Atlassian Focus
Map goals, work, and budget with business priorities. Stay on track and pivot when needed.
Atlassian’s new enterprise planning solution helps leaders track each department’s goals and progress and how they contribute to the main business objectives.
Teams are spread across disjointed goals
Gartner® predicts that by 2025, 70% of digital investments will fail to meet their goals if they don’t have a clear plan to manage their priorities. Many leaders struggle with:
IT managers spend 20–30 extra minutes per day searching across multiple systems for the right data. Over a year, this can add up to 100+ hours lost per manager.
A 24-hour delay in detecting a critical system failure or security issues could result in extended downtime or a higher risk of cyberattacks.
Every lost hour means wasted budget. At $50 per hour, 100 hours lost per manager add up to $5,000 yearly—scaling fast with team size.
Teams can spend up to 25% of their time, about 10 hours per a standard 40-hour week, on tasks that don’t support strategic goals.
Shifting focus delays key initiatives, product launches, and customer responses. This slowdown makes it harder to stay competitive on the market.
Wasted effort means wasted budget. Over time, delayed projects and missed opportunities can cost hundreds of thousands annually in larger organizations.
One-size-fits-all software forces teams into workflows that don’t fit their needs. This adds 1–2 extra days per project, just to work around limitations.
Delays stack up, slowing project delivery by 10–15%. In companies where time-to-market is critical, even small setbacks can put competitors ahead.
The inflexible tools not only block innovation but also increase operational costs. It can lead to missed contract deadlines, penalties, or lost market share.
Putting team members in roles that don’t match their strengths slows down key processes, often delaying deliverables by up to two weeks.
These delays push back product launches, giving competitors an edge. A late launch could mean losing 10% of the market.
Misusing talent limits new ideas and progress. Over time, lost opportunities add up. For example, losing 10% of market responsiveness on a $1M goal could mean a $100K revenue loss.
If teams don’t coordinate decisions, approvals can take 24–48 hours longer. When quick action is required, this can lead to missing key opportunities.
Slow approvals can cost valuable contracts or let small problems grow into expensive issues.
Without a clear way to make decisions, teams end up working in different directions. This makes the company less competitive and slower to react when things change.
When goals aren’t clearly defined, leaders may take up to 48 hours to react when something goes off track.
Slow responses can lead to costly mistakes, with project overruns reaching 15% or more. Unclear expectations also leave teams frustrated and unsure of what success should look like.
Without clear metrics, businesses lose direction. Inefficiencies pile up, revenue targets get missed, and long-term growth becomes harder to sustain.
atlassian focus as a solution
How does Atlassian Focus solve these challenges?
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A centralized hub to focus on what matters
When work is scattered across tools, it’s easy to lose track. With Focus, leaders can quickly check progress and step in where needed.
- Track goals, work, teams, and funds in one place. Make sure everything aligns with business priorities.
- Use focus areas to organize key initiatives and receive updates from teammates, providing deeper context beyond just metrics.
- Easily identify blockers so leaders can step in before small issues become big problems.
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Clear visualization of strategic priorities
Focus gives you real-time maps of strategic priorities. Focus area maps provide a 10,000-foot view of ongoing initiatives, making it easier for leaders to identify risks and react when needed.
- See all strategic initiatives in one place. Get real-time updates on progress and risks.
- Drill down into sub-focus areas. Understand why certain objectives are off track.
- Quickly adjust priorities based on shifting business needs without losing sight of your long-term strategy.
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Integrated OKRs tracking
Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) help organizations drive strategic alignment. However, tracking them across departments can be challenging.
- Track OKRs across teams while linking them to larger company priorities.
- Automatically update progress across all your Atlassian products.
- Spot potential risks and address blockers before they impact results.
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Proactive alerts and AI-powered insights
Leaders don’t have time to scroll through reports or attend endless meetings just to stay updated. Atlassian Focus helps them always stay in the loop.
- Receive real-time notifications in Microsoft Teams or Slack when a critical update requires attention.
- Get AI-powered summaries to easily get context and key takeaways, even after a long absence.
- Stay proactive with smart recommendations that suggest areas needing immediate attention.
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Easy integration with existing tools
Adopting new tools shouldn’t mean overhauling existing workflows. Atlassian Focus fits right in, allowing teams to keep working while giving leaders the visibility they need.
- Sync with Jira so teams can continue tracking work in familiar tools.
- Automatically pull in only the relevant data, so teams don’t waste time on manual updates.
- Give leaders the big-picture they need while letting teams focus on getting work done.
When teams put processes in place to identify their top priority work, they are:
How does Atlassian Focus contribute to that?
Effectiveness (4.6x increase)
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Level 1: Immediate gains
Focus on what matters
Focus on what matters
By setting clear priorities, teams stop wasting time on low-value tasks and put their energy into work that makes a difference.
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Level 2: Intermediate impact
Smarter decisions, better use of resources
Smarter decisions, better use of resources
When priorities are clear, teams use time, skills, and budgets more wisely. For example, an IT team might shift from manual troubleshooting to automating system monitoring and optimizing cloud infrastructure.
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Level 3: Long-term impact
A team that consistently delivers
A team that consistently delivers
Over time, focusing on the right work strengthens teamwork and leadership. It builds a culture where teams keep improving and consistently achieve better results.
Productivity (4.6x increase)
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Level 1: Immediate gains
Consistent workflows
Consistent workflows
Clear tasks and defined priorities help teams cut out wasted time. Thanks to this, they can dive straight into their most important work.
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Level 2: Intermediate impact
Less task-switching, more deep work
Less task-switching, more deep work
Focusing on one priority at a time reduces interruptions. For example, an IT team that spends less time on meetings and admin work can concentrate on development sprints that move projects forward.
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Level 3: Long-term efficiency
Productivity that keeps building
Productivity that keeps building
Better focus becomes second nature. Teams work faster, deliver more, and keep improving. It leads to a productivity increase backed by real performance data.
Adaptability (4.7x increase)
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Level 1: Immediate gains
Quick responses to change
Quick responses to change
With clear priorities, teams can quickly reallocate resources when unexpected challenges come up.
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Level 2: Intermediate impact
More flexibility
More flexibility
Regularly reviewing priorities helps teams spot trends and risks early. For example, a development team can quickly pivot to fix a critical bug or address a high-priority feature request without disrupting progress.
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Level 3: Long-term agility
Employees that stay ahead
Employees that stay ahead
Consistently adjusting priorities builds a culture of innovation and resilience. This keeps teams ready for change and positioned to take advantage of new opportunities.
Keep work visible across all tools, including third-party integrations.
Act on talent planning decisions. Get detailed information on teams along with open and filled positions.
Make sure your priorities are properly funded, by bringing in financial data from 3rd party tools.
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Sara Binerowska
Senior Account Executive | Atlassian Services
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