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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

A sustainable approach to Confluence

Ensuring that Confluence stays up to date and easy to use is vital for ongoing success, since an efficient and user-friendly platform encourages regular use and collaboration among team members.

Here are some strategies for a sustainable Confluence environment:

  • Regularly update Confluence to the latest version
  • Customize features to match user needs
  • Monitor usage patterns and solicit feedback
  • Offer ongoing training and support

Supporting open work

Open work, a culture of openness and flexibility, is essential to remote collaboration. With Confluence, you can contribute to open work culture by doing the following:

  • Creating shared spaces for collaboration and creativity
  • Encouraging transparent communication and feedback
  • Establishing clear guidelines and expectations for openness

Training and developing people

Helping team members stay skilled and engaged requires ongoing training and development...