What is the best way to track upcoming Jira/Confluence Releases?

Question

I've been working in Jira Cloud for about 2 years now. So far, Jira Releases never had a big impact on our operations. Having the release notes of the features which were already installed was enough for us.

However, now, with the new Jira experience the changes are directly impacting our every day activities. In this case, having release notes after the release was launched is not enough. We need to know in advance what is coming our way so we can do the appropriate change management with the teams.

Can anyone advise on which is the best way to track UPCOMING Jira and Confluence Releases?

Thank you so much. :)

Inactive Stephen · Answer

Hi Fernanda,

I'm not sure there will be much past this on an ongoing basis - few ideas:

* Keep an eye on webinars / blogs that are released - they might talk about some of the future aims for Atlassian tools 
* Look through: https://jira.atlassian.com/secure/Dashboard.jspa
* Attend events - Atlassian Open is coming up in 2019!

I think specific dates will be difficult though. Atlassian will be working on a whole suite of new features and fixes - but there might not be specific days they're aiming to release these, it might be more to do with when they're fit for release or similar.

Ste

Fernanda Moreno · Answer

Hi Ste, thank you for the link and your attention, but this is not what I am looking for. It is some information, but it too high level. It says "Coming soon", but with no details on concrete days. Also, this is only for Next Gen Projects, I'd like something for classic projects.

Inactive Stephen · Answer

Hi @Fernanda Moreno

The public roadmap might be of interest: https://www.atlassian.com/roadmap/jira-software#result-e0c4c722

Ste