Andreas Springer _Actonic_ Atlassian Partner

The Personal Information Protection Law ("PIPL") which took effect on November 1, 2021, is China's first law specifically designed to protect personally identifiable Information (PII). Before this law, there were laws that had certain provisions for the protection of personal data (such as the law on cybersecurity and the…

What is LGPD in Brazil? The Brazilian Data Protection Law (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais, in short: LGPD) is a federal law containing 10 legal bases for the processing of personal data. The law was designed in part as a step to achieve “compliance” with the European GDPR, in order to share data with the EU. The…

CCPA myths make your life difficult The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) unifies the rights of California consumers and protects their personal information. It has been in effect since 2018 and was amended to include CPRA on January 1, 2023. If you're a for-profit business and process data of California citizens,…

CCPA compliance made easy In our ultimate guide to CCPA compliance, we already told you about the different subject rights under CCPA. In this article, we'd like to show you concretely how to easily comply with the right to disclose (or right to know) under Section 1798.100 of the CCPA in your organization using Jira. What…

If you’ve ever managed a remote team before, you know how difficult it can be to keep everyone aligned. The challenges that describe managing remote teams could be summarized as a lack of face-to-face supervision, clear expectations, communication such as low productivity, and social isolation. But don’t worry, we’ve got…

Ready. Set. Vegas. 🎲🎊 We're excited to be part of Atlassian Team '23. From April 18th to 20th, we have the pleasure of attending the unforgettable event for modern teamwork. Interesting industry insider talks, productivity tips, information on Atlassian's roadmap and world-famous VIPs like James Cameron are awaiting us –…

Recently, data breaches in healthcare have been on the rise. Around ninety percent of the largest data breaches are caused by third-party providers. Here, offenders are not directly targeting large health systems, but their suppliers.Regardless of how the healthcare data breach is caused, once more than 500 individuals are…

Security Alert: Unknown App Detected Don't worry, it's us! The app you previously knew as GDPR (DSGVO) and Security for Jira/Confluence is now named: Data Protection and Security Toolkit for Jira/Confluence. See what our Product Owner Nikoloz Surmanidze has to say about it: Why was the name changed? Our app is designed to…

The CCPA data privacy law was established in California to criminalize data theft and provide more control for its residents over their collected personal data by companies that fall under its jurisdiction. The CCPA was updated and amended, thus creating the CPRA proposition, which came into effect on January 1, 2023. This…

CCPA Compliance This probably isn't your favorite word. After all, CCPA and CPRA and privacy policies in general are extremely complex. And as soon as you're halfway into the topics, it feels like another amendment is coming. Accordingly, compliance with privacy laws can be quite stressful and time-consuming – but must be…

In the Scrum framework, the Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the product value by delivering features quickly in collaboration with customers, stakeholders, and the Scrum team. As a Product Owner, your role is not to manage tasks and the daily work of developers, but product backlog management, stakeholder…

Every product owner is responsible for guiding their scrum team by adding several aspects and techniques to enhance performance and maximize the product value. In addition, they should define the backlog and relay updates to all the stakeholders involved to generate a successful sprint that will fulfill the customer's…

What is Scrum at Scale? In simple terms, Scrum at Scale is a framework to scale Scrum across the organization's ecosystem of multiple teams and projects. The Scrum at Scale framework is one of the best options for companies that have followed Scrum for a while and have established Scrum teams. Why Scrum at Scale? For a…

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) is an agile framework created in 2011 by Software-Industry veteran Dean Leffingwell to leverage existing agile frameworks such as Kanban and Scrum and apply them to the Team, Program, and Portfolio. SAFe is relatively new compared to other agile frameworks, for example, Scrum, which was…

Gathering data is one of the leading resources that benefit businesses in analyzing their customers' needs, which helps improve their products to fit and satisfy the marketplace. Yet, it triggers a massive concern among corporations and consumers when it comes to the security and privacy aspect. Abusing data is an enormous…

The California Consumer Privacy Act CCPA was established as a law by the state legislator on June 28, 2018, to protect the consumer’s privacy throughout the golden state. CCPA went into effect on January 1, 2020, providing California residents with the right to data privacy and regulating how businesses handle personal…

The benefits of time tracking, such as the prevention of overtime, improved invoicing and self-optimization, are obvious. Nevertheless, there are some voices that speak out against time tracking because they see data protection rights at risk. And rightly so. After all, according to the General Data Protection Regulation…

Hardly a marketing team hasn’t experienced this scenario: Someone at some point has come up with an excellent content strategy, but the mass of documents, notes, plans, and analyses in various local applications makes it difficult to find them. If a stakeholder then wants the latest update at short notice, the chaos is…

At the latest, since new working time recording laws have been up for discussion in Europe, European companies have been urged to rethink their current time tracking practices. Digital time tracking and team management applications like Jira go a long way, but inevitably run into some limitations. That’s why there are…

Tracking working hours is not new in the workforce; it has been around since time cards and clocks were the only technology available. Some companies follow this technique to keep track of working hours, which will help them improve the management of their payrolls. While other businesses believe it negatively affects the…

Jira capacity planning for teams Successful projects depend on two central pillars that go hand in hand, efficient time management and effective resource planning. Time management and resource planning tools have come a long way and can help team leaders, like you, work more efficiently without stressing about managing…

Our English webinar 'Improve your consulting skills using storytelling - Our best tips to convince and inspire your audience' is taking place tomorrow! Learn in our webinar: - What storytelling actually is - Why we love stories - How storytelling helps in consulting - Proven storytelling tips for consultants Interesting…

Tracking employees’ working hours can vary between businesses, depending on their policies and the laws required in the countries where they are based. Some countries in Europe have now adopted mandatory time tracking for a variety of reasons. Here’s why, and what the new time tracking laws in Germany and Spain are all…

What is strategic alignment in strategic management? Strategic alignment is the process of environmental scanning to identify the strength and weaknesses of your internal organization and to identify opportunities and threats concerning your external environment. A strategically aligned business formulates its strategies…

Agile methodology allows companies to manage their work and teams effectively and provide highly efficient benefits in product development. It contains several aspects, values, and practices to improve workflow functionality while establishing stability to sustain growth. In the past few years, Agile gained popularity and…

Scrum is a framework practiced in project management to assist teams and enterprises in executing projects to generate high value. Several components make up the foundation of the Scrum framework, but today we’re focusing on one of its methods, known as the Scrum of Scrums. What is Scrum of Scrums? The Scrum of Scrums…

How to secure customer data? Customer data security is essential and always in the spotlight for one primary reason: Your business depends on it! To simplify things, follow these five significant steps in securing customer data: * Only collect the most vital data: focusing on only necessary data will enhance your customer…

Is risk management even a legit topic in agile organizations? Generally speaking, something always goes wrong in projects, even in agile ones. But, risk management is often a neglected topic in agile projects. So it's pretty understandable when adopting an agile mindset, as risk management in agile methodology is integral…

The agile, iterative model, also known as the PDCA cycle, is an iterative design and management method used to improve processes and products continually. Since it is an iterative model, it is all about utilizing the repetition of a sequence of operations or procedures; in other words, it is about breaking down large…

Great team leaders are constantly looking for approaches to promote creative thinking within their staff. Encouraging continuous innovative ideas to improve the flow across your company is essential for the work environment. Organizations should embrace valuable visionary strategies in their daily framework to shape a…