Submission 3 Atlassian

SUBMISSION 3: Atlassian “Farewell HackHouse, Hello Chapter One - The journey from Start-Up to Enterprise.”

As we scaled, we found that our previous grad onboarding program HackHouse was no longer fit for purpose. We needed a re-envisioned program to provide clear learning resources.

We created Chapter One, an immersive cohort-wide learning experience where we took the cohort through a series of workshops and discussions designed to help them understand the Atlassian values and ways of working. We also introduced required training for managers and mentors around critique best practices and considerations to keep in mind for managing early career employees

In the two-day interactive problem-solving workshop, the grads collaborated in small groups to discover a real Atlassian problem, conduct research and test concepts, ending with a prototype. Two of those prototypes have been lifted by our Talent team for inclusion in their onboarding transformation pilot meaning our grads were shipping key processes for the entire company within their first month!

We surveyed the grads every day of the program at the start and the finish using Mentimeter so we could see whether the grads agreed that the day’s programming achieved the designated learning objectives - we designed the program both with overall learning objectives for the entire experience, as well as day-by-day objectives focused on the theme of that day. The feedback we received was overwhelmingly positive.

30 days after the program concluded, 92% of the cohort’s managers agreed that their new grad was doing well, being present at work and focusing on continuing to learn while beginning to contribute to the team.

With Chapter One complete, our graduate hires have had the opportunity to make a major impact on our customers and their fellow Atlassians, while having fun and creating connections that may last their whole careers.

VOTE –ATLASSIAN