Developers vs. Leadership: Unlocking Better Productivity With Better DevEx

Previously Aired: 📅  March 26, 2025  ⏰ 12:00 PM EDT

What does a better developer experience (DevEx) really mean? Do developers and leadership see eye-to-eye? How do organizations actually realize business value from investing in it?


In this fireside chat, we take a look at the factors that hinder building an exceptional developer experience and how the Atlassian ecosystem is tackling this challenge from multiple directions. You’ll learn how to foster an environment that keeps developers motivated, engaged, and collaborative – resulting in better outcomes for the engineering organization and overall business.


Conversation topics include:

  • Aligning developer friction points with department/business objectives
  • Common pitfalls when attempting to improve developer experience
  • The best ways to track developer happiness, team performance, and productivity improvements
  • How tools can simultaneously satisfy developers’ wants and leadership’s needs
  • How to assess your organization’s current state and execute on improvements


After the chat, we open it up to Q&A to answer questions the audience has!

Our Presenters:

Jovana Dunisijevic
Sr. Technical Evangelist, Engineer | Atlassian
Clément Hurlin
Director of Engineering | Modus Create
Ken Paetzold
Sr. Developer Advocate | GitKraken

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