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Implementing Atlassian Confluence

By : Eren Kalelioğlu
Book Image

Implementing Atlassian Confluence

By: Eren Kalelioğlu

Overview of this book

Implementing Atlassian Confluence is an all-encompassing guide to the essential concepts of distributed work and leveraging Confluence to create a world-class collaboration environment. This book begins with an introduction to enterprise collaboration concepts and explains how to set up Confluence. You’ll quickly proceed to creating and maintaining dynamic content, effective cross-functional collaboration, and employing Confluence applications in scenarios such as software project management and knowledge bases. You’ll discover how to use Jira Service Management together with Confluence, set up personal spaces, implement centralized user management, address security risks, and explore suggested solutions on Confluence. Furthermore, you’ll integrate and extend Confluence with other Atlassian and third-party software. The book also contains tips and guidance on managing Confluence adoption, enabling you to focus on your team and provide them with a state-of-the-art remote collaboration environment. Complete with practical business scenarios, best practices, and examples, this book will help you gain a comprehensive understanding of Atlassian Confluence’s capabilities for enhancing collaboration within cross-functional teams.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
1
Part 1:Preparing for Confluence
7
Part 2:Building a Real Confluence Site
13
Part 3:Scaling Business

Summary

So far, we’ve discussed how Confluence can be a powerful tool for enhancing collaboration and information management in remote work environments. We’ve seen Confluence’s capabilities stretch beyond a typical collaboration platform, making it a versatile tool for managing HR resources, connecting projects, creating company spaces, and building comprehensive company handbooks.

Starting with HR resources, we’ve highlighted how Confluence can be an HR hub containing essential documents, policies, and information, providing a single source of truth for the entire organization. We’ve also emphasized Confluence’s utility in managing multiple projects concurrently and glanced at building a company space within Confluence, which houses information about company culture, achievements, events, and announcements. Our discussion on creating a company handbook using Confluence underscored its utility as an engaging, accessible, and interactive...