Developer experience (DX) is more than just a buzzword. It underpins how fast you can build, how well you deliver, and how happy your engineering team remains. When DX is ignored, you see frustrated developers, siloes, bloated toolchains, and slower innovation. ...
Carlos Almeida
Why Developers Lose Flow—and How to Fix It
Introduction Welcome everybody, and thanks for joining today's conversation. This is Why Developers Lose Flow and How to Fix It. If you ever work with software engineering teams, you know developer productivity isn't just about writing code; it's about protecting...
Mastering Software Supply Chain Security: How to Reduce Risk and Ensure Compliance
Software comprises an entire ecosystem of open-source libraries, third-party components, containers, APIs, build pipelines, cloud services, and developer tools. This can be referred to as your software supply chain. High-profile cyberattacks often target dependencies...
The 4 Common Misalignments Between Product, Business, and Engineering—And How to Fix Them with Atlassian
What does the average planning meeting look like for a product development company? Product managers are likely eager to introduce innovations and customer-driven features. Engineers are waving red flags about technical debt, scalability issues, and quality risks....
Solving the “Not Enough People or Time” Challenge with Atlassian Tools
Improving Efficiency with the Resources You Have Michael Roberts:Hello everyone. My name is Michael Roberts, Vice President of Sales and Marketing here at SPK and Associates. Welcome to today’s vlog, “Solving the ‘Not Enough People or Time’ Challenge with Atlassian...
Navigating Your Migration from Rally Software to Jira Without Losing Sanity
Migrating from one enterprise tool to another can feel like walking a tightrope over a canyon of potential errors, data loss, and productivity disruptions. For organizations moving from Rally (formerly CA Agile Central) to Jira, this process is particularly nuanced. ...
Top Test Management Tools Every Software Team Should Know
Modern software teams may be faster than ever, but they can only release with confidence if they have strong testing practices in place. As distributed teams, hybrid QA models, and rapid DevOps cycles increase, test management tools have become the backbone of...
Preparing Your DevOps Toolchain for the Future with AI and APIs
For many years, automation and integration through APIs have driven efficiency in the DevOps space. These features connect code repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring systems into cohesive toolchains. However, the next major leap in software development is...
Meeting Automotive Compliance Without Slowing Down Development
Automotive innovation is moving faster than ever, thanks to the rise of software-defined vehicles, electrification, and automation. Amid this rapid evolution, one constant remains: compliance. Meeting functional safety, cybersecurity, and quality standards is...
A Practical Guide to Aligning Roadmaps with Company Goals in Jira
A great roadmap doesn’t just list steps, but it tells a convincing story about how today’s work moves a company toward its goals. Jira and Confluence give business leaders a shared system of record for ideas, priorities, and measurable outcomes. In this guide, you’ll...
How Software Engineering Teams Use Jira to Balance New Features vs. Maintenance
Software teams live in a constant tradeoff of building what’s next or fixing what’s already present. If you don’t manage tension with structure, you get chaos. This can look like surprise scope creep, invisible maintenance work, reactive firefighting, or a codebase...
3 Ways To Extend BigPicture’s Capabilities
Managing complex portfolios, distributed teams, and evolving business priorities demands connected insights. That’s where BigPicture by Appfire shines. As one of the most powerful project portfolio management tools for Jira, BigPicture brings structure, clarity, and...












