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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

Remote product management challenges

There are a lot of challenges specifically faced by remote product management teams. Let's discuss on some of them and how Confluence Cloud can help mitigate these issues.

Prioritization and roadmap visibility

Remote product teams can struggle with keeping everyone aligned on product priorities and upcoming features. The absence of an in-person environment can lead to misunderstandings and misalignments. Confluence Cloud can aid in maintaining the visibility of a product roadmap. You can create a dedicated page for your roadmap where priorities are clearly defined and regularly updated. This ensures everyone in the team is on the same page.

Cross-functional collaboration

Product managers often work closely with various departments such as engineering, design, marketing, and sales. Remote work can make cross-functional collaborations more challenging, so Confluence Cloud provides a platform where all these departments can collaborate...