Product Development and Listening for the Love
For those who grew up with siblings, the phrase “listen for the love” may be especially familiar. Big sister telling you what to do…
Team Communication
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A Work From Home Asynchronous Communication Checklist
A Guide to Getting Off the Island When you’re stuck at a computer, in a room by yourself, on a problem you can’t solve,…
100+ More Custom Slack Emojis Your Company Needs
We’re back with even MOAR emoji for you and your team to use on Slack to communicate. Download over custom Slack emoji 100 now!
100 Custom Slack Emojis You Absolutely, Positively Need
If you’re not already using at least some of these custom Slack emojis, what are you even doing?
How to Master Slack for Maximum Productivity and Minimum Annoyance
We communicate as a team on Slack the same way we would via any other form of communication—by following our Core Values.
Low Batteries vs Actual Fires: Knowing When, How to Escalate a Project Issue
It’s Thursday night. One more day of work before I’m on vacation for a week. I’m awake later than I plan to be, but,…
Real Transparent Communication: Product Development in Public
Getting stuck isn’t a bad thing. Actually, getting stuck on my first day on my first project may have been the most valuable thing to have happened. It was in that moment that I learned all I needed to know about transparent communication at Revelry.
Tips and Advice for Dealing with Merge Conflicts
I was lying in bed this morning planning the best way to handle a merge conflict I know is coming with a colleague’s PR today, and I realized I’d like to know a couple of tricks for certain situations. Here they are:
Supporting Work-Life Alliance in Remote Work: Our Strategy
A flexible work environment means that the team may be working or resting at many different hours. Believing that your teammates have achieved that essential personal balance is the first step in knowing that you’ll be operating from a place of trust.
Remote Work Challenges? Get Yourself a Culture of Trust
You don’t have to allow interruptions. Take that pressure off yourself.
Managing Technical Projects Without a Technical Background
Aline wants you to go forth and be awesome, non-technical project managers: Acknowledge that learning new things is hard, be patient with yourself, and trust that the technical team will give you the same courtesy. Together, we make each other better. It’s the Revelry way.
Here’s How We Survived a Two Week Fire Drill
Speaking up about potential challenges is a normal and important part of our process. When a teammate raises a fire drill, available or relevant teammates participate in the topic thread. Sometimes, we resolve the issue in a few minutes. And other times, we identify a major challenge and take the conversation to the product owner to discuss next steps.
How, Why, and When: The Elements of an Effective Ticket Comment
We have daily standups. We tried adding a thing called a daily 4:20. But in the end, we decided to improve our ticket comment writing game. And Aline led the charge on the how and the why.
Project Terminology: The 15 Most Common Revelry Terms
If you’ve ever wondered the difference between staging and production, or styles and UX, then this is for you!