AMA: Atlassian Head of Product, DevOps , Suzie Prince on Product Development Process

At the core, good collaboration is built on trust, shared goals, and clarity of roles. I partner closely with engineering managers and design as a triad. We align early o...

Engineering should be involved from the beginning. Not just to scope or estimate, but to shape the problem and bring technical insight into the discovery process.Here’s h...

This comes up a lot on teams that build for developers. It’s great when engineers are close to the problem, but personal experience is not a substitute for user research ...

Quality is everyone’s responsibility. It’s not just a role. It’s a mindset that needs to be built into how the team works, from planning through delivery.Here’s how I app...

Scope alignment is a shared responsibility. PMs, EMs, and designers should work together to make sure the team understands the why, the what, and the constraints, not jus...

Resource constraints are a reality. You will almost always want more time, more people, more budget. But more doesn’t necessarily mean better outcomes. Sometimes it leads...

Shipping on time only matters if what we’re delivering adds value or helps us learn. We think of it less as “on time” and more as “often and on purpose.”We don’t need per...

I try to prevent it from becoming a problem in the first place. Most of the time, when engineers build something unplanned, it’s because they see a real opportunity to im...