Helen Griffiths {Capgemini} Rising Star

Thanks @Esme Crutchley 😊 This was me about 30mins ago after my first brew of the day...

In the UK, everywhere you look, whether you're on a walk or driving and see an electric road sign or you're watching the TV, the phrase here is: Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives All other advise is the same as every government is posting. We're all in this together 

I was lucky enough to attend Summit last year with my colleague. We bought about 16kg of swag back from Vegas which we shared with the team when we got back :) I think the most used Summit swag in our house however is a pair of K15T sunglasses I picked up (can't remember if from the booth or whether they were on the chairs…

What a fab list! I particularly agree with Point #14. When you read selected news from certain outlets, they've catastrophised everything. I've stopped reading the news, and for the most part, I feel much better. I've started following a Professor on Twitter who's based in London who seems to find the positive in…

That pasta dish sounds lovely!

Favourite comment of the day @Samie Delebo - Your Gal at Gliffy 🤣 Random fact: over three million tons of tea is produced across the world each year, which is funny, because it's also the amount i've consumed since working from home 🤷‍♀️

Oooohhh that sounds lovely. Would love to give it a try.

I've been lucky enough to attend two Summits in the last two years (Barcelona and Vegas last year). Two of my colleagues were supposed to attend this year (as they can't keep sending me :( ) so i'm happy I get to participate, albeit remotely. I always enjoy the atmosphere of the keynotes, although this year from my little…

Fabulous! Consider me signed up @Andy - PTC Redundant :) See you both Thursday!

Desserts are my absolute weak point, so I try not to have anything in the cupboards or fridge so i'm not tempted :) I attempted to bake bread once before, but it didn't go so well. Given i've got a couple of weeks to perfect it, if I can get hold of some bread flour I shall give it a whirl. I love the smell of freshly…

Same! I had to move my 'office' from the kitchen as the fridge was in arms reach 🤦‍♀️. Now if i want something I have to make the move downstairs, through the living room and into the kitchen - much better! :) OR...when it gets to the point of opening the fridge or cupboards and not finding anything you want, just make a…

Definitely like the idea of a streamed ACE, would be great to get people from all across the globe involved!

I've seen those stretchy lids, but wasn't sure they'd actually work. Can I take this as a positive review? :) I love anything Tupperware-y. My Mom used to do Tupperware parties in the 80's, and she had a whole collection of stuff for when I finally moved out a few years ago. It's literally the best. I'm now also…

What a really lovely idea. I've just spent the last 45mins reading through your blog. I love the idea of leaving money in the toy machines for children to turn and get a toy!

Getting out and about as an ACE leader within Capgemini, and showing our user community the art of the possible with the Atlassian tools. Attendees at our events range from users who use the tools very light touch to those who use every tool we have and have a better understanding of them then I do :) Putting faces to…

I had the same issue, but when I found a book I really wanted to read it made it easier. I'm easily distracted by any sort of noise too, to the point where if i'm reading and it's noisy i'm just scanning words and not taking anything in. Just reading a few pages a day before bed helped in the beginning. 

Hi @Monique vdB Can I take the 30th October, please? I feel a spooky / Atlassian horror story related Friday Fun on the cards!

A favourite book, like most have said above is very hard. My favourite genre is true crime. Fave books i've read recently are: * I'll be gone in the dark by Michelle McNamara * Unnatural causes by Dr. Richard Shepherd * The stranger beside me by Ann Rule I'd love any recommendations if people have them :)

Hi @Maria Calamanan Welcome to the community! If you need any help or advice around Atlassian Community Events, please let me know. I run ACE's for my company and have done for just over a year now.

Hi @Sarah Baker If you're interested in becoming an ACE leader, check out Atlassian's AUG site here. Like Nic, i'm not able to run a local ACE but I do run one internally for my company. I don't necessarily have trouble getting speakers, as there is a team of around 15 of us...but finding interesting topics for your…

Hi @Jerry Russell Welcome to the community! If you're interested in learning a bit more about Jira (the basics) and don't have a lot of time, Atlassian have set up a couple of free tutorials (https://training.atlassian.com/training-for-jira) which are great for a quick learn.

Hi @Sarah Baker Welcome to the community! I'm not based in Bristol, i'm based in Telford, Shropshire. Closest AUG to me is in Liverpool, however looking at a map, London may be the closest for you. There are four AUGs in the UK: * Edinburgh * Liverpool * London * Newcastle upon Tyne You can find out more about AUGs here…

Hi @Joey Klein & @Sharon Helms I've been running an internal company (Capgemini) Atlassian User Group for the past year or so, and they're going from strength to strength. In the beginning, @Celina Zamora put me in touch with a seasoned AUG pro who gave me some really great ideas for AUG's, such as: * What's new at…

Welcome! The Atlassian University is a great place to start. There are also a number of free Jira courses which will get you up to speed with the basics. 

I raised this issue with Atlassian Support and they've confirmed it is a bug in their system. You can view progress under JRASERVER-69771

Hi Mukesh Welcome to the community! As a fellow AUG leader, albeit for the company I work for, it would be great if you could share what the Atlassian community is like in Kathmandu, and your experiences of being an AUG Leader. Do you find there are topics that work well for you?

Thanks @Celina Zamora . I didn't know if there was somewhere I could do this myself without the need to email you :)

Hi Richard! As you're new to Jira (and may not know), Atlassian have a couple of free tutorials which take you through: * Learning Jira Basics * Go Agile with Jira * Gain Project Insights with JQL All available here -> https://training.atlassian.com/training-for-jira Hope these help! :)

Hi Mark It's the same for us at Capgemini. I have run two CAUGs now and have organised, picked topics and presented...BUT, I have a team of 14 other team members who are going to help me moving forward now we know what we're doing :)

Hope to catch up with you after your session this afternoon!