With no prior experience on Atlassian’s Forge platform and a distributed global team, Onward successfully launched their OnRewards app on the Atlassian Marketplace in just over two months, marking a rapid and agile go-to-market achievement.
- Built OnRewards app on Atlassian Forge in just two months
- Remote, globally distributed team overcame time zone and coordination challenges
- Atlassian Developer Community played a vital role in onboarding and troubleshooting
What happened
Onward, a company with prior experience in various app marketplaces, embarked on developing a new app for the Atlassian Marketplace using the Forge platform. Despite no prior Forge exposure, they committed to an ambitious timeline to launch within months. Starting in April, the team completed development and launched OnRewards by mid-June.
The app they created, OnRewards, focuses on peer recognition and rewards management tailored specifically for service delivery teams. This complexity underscored the team's ability to utilize Atlassian’s robust APIs and Forge’s enterprise-grade capabilities to build a sophisticated solution quickly.
Why it matters
Onward’s successful rapid launch demonstrates the potential for startups and development teams, even those fully remote and new to Forge, to innovate quickly within Atlassian’s ecosystem. The story highlights how a clear mission, meticulous planning, and a supportive developer community can accelerate app development and bring valuable business tools to market.
This case also validates Atlassian’s Forge platform as a developer-friendly environment capable of supporting high-quality enterprise applications. For customers seeking improved team engagement and service management workflows, OnRewards presents a ready-to-use solution born from agile practices and global collaboration.
What to watch next
Future developments to monitor include how Onward scales OnRewards and iterates the app based on customer feedback from the Marketplace. Their experience suggests rapid cycles of improvement supported by ongoing engagement with Atlassian’s community and users.
Additionally, the broader marketplace can learn from Onward’s approach to remote collaboration and Forge adoption. Ongoing enhancements to Forge and platform APIs will likely further reduce time to launch, inviting more innovative solutions to join Atlassian’s thriving app ecosystem.