COMP3900

Modern Teamwork in Software Engineering

with Jira & Confluence

Hi, I'm Nick

Jira and Confluence are two of the largest cogs in the clockwork of modern teamwork.

Jira: Project task breakdown, planning and tracking

Confluence: Knowledge management and collaboration.

Demo time.

The use cases of Jira and Confluence in enterprise

  • Confluence:
    • Knowledge management and the rosetta stone
    • Open-source and collaboration
  • Jira:
    • Vast array of features and fields
    • Highly configurable
    • Jira at scale - JQL and issue navigation
  • Deeply embedded in business processes
  • Ecosystem: Integration of Jira, Confluence and other products

The pipeline from university to work

  • Accountability - you're a paid employee
  • Impact - the changes you make affect real people
  • Context - your software development is governed by the culture, processes and needs of the business
  • Scale - you need to consider how many people will be using your software

The pipeline from university to work

  • Long-form software development - projects last months, not weeks. Sprints and milestones are still present, but in service of a larger goal. Design/tech debt becomes even more important.
  • The Unknown - get comfortable with it. It's here to stay.