Atlassian surveyed 12,000+ knowledge workers last month to understand how much ROI is being driven by AI deployments Only ~4% of organizations are seeing transformational changes due to AI but the average worker is saving 1.3 hours per day (which is remarkable) There is a
Company output = f { people, process, tools } (1) So far, AI has landed in Enterprises as “solo-player tools” i.e. something to help an individual employee get her work done faster (2) However, AI has not changed the process (as yet) (3) The best software tools of the Web 2.0
The key insight: AI powered Collaboration >> AI led Productivity Adding some of my own observations here: The BEST companies today are creating Context Dumps by recording ALL (non-HR) conversations using Granola, Notion AI etc The BEST companies today are setting their files to
Some “strange” observations in the data: (1) ~20% of respondents who work in Software Engineering roles report NO to minimal impact of AI on their daily work - despite all the hype around coding agents & co-pilots; the reality is that these tools haven’t fully percolated into
Is the Engineering role being transformed by AI? Look at the 83% effectiveness rating which engineers have given AI coding gen tools! IF you ask the engineer herself - YES - 91 mins of time savings per day! 69% of them believe the role will change in the next 3 to 5 yrs IF you
India is WAYY ahead of other countries on AI 🚀 Start with the headline: ~77% of respondents use AI daily (higher than USA, France & UK) Avg. time savings from AI of ~112 minutes v/s 64 mins (USA) Over 50% of respondents from India are using AI as a “partner” at work; not just a
This is one of the best takes on AI I’ve read in 2025 - Atlassian has done a terrific job articulating their POV on why only 4% of Enterprises have seen transformational gains from AI. If you hold a leadership position (e.g. CEO or manager) - this report is a good call to action





