7 sneaky ways friction is making your work life harder
Huggy Rao, co-author of The Friction Project, on the practices and processes that may be holding you back.
Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management
Collaborating To Help Teams Work Better In The Modern Workplace
February 2024
How to Create Compelling Lead Magnets to Attract Quality Leads
People won’t give you their email addresses for no reason. If someone approaches you and asks for your contact details just because would you give those to them? I’m sure you won’t. To get access to quality leads, you must build rapport before asking for their emails. Lead magnets help with this. But they need to be relevant and compelling enough for your prospects to be willing to get them in exchange for email addresses.
How to plan an intranet security review (with bonus checklist)
Your company’s intranet system contains a wealth of sensitive information, from employee data to confidential documents and more. Do you know how to protect it? Let’s talk about how to plan and conduct a thorough review. Then you can use the free intranet security review checklist to make sure you got it all.
State of Internal Communications 2024 (report)
We asked hundreds of Internal Communication (IC) leaders and practitioners to share their perspectives, experiences and insights into creating highly effective and impactful communication strategies. Their input, colored with the perspectives of industry experts, reveals a vivid picture of the current state of internal comms.
Performance evaluation template, with examples and tips
A performance evaluation is a formal check-in process used to evaluate team members progress. Though evaluations can be stressful, a performance evaluation template can help standardize the process. When your team member knows exactly what you’ll be discussing, they’re able to prepare and have a more productive conversation. Plus, if you pair evaluations with goal-setting, you can focus the conversation not just on current impact but also on future goals.
8 best chat SDK and APIs to build great messaging experiences
Nowadays, where instant satisfaction and real-time communication are necessary, companies and individuals are always looking for new and creative methods to interact with their audience. This is where Chat SDKs (software development kits) come into play. With these tools and resources, developers may easily design dynamic, connection-focused chat functionality in their applications.
Put the collaboration back into group #brainstorming
Visit Miroverse for this template.
How to deliver and receive constructive criticism
Getting feedback can be intimidating, but avoiding it only makes things worse.
How to conduct an exit interview: Template and examples
An exit interview is a conversation between a company and an employee who chooses to leave the company. When you create a safe environment for team members to give honest feedback, you’ll gain insight into how your company can improve. Learn how to perform an exit interview effectively so you can make the most of the experience. When a team member leaves your company for a new role, there’s an opportunity to learn why.
Jira Service Management Premium: Assets | Atlassian
In this 8-minute video, we’ll get to know some basics about Assets in Jira Service Management Premium. Assets is the name for the Asset Management feature included with your Jira Service Management subscription. You’ll learn about how Assets are structured and configured, understand some core concepts to get going, and see some examples of how this could look for your teams. Managing Assets in Jira can help reduce overall cost and effort by bringing more of your folks into a single ecosystem, allowing for greater communication and simpler management of your Assets.
Slack's Customer Success Podcast: Episode 3 - Customer Success
In our third episode, we are happy to welcome Chris Mills, our Head of Customer Success for EMEA, to tell us everything about how a CS organization can take the most out of Slack, along some specific use cases that make his work as a leader easier.
What's New: What we launched in February 2024
This month we’re excited to announce a variety of releases that will accelerate your work in Miro. Say goodbye to manually styling your content — to complement last month’s Brand Center release, you can apply brand styles to diagramming shapes, too. If you’re a fan of Talktrack, be sure to check out new Talktrack reactions, which let viewers provide instant feedback to a recording with emojis.
HR Trends 2024: Enhancing Communication & Collaboration in the Modern Workplace
Discover HR's role in optimizing communication, home employee collaboration, and never wonder - how is productivity calculated - again. Learn strategic initiatives and tools driving organizational success effectively with the help of Insightful computer monitoring software.
What is release management? 5 steps to success
If you’ve ever experienced a software release, you know just how complicated things can get. From managing project timelines to keeping track of due dates and scope, it’s a lot for one person to handle. That’s where release management comes in. With the right process in place, you’ll be able to manage even the most complicated of tasks. Release management is a technique used to manage, plan, and control a software update to improve quality, speed, and efficiency.
Meet Element R: our new unified crypto implementation
We’ve created a common cryptographic library implementation in Rust - codenamed Element R - for all our Element clients. With the latest release of Element Web and Desktop, the new implementation is now deployed across all of our mobile and desktop apps (iOS, Android, Windows, MacOS, Linux and Web) and means we can now start to realise its full potential.
How Asana uses work management for more impactful campaigns
Efficiency is the buzzword of this ever-changing AI era. For marketers, this means maximizing the return on every single dollar they spend. It’s no different when it comes to managing effective campaigns that drive engagement and, ultimately, revenue for your company. At Asana, the revenue marketing team approaches campaigns with a focused and structured design. The foundation needs to be sturdy and well-adapted to the dynamic nature of their work.
Unlocking clarity: Mastering flow diagrams for complex process improvement
If your PB&J bread keeps getting soggy from the jelly, slather peanut butter on each slice and then put the jelly in the middle. That’s process improvement in its simplest form: You identified the existing order and found a way to make it better. Easy enough, right? But workflow optimization becomes a lot trickier when you’re dealing with a complex process.
Improving digital communication in healthcare in 2024
Did you know that over half of patients are willing to switch providers if their digital communication needs aren't met? As a result, many healthcare businesses are increasingly adapting customer experience team strategies to improve patient satisfaction. A key element of these innovations is the integration of digital patient communication platforms in healthcare. Recent years have seen a dramatic transition in the healthcare industry.
Impossible Alone #atlassian
Individually we're great, but together we're so much better. Accomplish everything that's impossible alone with Atlassian's collaboration software like Jira, Confluence, and Trello.
New "How I do it in Miro" video uplevels your user research process
Whether you’re new to Miro or a seasoned pro, it’s likely there’s more for you to discover to get the most out of the visual innovation workspace. There’s always Miro Academy, where you can take free courses and attend live training. But what if you want to learn — fast — how you can use Miro for your specific job?
How Does the New 5G Technology Affect Our Lives and Activities?
We’re living in a fast-paced world where technological innovations are drastically changing the way we live, work, and communicate. While everyone is concerned about AI, another development scared people to some extent – 5G. This is the fifth generation of wireless technology that acts as a revolutionary force with various applications. Having this in mind, we can indeed say that 5G is one significant change in the last few years.
What is a Gantt chart? A guide to mapping your project timelines
A Gantt chart is a horizontal bar chart used to illustrate a project’s schedule and related tasks or events during the project lifecycle. Find out how this type of chart can help you map tasks and keep deliverables on track. Maybe you’ve heard the term Gantt chart used around the workplace or in a project kickoff meeting. The problem is, you’re not quite sure what that is, how it helps with project management, or how to make one.
Collaborate on design with Figma in Jira | The Developer's Edge | Atlassian
Modern software teams are multi-disciplinary, and design is integral to product development. However, there are often challenges during the handoff between developers and designers. It's hard for developers and designers to stay across each other's work, and things can be easily missed. We've partnered closely with Figma to create integrations that give better visibility into design work and notify when there are changes. This will help teams stay in sync and deliver work with fewer delays.
40% faster: How Slack speeds up Freecharge's product release cycles
Since adopting Slack, Freecharge has been innovating faster with rapid product development and efficient issue resolution. Here's how.
Wire On-Premises, Wire Cloud or hybrid deployment - which one is the best for my organization?
At Wire, we take secure communication seriously – and we understand that every organization works differently and has different requirements when it comes to security, privacy, and digital sovereignty. This is why we offer our secure communication solution in two and a half flavors – on-premises, in the cloud, or as a hybrid deployment. But what are the differences between those two? And is one more secure than the other? Read on to find out!
Sales and operations planning (S&OP): A project manager's guide
Sales and operations planning is a six-step process that can help you achieve focus and alignment in all areas of your organization. Learn what the steps are and the impact this type of plan can have on your team. Have you been struggling to align teams at your organization? It’s a problem many project managers face. Thankfully, there’s a solution. Sales and operations planning is a six-step business process where a leadership team achieves focus and alignment in all areas of an organization.
Make your big projects easier with 3 tools from Slack
Here are 3 ways on how you can use huddles to host your project meetings, canvases to centralize and share project documentation, and clips for communicating announcements and project updates in Slack.
Top 5 Challenges Faced in Security Awareness Training
Proper security awareness training is crucial to safeguarding company and client data. Employees should be well-educated about the importance of data security and how to protect sensitive information. Cyber awareness programs covering key topics like email security, intellectual property protection, handling security incidents and so on should be prioritized. However, issues like administrative difficulties or poor employee interests may impair the ease of running training programs.
Work intake isn't working. Here's why-and what to do about it
We know what an effective work intake process should look like in theory—but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to achieve in practice. Dive into the six common snags teams run into during the work intake process, and discover how to tackle them head-on. In theory, a smooth work intake process shouldn’t be complicated: set clear guidelines, standardize requests, and use it all to effectively prioritize projects.
Securing mission-critical communications with a self-hosted, air-gapped collaboration suite
Defense industries deal with sensitive information that, if leaked, could compromise national security. So, the digital battlefield holds just as much importance as its physical counterpart. Therefore, safeguarding mission communications and thwarting cyber attacks is the perpetual objective. One way to ensure secure mission communication is through the use of a self-hosted, air-gapped environment.
10 top encrypted collaboration tools for secure digital workplaces
Did you know that as per recent estimates, 43% of cyber attacks are aimed at small businesses? As a matter of grave concern, only 14% of SMBs are geared up to counter such an attack that often severely impacts their brand position and prospects of growth. In this scenario, encrypted collaboration tools can help enterprises strive to safeguard their digital workspaces.
What is stakeholder analysis and why is it important?
Think of your project as an Oscar-nominated movie. You won, and you have to go up and give your big speech. Who do you thank? In project management, those people would be your project stakeholders—people who have a stake in your project and have helped you get there in some way. Project stakeholders can vary from the people doing the work to the people approving the work to the people you’re doing the work for, but they’re all important.
Why this Calendar is different
The HEY Calendar mimics the flow of real life, while injecting life into your calendar.
Jira Software: Timeline and Plans | Atlassian
In this 5-minute video, we’ll take a look at the Timeline feature in Jira Software, and compare it to the Plans feature in Jira Software Premium.
Jira Work Management Monthly Minute: February 2024 | Atlassian
Get the latest Jira Work Management updates in our February Monthly Minute. Manage attachments, use forms on mobile, create issues more easily, and more. Jira Work Management makes it easy for business teams to collaborate, align, and deliver work, all in one place. Connect with Jira Work Management and Atlassian.
Securing mission-critical communications with a self-hosted, air-gapped collaboration suite
This webinar aims to introduce the ultimate toolkit for highly-regulated industries. Our panel of experts includes key representatives from Rocket.Chat, Bluescape, and Pexip, each providing a vast array of knowledge and experience in delivering secure communication platforms for the defense sector.
Jira Service Management & AI
Jira Service Management offers a variety of machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities to help organizations drive their digital transformation and enhance productivity. This video provides a comprehensive overview of Jira Service Management Smarts and Atlassian Intelligence features, including predictive issue assignment and triage, natural language search, AI-powered virtual agent, and more.
Intranet best practices: A guide from design to ROI
If you're looking to improve communication and collaboration in the workplace, choosing the right corporate intranet is a game-changer. Modern intranet solutions can raise user adoption rates, streamline communication channels, and vastly improve the digital employee experience.
Here's why campaign management is broken-and how to fix it.
We all know what good marketing looks like. From Nike’s “Just Do It” campaign to Barbie’s 2023 revival, it’s clear when brands make a lasting impression. But what we don’t see is all the chaos behind the scenes. Delays, budget overages, and late nights can pile up before campaigns cross the finish line—cutting into your company’s revenue gains.
Project scope management: Plan, template, and guide
A scope management plan outlines the processes involved in executing your project and serves as a guideline to keep the project within specific limits. In this article, we’ll explain what a scope management plan is and how it can assist you in the planning phase. With effective scope management, you can set you and your team up for success. Managing the scope of a project is like driving a car. If you don’t keep your eyes in front of you, the car veers off the road.
Passively track keywords in Mattermost
Tracking keywords enables users to stay on top of relevant topics, discussions, and text from incoming webhooks happening across teams and different channels. However, some keywords do not warrant a high-signal “heads up” in the form of triggering a notification sound every time a keyword is mentioned. Starting with Mattermost v9.2 Professional and Enterprise Edition, users can declare keywords and phrases to passively track.
Don't let ideas die post-retro: 5 ways to make retrospectives more actionable
The retrospective is a familiar end-of-cycle exercise for product development teams who follow Agile methodology. Done right, it can be a highly impactful process with the potential to improve how teams collaborate, function, and innovate. But all too often, teams skip this critical step of reflection in favor of moving on to the next “big” thing.
10 top in-app messaging best practices to engage users
In-app messaging can be an excellent channel to communicate with users, provide support, deliver updates, and sell your offerings. Appropriate usage of such messaging helps businesses secure customer trust and enhance user experience. So, with targeted elements and dynamic messages, businesses can leverage in-app messaging to drive user engagement and increase sales. In the blog post, let’s explore the in-app messaging best practices you must follow to leverage its fullest potential.
What's new in Asana | February 2024
Welcome to the February edition of What’s new in Asana.
How to talk live using huddles in Slack
Huddles in Slack gives you more ways to talk and work alongside your colleagues in Slack.
10 Instant Messaging Apps For Business Communication
Businesses must adopt instant messaging apps, video conferencing tools, and project management software as the need to communicate and work together from different locations continues to rise. This article delves into how instant messaging apps can enhance communication for remote work and presents ten apps that business leaders can utilize to foster connectivity when not working in an office.
A Guide to Different Meeting Types & Agendas [Free Templates]
Meetings can be powerful tools for productivity, but poorly run ones can dampen energy and damage team morale. Save your team from frustrations by running targeted discussions with well-structured agendas. Define clear objectives, realistic deadlines, and task ownership to enhance engagement and cultivate a more dynamic collaborative environment. Are you using the right meeting format to achieve your goals?
How AI will transform employee and client experiences in wealth management?
Although topics such as inflation, market volatility, and interest rate mayhem are top of mind for most wealth managers, the evolving AI revolution is making the industry stand up and take notice. But forward-thinking wealth management firms aren't necessarily asking the typical headline-making questions: Will AI take my job? Can we trust AI? Will AI take over the world? Rather, firms are asking: How can we leverage AI to create a superior client and employee experience?
Revolutionize the employee experience with an AI-powered EX platform (ebook)
It’s time to embrace the power of responsible artificial intelligence (AI) to dramatically improve the employee experience (EX). And we’re going to show you how a modern intranet with purpose-built AI capabilities across the platform is the path forward.
How Asana uses work management for content marketing
Content marketing is a juggling act. Often, you’re working on several projects at once where you’re simultaneously managing stakeholders, reviews, and approvals across the organization. In the process, it’s easy for things to get lost in the shuffle. But there’s a smarter way to work. With the right tools and systems, you can streamline your business’s content marketing into a smooth, efficient operation.
Unleashing innovation in the workplace through generative AI and the creative power within you
From coding a website from scratch (ChatGPT) to synthesizing insights with just a click (Miro Assist), generative AI can generate novel content and perform tasks that traditionally only humans could perform, e.g. coding, drawing, writing, etc. As generative AI democratizes access to information globally, it amplifies the quality and scale of creative outputs while reducing the cost of creation. Despite its benefits, generative AI is not without its challenges, including.
How to launch Slack at your organization
Join us for an interactive training to learn the crucial steps for a successful Slack rollout! During this session, Slack customer success experts guide you through our comprehensive five-step approach, guaranteeing a successful launch that supports remote, office or hybrid work.
How to align your organizational structure with your company goals
You know your company’s vision and goals — and you have all of the ambition and enthusiasm you need to make them a reality. But do you have the right people? Goals are nothing but a pipe dream if your organization doesn’t have the right skills, knowledge, and capacity to take action on them. Unfortunately, this is where a lot of companies fall short, with 90% of organizations failing to execute their strategies successfully. Why?
A Beginner's Guide To CI/CD Pipelines
Among the many sought-after skills for software developers and IT staff today is having a solid grasp of CI (continuous integration) and CD (continuous delivery) pipelines and processes. CI/CD practices are essential for rapid, efficient modern software development – but for many businesses new to DevOps approaches, it can seem complex and confusing to get started with.
Effective one-on-one meetings: Free template and agenda
Both managers and employees sometimes view one-on-one meetings with trepidation. Managers worry about the correct format and handling tough discussions, while employees might dread criticism or question the meetings' usefulness. But when effectively organized and focused on open communication, the one-on-one meeting is a key driver of team productivity, morale, and engagement, benefiting all involved.
Not all work is created equal: Tasks best suited to asynchronous settings
Asynchronous work — when team members collaborate on the same project or assignment, but not at the same time — is a growing trend in the world of digital and Agile product development. Many teams have discovered that when time is of the essence, scheduling yet another meeting to “sync” might not be the best call. With full calendars, different time zones, and tight deadlines, asynchronous work can be a more efficient and flexible alternative.
Mattermost vs Element comparison: which chat platform wins?
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How to inspire innovation during uncertain times
Between managing concerns about global markets and conflict to navigating new ways of working, climate change, and more, we’re living in a world where instability is one of our only constants. Our global innovation survey showed that this uncertainty has made enterprise leaders question how practical it is to actively focus on innovation. But we know the worst thing a company could do right now is to stop innovation entirely.
The power of play: Innovative team-building ideas for hybrid teams
We’ve all been there. A day of back-to-back meetings, trying to squeeze productive work in between Slack messages and emails. As the afternoon rolls around, you realize you have yet another calendar invite: a dreaded virtual happy hour. While virtual happy hours are well-intentioned, they can often fall flat for team members experiencing meeting fatigue.
Slack turns ten!
Celebrating a decade of innovation and ten essential Slack features.
Slack AI has arrived
Get up to speed on your workday instantly with our new generative AI features, available now.
17 intranet best practices to raise employee engagement
Can an intranet experience be so good that it helps attract and retain top talent and boost employee engagement? Yes. We've seen it happen. Is it possible to reach a near 100% intranet adoption rate across your entire distributed workforce? Well, we've seen that too.
7 causes of content calendar chaos-and how to solve them
Discover seven common content calendar management challenges—and their solutions—to effectively transform your content creation process from chaos to clarity. From insightful blog posts to engaging social media campaigns, every piece of content your brand creates serves as a cornerstone of its identity. But the more your organization creates, the more complex the task of managing your content calendar becomes. If you’re facing content chaos, you’re not alone.
Seamless Jira Cards Integration in Miro: Enhance Your Project Management
Transform your project management approach with the seamless integration of Jira cards in Miro! This tutorial is a deep dive into connecting Jira to Miro, designed to streamline your workflow and bring a new level of efficiency to your projects. Whether you're a beginner or looking to use Miro like a pro, these tips and tricks will unlock new potentials in your collaborative efforts.
An end to end demo of an integrated Atlassian toolchain | The Developer's Edge | Atlassian
Explore a comprehensive demonstration of development work utilizing an integrated Atlassian toolchain. Gain knowledge on how Atlassian products, including Jira Software, Bitbucket, Compass and Confluence collaborate with partners like CircleCI and LaunchDarkly to provide developers with enhanced capabilities.
2024 is about being in your element
In the midst of winter, while many resolutions may fade, at Element we remain steadfast in our commitment to excellence. In our latest ESS release (24.02), we've been laser-focused on improving our installation process for customers who self-host their servers. Below we unveil the latest updates and stories from behind the scenes.
The Top Live Chat Software Trends to Expect in 2024
Live chat software has been a game changer for how businesses provide customer service. Gone are the days when getting help meant waiting endlessly on hold or sending an email and hoping for a quick response. With live chat, customers can get real-time support and answers at the click of a button. Years ago, live chat was just text conversations. Today, live chat has matured as a customer service platform, features, and capabilities have expanded remarkably.
10 best instant messaging SDKs and real-time chat APIs in 2024
For businesses all throughout the world, fast and secure communication is fundamental. With over 3.21 billion active users engaging in over-the-top messaging apps daily, the significance of real-time chat solutions continues to surge. In this scenario, leveraging real-time chat APIs and instant messaging SDKs has become critical. These technologies provide a streamlined method of communication, whether it is for smooth customer service or internal cooperation.
Connecting Strategy to Execution | Scaling Enterprise Agility | Atlassian
Join host Nick Polce, Business Agility Practice Lead at Accenture, and Natalia Baryshnikova, GM and Head of Product, Enterprise Agility at Atlassian, as they talk about how Jira Align helps companies connect strategy to execution.
Jira Software: Team Managed vs. Company Managed Projects | Atlassian
In this 6-minute video, we’ll explore two different project types in Jira Software: Team Managed and Company Managed projects. Knowing which project type to use can help your teams work more effectively, help with project setup and administration, and help get the most out of Jira.
Move your next project into channels in Slack
Learn how working on projects in public channels allows you to work more efficiently with your team.
2 advanced tips to search more effectively in Slack
Learn how to work faster and smarter with advanced search in Slack.
How to search channels in Slack
Learn how to save time and get what you need by easily searching in channels in Slack.
Office attendance doesn't drive team connection. So what does?
Most teams no longer sit shoulder-to-shoulder, even if individual members go into their closest office every day. When teams are not co-located, you need to be much more intentional about bringing them together. At Atlassian, we aim to have teams meet in-person at one of our offices a few times per year, and we prioritize building relationships and advancing mission-critical work during that time. These team gatherings are part of our Intentional Togetherness Gathering (ITG) program.
Hosting Effective Hybrid Meetings with MS Teams: Best Practices and Tips
As many companies are adopting a combination of on-site and remote work, the way meetings are conducted is also changing. Today, hybrid meetings are becoming much the norm amongst workplaces — sometimes referred to as the “new normal”. Regardless of location, teams can now seamlessly collaborate, and keep track of progress and tasks without the need to travel. Learn more about how this meeting format works, as well as hybrid meeting tips and practices to take into account.
Project Schedules 101: Why You Need Them and How to Make Your Own
It’s harder to lose sight of deadlines and goals when they’re right in front of you. Project schedules map your project tasks on a timeline, so you always know what comes next. In this article, we’ll walk you through the seven steps to create a project schedule and share some of our favorite templates to get you started. A new project at work often signals the beginning of another adventure filled with stakeholders, deadlines, deliverables, and tools.
What is a business impact analysis (BIA)? 4 steps to prepare for anything
A business impact analysis (BIA) tells you what to expect when your business is disrupted, so you can proactively create recovery strategies. Learn how a BIA can help you get back on track when roadblocks occur, plus four steps to create one for your own business. “Be prepared.” This concept rings as true in business as it does in The Lion King.
Value Stream Management at Netflix Part 1 | Scaling Enterprise Agility | Atlassian
Join Atlassian and Accenture for this interview with Fonz Morris, Lead Product Designer at Netflix, as he discusses the role value stream management (VSM) plays in addressing organizational complexity at Netflix.
Use these 3 Slack tools for your next big project
Here are 3 ways on how you can use huddles to host your project meetings, canvases to centralize and share project documentation, and clips for communicating announcements and project updates in Slack.
B2B vs. B2C Marketing Strategies: 4 Crucial Differences to Know
Marketing is a combination of data, strategy, and art. It requires deep knowledge of your target audience’s needs and preferences but also the capacity to create the perfect strategy that convinces and converts. Whether you're crafting messages for other businesses or for end consumers, the game changes dramatically. Let’s tackle the nuances of B2B canvassing and master the immediacy of B2C persuasion as we explore four crucial contrasts between these dynamic marketing arenas.
Distributed Work: Lessons Learned and a Look Ahead I Atlassian
Do offices matter anymore? Does remote work hurt or help teams? And what are CEOs getting wrong in the work from home debate? Global Head of Team Anywhere Annie Dean and Stanford Economics Professor Nick Bloom answer these questions and more in this video. They discuss insights from their work and conversations with executives, getting to the bottom of what matters most for effective teamwork.
Google Workspace in Miro: Boost Your Productivity with THIS Integration
Unleash the full potential of Google Workspace within your Miro boards! This detailed tutorial guides you through integrating Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Google Sheets into Miro, creating a powerful, unified workspace. Whether you're just starting with Miro or looking to use it like a pro, this video is packed with tips and tricks to elevate your productivity and collaboration.
Why failure is necessary for innovation
It’s uncommon for the first draft of anything to be an instant success. That’s because innovation requires trial and error — to brainstorm, develop, and launch a new product or service means iterating continuously throughout the process. But we know failure can be scary: Miro found that 62% of enterprise leaders believe that fear gets in the way of innovation at their companies. In this article, we look at why successful innovators accept failure as part of the process.
4 award-winning calendar templates to transform how you organize your year
Work deadlines, personal commitments, annual goal planning, to-do tracking: For most, a calendar is the go-to tool for keeping life organized. Yet, its adaptability to any number of these use cases also makes it a perfect blank canvas for iteration. So who better to elevate the humble calendar than our active community of Creators in Miroverse? To kick off the new year, we asked Miro Creators to show us their take on a virtual calendar for 2024, with zero requirements and the sky as the limit.
Power custom canvas templates with real-time customer data
Create scalable business processes with Slack canvas paired with automation.
How the team creating Basecamp uses Basecamp | Basecamp Office Hours
In this Basecamp Office Hours session (recorded live on February 8, 2023), Kimberly, Ashley and Chase share how the team at 37signals uses Basecamp to manage their day-to-day work. During this one-hour session, the team shows how the company uses Basecamp can be set up for company Human Resource functions, recruiting, and onboarding new employees.
Product Roundup: What's new in Rocket.Chat 6.6
Welcome to Rocket.Chat's first Product Roundup of 2024! Another year, another brand-new collection of updates crafted just for you! Whether it's improved features for team collaboration or great news for those using Rocket.Chat to build their own in-app chat experiences, this roundup provides a glimpse into the advancements marking the beginning of a year filled with meaningful improvements. Let's jump right in!
How to measure employee productivity
To boost employee productivity, you need to know how to measure employee productivity. Without measurable employee productivity metrics, you won’t be able to see if your initiatives are working. You won’t know if your employees are becoming more or less productive.
Jira Service Management & Microsoft Teams
Jira Service Management offers a variety of integrations with Microsoft Teams to facilitate effective communication, improve collaboration, and streamline the process of resolving issues. This video provides a comprehensive overview of the integrations between Jira Service Management and Microsoft Teams, including ChatOps for Incident Management, conversational ticketing through Chat, and the functionality of Jira Cloud.
Jira Service Management & Slack
Jira Service Management offers a range of integrations with Slack to enhance communication, foster collaboration, and optimize issue resolution. This video presents a thorough overview of the integrations between Jira Service Management and Slack, including ChatOps for Incident Management, conversational ticketing via Chat, the capabilities of Jira Cloud, and the AI-driven Virtual Agent.
How to Asana: Post status updates
Have you been pinged for a status update? Before you fire up the spreadsheets and docs, here's how to do it in Asana. Keep your team in the loop with status updates on projects, portfolios, and goals in Asana. Check out this video to learn how to share status updates using real-time data, the latest highlights, and Asana Intelligence. Then see how your meetings can focus on actionable insights instead of long status readouts.
Co-creating the roadmap: How Asana builds products with purpose
In the fast-paced world of technology, the distinction between a good product and a great one isn’t just technical. More than lines of code or design elements, an exceptional product is sculpted by a deep understanding of its users and their active role in the creation process. In this blog post, we delve into Asana’s approach to product development. We’ll also provide tips for how to co-create a roadmap through a thoughtful process that involves our customers every step of the way.
How to build a best-in-class project intake process
A project intake process is a standardized workflow to help teams capture, prioritize, and follow through on new requests. Learn the components of an effective intake process, and how to build one for your team. Swamped by project requests? Overloaded with last-minute asks? If so, you’re not alone—and we have a solution for you. Enter: the project intake process, a tried-and-true method to prioritize the right work at the right time.
8 examples that define a positive patient experience
Healthcare has transitioned from focusing solely on doctors' proficiency to a patient-centric approach, bringing patients' needs and experiences to the fore. As a result, positive patient experience examples have become integral to the healthcare system. In fact, it is now globally recognized as an independent dimension of healthcare quality, shaping a person's perception of the quality of care they receive.
What is zro trust scurity and why it mattrs?
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Team work in Miro
Here’s how Miro helps teams organize tasks, storyboard with ready-to-use templates, and brainstorm effectively.
It's cold, but we can't let it be an 'EX Winter'
As I work remotely in North Carolina with an eye out my window to the icy landscape, I'm reminded of a phrase I keep hearing this month: EX Winter.
How to master organizational planning in 5 simple steps
Organizational planning is the process of defining a company's overarching goals and mapping out the steps necessary to achieve them. Discover how to master it in 5 steps. Every organization is a complex puzzle, with different projects, tasks, and goals scattered across teams and departments. Individually these pieces might seem disjointed, but when put together they form a picture of success.
Atlassian Intelligence issue search | Demo Den | Atlassian
In this demo, Shelley Sun, Product Manager, walks through how to use Atlassian Intelligence’s issue search. By using natural language and AI, you can more easily and quickly find issues and their dependencies (even those requiring complex JQL queries!) in Jira Software or Jira Work Management. Atlassian Intelligence features are available to Jira Cloud users.
Key Indicators to Gauge if Your Workforce Has Reached Peak Satisfaction
Stepping into a business where each team member buzzes with energy and commitment, eager to unleash their full potential daily–this is the ultimate goal for any leader. And–believe it or not, there's a way to spot if you're on the right track. If your team's buzzing, not just with the caffeine jitters but with real, honest-to-goodness job satisfaction, that's like stumbling upon a treasure chest in the corporate world.
Translating principles to practice: Our No-BS Guide to Responsible Tech Reviews
Download the Guide to learn more about our evolving approach to governance and the lessons we’ve learned so far.
Three strategies for boosting partner sales with Slack
How to strengthen your tech channel sales relationships with automation and speedy communication.
How to send a direct message in Slack
Learn how to use Slack direct messages so you can stay connected to your teammates from wherever you are.
How to send a message in a channel in Slack
Learn to send messages in a channel so you can collaborate with your team seamlessly.
How to create clips in Slack
Learn how to create Slack video clips for quick and easy team updates.
11 Time Management Tools For Juggling Timely Deadline
You’re likely handling many projects at any particular time, regardless of what your business card says. It’s certainly a regular weekday if you’re calling a foreign client with Chanty while also sending out meeting invites and emailing your current reports to your boss. Multitasking isn’t just a hot trend; it has become the key to success. It’s not easy to manage so many responsibilities at once, but it’s relatively easier if you have great time management skills.
'The highest priority is the security of our messenger'
Interview with Robert Kallwies, Director Information Security, Wire.
What is a product launch? A guide from planning to execution
A product launch is the process of bringing a new or updated product to market. Uncover the key steps to planning, managing, and executing a successful product launch. A product launch is more than just unveiling your latest innovation—it’s about making a statement in a crowded marketplace. Whether you’re launching an entirely new product, rolling out new features, or expanding into a new market segment, you want your launch to make a splash—not a ripple.
How to get your team on board with AI (Intellicomms)
This article was originally published on Mister Editorial. It’s always about money. Artificial intelligence is here to stay not because it’s cool or fun or makes life easier. (It’s all that.) AI is here to stay because it will make or save more money.
Is technology hindering innovation at your workplace?
Technology is present at all stages of the innovation process, from the earliest planning sessions through the development, iteration, launch, and scale of a product or service. It is part of the collaboration process too, bringing individuals and teams together. But when employees don’t have access to the right technology, even their best laid plans can be hard to execute.
8 key aspects of military messaging for secure communication
Secure military messaging is key for many institutions and states today. Heard of 'Ruse de guerre'? It's a term for the art of deception in warfare — think of the Trojan Horse, a classic example of battlefield cunning that turned the tide of war. History is packed with moments where smart, unorthodox strategies outplayed brute force. Fast forward to 2024, and the battlefield has transformed.
New in Basecamp: Move Tools Between Projects
You've always been able to move individual items from one Basecamp project to another — a message, to-do list, or card. Now you can move an entire tool from one project to another. Maybe you're breaking a larger project into multiple, smaller projects. Or perhaps you want start a tool in a private project before sharing it with a group. With the new Move Tools feature, reorganizing your projects just got easier.