diff --git a/content/quickstart.md b/content/quickstart.md index 8c6379cc6..2768e8220 100644 --- a/content/quickstart.md +++ b/content/quickstart.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ image: svg: faces/oddbird alt: | Illustrated faces: - Carl, Kit, Stacy, Miriam, Sondra, Erica, and Jonny + Jonny, Stacy, David, Sondra, Miriam, James, and Ed summary: | OddBird was founded in 2008 by three siblings -- [Miriam](/authors/miriam/), @@ -131,10 +131,12 @@ and everyone has a say in the direction we want to go. While owners will have final say in major company decisions, we want the entire team involved in the conversation. -- We have bi-weekly video check-ins +- We have daily video check-ins with the full team - to discuss what’s working, - and what might need to change. + using [Google Meet][google meet] + to discuss questions, + client projects, what’s working, + or what might need to change. - We have “all hands” work retreats twice a year, for more intensive in-person planning and playing. @@ -143,9 +145,6 @@ we want the entire team involved in the conversation. and pays a daily rate (currently \$400/day) during the retreat. - (For the safety of our Birds and our communities, - due to the COVID pandemic - our retreats are currently being conducted remotely.) - We pay for internal OddBird work required to grow the company, or improve our processes. If you have ideas you’d like to help implement, @@ -153,6 +152,8 @@ we want the entire team involved in the conversation. with an estimated budget for the project. We’ll try to make it happen! +[google meet]: https://meet.google.com/ + ### Giving Back Every month, @@ -220,8 +221,8 @@ and we’ll work with you to make it possible. We encourage you to take time away from work, and turn off notifications while you are out — but we also need to plan around your absence. -- Respond to questions in [Slack][slack] and [Trello][trello] - in a timely fashion. +- Respond to questions in [Slack][slack] + and [GitHub Projects][github projects] in a timely fashion. Questions may be asked at any time of day or night or weekend (so turn off notifications if you don’t want to be disturbed), but we only expect participation during our normal working hours @@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ and we’ll work with you to make it possible. Always err on the side of communicating more. [slack]: https://oddbird.slack.com/ -[trello]: https://trello.com/ +[github projects]: https://docs.github.com/en/issues/planning-and-tracking-with-projects/learning-about-projects/about-projects ### Scheduling @@ -293,16 +294,24 @@ to keep everyone up-to-speed. and provide context for your decisions. There is never only one valid solution, but a conversation often helps strengthen the final product. -- We rely heavily on [Trello][trello] +- We rely heavily on [GitHub Projects][github projects] for managing our process across a remote team. - You can look in Trello + You can look in GitHub Projects to find what user stories are available or assigned to you, what the priorities are, and what others are working on. - Keep Trello up-to-date as you work, + Keep GitHub Projects up-to-date as you work, so that others can see the status of a story, and any relevant conversations and decisions that have been made about its implementation. +- We use [Dropbox][dropbox] to store + client project and internal documentation, + and [Google Drive][google drive] to store + meeting notes and documents that require + team collaboration or comments. + +[dropbox]: https://www.dropbox.com/ +[google drive]: https://www.google.com/drive/ ### Finding Clients