Product innovation and efficiency gains are top priorities in the modern business world. However, the strategies to achieve these goals often get lost in day-to-day operations. One of the biggest challenges for leaders is to link strategy, goals, teams, and resources together. Success often remains elusive because
- Strategic goals are often unclear or there are too many of them
→ 70% of teams want fewer but more precise goal settings (Atlassian, State of Teams). - Teams work in isolated silos
→ 56% report that inconsistent planning tools make collaboration more difficult. - Prioritisation and resource allocation fail due to a lack of transparency
→ 64% of teams feel they are being “pulled in too many directions”. - Staff shortages hinder implementation
→ According to Deloitte, tech hiring is stagnating. Efficiency is more important than ever.
The solution: The Atlassian Strategy Collection
Atlassian aims to provide leaders with a powerful solution package for organisation-wide strategic planning with its recently announced Strategy Collection. The Collection brings together three tools that digitise and link strategy, planning, and execution:
In this article, we show what the individual apps have to offer and how they are coordinated with each other.
Focus: Strategy hub for goals, work, and budgets
Focus is the answer to the question: “What do we want to achieve and how well are we on track?”
With Focus, leaders can see at a glance:
- Which strategic goals have been set (e.g. OKRs)
- How documented or planned work in Jira or Jira Align contributes to these goals
- How employee resources are currently allocated
- Where risks exist, including AI-supported recommendations
Highlights:
- Real-time transparency across all strategic areas
- Drill-down into individual focus areas
- Integrated notifications (e.g., via Slack, Teams)
- Scenario planning and budget return comparisons (coming soon)
Talent: Strategic workforce planning at the touch of a button
Talent is the answer to the question: “Are our best people really working on the most important goals?”
Talent (available from Q3 2025) focuses on workforce planning and ensures that the right people are working on the most important initiatives. It provides insights into employee skills, availability, and team structure, and uses AI features to support the identification of skill gaps and the optimisation of resource allocation.
What leaders can do with Talent in the future:
- Analyse and model organisational structures
- Visualise skill distributions
- Make personnel decisions faster and more effectively
Why is this crucial? According to Fortune 500 CEOs, 76% of teams are not working on critical tasks. Talent management becomes a key driver of success.
Align: Strategy meets execution
Jira Align is the answer to the question: “How well are we actually implementing our strategy and where is execution getting stuck?”
It is the central tool for strategic work and project portfolio management at enterprise level and was specifically developed for companies with complex organisational structures, multiple teams, or product lines.
Jira Align establishes a direct link from top-level goals to specific tasks in Jira or other tools. It connects:
- Strategic goals (e.g., OKRs, KPIs)
- with epics, initiatives, programmes, and teams
- and shows in real time how work at every level contributes to strategic value creation.
What leaders can do with Jira Align:
- Portfolio management and identification of dependencies
- Plan capacities correctly
- Keep track of progress and risks
The synergy: Three apps, one strategic cycle
The strength of the Atlassian Strategy Collection lies in the interlocking of the three components:
| Tool | Fokusbereich | Nutzen |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Goal definition & progress tracking | Clarity & operational confidence |
| Talent | Resource allocation & workforce planning | Efficiency & availability |
| Align | Execution & value creation (portfolio management) | Strategic execution & ROI |
This creates a seamless cycle:
Goal setting → Planning → Resource allocation → Execution → Measurement
Conclusion: Translating enterprise strategy into measurable results
The Atlassian Strategy Collection is more than a toolset. In an environment where speed, transparency, and flexibility are decisive, the collection offers a forward-looking framework for modern corporate governance.
With the Atlassian Strategy Collection, you get a future-oriented, scalable solution to:
- Create clarity about priorities
- Deploy resources in a targeted manner
- Turning implementation into measurable results
You need help with planning and implementation? Then contact our XALT experts for strategic portfolio management.
