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    Remote work: Intentionality first

    In this blog series, we are sharing some of our guiding principles and processes for remote work, in the hope that others can use them to make a difference in their organizations.

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    Open-source at Alley: What we were up to in 2022

    Open-source software is central to Alley’s mission and essential to our work. In the last few months, we’ve published several new open-source packages for PHP, JavaScript, and WordPress developers, each of which is rooted in our day-to-day experiences meeting the needs of our clients.  We’re delighted to highlight some of these new packages and invite…

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    No blockers

    My favorite Scrum event is the Daily Scrum. While often overshadowed by its flashier siblings — the dramatic demos of the Sprint Review or iterative improvements from a productive Retrospective — the Daily Scrum is essential for a Scrum team’s successful delivery of their Sprint commitments. Previously known as the exclusionary Daily Standup (not everyone…

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    Developing Scrum habits: No developers needed

    Though Scrum was originally created for software development, its basic principles can be applied to nearly any type of work across an array of markets and disciplines. With a little creativity and a solid understanding of the fundamentals, you can make Scrum work for you and your team.