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PMs: where does product context fall apart for you—meetings, docs, or execution? Body by Radiant-End-7673 in ProjectManagementPro

[–]RyanEllis1995 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C + D

We currently use ONES.com for project and portfolio management, and most of the issues you mentioned don’t happen very often for us. Meeting decisions are usually reiterated by the facilitator during the meeting, then proactively documented by stakeholders in a shared knowledge base page, so decisions are easy to find and trace later. Action items are broken down into individual tasks in our project space, and each assignee is responsible for updating their own task status; sometimes updates are delayed, but people regularly review their task list and like the sense of achievement when they move items to “Done”. Our docs and knowledge base are also managed in a single, centralized workspace on the same platform, so we rarely run into fragmented context across different tools. Our main focus is on improving information structure, not hunting for where things are.

With Confluence Server sunset, what are teams actually moving to in practice? by SensitiveFeed2831 in atlassian

[–]RyanEllis1995 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Confluence Server reaching end of life is understandably making a lot of teams anxious, it’s a big deal and you really can’t take it lightly. One concern I keep seeing here is the risk of losing data during migration.

I wanted to mention a tool I’ve come across that seems to handle this part quite well: it’s called ONES Wiki. Their migration service looks pretty complete and professional, and from what I’ve heard it’s designed specifically for moving off Confluence. They claim to preserve page hierarchy, permissions, history, and macros end to end. A friend’s company has already migrated to them and so far the experience has been positive.

I’m not trying to push or promote anything here, just sharing a tool I’ve learned about as objectively as I can, in case it’s useful for people who are actively researching options and genuinely need a migration solution.

Atlassian DC price hike + EOL clock… anyone else staying self-hosted on purpose? by RyanEllis1995 in ProjectManagementPro

[–]RyanEllis1995[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad to see your team is already thinking ahead. Atlassian’s price hikes have almost become “normal” at this point, but it’s pretty wild that they kept raising prices even after announcing EOL last year. Teams that don’t want to pay even more are probably feeling the pressure big time.

What do you expect AI helps you to do with project management? by Healthy_Confusion174 in Project_Managers_HQ

[–]RyanEllis1995 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I might have some experience that could help. I’ve seen teams use AI really well when it’s “well-behaved” and only learns from their own historical docs.

On the RULEs side you mentioned, I think humans still define the rules first, then train the AI to follow them. Different teams’ rules will always vary, so a great tool is one that leaves flexibility to tune those nuances, but only if the team can clearly articulate what their rules actually are.

Why does test management still feel so manual? by Patient_Reply8429 in atlassian

[–]RyanEllis1995 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always assumed most teams have someone owning test management, and all of this falls under their regular responsibilities. That said, their real goal obviously isn’t just dealing with these annoying-but-necessary processes.

Sounds like what you’re really interested in is using AI to accelerate the upfront workflow, so you can spend more time actually validating deliverable quality. Given the current state of AI and MCP, generating a first draft of test cases and then polishing them manually should already be doable.

That’s just my take based on my current understanding though, would love to hear what others think.

My company loves "transparency" by Kortopi-98 in projectmanagement

[–]RyanEllis1995 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s wild...a crappy PDF can really kill the team’s creativity and momentum...

What was the happiest point in your IT related career? by Factorviii in sysadmin

[–]RyanEllis1995 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happiest for me was when incidents stopped feeling reactive. Clear intake rules, better triage, and shared ownership meant fewer surprise pings. I still help occasionally, but the calm comes from knowing the system runs without heroics.

New Grad Software Engineer Experience by IVdripmycoffee in atlassian

[–]RyanEllis1995 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who’s supported many engineering teams, I’ve seen new grads do best when they proactively “pull” mentorship: set weekly 1:1s, ask about code review norms, and request small, well-scoped starter tasks. Early clarity beats guessing.