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AMA: Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning, Natalia Baryshnikova on Leveraging Agentic AI Trends for Success


October 28, 2025 @ 10:00AM PT

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  1. How do you handle scenarios where the AI may not perform as expected?

    Natalia Baryshnikova

    Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning • 7mo

    This question is pretty much the reason why evals exist. "As expected" is a very subjective and blurry construct, so we need to get it out of our heads and "share it" with AI early. While there are certain dedicated tools and controls in this fields, such as AI safety protocols, we can take them further by introducing to AI tools we use prompts defining what good or bad looks like (write it out as specifically as possible; better yet, explain what exactly makes the example good or bad). Evals, w ...Read More

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  2. With so many parts of PM job becoming doable with AI, what will differentiate good PMs from average ones in the future?

    Natalia Baryshnikova

    Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning • 7mo

    Three key things will become more prominent differentiators than ever: speed of learning good taste, and ability to collaborate with other teammates. Here's why: Speed of learning. As ways of working and the "span of doable" evolve, adaptability, pace of acquiring new skills, and specifically time to ramp up on new tools and technologies will allow good PMs to stay ahead. Good taste. While speed of learning is an important baseline skill, in itself it will not be a differentiator. Good taste, ho ...Read More

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