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Check out our latest video hosted by Product Manager Allison Greenwald and former Digital Strategist Rebecca Viser, Accessibility and Strategy: How They Interact, discussing ways to create content that’s accessible for everyone.
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Understand the story behind Helperbot, our asynchronous Scrum solution for distributed and co-located teams – built by the Alley team.
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We should be bringing inclusivity into projects from the very beginning. It shouldn’t be an afterthought, but instead a vital piece of the workflow.
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The Scrum world is replete with creative and delightful symbolic stand-ins meant to help people get good with story pointing.
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Take some time to check out our three-part Product Chats video series on Data Visualization by former Digital Strategist Rebecca Viser and Senior UX Designer Ben Myers.
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Journalist, entrepreneur, and leading thinker on the future of journalism, Burt Herman, driving the vision for new company.
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Since the news cycle never stops, we needed a migration sync tool that would lead to no downtime for The Post staff and visitors.
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For years, Alley has conducted one-on-one, moderated usability tests of our websites— but always with adults. Recently, we conducted a series of testing sessions with children, ages 7-12. To get the best possible answers and responses, we approached our work differently and more creatively. Here, we’ll share tips should you have a project with kids.
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Getting to the root cause of an issue can take time. It can even feel inefficient to discuss. But by leaning into techniques such as The Five Whys or Peeling the Onion, we have the opportunity to deliver a more effective and long-lasting positive impact for our teams.
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Employees want to know how they’re doing and what it will take to progress. Read more about performance feedback ecosystems that work.
