Helen Beal, Author at Work Life by Atlassian

Author

Helen Beal

[guest author fields > title]

Helen Beal is a DevOps and Ways of Working coach, chief ambassador at DevOps Institute, and ambassador for the Continuous Delivery Foundation. She is the chair of the Value Stream Management Consortium and co-chair of the OASIS Value Stream Management Interoperability Technical Committee. She also provides strategic advisory services to DevOps industry leaders such as Atlassian, Moogsoft, and Plutora.

Helen hosts the Day-to-Day DevOps webinar series for BrightTalk, speaks regularly on DevOps and value stream-related topics, is a DevOps editor for InfoQ, and also writes for a number of other online platforms. She is a co-author of the book about DevOps and governance, Investments Unlimited, published by IT Revolution.

She regularly appears in TechBeacon’s DevOps Top100 lists and was recognized as the Top DevOps Evangelist 2020 in the DevOps Dozen awards and was a finalist for Computing DevOps Excellence Awards’ DevOps Professional of the Year 2021.

She serves on advisory and judging boards for many initiatives, including Developer Week, DevOps World, JAX DevOps, and InterOp.

Outside of DevOps she is an ecologist and novelist. She once saw a flamingo lay an egg and has a particular fondness for llamas.

[curator feed / grid]

9 neuroplasticity exercises to boost productivity

You really can “rewire” your brain for optimal performance.
Unstuck your meetings: Loom’s new AI for productive meetings

Meetings are a staple of modern work life. Yet, they often feel more like an obligation than an opportunity for collaboration. We’ve all experienced the…
Connect End of Support: What It Means for Custom Apps and How to Migrate to Forge

Upgrading non-Marketplace apps to Forge
The ultimate guide on how to run an effective meeting

You’re attending a meeting where people seem restless—half are unsure why they’re there, while discussions go in circles without any clear outcome. By the end,…
Put your meeting notes on autopilot with AI

Introducing Loom’s AI-powered meeting notes
How Atlassian manages out-of-office handoffs: A practical guide for async, remote-first teams

This guide gives customers a look at how Atlassian manages Out of Office (OOO) in a remote-first world. We’ll share our internal best practices, templates,…
How Rovo Deep Research works

Get a look under the hood of Atlassian’s complex AI capabilities through Rovo’s latest upgrade.
95 motivational teamwork quotes you’ll actually like

A curated list of teamwork quotes to inspire you and your team to do great work together.
How to avoid “emotional overhead” at work (hint: emojis are 👍 )

Data shows workers waste up to 40 hours a year due to confusing emails and chats.
The AI Technologies Behind Speech Editing at Loom

Speech editing at Loom lets users update parts of their video instantly, without re-recording. Powered by advanced AI, this technology enables seamless, high-quality edits—like swapping…
Rovo drives a new era for conversational AI

Rovo Chat gets smarter with new improvements powered by your Teamwork Graph
Introducing parent/child pipelines

We’re excited to announce the launch of parent/child pipelines for Bitbucket Pipelines. This powerful new capability lets you define a step within a pipeline that…
Pune Sparks AI Automation with Forge and Rovo

Last month, the Pune Community Group brought 80 developers together to build real-world applications using Forge and Rovo, and it was a huge success! Every…
The science of seasonal productivity

Why winter’s gloom and summer’s sun change the way we work – and what to do about it.
How Atlassian continuously improves Rovo Search quality

Exploring the latest updates and inner workings of Atlassian’s AI-powered enterprise search solution.