Confluence
Strategy
A team workspace where knowledge and collaboration meet. Create, collaborate, and organize all your work in one place.
What is Confluence?
Confluence is a knowledge management and team collaboration tool from Atlassian. It serves as a central wiki for creating, organizing, and discussing work.
How it Helps Product Development
It integrates deeply with Jira, allowing teams to link their documentation directly to their development tasks, creating a powerful single source of truth.
Why Product Managers Should Use It
Confluence is the industry standard for writing and housing long-form product documentation like PRDs, strategic plans, and research summaries. It keeps all product knowledge organized and accessible.
Example Use Cases
- Writing detailed PRDs with embedded Jira tickets.
- Creating a central repository for user research findings.
- Documenting technical specifications and release notes.
- Collaborating on meeting notes and action items.