The document discusses the insights that Confluence add-on developers can learn from LEGO's design principles, focusing on collaboration tools and page blueprints. It emphasizes the importance of creating structured spaces for project management, such as software and HR recruitment spaces, utilizing custom macros and templates for efficient organization. Additionally, it addresses the integration of external resources and the need for user-friendly interfaces in project collaboration settings.

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What Confluence add-on developers
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create, organise and discuss
work with your team

7. Confluence is where you
create, organise and discuss
work with your team
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11. 1 CUSTOM MACRO DIALOG
When?
• Many macro parameters
• Parameters depend on
another fields logic
• Parameters required in
specific order

12. 1 CUSTOM MACRO DIALOG

13. INTERACTION
MODES
DISPLAY
OPTIONS

15. 2 RENDERED IMAGE PLACEHOLDER
! My Macro

16. ! My MacroJIRA | TEAMCAL-2985732 issues

17. 3 PROPERTY PANEL
When?
• Common actions
• Display options
• Quickly open without
having to save/preview
! My Macro
Edit Remove
PROPERTY
PANEL

18. 3 PROPERTY PANEL
JIRA | TEAMCAL-2985

19. 1 CUSTOM MACRO DIALOG
2 RENDERED IMAGE PLACEHOLDER
3 PROPERTY PANEL

22. Meetings, decisions,
requirements, projects,
file lists...
Well… + +
+ + + = Err… ?

23. Building macros?
Package them in
Page Blueprints

24. Page Blueprints
WHAT
HOW
STRUCTURE
1
2
3

25. Page Blueprints
WHAT
HOW
STRUCTURE
PAGE BLUEPRINT TEMPLATES
CREATION WIZARDS
INDEX PAGES

26. 1 PAGE BLUEPRINT
TEMPLATES
YOUR
“2X2 BLOCKS”

27. 2 PAGE BLUEPRINT WIZARD
(Multi-step) Wizard Fetch data from
external resource
OR

28. http://bit.ly/PageBlueprints

29. 3 INDEX PAGES
Create
meeting
label
What?
• Groups all content of a
particular type
• Content report by label
(page properties report,
content by label…)
• Shortcut on space
sidebar

30. 1 PAGE BLUEPRINT TEMPLATES
2 BLUEPRINT WIZARDS
3 INDEX PAGES

33. 1 SPACE BLUEPRINT WIZARDS

35. CancelBack Create
Create a software project space
Select related project…JIRA Project
Space key*
Name*
Description Describe the software project in this
space.
Organize your project in a lean structure.
Communicate and collaborate with your
team and stakeholders.
About Project SpacesAbout Project Spaces
CancelBack Create
Create a software project space
Select related project…JIRA Project
Space key*
Name*
Description Describe the software project in this
space.
Organize your project in a lean structure.
Communicate and collaborate with your
team and stakeholders.
About Project SpacesAbout Project Spaces
CancelBack Create
Create a software project space
Select related project…JIRA Project
Space key*
Name*
Description Describe the software project in this
space.
Organize your project in a lean structure.
Communicate and collaborate with your
team and stakeholders.
About Project SpacesAbout Project Spaces
CancelBack Create
Create a software project space
Live EditorJIRA Project
Space key*
Name*
Description
Organize your project in a lean structure.
Communicate and collaborate with your
team and stakeholders.
Live editor project
LE
About Project SpacesAbout Project Spaces
Track the progress of the our new live
editor
Recommend page templates
Agile board shortcut
Shortcut to Stash repositoryCreate

36. 
2 SIDEBAR&POPULATED
CONTENT
SHORTCUT
LINKS
PRE-POPULATED
CONTENT

37. 3 PAGE BLUEPRINT BUNDLES

39. SPACE BLUEPRINTS
PRE-POPULATED CONTENT
BUNDLE PAGE BLUEPRINTS
PAGE BLUEPRINTS
BLUEPRINT WIZARDS
INDEX PAGES
CUSTOM MACRO DIALOG
MACRO PLACEHOLDER
PROPERTY PANEL
Confluence add-on patterns

40. EXAMPLE : HR RECRUITMENT

41. Recruitment
interviews
Candidate
reporting
HR Space (Recruitment)

42. CancelBack Create
Create a software project space
Select related project…JIRA Project
Space key*
Name*
Description Describe the software project in this
space.
Organize your project in a lean structure.
Communicate and collaborate with your
team and stakeholders.
About Project SpacesAbout Project Spaces
CancelBack Create
Create a HR Recruitment Space
Space key*
Name*
With the Human Resources Recuritment
Space you can:
About Recruitment SpacesAbout Recruitment Spaces
Recruitment
service
Recruitment pipeline reports
Candidate interview templatesCreate • Plan and track your applicant
pipeline
• Standardise interview review
and feedback processes
• Collaborate on interview
feedback
HR SYSTEM
INTEGRATION

43. Spaces
HR Recruitment
SPACE SHORTCUTS
Taleo home
Candidate interviews
Taleo reporting
Pages
Blog
Calendar
PAGE TREE
SHORTCUTS AND
INDEX PAGES

44. HR Recruitment
Candidate Interview
Review, capture and collaborate on candidate
interview feedback.
Taleo Reports
Report on candidate progress, overall pipeline or
general recruitment metrics.

45. CancelBack Create
Create a software project space
Select related project…JIRA Project
Space key*
Name*
Description Describe the software project in this
space.
Organize your project in a lean structure.
Communicate and collaborate with your
team and stakeholders.
About Project SpacesAbout Project Spaces
CancelBack Create
Create Candidate Interview
Interviewees*
Date
Candidate Name*
Create one place to review, capture
and collaborate on candidate interview
feedback.
Candidate InterviewsCandidate Interviews
Create calendar event

46. CancelBack Create
Create a software project space
Select related project…JIRA Project
Space key*
Name*
Description Describe the software project in this
space.
Organize your project in a lean structure.
Communicate and collaborate with your
team and stakeholders.
About Project SpacesAbout Project Spaces
CancelBack Create
Create Candidate Interview
Interviewees*
Date
Candidate Name*
Create one place to review, capture
and collaborate on candidate interview
feedback.
Candidate InterviewsCandidate Interviews
Create calendar event
Seaching Taleo candidates….
John Smith
Jonathan Bruce Smith
Jono Stucken
Jonathan Gilmore
Jo

47. CancelBack Create
Create a software project space
Select related project…JIRA Project
Space key*
Name*
Description Describe the software project in this
space.
Organize your project in a lean structure.
Communicate and collaborate with your
team and stakeholders.
About Project SpacesAbout Project Spaces
CancelBack Create
Create Candidate Interview
Interviewees*
Date
Candidate Name*
Create one place to review, capture
and collaborate on candidate interview
feedback.
Candidate InterviewsCandidate Interviews
Create calendar event
Jono Stucken

48. CancelBack Create
Create a software project space
Select related project…JIRA Project
Space key*
Name*
Description Describe the software project in this
space.
Organize your project in a lean structure.
Communicate and collaborate with your
team and stakeholders.
About Project SpacesAbout Project Spaces
CancelBack Create
Create Candidate Interview
Interviewees*
Date
Candidate Name*
Create one place to review, capture
and collaborate on candidate interview
feedback.
Candidate InterviewsCandidate Interviews
Create calendar event
Jono Stucken
2015-5-28

49. SearchCreateSpaces
Below are the interview notes for the candidate:
Recruitment / Home / Candidate Interviews
2015-28-05 - Candidate Interview - Jono Stuken
Candidate Information Interviewers
Requisitions
Interview Notes
• Senior Product Manager - [QHP-607]
• Principal Product Manager - Purchasing Experience - [QHP-1551]
Requisition Information
Candidate Progress
Mairead O’Donovan
eCommerce
Sydney, Australia
Final RoundRound 2Round 1Screening
PRECONFIGURED
PAGE RESTRICTIONS
LINKEDIN
MACRO
CANDIDATE DETAILS
JOBS
APPLIED
PULLED IN FROM TALEO
INTERVIEWERS
PROFILE PICTURES
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
PULLED IN FROM TALEO
HR REPORTING MACRO
CANDIDATE PIPELINE FROM TALEO
TEMPLATE
THINK: “THOUGHT LEADERSHIP” CONTENT

51. √
SearchCreateSpaces
Below are the interview notes for the candidate:
Recruitment / Home / Candidate Interviews
2015-28-05 - Candidate Interview - Jono Stuken
Candidate Information Interviewers
Requisitions
Interview Notes
• Senior Product Manager - [QHP-607]
• Principal Product Manager - Purchasing Experience - [QHP-1551]
Requisition Information
Candidate Progress
Mairead O’Donovan
eCommerce
Sydney, Australia
Final RoundRound 2Round 1Screening
CreateSpaces
HR Recruitment
SPACE SHORTCUTS
Taleo home
Candidate interviews
Taleo reporting
Recruitment Home
Recruitment / Home
Pages
Blog
Calendar
PAGE TREE
Integrates with:

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