Community FiveByFive Round-up: November 2025

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Hello Everyone!

It’s that time once again to take a look at everything that has happened in the past month! From major events, to product announcements, to amazing people providing great tips & best practices to help the Community, I guarantee there is something here for everyone. Let’s get started!

Announcements & Highlights:

As always, there are a TON of amazing things happening and here is just a small sample of all the great things you don’t want to miss out on!

• First up, Team '26 is returning to Anaheim, and Atlassian is inviting passionate community members to share their stories, expertise, and creative solutions on the big stage. Submit your session by December 4, 2025, for a chance to inspire others and grow your personal brand at Atlassian’s flagship event!
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Official-Atlassian-Events/Team-26-Call-for-Speakers-is-officially-open/ba-p/3143758

• For all you kudos badge collectors out there, you can earn the Out of Office Explorer badge by attending the virtual Atlassian Community Event and sharing your key takeaways or holiday tips. Don’t miss this fun opportunity to get out of office ready and celebrate the season with your fellow community members!
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Community-Kudos-Feedback/New-Badge-Alert-Earn-the-Out-of-Office-Explorer-badge-by/ba-p/3142358

• What’s new for with the Community Forums platform? Recent performance issues on the forums have been resolved, and Atlassian has streamlined notification settings and updated navigation to enhance your experience. Thank you to everyone who provided feedback and helped improve the community for all!
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Community-Announcements-articles/Community-release-notes-for-November-13-2025/ba-p/3146822

• Next, December is Atlassian Community’s Month of Good, encouraging members to come together, give back, and make a positive impact throughout the holiday season. Stay tuned for ways to participate and spread goodwill in your community!
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Community-Champions-articles/Atlassian-Community-s-Month-of-Good-December-2025/ba-p/3149177

• Finally, do you want a little fun competition? Celebrate Atlassian’s partnership with Williams Racing by trying out the new Confluence Race Mode—a fun, Formula 1-inspired game and leaderboard challenge available in Confluence whiteboards for a limited time. Plus, discover new AI-powered features to supercharge your brainstorming and collaboration while you race to beat the best time!
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Confluence-articles/Introducing-Confluence-Race-Mode/ba-p/3145981

Member Article Highlights:

As always, there are a TON of amazing articles written by many of your fellow community members. This is just a small sample of all the great content you don’t want to miss out on!

• First up, are you still hiding under a rock when it comes to Rovo?  @Rinjini Poddar will guide you as you discover how Atlassian Rovo empowers Jira admins to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and unify knowledge across teams with AI-driven insights and automation. This practical guide walks you through setup, governance, and high-impact use cases to help your organization unlock smarter, faster collaboration.
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Atlassian-AI-Rovo-articles/Harnessing-Rovo-in-Jira-A-Practical-Guide-for-Atlassian-Admins/ba-p/3142700

• Next, @Josh McManus is our guide as we explore a real-world journey to designing a scalable Jira Cloud data model that reduces friction, standardizes workflows, and enhances cross-team collaboration. This article shares actionable strategies, lessons learned, and open questions to inspire your own approach to governance and reporting.
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-Cloud-Admins-articles/Building-a-Comprehensive-Data-Model-for-my-Organization/ba-p/3145043

• Next up, are you looking to uncover the challenges and solutions for maintaining clarity and consistency as your Jira usage scales, balancing flexibility with governance.  @Akhand Pratap Singh as written an insightful piece that offers practical tips and a maturity model to help teams align, reduce chaos, and maximize the value of Jira.
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/New-to-Jira-articles/The-Jira-Way-of-Working-Bridging-Structure-Simplicity-and-Scale/ba-p/3145176

• Next, if you have never attending a Team event, join @Matt Reiner _K15t_ as he gives you an inside sneak peek at everything you may have missed. Should you attend Team '26? Check it out and decide for yourself.
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Welcome-Center-articles/But-Actually-Should-You-Attend-a-TEAM-Event-Hint-Yes-Check-it/ba/p/3146631

• Finally, experience @Staffan Redelius' first hand account of Rovo’s impressive ability to surface deep, relevant answers from scattered documentation and external sources with ease. This enthusiastic review highlights how Rovo’s AI transforms information discovery and user empowerment, making it a true game-changer for teams.
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Rovo-articles/My-first-test-run-with-Rovo/ba-p/3147157

Member Article Highlights - Part II:

I switched up the format to ensure content by Community Members received a dedicated section! This month, you get a double-helping of posts by your amazing fellow community members!

• Next up, Step into the evolving world of Atlassian Admins with @Rebekka Heilmann _viadee_'s creative poetry slam, capturing the shift from lone-wolf problem solvers to collaborative, multi-skilled architects in the age of cloud and AI. Celebrate the unsung heroes who make teamwork work, adapting and thriving amidst constant change.
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-Cloud-Admins-articles/The-Life-of-the-modern-Atlassian-Admin-A-poetry-slam/ba-p/3148755

• Get ready for a stress-free holiday season with @Amanda Barber's practical tips for using Atlassian’s Teamwork Collection—like audio briefings, OOO Confluence pages, and Loom meeting recorders—to keep your team informed and your future self grateful. Discover how these features can streamline handoffs and keep everyone in the loop, even when you’re out of office.
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Teamwork-Collection-articles/Holidays-or-Holi-DAZE-Help-Your-Future-Self-Prepare-for-the/ba-p/3150783

• Join the conversation as @Onder Ozcan invites community members share their favorite Jira Service Management SLA features, from grouping goals by priority to customizing targets for seamless service delivery. Dive in to discover new ways to optimize your support workflows and delight your customers.
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-Service-Management-articles/Community-Chat-Your-Favorite-JSM-SLA-Feature/ba-p/3151171

• Explore the power of Confluence Whiteboards—native, integrated, and collaborative visual spaces that make brainstorming, planning, and connecting ideas easier than ever.  @Robert Hean will teach you how this feature can replace third-party tools and bring your team’s creativity directly into your Atlassian ecosystem.
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Confluence-User-Group-articles/Know-your-Content-Whiteboards/ba-p/3140416

• Finally, @Patrice Champet invites you to share and discover best practices for configuring Jira Service Management to support multi-level incident management, ensuring clear escalation paths and efficient resolution across L1, L2, and L3 support tiers. This community discussion is a goldmine for newcomers seeking real-world advice on workflows, roles, and project structures.
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/JSM-News-Discussions-articles/What-are-your-best-practices-for-multi-Level-Incident-Management/ba-p/3142105

New Features & Product Updates:

Want to keep up to date on all the cool things Atlassian has announced about their products? Be sure to read through these, then go check out all the others for your favorite product!

• First up, Atlassian has launched the new Teams Directory in AdminHub, giving organization admins a unified, streamlined hub to view and manage all teams in one place. This update makes team management effortless with features like editing team details, managing memberships, and upcoming enhancements such as archived teams and bulk actions.
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Atlassian-Teams-User-Group/Centrally-view-and-manage-teams-in-your-new-teams-directory-in/ba-p/3143582

• Next, the new System Health feature in Atlassian Administration delivers personalized dashboards and targeted alerts, allowing admins to monitor the operational status and incidents affecting their specific sites and apps. Now in open beta, this tool empowers organizations with transparent, site-specific reliability insights and automated notifications for critical incidents.
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Enterprise-articles/Atlassian-s-new-System-Health-feature-is-now-in-open-beta/ba-p/3145728

• Do you want a sneak peek at the upcoming Advanced Conditional Logic for JSM Forms? It reveals powerful new ways to customize form behavior based on user input. Atlassian invites feedback from the community to help shape these advanced logic capabilities before their official release.
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-Service-Management-articles/Advanced-Conditional-Operators-in-JSM-Forms/ba-p/3146219

• Next, Jira Product Discovery now enables users to link and track delivery work items across different Jira Cloud sites directly from the Delivery tab of an idea. This cross-site linking streamlines progress tracking and bridges the gap between prioritization and delivery, with more enhancements on the way.
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-Product-Discovery-articles/Linking-delivery-work-items-from-different-sites-is-live/ba-p/3140226

• Finally, Atlassian Rovo for Slack brings AI-powered search, instant answers, and workflow automation directly into your Slack workspace, making it easier than ever to find knowledge and collaborate without leaving your chat. With features like thread summarization, custom agent triggers, and seamless integration, Rovo supercharges team productivity right where work happens.
  https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Rovo-articles/Meet-Atlassian-Rovo-for-Slack-AI-Powered-Search-and-Assistance/ba-p/3140999

Automation Corner:

Looking for inspiration to optimize your processes? Check out some of the cool things people are doing with automation!

• https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-Cloud-Admins-articles/The-Forge-MCP-Server-How-to-Use-it-when-building-Forge-apps/ba-p/3144349

• https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-Cloud-Admins-articles/I-would-like-a-way-to-save-Automation-snippets-as-common-methods/ba-p/3144827

• https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Automation-articles/Automation-concepts-Increment-a-Date-While-Skipping-Holidays/ba-p/3149298

• https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-Service-Management-articles/Connect-automation-rules-with-Workday-using-new-authentication/ba-p/3139951

• https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Rovo-articles/How-to-Use-agentResponse-in-Atlassian-Automation-Unlocking-the/ba-p/3140432

It’s hard to believe another month has already come and gone. Please be sure to stay healthy, stay safe and I’ll see you back here next month.

Take care!

[Amanda Barber]

Thanks for this great roundup @Jimmy Seddon - always fun to find some things I've missed!!

[Rinjini Poddar]

Thanks for the roundup @Jimmy Seddon .