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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

Creating a single source of truth for product management

A Single Source of Truth (SSOT) refers to having one primary, authoritative data source that all users agree is the real, trusted number. This concept is widely used in information systems and data management, especially in complex environments where multiple teams, departments, or stakeholders need access to the same information.

Why do product managers need an SSOT?

For asynchronous and remote product management, an SSOT is particularly crucial for several reasons:

  • Consistency: With an SSOT, everyone on the team works from the same information. This eliminates discrepancies or conflicts in data, ensuring everyone is on the same page, regardless of location or time zone.
  • Efficiency: An SSOT reduces the time spent searching for information, clarifying misunderstandings, or reconciling conflicting versions of data. When everyone knows where to find the right information, work can proceed more smoothly and efficiently...