Subscribe to Work Life Get stories about tech and teams in your inbox Subscribe What a feeling to be standing on stage once again. This year’s TEAM, we’re coming to you live from Vegas or via our digital experience for those watching along from your office or living room. Thank you to you, our customers and partners, for taking the time out of your day wherever you may be to connect with us. The Atlassian community has never been stronger. In this year of great change, Atlassian customers rely on our products and practices more than they ever have. And in order to unleash the potential ..read more

Subscribe to Work Life Get stories about tech and teams in your inbox Subscribe Over the last few years, the workplace has changed dramatically. Organizations and teams have had to move from in-office to remote to hybrid work fluidly while producing the right outcomes for their customers, investors, and employees. All this has not been easy. Our research has shown that only 17% of teams are healthy, and given Atlassian’s mission is to help unleash the potential of every team, we want to help. To help teams work differently, but together, we’re investing in the Atlassian platform – a common t ..read more

Subscribe to Work Life Get stories about tech and teams in your inbox Subscribe There’s a lot that our industry knows about developers: their preferred coding languages, frameworks, and cloud platforms. But what do we know about the exceedingly important yet more intangible things like how developers prefer to work and what they want to work on? In our current competitive talent landscape, it’s crucial for leaders to gain a better understanding of the important aspects of software development work in order to keep their developers happy.  In our first-ever State of the Developer report ..read more

Subscribe to Work Life Get stories about tech and teams in your inbox Subscribe Modern software development is an increasingly complex and collaborative process that involves an ever-increasing number of tools, processes, and responsibilities. Left unchecked, this complexity not only prevents businesses from being agile and productive but also encumbers developers with unnecessary frustration and toil. Modern application architecture has shifted from monoliths to microservices in order to help businesses grow and become more efficient and effective in terms of scale, cost, and resiliency. As ..read more

Subscribe to Work Life Get stories about tech and teams in your inbox Subscribe If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time. – Patrick Lencioni, author of the perennial bestseller, “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable” For the past 20 years, we’ve been on a mission to unleash the potential of every team. In that time, we’ve learned that the key to enabling teams to achieve greater outcomes is striking the right balance between alignment and autonomy. Th ..read more

Subscribe to Work Life Get stories like this in your inbox Subscribe 5-second summary Trying to be too nice when delivering feedback can confuse the receiver. The direct approach is best. Making sure you, as the feedback giver, are in the right frame of mind before delivering constructive criticism is an important step. Creating an environment of psychological safety can make it easier for people to take feedback without getting defensive. How confident are you about giving difficult feedback? If you think your skills could use a boost, you’re not alone. Believe it or not, only 14.5% of ..read more

Atlassian Ventures was established in late 2020 with an initial investment of $50M to propel our mission to unleash the potential of every team. Our goal was simple: support awesome companies driving collaboration for teams on the cloud. Today, just shy of 1.5 years since its inception, we have deployed over $110M in funding. Through our investments, we now support over 30 organizations growing with Atlassian’s cloud products and platform. We’re already ahead of schedule – and just getting started! This means loads of opportunity for SaaS startups looking to work with Atlassian’s cloud pr ..read more

Subscribe to Work Life Get stories about tech and teams in your inbox Subscribe Resource leveling is a resource management technique that can help teams better accommodate resource constraints and predict project timelines. It helps avoid poor project planning that often leads to last-minute delays, overworked team members, and cost overruns.  Resource leveling should be a part of every project manager’s toolkit. By optimizing and balancing resources across time, you can avoid unrealistic expectations and determine the earliest possible date to complete your project. Keep reading to fin ..read more

Subscribe to Work Life Get stories about tech and teams in your inbox Subscribe Imagine if you went to see an orchestra and the musicians didn’t coordinate with one another, instead playing separate melodies. Rather than a musical symphony, you would simply hear noise. Today’s hybrid work environment, with everyone using different software tools and apps, can feel a bit like that. So how can we transform the noise of our day-to-day SaaS apps so they operate in harmony?  We know that the connection between Jira and the SaaS tools you use every day is critical in maintaining momentum and ..read more

Subscribe to Work Life Get stories like this in your inbox Subscribe 5-second summary During the height of Covid, customer-service staffers in the cruise industry were under incredible pressure to reassure and help customers, while also navigating massive changes in their own lives. Royal Caribbean Group turned to Atlassian’s Team Playbook to help create an empathy-centered customer service experience.   Playbook exercises also helped the team build strong bonds with each other during a tumultuous time. Let’s be blunt: of all the businesses damaged by the coronavirus pandemic ..read more