I was just accepted into the Atlassian Champions program. Here's what that means, and how it connects to the work I do at Valdivya. · See what it's about →
Everyone on the team can contribute code now, not just developers. I've configured Rovo Dev, GitHub Copilot, and Claude Code inside Jira and found real tradeoffs between them. Here's what's working, what isn't, and what I'm hoping gets easier. · See how the agents compare →
Your Jira automation library has a way of becoming chaos nobody wants to touch. Here's my approach to permissions, failing flows, and cleanup, before it turns into a mess someone else has to untangle. · Read more →
External users don't have to cost you a full seat. Jira and Confluence guest accounts are a licensing win. Here's how it works. · Read more →
A cluttered Jira slows people down. Cleaning up your project spaces is one of the most effective ways to fix it. · Read more →
It's easy to let unused apps linger in your Jira environment long after you've stopped paying for them. They create confusion, slow things down, and leave behind a mess most admins don't spend the time to remove. Here's how to clean them up the right way. · Read more →
Wrapping up Atlassian Team '26 with a week to reflect. Human skills still win, the qualities of great founders, and the case for working out loud. · Read more →
Halfway through Atlassian Team '26 and three things are already clear. Rovo is worth a second look, the Teamwork Graph is building context, and I'm still having fun. · Read more →
Q1 brought a variety of challenges across teams from automating value-based billing workflows to coaching individuals on AI to helping a skeptical team kick off their first sprint. Here's a look at the work and what it taught me. · Read more →
Empathetic and aligned leadership matters more than ever in the world of accelerating AI adoption, economic uncertainty and constant change. · Read more →
AI isn’t failing us because it’s imperfect—it’s revealing how much opportunity exists for those willing to get curious and rethink the workflows they’ve stopped questioning. · Read more →
