Summit Through the Years

I’ve attended Atlassian Summit since 2013 and as a frequent attendee, I’m always excited to see what’s new each year.  Each Summit is totally different.   Over the years the venues have changed, the focus, content and activities have changed, and most of all I’ve changed.  Join me as I recap my Summit journey.

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“JIRA Admin Mistakes” in Little Rock, AR

Rachel Wright’s “JIRA Mistakes” Presentation

Rachel Wright is the featured speaker at the July meeting of the Little Rock Atlassian User Group. On July 27, 2017, she’ll present “Top JIRA Administration Mistakes” based on the JIRA Strategy Admin Workbook.  

The goal of the “Top JIRA Administration Mistakes” presentation is to keep others out of what I call the “JIRA swamp.”  Or, if you’re already in it, help dig you out. This session is different – it’s about strategy.  It’s recommendations from years of cleaning up horrible JIRA configurations!  It’s about what you should do, what you shouldn’t do, and why.  Hear the mistakes I made as a JIRA administrator and real examples of problems to avoid.  Would you rather your application be an organized, tidy, and trimmed garden or a foggy, contaminated, overgrown swamp?

Atlassian Users Groups are where users meet, learn, network, and share best practices. The groups meet locally, all over the world, on a quarterly or more frequent basis.  User Group members are newbies and veterans who like to “talk shop” about Atlassian software, about Agile development, and about related business topics.  At these events, you can network with your peers, share solutions, meet Expert Partners, get special content from Atlassian, and enjoy a beer.

Will you be in Little Rock, Arkansas on July 27, 2017?  Join us, join the User Group in your city, or start a group!

 

Watch “Top JIRA Administration Mistakes”

Rachel Wright, author of the JIRA Strategy Admin Workbook has delivered her “Top JIRA Administration Mistakes” presentation in 15 cities and more are on the way.  Rachel says “The absolute highlight of the tour so far was speaking about JIRA at the Atlassian office in Austin!”  That’s a bucket list item that will be hard to top.

Rachel’s presentation approach is different. Instead of boring slides and data points, she uses a conversational style to share real mistakes and examples of scenarios to avoid in JIRA.  Additionally, the audience picks the topics they want to explore!  That means each presentation is different. Take a look!

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The JIRA Strategy Admin Workbook contains:  152 recommendations to help you set up, clean up, and maintain JIRA, 50 worksheets to help you establish and streamline vital processes, and 33 real examples of problems to avoid.


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“JIRA Admin Mistakes” in Columbus, OH

Columbus Atlassian User Group

Rachel Wright is a featured speaker at the June meeting of the Columbus Atlassian User Group. On June 13, 2017, she’ll present “Top JIRA Administration Mistakes” based on the JIRA Strategy Admin Workbook.  

The goal of the “Top JIRA Administration Mistakes” presentation is to keep others out of what I call the “JIRA swamp.”  Or, if you’re already in it, help dig you out. This session is different – it’s about strategy.  It’s recommendations from years of cleaning up horrible JIRA configurations!  It’s about what you should do, what you shouldn’t do, and why.  Hear the mistakes I made as a JIRA administrator and real examples of problems to avoid.  Would you rather your application be an organized, tidy, and trimmed garden or a foggy, contaminated, overgrown swamp?

Atlassian Users Groups are where users meet, learn, network, and share best practices. The groups meet locally, all over the world, on a quarterly or more frequent basis.  User Group members are newbies and veterans who like to “talk shop” about Atlassian software, about Agile development, and about related business topics.  At these events, you can network with your peers, share solutions, meet Expert Partners, get special content from Atlassian, and enjoy a beer.

Will you be in Columbus, Ohio on June 13, 2017?  Join us, join the User Group in your city, or start a group!

Meet the Author: San Antonio and Austin, Texas

Rachel Wright and the JIRA Strategy Admin Workbook

Will you be in San Antonio, Texas on June 6, 2017 or in Austin on June 7? Stop by and meet Rachel Wright, author of the JIRA Strategy Admin Workbook!  Rachel will present “Top JIRA Administration Mistakes” based on the JIRA Strategy Admin Workbook, answer your JIRA questions, and autograph your book!

San Antonio, Texas
Date: Tues, June 6, 2017
Location: Geekdom, 110 E. Houston St. – 7th Floor San Antonio, 78205
RVSP for free

Austin, Texas
Date: Wed, June 7, 2017
Location: Atlassian, 303 Colorado St. #1600 Austin, 78701
RVSP for free

The JIRA Strategy Admin Workbook is different – it’s not documentation. It’s over 150 recommendations from years of cleaning up horrible JIRA configurations.  This book includes 32 real life examples of what NOT to do, over 50 worksheets to get you organized, and templates, code snippets, and wording samples to help you streamline processes.

The goal of the “Top JIRA Administration Mistakes” presentation is to keep others out of what I call the “JIRA swamp.”  Or, if you’re already in it, help dig you out. This session is different – it’s about strategy.  It’s recommendations from years of cleaning up horrible JIRA configurations!  It’s about what you should do, what you shouldn’t do, and why.  Hear the mistakes I made as a JIRA administrator and real examples of problems to avoid.  Would you rather your application be an organized, tidy, and trimmed garden or a foggy, contaminated, overgrown swamp?

“JIRA Admin Mistakes” in Toronto

Did you hear about the company accidentally emailing their JIRA data to former employees?  Avoid this mistake and hear others at the Toronto Atlassian User Group on May 30, 2017.  Author and Certified JIRA Administrator Rachel Wright presents “Top JIRA Administration Mistakes” based on the JIRA Strategy Admin Workbook. 

The goal of the “Top JIRA Administration Mistakes” presentation is to keep others out of what I call the “JIRA swamp.”  Or, if you’re already in it, help dig you out. This session is different – it’s about strategy.  It’s recommendations from years of cleaning up horrible JIRA configurations!  It’s about what you should do, what you shouldn’t do, and why.  Hear the mistakes I made as a JIRA administrator and real examples of problems to avoid.  Would you rather your application be an organized, tidy, and trimmed garden or a foggy, contaminated, overgrown swamp?

Atlassian Users Groups are where users meet, learn, network, and share best practices. The groups meet locally, all over the world, on a quarterly or more frequent basis.  User Group members are newbies and veterans who like to “talk shop” about Atlassian software, about Agile development, and about related business topics.  At these events, you can network with your peers, share solutions, meet Expert Partners, get special content from Atlassian, and enjoy a beer.

Will you be in Toronto, Canada on May 23, 2017?  Join us, join the User Group in your city, or start a group!

“JIRA Admin Mistakes” in St Louis and San Diego

Did you hear about the company accidentally emailing their JIRA data to former employees?  Avoid this mistake and hear others at the St. Louis and San Diego Atlassian User Groups on May 23, 2017.  Author and Certified JIRA Administrator Rachel Wright presents “Top JIRA Administration Mistakes” based on the JIRA Strategy Admin Workbook. 

The goal of the “Top JIRA Administration Mistakes” presentation is to keep others out of what I call the “JIRA swamp.”  Or, if you’re already in it, help dig you out. This session is different – it’s about strategy.  It’s recommendations from years of cleaning up horrible JIRA configurations!  It’s about what you should do, what you shouldn’t do, and why.  Hear the mistakes I made as a JIRA administrator and real examples of problems to avoid.  Would you rather your application be an organized, tidy, and trimmed garden or a foggy, contaminated, overgrown swamp?

Atlassian Users Groups are where users meet, learn, network, and share best practices. The groups meet locally, all over the world, on a quarterly or more frequent basis.  User Group members are newbies and veterans who like to “talk shop” about Atlassian software, about Agile development, and about related business topics.  At these events, you can network with your peers, share solutions, meet Expert Partners, get special content from Atlassian, and enjoy a beer.

Will you be in St. Louis or San Diego on May 23, 2017?  Join us, join the User Group in your city, or start a group!

Meet the Author: Barcelona, Spain

Will you be at Atlassian Summit, in Barcelona, Spain, the week of May 1, 2017?  Stop by and meet Rachel Wright, author of the JIRA Strategy Admin Workbook!

JIRA Strategy T-Shirt
Look for the white alligator – and stay out of the JIRA swamp!

Find Rachel in a green or brown JIRA Strategy t-shirt in the following locations:

The JIRA Strategy Admin Workbook is different – it’s not documentation. It’s over 150 recommendations from years of cleaning up horrible JIRA configurations.  This book includes 32 real life examples of what NOT to do, over 50 worksheets to get you organized, and templates, code snippets, and wording samples to help you streamline processes.

Summit is the grand Atlassian event of the year.  With the palpable enthusiasm of the employees, the knowledge of the presenters, and the immense networking opportunities, this is the place to experience all that is Atlassian.  Add the next semi-annual event to your calendar now. Visit summit.atlassian.com for details.

“JIRA Admin Mistakes” in Atlanta and Kansas City

It’s a busy next few weeks!  Join me on April 26, 2017 for “Top JIRA Administration Mistakes,” in Georgia, at the Atlanta Atlassian User Group event.

Then, on May 2, 2017 I travel to Barcelona, Spain for Atlassian’s first European user conference!  Look for me in my “Stay out of the JIRA Swampt-shirts.

Kansas City Atlassian User Group

After Summit, I’ll present “Top JIRA Administration Mistakes” for the Kansas City Atlassian User Group on May 16, 2017.

Finally, I’ll travel to Austin, the state capitol of Texas, and home to an Atlassian office, BBQ, and a rocking live music scene!

Author and Certified JIRA Administrator Rachel Wright presents “Top JIRA Administration Mistakes” based on the JIRA Strategy Admin Workbook. The goal of the presentation is to keep others out of what I call the “JIRA swamp.”  Or, if you’re already in it, help dig you out. This session is different – it’s about strategy.  It’s recommendations from years of cleaning up horrible JIRA configurations!  It’s about what you should do, what you shouldn’t do, and why.  Hear the mistakes I made as a JIRA administrator and real examples of problems to avoid.  Would you rather your application be an organized, tidy, and trimmed garden or a foggy, contaminated, overgrown swamp?

Atlassian Users Groups are where users meet, learn, network, and share best practices. The groups meet locally, all over the world, on a quarterly or more frequent basis.  User Group members are newbies and veterans who like to “talk shop” about Atlassian software, about Agile development, and about related business topics.  At these events, you can network with your peers, share solutions, meet Expert Partners, get special content from Atlassian, and enjoy a beer.

Will you be in Atlanta on April 26, 2017 or Kansas City on May 16, 2017? Join us, join the User Group in your city, or start a group!

Atlassian Summit is the premiere, semi-annual conference event for customers and end users.  “Summit allows you to learn new things, find innovations for your instances, and stay on top of the Atlassian product roadmaps.”  Read more

Mistakes Were Made

Rachel Wright with her Adaptavist shirt, Atlassian socks, and the JIRA Strategy Admin Workbook

In April 2017, Rachel Wright joined Adaptavist’s Matthew Stublefield and Ryan Spilken to discuss JIRA administration, in the Mistakes Were Made episode, of the Adaptavist Atlassian Ecosystem Podcast.

In this episode we explore how we got our start as JIRA administrators, utilizing test environments, unintended consequences of cleaning up your application, and ways to learn about JIRA administration.

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Length: 22 minutes
Release date: 17 April 2017

About the Podcast

The Adaptavist Live! podcast highlights topics and events within the Atlassian Ecosystem and at Adaptavist.  Matthew Stublefield and Ryan Spilken use their unique brand of humor to make technical topics interesting and understandable.

Adaptavist helps the world’s most complex Enterprises get more from Atlassian software through professional services, Add-Ons, training and managed services.

Catch the entire Adapatavist Live! series at: https://soundcloud.com/adaptavistlive

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