Amanda Barber Community Champion

Happy Fri-YAY, Community! (Or Friday Eve here in the States!) Trick-or-treat happens in my community this Saturday, which has me thinking about costumes for people and pets. When I was a Kindergarten teacher, my teaching partner and I always did matching costumes. This was one of my favorites from a program we used in our…

As a former Kindergarten teacher turned Project Manager/Scrum Master/wearer-of-many-hats, I've learned that play is not just for kids anymore. In fact, I'm finding new joy in "plays" - in the Atlassian Team Playbook. Recently, I took the plunge and went for Atlassian's Team Playbook Facilitator training, and it was a…

Jira workflows are composed of a set of statuses and transitions that issues move through during their lifecycle. These typically match your work processes within your organization. This article will walk you through creating your own workflows! The Basics Workflows are made up of 3 elements: 1. Status (Where): Where the…

Happy Friday, Atlassian Community! (Well, it's 5am on Friday in Sydney anyways...gives new meaning to "it's 5:00 somewhere" I guess!) I thought that this week we could play a little Would You Rather? I'll provide a few below - feel free to share your answers to the questions and/or share your own Would You Rather…

The Milwaukee ACE is thrilled to host Mark Cruth on August 23rd. Join Mark Cruth, Modern Work Coach from Atlassian, for an engaging community session on the practices necessary to build a healthy team! We'll develop a shared understanding of responsibilities, team goals, how you work together, and our relationship with…

As a fully remote team (and company), I rely a lot on a variety of tools to keep in sync with a number of projects and teams I’m part of at any given time. Trello helps me keep track of my own daily tasks. Recently my team also created a board to track the Product tasks prior to handoff to engineering. We’re loving the…

Happy National Bucket List Day, everyone! (Even if you're not in the US, we'll pretend it's GLOBAL Bucket List Day. 😊) Today is a great day to start thinking about all the amazing things you want to do before you "kick the bucket." Don't have a bucket list yet (like me)? No problem! Today is the perfect day to start…

This year's theme seems fitting to discuss in the Atlassian community! DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equalityFor the United Nations, the 2023 theme for International Women's Day is "DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality," highlighting gender gaps in STEM education and careers — and…

Happy Fun Friday everyone! As a former teacher of little kiddos, Fridays have always included a bit of fun for me. I'm glad to continue the tradition here! I had different plans for my first post, but this week took a bit of a turn so I thought I'd change things up. Also, note: I'm attempting to write and edit this on my…

Hi there! I'm looking for a way to automate our GitLab and Jira integration a bit more than the options available out of box. Would love any ideas (or extension recommendations) to solve for the following. Currently, when a developer creates an MR in GitLab, the Jira ticket is automatically moved to the Needs Review…

Just wanted to introduce myself! I'm Amanda - a former Kindergarten teacher who left the classroom 2.5 years ago. I love working in the educational technology space so I get to stay close to my roots while learning all things project management. I'm in a remote position and live near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Excited to learn…

Looking to show Iniatives on a Kanban board until it's beyond the planning column. At that point, epics within the initiative would have been created and those would then show on the Kanban. We do have a rule set to only display issues with P2 or P1 priorities. Thank you for any help you can offer!