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Derek Huether

Lead Principal Solutions Engineer

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Derek Huether is Lead Principal Solutions Engineer for Atlassian’s Enterprise Strategy and Planning group. He shapes how Atlassian positions its solutions within evolving market trends. He leads high-impact strategy workshops, executive briefings, and advisory sessions with key accounts to shape their long-term technology vision. He uses his deep understanding of customer challenges and market trends to guide the product and sales teams.

Prior to Atlassian, Derek helped transform how people work at companies like Walmart, GEICO, and Capital One and federal agencies like the National Archives and the National Institutes of Health.

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Self-Assessing your Enterprise Strategy and Planning maturity

In today’s discussion, I will explore assessing your enterprise strategy and planning maturity and generating a score that can be a snapshot and improved over time. Whether these scores are high or low, the key is continuous improvement. Use this assessment as a benchmark, revisit it over time, and take steps to strengthen alignment. Core […]

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How updates support strategic priorities

In today’s discussion, I will explore the concept of updates and status reports in connection with Enterprise Strategy and Planning (ESP) and outline practical steps to ensure alignment. In the initial post of this series, I outlined Atlassian’s perspective on ESP and its six fundamental components. Let’s explore the final connection, highlighting how updates can be […]

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How systems support strategic priorities

In today’s discussion, I will explore the concept of systems and the connection to Enterprise Strategy and Planning (ESP) and outline practical steps to ensure alignment. In the initial post of this series, I outlined Atlassian’s perspective on ESP and its six fundamental components. Let’s explore the crucial connection between systems and strategic priorities, highlighting how […]

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How funds support strategic priorities

In today’s discussion, I will explore the concept of funds and its connection to Enterprise Strategy and Planning (ESP) and outline practical steps to ensure alignment. In the initial post of this series, I outlined Atlassian’s perspective on ESP and its six fundamental components. Let’s explore the crucial connection between funding and strategic priorities, highlighting how […]

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How talent supports strategic priorities

In today’s discussion, I will explore the concept of talent and its connection to Enterprise Strategy and Planning (ESP) and outline practical steps to ensure alignment. In the initial post of this series, I outlined Atlassian’s perspective on ESP and its six fundamental components. At the heart of any successful organization lies its most valuable asset: […]

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How work supports strategic priorities

In today’s discussion, I will explore the concept of work and its connection to Enterprise Strategy and Planning (ESP) and outline practical steps to ensure alignment. In the initial post of this series, I outlined Atlassian’s perspective on ESP and its six fundamental components. Aligning daily work with strategic priorities is essential for achieving long-term […]

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How goals support strategic priorities

In today’s discussion, I will explore the concept of goals and their connection to Enterprise Strategy and Planning (ESP). In the initial post of this series, I outlined Atlassian’s perspective on ESP and its six fundamental components. So, how do goals fit in? As noted in the team goals, signals, and measures playbook, teams set […]

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Atlassian’s approach on Enterprise strategy and planning

Today, I’m going to state our point of view on the modern disciplines of strategy and planning. We recently published a white paper about our approach to Enterprise Strategy and Planning (ESP). In the opening letter, Matt Schvimmer, Atlassian’s Agile and DevOps (ADO) Senior Vice President and Head of Product, noted 3 questions leaders ask […]