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Plays are tactical, research-backed exercises designed to make it easier to solve meaningful challenges. Plays help you action the System of Work Practices, which are behaviors Atlassian’s research shows are common among successful technology-driven organizations. . Each Play includes detailed instructions that help develop new capabilities and end with actionable items to accelerate progress. |
Practices are the behaviors that our research shows are common among successful organizations. Plays are tactical, evidence-based exercises designed to help you action our Practices. |
The Atlassian System of Work is our philosophy of how technology-driven organizations should work and how to connect technology and business teams to achieve impact that would be impossible alone. |
No. Some Plays include helpful templates that help with documenting, tracking, and running the Plays. Templates are supplemental and are not required to run a Play. |
Yes, Play instructions and content are free. Use them as much as you want and feel free to share these resources with others. |
No. Leaders, teams, and individuals can run Plays to maximize their impact and accelerate progress. |
No. The Team Playbook is a free and open resource that any person or team can benefit from. |
Many of the Plays include research from Atlassian’s Teamwork Lab, our in-house group of PhD behavioral scientists and teamwork experts. The Teamwork Lab studies teams across industries and runs experiments with thousands of Atlassians to discover the most effective, evidence-based ways of working for all modern distributed teams. |
![]() The State of Teams ReportThe Teamwork Lab is dedicated to designing a new future of teamwork. Led by behavioral scientists, we study the challenges of modern work and develop evidence-backed practices so teams can work together in a powerful new way. |