Birkan Yildiz _OBSS_ Atlassian Partner

Jira keeps a record of everything. But scrolling through a long history list to find one specific update is, let’s say, at least frustrating. Historian - Issue History for Jira changes that by turning those changelogs into reports you can actually read. And now, with the new Work Item View tab, finding what you want for a…

Data-driven decision-making shouldn’t be a bottleneck. While Timepiece - Time in Status for Jira has been a trusted solution for workflow optimization, time tracking and Jira reporting, we believe getting insights should be as fast as asking a question. That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce: Timepiece Assistant. By…

The logic behind a Jira dashboard is simple: see what matters in seconds with as little effort as possible. While gathering data is easy, getting real value depends on the gadgets you choose. In this guide, we will build a KPI Monitoring dashboard using a mix of native Jira and Timepiece - Time in Status for Jira gadgets.…

"When exactly did the Story Points change during the last sprint?" your colleague asks, and you immediately head to Jira’s history tab to scroll through a wall of text and try to find what you need. Let’s admit it, it works, you get what you are looking for. But, it is time-consuming, it feels a bit like a headache, and it…

While Confluence is fantastic for creating content, its native history feature is designed for editing safety, not compliance and audits. In this post, we want to break down exactly why native versioning struggles with audits and how Baselines for Confluence turns your workspace into a true System of Record. The Problem…

Standard Jira reports are great for tracking status, but they often miss the human bottlenecks behind the work. Manual worklogs aren't the answer either. Logging time is a tedious administrative task that leads to guesswork rather than accuracy. Timepiece - Time in Status for Jira's Assignee Duration Report solves this. By…

Finding a ticket in Jira is easy. Understanding what is holding it back? That’s often the hard part. We have all been there: You need to find every story in the current sprint that is blocked by an open Bug, but native JQL often hits a wall. While it is brilliant for slicing data by fields, it struggles to filter based on…

Time sometimes stops for teams, and that is a good thing. However, Jira uses a 24/7 calendar for most of the reports. And that creates a huge gap when it comes to seeing exact numbers of the performance and actionable insights. That’s where Timepiece - Time in Status for Jira steps in. By leveraging our powerful Custom…

Jira’s native search is powerful for finding issues, even if it struggles to report on changes. You can use JQL to locate issues (work items) where a specific field was modified, which is a great first step for any audit. Here are the essential operators you need to know: Track Status Flow: status CHANGED FROM "In Review"…

This won’t come as a surprise to anyone: there is a gap between rigid service contracts and flexible work needs. Work doesn’t happen in straight lines. Some months are quiet. Other months, a server crashes, a critical bug appears, and everything breaks at the same time. But standard service contracts usually don't keep…

To answer the question "What does success look like in Jira?", you need goals you can actually measure. A strong Key Performance Indicator (KPI) transforms abstract goals into concrete values. For most Agile teams, the vital data points are time-based: Customer Wait Time, Active Work Time, and Review Time. However, getting…

The key to true efficiency isn't just tracking how long things take (duration); it's tracking how they move (transitions). If you aren't analyzing rework, your velocity is likely hiding substantial waste. By shifting our focus from time spent to status counts and transitions, we can identify the biggest killers of…

Progress feels slow, even when the velocity is high. That's a common Jira problem. Velocity reports don't show hidden bottlenecks. To see the real issues, you need to ''analyze'' your Cycle Time and Lead Time trends. This guide shows how to create trend analysis reports with Timepiece - Time in Status for Jira. Why Trend…

Hello, Atlassian Community! Let’s imagine. An auditor asks for the complete v1.2 documentation from a release three months ago. You go to your Confluence space, and you realize that the pages have been updated so many times since then, and you never created a formal, frozen record. You’re not alone. The Problem: Why Native…

Hello everyone, Many of us have been on one side of this problem, or maybe even both. If you’re a service provider, you know the end-of-the-month drill. You hunt down timesheets and check them against a spreadsheet to justify an invoice. It’s not just a lot of work. It feels defensive. If you’re the client, things can feel…

Hey, Community! We've all been there. You're in a meeting, looking at a burndown chart that seems fine, but you know your team is feeling the pressure. Work feels slow, deadlines are tight, and you can't pinpoint why. The problem is that your standard Jira dashboard shows you that work is happening, but it doesn't show you…

Hey Community, We've all been there. You need to find out who changed the Story Points on a task last week, or why a critical bug was moved back to "To Do." You open the issue, click the "History" tab, and are met with a wall of text. Finding ‘the one' specific change can be a real struggle for an issue with a long…

Hello, Atlassian Community! Have you ever tried to track every “Status” change for a single Jira work item (issue), or follow how an ''Assignee'' has changed across multiple work items? Are you often left scrolling through a wall of text? Today, that changes. We are incredibly excited to launch Historian - Issue History…

Hello, Atlassian Community Your Confluence space is a universe of constant motion: plans evolve, requirements are refined, and collaboration happens in real-time. That's its greatest strength. But when you need a formal record for a CMMI audit, a client sign-off, or a specific software release, that strength becomes a…

Picture this: A team celebrates a major service contract, a product of weeks of careful negotiation. The document is signed and filed away. Now, pan the camera to a different part of the building where the service team is in the trenches, trying to figure out which support ticket is most urgent. This is the gap where…

Agile teams know that Jira is a powerful source of data, but raw data isn't enough. The real challenge is turning that information into actionable intelligence that drives smarter, faster decisions. For many, reporting in Jira feels like chaos, with manual updates and scattered reports obscuring, rather than clarifying,…

Hey, Atlassian Community, In this guide, we will explain how you can use Timepiece to track Cycle Time trends for different story point values across your latest sprints. As agile teams grow, they start asking more complex questions. It's no longer enough to know if you hit your sprint goals; you need to know how…

You’ve been there before. The burndown chart looks okay, but the team doesn’t. During stand-ups, one developer looks exhausted while another seems to take it easy. You feel that the workload is unbalanced, but you can't prove it. And to do things work, when you ask about everyone's workload, you get a chorus of "I'm busy."…