, you can extensively customize Jira (screens, custom fields, and more), automate complex workflows, create custom listeners to react to specific events, and enhance Jira’s reporting and integration capabilities. However, many scripting apps that plug into Jira don’t give you access to the full API, or use horribly complex scripting languages. But Power Scripts for Jira makes scripting easy.
What Is Involved in a Linchpin Project? The Full Monty!
To help you see exactly what happens when you collaborate with us on a Linchpin intranet project, we’ve detailed all of the components and services we normally provide in an Linchpin introductory project. This includes all of the workshops, a typical timeline, and details of the training sessions that your staff can take advantage of.
Want Better Data Security and Privacy? Disable Atlassian Analytics
With the introduction of Atlassian Cloud, Atlassian’s privacy policy received an overhaul. Most of the big changes refer to the data collected by Atlassian Analytics, more specifically in their SaaS (Cloud) products. But some of the changes also affect server versions of Atlassian products.
Asset Management using Jira Service Desk
In small companies, asset management is not such a big deal. Problems appear when larger companies try to use the same simple spreadsheet for tracking their assets. Errors appear, and equipment is lost. An asset management system can save these costs, and it is easy to implement an affordable asset management system with JIRA Service Desk.
Designing an Intranet Is Like Choosing a Good Christmas Present
Have you ever received a Christmas present that you didn’t wish for? Of course you have. Everyone has!
Paul Herwarth von Bittenfeld and Sebastian Preuss gave a memorable presentation at the WorldWebForum 2017, where they (accurately) compared unwanted and unloved Christmas gifts to corporate intranets.
Choosing an Enterprise Intranet to Support Interaction and Collaboration
When considering a staff intranet solution, it’s difficult for many organisations to define their exact requirements. This is because, quite simply, there are too many. It’s not unusual for the problem to appear overwhelming and difficult to solve. Parsec Pacific was asked by a customer recently to help them define their user requirements for a new staff intranet. The organisation has about 5000 staff and provides education services to about 40,000 school aged children, and were already using a mixture of technologies to provide some staff intranet services but it wasn’t working effectively.
See You at Atlassian Summit Europe 2017 in Barcelona
We are preparing to be at the first European Atlassian Summit this year in Barcelona, and we’ll be there in full-force! It’s looking like it will be the biggest event this year as it’s an Atlassian Summit and Atlas Camp rolled into one event. From May 1 to May 5 you can join us and many others at the Placa de la Universitat and the Fira Barcelona Gran Via to learn all about the software in the Atlassian ecosystem, network with like-minded people, and have a lot of fun.
Software Trends in 2016
The software development industry moves fast, and to keep ahead of the competition you have to stay on top of the trends. Atlassian’s yearly survey is full of insights on what the industry is currently doing, and where it is heading.
Comparison of Intranet Solutions
Companies often use strict checklists with poor criteria to select an intranet solution, resulting in a intranet that does everything, but nothing well. Intranet Compass is an independent intranet comparison site, using 50 good criteria and providing demonstration videos to help you make a better choice.