Atlassian Community Round-up: September 2022

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Hello Everyone!

Welcome to the September edition of the Atlassian Community round up. I know that I always say I have a great selection of articles for you to dig into, but that’s because it’s always true and this month is no different. Without further delay, let’s dive in and check them out!

• First up, in the spirit of “Back to School“ the Atlassian University has been posting #AlwaysBeLearning tips. This is the aggregated article where you can find all the tips, so be sure to click through and learn all that you can.
  https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Training-Certification-articles/Announcing-AlwaysBeLearning-A-University-Community-Series-to/ba-p/2117290

• Next, for all of you Atlas fans out there, Atlassian has announced a new app with a deep integration between Atlas and Jira Software. If you have been using both of these products (Atlas is still free in beta) you might want to check out this app (which is also free).
  https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Atlas-articles/Announcing-the-Atlas-for-Jira-Cloud-integration/ba-p/2135451

• Do you like Trello? Do you like Labels? If you answered yes to both of these questions then you should check out @Brittany Joiner FAQ on how to use the new labels.
  https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Trello-articles/Trello-dreams-coming-true-today-more-label-colors-available/ba-p/2132664

• Have you ever wondered about what Statuspage has to offer or what use cases would find it beneficial? I know I have! @Daniel Ebers has a fantastic intro to Statuspage that if you wanted to learn more about the product, you should check it out!
  https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Statuspage-articles/Quick-introduction-to-Statuspage-features-and-use-cases/ba-p/2125217

• In the same vein of learning how to use things, @Brant Schroeder have put together a great article all about using Confluence as a knowledgebase. I’m personally planning to use some of these tips simply for how I should structure some “How To“ articles I need to write regularly outside the concept of putting them in a knowledgebase.
  https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-articles/How-to-Use-Confluence-as-a-Knowledge-Base/ba-p/2129974

• Continuing with Confluence, are you making use of Atlassian’s Template Library? No, read through @Teodora V _Fun Inc_’s article on some of her go to templates, then go check out the Template Library to see if there are some templates you can leverage to make your Confluence page creation a breeze!
  https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-articles/How-Confluence-Templates-Change-the-Way-You-Think/ba-p/2133033

• Next, we have some great thinking articles! First, @summer.hogan shares her experiences on how to manage negative external influences on your scrum team.
  https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Teamwork-Lab-articles/Negative-Sentiments-Toward-your-SCRUM-Team-and-How-to-Deal-with/ba-p/2137759
  Then, @Jenn Velázquez shares some tips on achieving a work-life balance. The short version: get better at saying no to yourself! Does that sound crazy? Go read the full article it will make more sense.
  https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Teamwork-Lab-articles/How-this-simple-trick-helped-me-achieve-work-life-balance/ba-p/2140642

• Finally, we have a couple of “feel good“ articles. First, @John Funk shares his thoughts on what makes a successful work management team. And, if you haven’t read his book yet, you should do that too!
  https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Work-Management-Articles/What-makes-a-successful-work-management-team-with-Community/ba-p/2129863

• Lastly, our #JiraHeroes story for the month of September with @Amit Bansal. Like a number of other Jira Heroes stories, Amit’s company has struggled with transparency and standardized reporting. Check out this article as they share all about how they used dashboards with specific JQL queries and gadgets to solve all of their reporting needs.
  https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-articles/Jira-Heroes-How-Amit-Bansal-drove-consistency-in-company-wide/ba-p/2139242

That’s all folks! Wait you wanted more? I got you covered! Here’s are a few trending discussions for you to jump into and join the conversation.

• https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Teamwork-Lab-discussions/Emojis-at-work-what-s-helpful-vs-confusing-when-should-you-and/td-p/2124615

• https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Cloud-Admins-discussions/Help-us-learn-how-you-use-workflows-in-Jira-Cloud/td-p/2134259

• https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Off-topic-discussions/Miscellaneous-Monday-Your-comfort-TV-show/td-p/2119998

• https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Welcome-Center-discussions/Welcome-Wednesday-Is-AI-amp-Machine-Learning-Creepy/td-p/2141146

• https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-discussions/Scriptrunner-to-automate-the-status-change-when-a-comment-is/td-p/2129594

That’s it, for real this time! I hope you all enjoyed everything in this article, and as always please remember that this is just as sample of all the great content on the community, so be sure to go check out all the other amazing content for you to consume once you have finished reading these.

Until next time, I wish you all a wonderful and happy (or spooky) October!

Thanks for stopping by!

[Alex Koxaras _Relational_]

Great round-up @Jimmy Seddon !

Thank you for sharing this :) 

[vikram]

Wahooo @Jimmy Seddon great collection for round up.

thanks for sharing all these at one place 

vikram P

[G subramanyam]

Fantastic round up

[Brittany Joiner]

Excellent recap as always Jimmy! Thanks!

[Jenn Velázquez]

Thanks for this roundup @Jimmy Seddon

I appreciate you enjoyed the short article and hope

it helps you bring more work-life balance! :)

And yes, I have the same issue; the most challenging part is convincing yourself you can't do everything at once and that not everything is equally as important.  😅

[Andy Gladstone]

Always blows me away how spot-on you are @Jimmy Seddon at finding the content we all want to eat for breakfast. Another great round-up!

[Tuncay Senturk]

Thanks for the round-up @Jimmy Seddon 

[Jack Brickey]

Always a great summary @Jimmy Seddon

thanks for taking the time to consolidate the highlights.

shared with my LI network 

[Ram Kumar Aravindakshan _Adaptavist_]

Thanks for sharing.

[Teodora V _Fun Inc_]

Thank you for the shout-out @Jimmy Seddon 🥰

[Tosha Liveoak]

Can anyone tell me how to create a search alert for these so I can read them when they come out?

[Ajay _view26_]

Great Summary @Jimmy Seddon 

[Johanna Pichotka_APTIS_]

This really helps to get an overview over most of the stuff that's happening. Thanks @Jimmy Seddon 

[John Funk]

Thanks for mentioning my article, @Jimmy Seddon 

So much other goodness going on up in here!!

[Jimmy Seddon]

@Tosha Liveoak you can search for a specific word or phrase and my titles always contain "Community Round-up", so that might work?

[Monique vdB]

@Tosha Liveoak you can use this search link to pull up a keyword search for Community Round-up,  and then in the right hand sidebar, click "Create alert" to set it up! 

You can also add, delete, or manage your search alerts by clicking avatar and then View profile > Adjust notifications > Search alerts

Hope this helps!

[Summer Hogan]

Great roundup @Jimmy Seddon and thanks for the shout out! I appreciate it! 

[Joseph Chung Yin]

@Jimmy Seddon - Again another great summary.  Thanks

Best, Joseph Chung Yin

Jira/JSM Functional Lead, Global Infrastructure Applications Team

Viasat Inc.

[Courtney - TechTime]

Thanks for sharing!

[Jess Sherman]

This was great!

[Gergo Matyas]

It's great! Thanks!

[Zulfiqar Bin Zafar]

Thanks for sharing!

[Kelvin Shitakhwa]

Thank you for sharing!