Atlassian Community Nairobi: From Strategy to Execution with Jira Align & Confluence Whiteboards

Join us for a dynamic session where we explore how Atlassian tools help teams bridge the gap from strategy to execution—from big-picture planning to collaborative idea generation.

Part 1: Jira Align – Strategy Meets Execution

Presented by Robert Hean
Robert is an Atlassian Creator, Community Champion, and Sr. Business Systems Manager at Rippling. With years of experience enabling teams through Atlassian solutions, he brings global expertise in scaling agile, portfolio management, and delivering business value with Jira Align.
Session Focus:

• Connecting enterprise strategy to team-level work

• Managing dependencies, budgets, and OKRs at scale

• Providing real-time visibility and alignment across organizations

• Improving efficiency at scale

Part 2: Confluence Whiteboards – From Idea to Done

Presented by Michael Kimathi
Michael is the Head of Developer Community at Africa’s Talking, Atlassian Community Leader in Nairobi, and Founder of Impact Masters. He is passionate about building ecosystems, driving innovation, and empowering communities with the tools to collaborate effectively.
Session Focus:

• Brainstorming and ideating on infinite canvases

• Using templates, voting, and facilitation tools for effective collaboration

• Converting ideas directly into Jira tasks for seamless execution

Target Audience

• Executives, portfolio & program managers

• Agile coaches, product managers, and facilitators

• Developers, IT, and support teams

• Anyone passionate about scaling agile and boosting collaboration

This event is your chance to learn from two seasoned Atlassian leaders how to connect strategy, collaboration, and execution to unlock agility at scale.

We have over 5900+ members and we meet regularly to encourage better use of Atlassian tools among current or prospective users. Our events typically offer several team talks, hands-on workshops, Hackathon, free food/drink, and networking opportunities with 75-200 attendees.

Like an attendee at one of our events, you can expect to:

• Share and learn Atlassian product knowledge, best practices, and case studies.

• Provide valuable user input to Atlassian so that they can keep making great products for us to use.

• Network and build a support system with fellow Atlassian product users.

Atlassian Community Nairobi is an award-winning community:

• SET THE STANDARD 2022

• SET THE STANDARD 2018

• MOST ACTIVE in EMEA 2017

• Global MASTER OF CONVERSION WINNER 2017

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