How do I join the Beta program?

[Stacy Robertson]

I've clicked around and can't figure out how to join.  

Thanks!

Stacy

[Beth French]

Hi Stacy.

Everything @DiMaggio Tucci said is correct and I'm also glad you want to see the new experience. We are in a Closed Beta at the moment; meaning we invited randomly selected users. We do this to work out any glaring issues and spend a lot of time looking through feedback to identify areas we can improve to prepare for an Open Beta.

While we aren't adding in any new users into the Closed Beta at the moment, the New Trello will be available to everyone in April.

Cheers,
Beth

[DiMaggio Tucci]

Hi there!

The Beta program is by invite, and Atlassian does not share who they choose to invite or why; there seems to be a degree of randomness to it as well. If you have been invited, let us know and we can help you access it.

[Hannan Lis]

Any chance I can get an invite to the beta Trello..

Thanks 

[DiMaggio Tucci]

Your enthusiasm is great! I'm sure that your activity using Trello and the Atlassian Community will increase the chances of you get selected, and an Atlassian employee may notice! Atlassian doesn't make their beta criteria public, but, when a company wants to offer beta access, they have specific metrics they look at to determine who gets an offer.

1: Ultimately, Beta testers are a sample; a statistical representation of the total number of users. This means they may not want to under or over represent a specific kind of user in their sample. Atlassian likely will consider region, usage patterns, and other similar kinds of metrics and have a goal for how many of a specific kind of user they want in their Beta. they will then compare this to the existing Beta sample.

2: They want the sample of Beta testers to be individuals who are likely to provide feedback and use the features they are testing, as well as use features that the Beta could directly or indirectly affect. This is where your engagement can increase your chances.

3: As with all statistical operations, there is some mathematical randomness in the process.

I'm telling you all of this to hopefully open a window to understanding why certain users get offered access and others don't. It's a lot more of a complex, thought out, mathematical process than you may initially think!

With this said, keep your enthusiasm and engagement up and you have a good chance of being selected for the Beta. Who knows, Atlassian employees do read these forums and they may see your post and add you!

[DiMaggio Tucci]

@Hannan Lis