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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

Cloud-based tools used by product managers

Product management teams working remotely and asynchronously often utilize cloud-based tools to facilitate their work. These tools typically span several categories – project management, communication, collaboration, documentation, and prototyping. Here’s a list of standard tools for each function:

  • Project management: Tools such as Jira and Trello help teams track tasks, manage backlogs, and coordinate project progress. These tools are essential to manage workflows, assign tasks, and monitor progress.
  • Communication: Tools such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom are used for instant messaging, video conferencing, and maintaining regular communication within a team.
  • Collaboration and documentation: This is where Confluence excels. Confluence is a workspace where teams can create, share, and collaborate on documents in real time, making it ideal for creating project plans, meeting notes, product requirements, and...