Atlassian: The Agile Development Tool Suite

Atlassian is a technology delivery suite of tools as an Australian enterprise software company that develops products geared towards the professional  software developers and engagement delivery managers. 

The company is best known for its issue tracking application, JIRA, and its team collaboration tool, Confluence.

Atlassian serves over 25,000 customers globally and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia and has offices in Amsterdam and San Francisco.

As of May 2013, the company has over 600 employees.

On Valentine’s Day of 2014, Atlassian president Jay Simons announced the opening of an Austin office that will eventually employ 300.

The Atlassian OnDemand Suite of Tools provide the functionality for the Modern Developer’s Product Delivery Tools for a very low monthly fee:

1. JIRA – JIRA is an issue tracking product developed in 2004

2. JIRA Agile – JIRA Agile unlocks the power of Agile

3. Confluence – Confluence is team collaboration software

4. Zephyr – Zephyr provides test management capabilities inside JIRA

5. HipChat – HipChat creates persistent Chat Rooms for Team Collaboration

6. Crucible – Crucible is a collaborative peer code review tool

There are many more applications and service offerings from Atlassian.

The above tools are the selections for the TMD Toolbox drawer: Delivery Tools

Atlassian Delivery Tool Suite Monthly Cost

The Atlassian suite of products supports every step of the product development process: conception, planning, coding, tracking, support, and documentation. 

Atlassian Delivery Tool Suite Plans Details: 

Atlassian Applications – Information and Download

TMD recommends the collection of tools
that are represented within
TMD Toolbox’s Product Delivery Tools 

The Atlassian Download

The available monthly subscriptions and the free trial offer:

Free Account Creation and Sign-up 

Be sure to read all the options available
for the plans and choose the one that
will meet your professional goals

In Conclusion 

The Atlassian OnDemand Cloud Services gives The Modern Developer the power of Enterprise Delivery at an affordable month cost.

A single Agile Scrum Team can be assembled for Proof of Concept Projects and be managed in the same fashion as a large enterprise.

Everything from Issue Management and tracking to Agile Sprint Metrics with Wiki Documentation is possible at a low monthly cost.

Adding a Dedication Bug Management Extension Tool into the issue tracking system, along with Peer Code Reviews and Dedicated Chat Rooms, rounds out the delivery process with a complete product development management system.

Wisdom Pearl # 140 – Tools of the Trade

The Right Technology Tool

… For the Right Technology Solution Job

…… Always be Diligent in Keeping Your Development Toolbox Up to Date