Starting from November 1, 2023, Jira Cloud will implement a revised packaging model similar to what was introduced with Confluence Automation. The goal is to provide a more straightforward and consistent way to measure automation usage. 

The passion for enhancing team performance never wanes, and if there's one product that's been central to this quest, it's Jira. And there is so much to learn! In our event coverage, we're thrilled to highlight JiraCon23 by Trundl. Get ready to transcend conventional knowledge and dive deep into the world of Jira and other apps. All in just one day on October 4th, 2023.

The Jira Align team has introduced new enhancements to Jira Align—the new navigation experience and a forecasting feature. New navigation enhancements include a top navigation bar for seamless navigation through team hierarchies, a sidebar for the improved discovery of task-specific views, a redesigned homepage for quick access to important rooms and work, and in-product guides for easy onboarding to the new navigation experience. 

Tempo Software just announced an integration of Timesheets with Atlassian's Jira Align. This integration allows leaders of product and software organizations to calculate developer investments across product portfolios automatically. 

In this article, Jessica Piikkila, a Solution Architect at Atlassian, offers valuable insights and guidance for agile teams looking to scale their practices effectively. She draws on her extensive experience as an agile coach to explore agile organizations' challenges when attempting to standardize practices and ceremonies. 

As a community leader, Gal Fatal utilized opportunities to continue learning and take Atlassian certification exams. Recently, Gal successfully passed the Jira Admin for Cloud ACP-120 exam on their first attempt. This was not an effortless feat and they would like to offer some tips to those considering taking the exam.

Jira Align can help solve many problems organizations face, such as real-time visibility, team-to-strategy alignment, etc. And all of it “at scale.” But anything that requires “at scale” improvement is usually not plug-and-play, and neither is Jira Align. It’s only for some organizations to tackle.