{"id":45792,"date":"2023-10-20T15:46:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/the-secret-to-atlassians-success-how-the-8-billion-australian-tech-giant-builds-the-perfect-team-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:46:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:46:25","slug":"the-secret-to-atlassians-success-how-the-8-billion-australian-tech-giant-builds-the-perfect-team-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/the-secret-to-atlassians-success-how-the-8-billion-australian-tech-giant-builds-the-perfect-team-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"The secret to Atlassian\u2019s success: How the $8 billion Australian tech giant builds the perfect team – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Australia\u2019s biggest global startup success story has a simple mission: to unleash the power of teams in companies around the world.<\/p>\n

Following a $8 billion public listing on the NASDAQ<\/a> and the release of its first annual financial results since the IPO<\/a>, the Sydney-founded company has now revealed some of its internal secrets to building strong and effective teams.<\/p>\n

In a blog post on the Atlassian website, the company details how other businesses can draw on the \u201cstrengths of the individual to unleash the power of teams\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood teams are made up of individuals with distinct strengths that collectively drive teamwork forward,\u201d the post says.<\/p>\n

Make time for \u201cdeep work\u201d<\/h3>\n

According to the post, the average worker spends 11 minutes working before becoming distracted, and can only last three minutes on a project before switching tasks.<\/p>\n

To ensure that works can focus on \u201cdeep work\u201d, time needs to be allotted for this and protected.<\/p>\n

\u201cCarve out uninterrupted time to get in the zone,\u201d the post says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is harder than you might think.<\/p>\n

\u201cKnow where you work best \u2013 76% of people avoid the office when they need to get important work done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Avoid the time-sucks<\/h3>\n

Regularly checking emails can be the biggest drain on a company\u2019s employees\u2019 time.<\/p>\n

\u201cChecking email and attending meetings is part of being an engaged team member, but these activities are eating up too much time,\u201d the post says.<\/p>\n

To combat these, Atlassian recommends designating \u201cemail windows\u201d three times a day in order to \u201calleviate stress and maximise personal productivity\u201d, and use collaborative software to avoid unnecessary meetings.<\/p>\n

Be present with your team<\/h3>\n

Although draining a lot of time, meetings are still crucial to a team\u2019s success if they\u2019re done right.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeetings aren\u2019t the enemy,\u201d the post says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey can be valuable forums for teams to build off the collective genius. The problem is, people are too distracted during meetings.\u201d<\/p>\n

In meetings, team members should close their laptops, and if they aren\u2019t present, should video-call in.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not just about team productivity. Being a focused, engaged and contributing team member is also good for your career.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the combination of every individual\u2019s unique skills that makes teams truly great.\u201d<\/p>\n

The health monitor<\/h3>\n

In another blog post, Atlassian head of research and development Dominic Price reveals a technique used internally at the company that has proved highly effective.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve all worked on project teams that don\u2019t function like they should, and that\u2019s a bummer,\u201d Price writes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all want to be able to do the best work of our lives every single day. We want each member of our project team to feel both full of purpose and unimpeded.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat started as one team\u2019s system for keeping our projects healthy has spread through Atlasian, and now we want to share it with the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The health monitor technique involves scheduling regular checkpoints that assess the health of the team and the project, and which are continually revisited.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re already neck-deep in a project it\u2019s easy to get lost in the daily grind and nitty-gritty details and lose touch with the larger picture,\u201d Price says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe forget that each team member\u2019s experience on the project is a little different, as are their needs and objectives. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important to schedule checkpoints: a project\u2019s health hinges on whether the project team itself is thriving.\u201d<\/p>\n

Price\u2019s post concludes with eight key attributes that define a successful project team.<\/p>\n

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  1. Full-time owner:<\/strong> Someone who is accountable for the overall project and is at least 80% dedicated to it.<\/li>\n
  2. Balance:<\/strong> Has clear and agreed upon roles and responsibilities<\/li>\n
  3. Shared understanding:<\/strong> Each team member knows why they\u2019re there, what the problem is and how to solve it<\/li>\n
  4. Values and metrics:<\/strong> Each team member knows what success in the project means<\/li>\n
  5. End-to-end demo:<\/strong> The project can be demonstrated, created and tested<\/li>\n
  6. ReadMe:<\/strong> The project can be summarised in one page<\/li>\n
  7. Dependencies:<\/strong> Each team members knows the level of complexity and the risks involved<\/li>\n
  8. Velocity:<\/strong> The project makes incremental progress and iterations<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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