TEAM25 Day 0
Team25 technically begins on Tuesday with Day 1… however, Community Champions (more on them later) begin on Monday - Day 0. This day is used to give the Champions time to connect with each other (many of us know each other only from the internet, so in person time is incredibly important and to learn about changes and improvements to the Champions and Community programs - and there’s a lot!
No More Community Leaders
One of the bigger announcements (at least to the Champions!) is that the group is no longer called Community Leaders, Creators, SMEs, etc… we’re now collectively called Atlassian Champions. Personally I really like this update as it better describes what we are and what we do. Before it was hard to tell which group we fell into and how they’re different. For example I began as a Creator, but them also became a Community Leader… which was odd, since I don’t lead a Community in the same way someone who sets up live events does.
This doesn’t impact most folks who use Atlassian products, but will have a big impact on the overall community as the Champions are the ones who help drive adoption, raise issues, host other sessions and more.
No More Atlassian University
Atlassian University has been rebranded as Atlassian Learning. Selfishly this is one more thing I”ll mis-name as time goes on (looking at you “Work Items”), but on the whole I like this update as well. The term “university” has a certain connotation and weight to it… you only go to University after years and years of school, plus Universities can be rather expensive. Calling it “Learning” better positions it to be accessible by more people (98.97% of folks with access to Atlassian products are NOT admins of any kind), which will lead to more folks leveraging it
Another thing I learned about this update is Atlassian invested in building out it’s own learning platform to host their content. I really like the new UI and features (although it did disrupt my live learning since I had to learn the new platform on the fly…..). I find it particularly impressive, however, because it means Atlassian is truly committed to making Atlassian Learning successful. They could have relied on an off-the-shelf solution, but instead dedicated time, money and resources to make a high-grade experience for folks… and it’s free!
No More Multiple Accounts
Atlassian Community has had a… major annoyance… for years - your account was tied to your email and couldn’t (easily) be transferred. This resulted in folks having multiple accounts as they change jobs. For example, there’s at least 3 different “Robs” floating around out there… Not only was this annoying since you had a new log in, it meant all your articles, questions, badges, kudos, etc all got lost when you had a new account.
Up until now the best way to solve this was to use a personal email account instead of a work account. Now, however, Community has made accounts portable! Once you change jobs (or get a new email) you’ll be able to transfer your account to that email. This means your articles, badges, etc. will move with you as your shift jobs.
Day 0 Done!
There’s been a lot of great info from Day 0 - but day starts today! Be on the lookout for more content, including live learning opportunities that I’ll have, to stay up to date!
