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    • ACP-300 Certification

      Hi All! I'd like to share a bit of my experience with the ACP-300 exam and what I leaned about the certification tests. Yes, they are hard. The questions are similar to PMP exam questions. The exam prep classes are well worth the cost, but remember..they are focused on preparing you for what to expect for the test, not the…

    • Agile and Scrum for non-IT projects

      It’s no secrets that I am a big fan of working in Scrums (I’m a CSM, so I may be biased, but oh well.) I’ve used Scrum teams for software development, of course, but I’ve also used them for hardware development, corss-functional teams with hardware, software, networking, etc. for ATM development, and several others. WIth a…

    • Scum Master, PMP, Jira Site Admin

      Hi All! I'm a huge supporter of the Community, it is the best way to learn Atlassian products. I'm a CSM, PMP, Sr. Project Manager, Jira Site Admin, Community Champion, AUG leader, woodworker, kayaker, perpetual student, and photographer. If you find me at Summit 2019 I'll show you a pen I made (I'm kinda proud of it.)…

    • Thrown Into the Fire(Swamp)

      I started working at Parker Hannifin as a contractor late in 2017. I was coming into a department that had little to no project governance standards, used this new software called “Jira,” and wanted me to learn the tools and recommend best practices. I noticed a few wrinkles right away: I’m a PMP with extensive Waterfall…

    • Use Case: Allow multiple email addresses to be associated with a single Service Desk

      Hi Everyone! I have a JSD conundrum and I could use some "crowd sourcing" help. Buckle up, its a long one. TL;DR at the end. * My department has one Cloud instance that is shared by multiple groups. For the most part, these groups do not work on the same projects or programs. They are, in nearly all cases, completely…

    • Dashboard Gadget "Filtered issues incl. traffic-lights"

      While setting up a new project I ran into an issue with a dashboard gadget for traffic lights. Setup: I have a traffic light field named "State" that displays Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue for issues that are "In Jeopardy," "At Risk," "On Track," and "Complete." These work fine when viewing an issue in Jira, but when I add…

    • JavaScript help for Traffic Light Rules

      I'm using the Traffic Lights for Jira add-on and could use a hand with creating a rule; the rules are JavaScript, and (Darn it Jim!) I'm a Project Manager, not a Software Engineer In plain words, here is what I want to do: If the State field for an Issue is empty or if the Status of an issue is "Backlog" set all three…

    • Daily Scrums/ Stand-ups for team building

      I've been an Agile practitioner for quite a while; I got my CSM cert shortly after my PMP cert, and while the PMBOK fills my brain with project stuff, the Agile Manifesto and Scrum Principles do more to guide my day-today activities and the way I build high performing teams more than any "body of knowledge." With that…

    • Creating Jira issues from Confluence

      I'm having an issue with most issue types when creating them from a Confluence page. Here are my steps: * Select a block of text in Confluence (Cloud) * Hover over the selected text and click the Jira Macro button * Select the correct project and use the issue type "Epic." * Fill out hte rest of the form for the issue and…

    • New user unable to access projects

      One of my site admins is setting up a new user for a project on his Cloud instance of Jira Software. The user is part of a group, is assigned to the project, and is set up with access in the security scheme. However, they are still not able to access the project or any issues. Below are the results of the permissions…

    • On-site Atlassian Certified Professional training recommendations?

      I'm writing a proposal for an on-site training for up to 30 people at my company with a focus on Jira and Confluence administration, using Jira for Agile development, etc. My research thus far suggests that the coursework for the Atlassian Certified Professional credential will meet the needs of the team. Since this will…

    • Is there a plug-in that will create a project network diagram?

      I would like to be able to create network diagrams for development projects in Jira or Confluence to show predecessors and successors, show the critical path, and calculate slack. Ideally, this would use a set of issue story cards that can be dragged and dropped in the drawing space and allow links to be created between…

    • Traffic Light setting lost on page refersh

      I am using the Traffic Light plug-in from Frank Polsheit. I am able to edit a traffic light in an issue and set it to Reg, Amber, or Green, then check the green check mark to confirm the change. However, when I refresh the screen or modify another field in the issue the changes to the traffic light are removed and I am…

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