TALKING ATLASSIAN TOOLS WITH H IGHER-UPS

Collaboration for Executives:

DAVE SOKOLOWSKI • JIRA ADMIN • SYMANTEC CORP • @SOKOLOWSKIDAVE

Agenda Grow ing a J IRA i ns tance t o suppo r t a $1 .8b eS to re

•  Introduction

•  Tools for Speaking with Executives

•  Symantec eBusiness Case Study

•  Questions

Issue Type Screen Scheme

API Calls

Init.properties.xml

Project Roles

IP Sub-Net

Global Permissions

Tools for Speaking with Executives

1: Know Your Audience

2: Own Your Data

3: Tell Your Story

Issues: 2500 Users: 250

Projects: 6 Filters: 167

Dashboards: 45

US$1.8b

Operationalization Bu i l d i ng ou t J IRA as key ope ra t i ons t oo l

Business Need

•  Ease of Use

•  Metrics

•  Just Do Its

•  Prioritization

Solution

•  Single JIRA Project

•  Define up front

•  Components

•  Greenhopper/Agile

Portfolio Management Hack ing J IRA as a Po r t f o l i o Managemen t Too l

Business Need

•  Request qualification

•  Product & Portfolio mgmt delineation

•  Executive sign off

•  Single source of truth

•  Resource mgmt

•  Scenario tracking

Solution

•  Multiple required fields

•  Strict workflow permissions

•  Validators/post-functions

•  JIRA/Confluence

•  Time tracking

•  Portfolio mgmt tool

Speaking with Executives I n te rna l i ze You r Too l s

•  Know Your Audience

•  Own Your Data

•  Tell Your Story

Thank you!

DAVE SOKOLOWSKI • JIRA ADMIN • SYMANTEC CORP • @SOKOLOWSKIDAVE

Picture reference!Slide 4:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2099751/Group-hug-Keeping-warm-just-simples-soggy-meerkats-huddle-rain-shower.html

Slide 6: http://www.careercast.com/software-developer-best-jobs-vets-2013 Slide 7: http://2012annualreport.kinross.com/letter-to-shareholders/letter-7/

Slide 8: http://www.ruralking.com/home-improvement/storage/garage-shop/large-yard-tool-rack-20.html Slide 9: http://boardofdirectorsduties.com/boardofdirectorsduties/tag/board-meetings/

Slide 10: http://ilovecharts.tumblr.com/zachweiner Slide 11: http://yarnstorytellers.wordpress.com/

Slide12 http://fanart.tv/movie/69735/batman-year-one/ Slide 13 http://www.vice.com/read/the-ding-dong-s-guide-to-chaos-theory

Slide 15 http://www.plushdwallpapers.com/view-alone-in-desert-1920x1080.html 17 http://www.enjoyspace.com/fr/portfolios/le-sauvetage-d-apollo-13

18 http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSqoCJsbMqVksUhd3FZByS8ejDq-

bv9lBW9mrEnmq67SoHNLYkbY4yS7ecJ 18 http://www.wildsoundmovies.com/images/darth_vader_choke.jpg

Slide 19: http://www.socialbusinessnews.com/5-steps-to-operationalizing-social-media-in-the-enterprise-

in-2012/ 20 http://exploringscrum.com/scrum-glossary/scrum-agreement-based-planning/

Slide 23: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/projectfailures/can-project-portfolio-management-prevent-it-train-wrecks/

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