Peter Van de Voorde Community Champion

After the feedback I got on my previous game related post about Pandemic I wanted to share another awesome team building game with you. Today I want to talk about Dixit (and it's expansions). "A picture is worth a thousand words!" The idea behind Dixit is simple: each player has a set of cards (each of them little…

It's been a couple of months, but I'm finally back with another gaming post!Here are my previous ones about Dixit and Pandemic. So, how many of you have done an escape room as a team?I believe it can be a great way to figure out and analyze team dynamics (who's the natural leader, who's keeping quiet, who's pushing their…

Hey all,It's been a couple of months since my last post about games and how playing games can help you build a better team. Feel free to read my previous posts here: about Dixit, Pandemic, and Escape Games.Today I want to talk about a group favorite: Werewolves of Miller Hollow. This is a game for at least 7 players + 1…

Introduction: The Agile methodology has revolutionized the landscape of project management, providing a flexible and adaptive approach to product development. As organizations increasingly adopt Agile principles, it becomes crucial to understand the key aspects that contribute to its success. In this article, we'll delve…

TLDR: Playing together is a great way to get to know each other. A cooperative game like Pandemic is perfect for team building as you’re working together to defeat the game. As some of you know I’m a massive board game geek. I own over 200 different board games and still regularly buy more. And I love playing them with my…

"Drive:The Suprising Truth About What Motivates Us" by Daniel Pink is a book that has changed the way I look at teamwork and leadership. It transformed the way I work. I’ve been lucky enough to have met Daniel once and even got him to sign my dutch copy of his book. I would love to share a bit more about this book with all…

Hey all! Some time ago I saw this quote from Simon Sinek on twitter and it got stuck in my head. So now I’m sharing it with all of you in the hope that it connects with you too. In my opinion Simon hits the nail square on the head. Working on the same team doesn’t always imply working together. I’ve had plenty of…

5 years ago I stopped syncing anything work related (except calendar) on my phone, even though I was working with a remote team spread across 19 timezones. I did it in the name of the Atlassian value Build with heart and balance. After leaving Atlassian I’ve kept this going, both during my time at MongoDB, Vue Storefront,…

Did you know that Las Vegas isn’t just a gambling town? It’s also a town of amazing team work happening every day. Just go and watch any of the Cirque du Soleil shows: Las Vegas Shows, Tickets & Events | Cirque du Soleil® I can highly recommend Mystère! And now a new player is in town for the week , we might not be as…

TLDR: PTO is not a cost for you as a leader, it’s an investment in your people, your team, and your company. For a lot of us around the world, the end of December is a time to take some time off and be with the family, to rest and get ready for a new year. This got me thinking about something I’ve noticed in my almost 20…

TLDR: Agile is no longer focussed on making teams successful, instead it’s a never ending soul crushing process of products, certifications, and processes that no longer support the people. But we can change this, together! During this time of year, people all around the world gather together to celebrate (Christmas,…

Once again a week has passed, and given that it will soon be Halloween I got thinking about a potential Friday Fun topic. Halloween would have been an easy one, but it's not celebrated everywhere around the world (For example: here in Belgium people nowadays do decorate houses and do halloween themed walks in the woods in…

Hey all, This new campaign by Atlassian reminds of my own time working remotely for Atlassian (with a team across 17 timezones it was both fun and exhausting :) ) In 2018 I even created a presentation about Remote Working: Dream vs Reality. I would love to share the recording with you and get your feedback on how your…

Hi All, Does anybody know if you can easily install a Backup LDAP in Crowd? This LDAP should only be used if the Main LDAP Server is down. Is there an easy way to copy the groups and to keep them synced if you manage your groups in crowd? Just wondering. Best regards, Peter

Hi All, I currently have a Jira and Confluence instance running who both use Crowd for SSO and authentication. In Jira I have 2 user directories, Crowd and the Jira Internal one. This last one is used to automatically create users from emails send through JEMH to Jira. These users have create issue rights but can't login…