New member introductions to the Teamwork Lab group

[Collista Lewingdon]

1. What type of team or company do you work for and what makes it unique? I work on an App & Data Services Team within the Department of Technology Services at one of the largest school districts in the State of Colorado. My work is unique in the fact that there are a lot of privacy laws that I have to make sure all of our users abide by while using the products. 
2. What is an antiquated way of working and how would you want to see it change?  I would really love to eliminate knowledge hogs, which my job has plenty of and it really interferes with productivity and collaboration. 
3. What do you hope to get out of this group? I really hope to learn all that I can about everything that I can in regards to Atlassian products. My position was literally created right before I applied for it and while the department was using the products, they were not being managed by anyone. So I am cleaning up a swamp that was created and also battling the "bad taste in the mouth" that a lot of employees have after having no training or guidance on how to use the systems. 
   
4. What do you hope to bring to this group? I have been getting called the automation queen cause I have been able to create some pretty cool automation rules and haven't had to say no to a request anyone has made for automations, so I hope to be able to share my skills in building automation rules. 
5. If we held fortnightly Q&As (scheduled "Ask Me Anything" discussions), what kind of subject matter experts (SMEs) do you have questions for?  Don't really have an answer for this questions yet. 

[Sanjen Bariki]

Hi @Christine P. Dela Rosa ,

Thanks for sharing each points perfectly.

Enjoy 

[Cinthia Catalani]

Greetings from Brazil!

Since January, I'm the Jira Org Admin of the Analytics team in North America, in one of the world leaders in tire manufacturing and marketing, services, and experiences—more than 130 years of history with innovation. Our team is like a pit crew for data, making sure everything runs smoothly so Michelin can steer towards success with precision.

For Q&A I would like to topics about best practices with apps, workflows, git for Azure Repos integration. I am open for networking too.

Thank you! :)

[Tim Kopperud]

Hello, let's go for the icebreaker.

What type of team or company do you work for and what makes it unique?

The uniquness are many I think, but I can mention two, which both had an impact for me to join,  "Work from anywhere" policy and "Flat hierarchy" which I understand are both rare for a global company of this size (19K+).

What is an antiquated way of working and how would you want to see it change?

A change I really would like to see is the new generation actually implement new and better ways of working and not simply inherit legacy stuff because their "boss used that method". Sadly, I still see (when consulting) non-effecive ways of working are still regarded "as the way to go". 

What do you hope to get out of this group?

I have already got several valuable tips from this group. I simply hope to get even more. 

Looking forward to learn more from this group.

TimK.

[Munnir Abdulhamid]

currently work in tech media company, happy to join this group  

[Varunish Garg]

UBS-Incadea-Volaris is a Conglomerate.

But I am basically associated with UBS Bangalore team. We are into Product Development. 

Our flagship product caters to Audio Visual Rental and Leasing Industry. And my core area of expertise is into Product Documentation. 

[Frank Tanneberger]

1. What type of team or company do you work for and what makes it unique?
   I work for a medical system manufacture company as senior manger and we use JIRA and CONFLUENCE to steer our daily work, work in projects, document all processes and checklist and so ...
2. What do you hope to get out of this group? 
   Discovering fresh ways to encourage collaboration helps in any situation, work or personal.
3. What is an antiquated way of working and how would you want to see it change?
   I don't like powerpoint and long time meetings without Confluence sites, Jira tasks.
   I want to be better in async communications.

[Josh Shepherd]

@Christine P. Dela Rosa great thread in a great group. I run technology for events and I am mining around to learn innovative ideas on how people work and come together... then hopefully get some feedback on some of the ideas as we integrate them into events. Cheers! 

[zoz joomaster]

I am Zohar - senior technical writer for Tadiran. Our main business is manufacturing air conditioners, but the company is growing towards renewable energy and energy storage. I intend to improve project management and planning across the company.

[Maria Ginsbourg]

Hi Christine,

My name is Maria. In my last role, I was on a large collaborative remote training & content team. Since I worked for the company for five years, I saw it grow from about a dozen people to close to 50 people, and I also saw how our processes become more formal and I also saw the quality improve.

1.   What do you hope to bring to this group?

I'm excited to bring a mix of instructional design and project management expertise, especially in navigating challenging, fast-paced environments. 

2.  What is an antiquated way of working and how would you want to see it change?
What’s more outdated than a floppy disk? Siloed communication! One time, my teammate and I were both tasked with creating a Jeopardy game on the same topic. Different teams, but the same exact project. Naturally, neither of us knew the other was doing it, because ... silence is golden, I guess. We spent six weeks creating two almost identical games. SIX! If I hadn’t randomly messaged him for some advice, we’d still be working in our lonely little bubbles. Thankfully, a manager realized that tea mates should talk to each other, and we started having morning syncs. Now, no one is wasting weeks designing duplicate Jeopardy games. Progress!

@Christine P. Dela Rosa

[Hrudu Shibu]

Hi everyone, I am Hrudu Shibu, a System Administrator based in Bengaluru, India. I create tutorials, blog posts, and videos focused on all things Atlassian, particularly Jira, Confluence, and Forge development.

4. I'm here to share my knowledge, answer your questions, and contribute to a vibrant and supportive community.

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Scaling Agile practices in large organizations.
Building high-performing teams with Jira and Confluence.
Developing innovative Forge apps to solve real-world problems.