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Atlassian understands that effective teamwork relies on common objectives, synchronized efforts, and seamless information exchange among teams. Looking to the future, Atlassian is driven by a new mission to assist organizations in maximizing each team’s capabilities by creating tools that enable teams to perform at their highest level. It’s called the Atlassian system of work.
What is the Atlassian System of Work?
The Atlassian System of Work is a structured approach designed to help teams work more effectively by aligning goals, tracking progress, and unleashing knowledge across an organization. It builds on Atlassian's 20+ years of experience in team collaboration and software development.
Core Principles of the Atlassian System of Work
Teamwork Foundations are at the heart of the system and apply to all teams — whether in marketing, software development, IT, design, finance, or other functions. The framework is built around three key pillars:
Work-to-goal alignment
Teams should ensure that their efforts align with the organization's objectives.
Work planning & tracking
Teamwork is well organized and transparent, which promotes trust and collaboration.
Unleashing collective knowledge
When teams collaborate, they tap into shared knowledge.
Atlassian’s System of Work connects all the dots to provide a comprehensive view, helping organizations identify gaps, manage dependencies, and focus on delivering value. This reduces time spent searching, tracking, and administrative tasks in complex environments.
Atlassian Breaks Down Barriers to Successful Cross-Functional Teamwork
Major projects require cross-functional teams with diverse skills, including leaders, engineers, designers, and sales and marketing reps. These teams often work in silos, causing miscommunication and missed deadlines. Atlassian is transforming teamwork by breaking down these silos with its System of Work, addressing alignment and communication issues with tools like Jira, Confluence, and AI-powered features that support teams throughout the project lifecycle.
1. Ideation
Great projects begin with brainstorming, but these sessions can be chaotic. Atlassian's AI-powered whiteboards in Confluence streamline this process by gathering information from various sources, organizing ideas, and highlighting trends. These tools help teams efficiently turn ideas into actionable tasks with integrations in Jira and Confluence.
2. Planning & Tracking
Once projects start, cross-functional planning and tracking are crucial. Atlassian enhances products to aid this, like Lists in Jira, which offers a clear view of tasks, allowing for easy organization and management. Shared release dates in Jira help track work items via a calendar. New AI features like AI Work Breakdown and AI Editor suggest better planning and tracking methods. Atlassian is simplifying cross-functional collaboration in Jira.
3. Execution
Teams often face challenges executing projects due to geographical, time zone, and application differences. Enterprises use an average of 291 applications, complicating organizing workstreams and processes. Additionally, team members spend up to 40% of their time searching for necessary information. Atlassian enhances execution by improving communication and reducing time-consuming tasks. For instance, Loom facilitates better async communication, reducing meetings and increasing efficiency.
4. Alignment
Aligned teams are more successful. Atlassian enhances alignment with Goals in Jira, allowing teams to plan, track, and share goals efficiently. A marketing lead can connect tasks to outcomes and receive updates. Plans in Jira offer a project overview, aiding managers in tracking goals and capacity. Company Hub in Confluence shares organizational news, creating a unified information source. Jira and Confluence simplify organizational alignment.
Impossible alone. Possible together
With Atlassian-powered collaboration, teams can do what's impossible alone. Atlassian continues to innovate, embedding collaboration directly into workflows. This ensures that teams — regardless of function — can work more effectively, leading to better projects and greater value for customers.
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How to Implement the Atlassian System of Work?
We have great news for you: if you use any Atlassian products, you are already on your way to integrating the System of Work. It's also worth noting that it serves more as a guiding principle than a system with strict rules. catworkx, in turn, can help you find the best ways to apply this System to your organization and consult you on solutions using Atlassian tools that will work best for you.
As an esteemed Atlassian Platinum Partner for years, catworkx knows everything about Atlassian products, integrations, and related solutions as well as how to leverage them for organizations of all sizes and industries. So, let us help you too, based on your organization's unique goals and needs.
