Collaboration is defined as "the action of working with someone to produce or create something." Yet, many confuse communicating with collaborating. True collaboration gives you and your project an edge by aligning efforts towards a clear objective. I'll show how teams can achieve true collaboration with JIRA Agile.

1. #atlassian

2. Collaboration Is More than
Communication
XAVIER MORERA • AUTHOR • PLURALSIGHT • @XMORERA

3. Agenda
Why Collaboration?
What is Collaboration?
JIRA as a Collaboration Tool
Collaboration Features
Takeaway

4. Why Collaboration?

5. Alone we can do so little; together we can do
so much
”
Hellen Keller
“

7. What is
Collaboration?

8. col•lab•o•rate kəˈlabəˌrāt/
verb
work jointly on an activity, especially to produce or create something
"he collaborated with a distinguished painter on the designs"
synonyms:
co-operate, join forces, team up, band together, work together,
participate,combine, ally; More
cooperate traitorously with an enemy
"the indigenous elite who collaborated with the colonizers"
synonyms:
collude, conspire, fraternize, co-operate, consort, sympathize;
More

9. com•mu•ni•cate kəˈmyo͞onəˌkāt/
verb
share or exchange information, news, or ideas
"the prisoner was forbidden to communicate with his family"
synonyms:
be in touch, be in contact, have dealings, interface, interact,
commune, meet, liaise; More

10. Every PM, Developer & Scrum Master Knows
is THE tracker teams use for planning and building great products

11. “Collaboration” Makes People Think Confluence
And this is OK! is great

12. JIRA as a Collaboration Tool
When used adequately, #jira is an amazing collaboration tool
that can help a development effort succeed
#atlassian
Let’s see how!

13. Text Formatting
Like having a small Confluence in each JIRA issue!

14. Workflows
Customizable workflows define collaboration paths and
monitor progress until success (or failure) is achieved

15. Sprint Planning
Plan Board: Share your vision

16. Work Mode
Work Mode: Collaboration by self organization

17. Report Mode
Report Mode: Improve iteratively in Sprint Retrospective

18. Sharing
Sharing is the start of review

19. Activity Streams
Activity streams help understand activity and pinpoint potential impediments

20. @Mentions
Bring someone into the conversation with @mentions

21. Watching & Voting
Voice your opinion with voting
Stay up to date with watching

22. Key takeaways:
• Collaboration is More than Communication #atlassian #jira• #atlassian #jira is THE tracker for planning and building great products #atlassian
• When used adequately, #jira is an amazing collaboration tool that can help a
development effort succeed #atlassian
• Collaboration: Activity streams, workflows, mentions, voting, sharing,
watching, … #jira #atlassian
#atlassian

23. Thank you!
XAVIER MORERA • AUTHOR • PLURALSIGHT • @XMORERA