HipChat
We use HipChat, a chat client, as our primary form of team communication.
- Register an account at uwmidsun.hipchat.com.
- Join the General and Announcements rooms.
- Join your team's room - Electrical, Mechanical, or Business.
- (Optional) Download and install the native client.
Features
Rooms - Rooms are where chat generally takes place. Anyone can make a room. Public rooms can be joined by anyone, while private rooms are invite-only.
@mention people - Use @[name] to get someone's attention, online or offline. @here notifies all people currently available in the room, and @all notifies everyone in the room.
Native and web clients - HipChat has a web client. Alternatively, native applications can be downloaded for all major platforms.
JIRA integration - Mentioning a JIRA ticket (ex. ELEC-9) will attach a preview of the mentioned issue.
Video chat - Start video chats within HipChat, either from a room or a 1-to-1 chat. You can also choose to share your screen.
Confluence
This is Confluence, the team wiki. Here, we document our projects, knowledge, and experiences.
Each team has its own space: Electrical, Mechanical, and Business. Generally, these spaces will hold guides for getting started, meeting notes/retrospectives, and project documentation.
JIRA
JIRA is an issue tracker. We use it to track tasks, issues, and progress.