More Guidance, Less Process: the Atlassian Playbook
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DOM PRICE • @DOMPRICE
More Guidance, Less Process
Introducing the Team Playbook
CONFIDENCE
IT TAKES A TEAM
THE CHALLENGES
Scaling Multiplier Time
1 2 3
GREAT TEAMS
right practicesright tools+
What makes a team successful?
WE HAD: WE NEEDED:
metrics on TEAM health
reviews of INDIVIDUAL performance
The spectrum (and the tradeoffs you’re making)
The Old Way The Atlassian WayCreate process & standardizationWritten centrally & mandatedEliminate variabilityEngineered for predictabilityFocus on outputsCommand & controlCentralized decision-makingLarge monolith teams(LOTS) of hierarchy
Provide plays & guardrailsCrowdsourced & shared laterally
Embrace variability where valuableFreedom for rhythm & cadence
Focus on outcomesEmpowerment
Decision-making at the coalfaceSmall, nimble teams with high agility
Autonomy
The Health Monitors
PROJECT LEADERSHIP SERVICE
BBB
Making the connection between attributes and action
OUR EUREKA MOMENT:
How it works
SET THE STAGE
1
RATE THE ATTRIBUTES
2
How it works
DISCUSS THE RATINGS
3
How it works
AGREE ON FOCUS AREAS
4
How it works
Shared understanding
Full-time owner
Balanced team
Value & metrics
Proof of concept
One-pager
Velocity
Managed dependencies
PROJECT
Shared Understanding
Yellow / red ratings? Don’t panic.
How it works
RUN PLAYS
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Project Kick-off
RUN PLAYS Designed to address this specific problem, and get your team back on track
DACI Elevator PitchProblem
Framing
Your team is struggling with conflicting priorities
WHAT IF
500+health monitors later,
are we better off?
Who cares! Let’s do one now
➡ Decide to get healthy
The Doctor’s “orders”
➡ Go to the playbook ➡ Pick a team type
➡ Click on template➡ Focus on one attribute
www.atlassian.com/team-playbook
Healthy teams aren’t built in a day, but they are built each day
JUST A REMINDER
Thank you!
DOM PRICE • @DOMPRICE