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US FDE leader interview + field playbook · Oct 2026

Value survives the demo

“You don’t have the luxury of building something people don’t want.”

Paavany JayantyUS AI Forward Deployed Engineering lead

Inside Atlassian · 2026-10-07

Observe the actual work

The pilot is accurate. Why does nobody use it?

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“Curiosity drives initial adoption. Value drives sustained usage.”

AtlassianFDE field playbook

Inside Atlassian · 2026-10-04

Measure sustained use

The pilot is accurate. Why does nobody use it?

Example

Permissions are design inputs

“Treat governance as part of the architecture.”

AtlassianFDE field playbook

Inside Atlassian · 2026-10-04

Bound the first release

Can you ship the pilot without permission to write?

Example

Make field work reusable

“every customer benefits.”

Paavany JayantyUS AI Forward Deployed Engineering lead

Inside Atlassian · 2026-10-07

Validate the wider need

Should one customer’s request become a product fork?

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