Atlassian transforms trusty SharePoint workhorse into a real party animal

Companies often struggle to control their projects. Chaotic by nature, they have so many moving parts, varying opinions, deadlines and decisions to be made, trumped or overruled. And don’t forget the fact that there’s always someone who wants to work outside of the structured system. This can frustrate both the client and project manager because—despite implementing controls and procedures—the features, timing or cost often come out different than they thought they would be.

So what’s a better way? One answer is to allow people to work online the way they do in real life – socially and effortlessly. Atlassian has built an innovative wiki and blog tool that lets people communicate like people: informally and in person. The tool, called Confluence, uses highly customizable wikis and blogs to encourage wide-spread participation, capture all the details, and give a greater voice to a wider audience. It lets groups and project teams work together to share and collect knowledge on the fly. Perhaps best of all, people learn the program quickly because it’s natural. Confluence is secure enough for a large enterprise, too, and searches are completed in the blink of an eye. It’s easy to find what you need, when you know how to look for it.