Every project manager has experienced this — things are running along smoothly in your workflow when you receive an email with the subject: “URGENT — need ASAP.” And just like that, an ad-hoc project falls into your lap. Ad-hoc projects or requests are unexpected and can catch you off guard.

It may have taken some by surprise when Atlassian announced that it would be sunsetting its on-premise version of its JIRA Software by ceasing server product sales in February of 2021 and ending server support in February of 2024. But those with an eye towards innovation saw a movement towards the cloud coming for quite some time now, and Atlassian is prepared to shed those who aren’t prepared to follow.

Organized communication is the core of any successful project. Team members need to know how and when to complete tasks while being able to quickly ask questions and share information. Think about the last time you had a project that went off the rails — I’m willing to bet good money that it was because of disorganization or a lack of sufficient communication between team members.