Administration & Migration

Change management acts as a crucial catalyst, bridging the gap between innovative ideas and their realization within an organization. By leveraging the capabilities of Jira and implementing the best practices outlined in this article, companies can effectively manage change, facilitating team improvement and growth and fostering an environment conducive to continuous development and evolution. 

After a merger, companies need to transfer all data and users from s Jira deployment to their own. However, merging Jira accounts is a complex process, and companies need to consider various factors like the version and configuration of each Jira instance, hosting environment, and data loss. Atlassian offers account merger capabilities, and this article covers the options available for merging Jira deployments.

The process of migrating to the Cloud is likely to be complex, and addressing the hurdles involving all stakeholders is crucial to ensure a seamless transition. Create a stakeholder management plan for cloud migration. To do so, you must identify and prioritize the key stakeholders, such as C-suite, finance, legal, procurement, and other internal units. 

This article by Rachel Wrigth highlights the importance of using bulk edit capabilities in Jira to effectively manage thousands of issues and keep them updated and in sync with reality. It addresses common challenges teams face in ensuring accurate data in Jira and dealing with an overwhelming backlog. 

Jira, an issue-tracking platform initially designed for software developers, is now being used by over 65,000 companies, including Cisco, Pfizer, and Walmart, to manage tasks, projects, and reporting and analytics functions for all types of teams. Six popular customizable features of Jira include dashboards, workflows, fields, screens, filters, and notifications.

This ebook offers 14 tips and tricks for Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket that can save time and automate admin work, suitable for both experienced and new Atlassian ecosystem users. These tips include using filters to drill down for information in Jira, defining permission schemes on project roles, creating and running a Confluence maintenance routine, and avoiding traceability issues in Bitbucket.

Effective planning and strategy are crucial for a successful move to the Cloud, which can be challenging without proper preparation. In this webinar, you will learn about efficient preparation techniques and the importance of assessing capabilities, processes, and governance before migrating. 

To achieve a secure and effective application migration, it is essential to establish a reliable process, which requires prior experience. Contegix, based on their 16 years of experience with Atlassian environments, shares their process in the form of a worksheet.

Often overlooked and added as an afterthought to an Atlassian migration, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) is frequently assigned to users who need proper guidance or understanding. This webinar highlights the significance of a well-structured UAT, how it mitigates risk, and why this migration milestone is crucial for setting up your teams for success.

If you are planning to migrate an application or site to the cloud, the process can be quite intricate. It is crucial to be organized and prepared before embarking on this journey. To help you stay on track and ensure a smooth transition, here's a simple checklist from Contegix that you can use to prepare for your move to the cloud.

This webinar helps organizations using on-prem Atlassian Server products transition to Cloud. With the clock counting down to 2024, it is essential to understand the transformative values required to capture throughout the process. The session features a principal analyst from Forrester, who discusses the current strategic Cloud trends and the necessity of modernizing DevOps and DevSecOps.