Loom: The Tool That Upgrades Communication

What is Loom?

 

Loom is Atlassian’s video communication tool that transforms collaboration with your work team and clients, significantly increasing productivity. If you haven’t tried Loom yet, keep reading: this tool will give a glow up to the way you work!

 

Why Loom?

 

Asynchronous communication is not just a trend; it is a necessity in business environments. Loom allows you to record short and effective video messages that provide clarity, context, and connection without the need to interrupt schedules or wait for everyone’s availability. Key benefits of using Loom:

 

  • You explain once, and the message is available for review at any time.
  • Visual and verbal communication generates greater retention and connection with the message.
  • Decisions do not get stalled due to lack of context or misunderstandings.
  • Automatic generation of summaries, tables of contents, and subtitles.
  • It can auto-generate documentation such as procedures, bug reports, etc.

 

How Loom Enhances Atlassian’s System of Work

 

Loom allows you to easily embed videos in Jira work items and Confluence pages. Ideal for:

 

  • Explaining bugs
  • Explaining test cases
  • Explaining procedures
  • Explaining project status
  • etc.

 

How Does Loom Work?

 

It’s very simple!

 

  • Record: Open Atlassian Loom on your computer or use the Chrome extension. Choose whether you want to record just your screen, your camera, or both. Click the record button and start explaining your idea.
  • Share: Once you finish, Atlassian Loom will automatically generate a link. You just need to copy it and share it via email, Jira chat, Confluence, or other Atlassian tools.
  • Watch and Comment: Anyone with the link can watch the video without downloads. They can also leave comments and reactions directly on the video, at specific parts of the video, facilitating team collaboration.

 

What Should I Do to Start Taking Advantage of Loom?

 

bit2bit Americas can help you get the most out of Loom in your company. Contact us and discover how to optimize communication in the different scenarios of your work teams: Software teams, service teams, etc.

¡Communicating well is not a luxury, it is a competitive advantage!

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What are ITSM processes? ITIL version 4 recently went from recommending ITSM “processes” to introducing 34 ITSM “practices”. Their reasoning for this updated terminology is that “elements such as culture, technology, information and data management can be considered to get a holistic view of ways of working”. This more comprehensive approach better reflects the realities of modern organizations.

 

Here, we will not concern ourselves with nuanced differences in the use of practice or process terminology. What’s important and true, no matter what framework your team follows, is that modern IT service teams use organizational resources and follow repeatable procedures to deliver consistent and efficient service. In fact, leveraging practice or process is what distinguishes ITSM from IT.

Change management ensures standard procedures are used for efficient and prompt handling of all changes to IT infrastructure, whether it’s rolling out new services, managing existing ones, or resolving problems in the code. Effective change management provides context and transparency to avoid bottlenecks, while minimizing risk. Don’t feel overwhelmed by these and the even longer list of ITIL practices.

Problem management is the process of identifying and managing the causes of incidents on an IT service. Problem management isn’t just about finding and fixing incidents, but identifying and understanding the underlying causes of an incident as well as identifying the best method to eliminate the root causes.

Incident management is the process to respond to an unplanned event or service interruption and restore the service to its operational state. Considering all the software services organizations rely on today, there are more potential failure points than ever, so this process must be ready to quickly respond to and resolve issues.

IT asset management (also known as ITAM) is the process of ensuring an organization’s assets are accounted for, deployed, maintained, upgraded, and disposed of when the time comes. Put simply, it’s making sure that the valuable items, tangible and intangible, in your organization are tracked and being used.

Is the process of creating, sharing, using, and managing the knowledge and information of an organization. It refers to a multidisciplinary approach to achieving organizational objectives by making the best use of knowledge.

Is a repeatable procedure for handling the wide variety of customer service requests, like requests for access to applications, software enhancements, and hardware updates. The service request workstream often involves recurring requests, and benefits greatly from enabling customers with knowledge and automating certain tasks.

It’s simply not enough to have an ITSM solution – you need one that actually accelerates how your teams work.

Atlassian’s ITSM solution unlocks IT at high- velocity by streamlining workflows across development and operations at scale. Meaning what was once many siloed teams with different ways of working, are now integrated and much more collaborative than ever before.

ITSM benefits your IT team, and service management principles can improve your entire organization. ITSM leads to efficiency and productivity gains. A structured approach to service management also brings IT into alignment with business goals, standardizing the delivery of services based on budgets, resources, and results. It reduces costs and risks, and ultimately improves the customer experience.