Rodney Nissen [Work Wranglers] [TJL] Community Champion

From October 7–9, 2025, Atlassian’s Team ’25 Europe takes over Barcelona, and The Jira Life will be there in full force! This year’s especially exciting—Alex Ortiz will be making his first international trip, joining Rodney Nissen on the ground. Here’s how you can catch us before, during, and after the big event: 🎬 Before…

Happy Wednesday, Jira Guys and Gals! I hope you are doing well this week! So, we all know that SSL isn't optional if we run our own Jira instance. The most popular method - and the one Atlassian emphatically recommends - is to run a proxy service to handle SSL translation on the same machine as the Jira system. This is…

Happy Wednesday, Jira Guys and Gals! So, last week...yeah. I was going to write a review on the "App Usage for Jira" app I featured during the 100th episode of Morning Coffee. But, to be frank, there isn't enough meat on that bone to justify a review. In the Jira Labs version of the app, only one feature is working: Custom…

How is your week going, Jira Guys and Gals? Just saying July was rough, but it's August now! Where is the time going? I will say this; I have a lot of plans in the works in the background, so please stay tuned! July may have been slow, but the next few months should be packed. But let's focus on today. A few weeks ago, I…

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Please Note: This is actually a special post that combines both last week's and this week's posts to give you a more complete picture of the Team '23 Keynote. Enjoy! Well, Jira Guys and Gals, the second day of Team 23 is done. And boy, do I have some announcements to share with you. I started the day with the opening…

Happy Wednesday, Jira Guys and Gals! It's been...a week. So - if you tuned into the live recording session for The Jira Life, you may have seen my internet periodically cutting out. Well, that kept getting worse and worse until, on Monday, I was down to this. The problem ended up being half Xfinity. Something was wrong on…

Good morning Jira Guys and Gals. A few weeks ago, I put out a question on LinkedIn. It was simple: "Jira Admins, What is one Atlassian Marketplace App you don't think gets enough attention for how useful it is?" And well, I had no shortage of responses! I have enough that I figured let's make a post covering your…

So, Jira Guys and Gals - this was last week. I still wasn't 100% till closer to Sunday, which meant this week has been about one thing: Catching up. So I need a nice, easy post to write. Why not leverage what I've already done? I have 176 posts on this blog, going back to 2019. That feels like an enormous amount of content…

Happy Wednesday, fellow Jira Guys and Gals! I've got several posts being worked on, but they have yet to be ready for posting. One I'm working on is asking the question, "Are free apps becoming a thing of the past?" The other is a good How-To guide - this is the first time I have done one of those in ages, and it feels…

Happy Wednesday, Jira Guys and Gals. I hope you are excited about next week and have mapped out what sessions you want to see at Team '23, virtually or in person. I know my calendar is already filling up with meetings, sessions, and events, and I'm so excited to see everyone in Vegas! However, that's next week; what are we…

Good Morning Jira guys and gals. Did you have fun at Unleash? Unfortunately, I couldn't catch all of it live, as this little girl decided it was an excellent time to get sick enough to warrant a visit to the vet. She's doing better now, and thankfully Atlassian lets us watch the keynote on Replay. And to be honest, it…

Hello Jira Guys and Gals! Well, it's Wednesday. I hope you're having a great week so far. So, what are we talking about today? Before we start, I plan to talk about the layoffs at Atlassian this week eventually. However, I first want to collect my thoughts. I've seen others in the Atlassian space rush to get something out…

Good morning Jira Guys and Gals! Before we get too far, I love how well last week's article did! I'm experimenting with putting the posts in a few different places. While ideally, I'd still like you to go to the website; I'm coming around to meeting people where they are, which now includes a LinkedIn Newsletter and…

If you have ever considered going after a Atlassian Community Leader status, you should. There are many benefits, but workshops and events put on by the Atlassian Community team are among my favorites. And that's what I'm here to talk about today. Last week, I got to attend an "AMA" (Ask Me Anything) with Atlassian CRO…