big impact with small teams: designing a kick-ass process for the small and scrappy news app team
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More and more modest-sized organizations are buying into the importance of news applications and visual storytelling. But building momentum with a small team can be tough. We walked through some of the obstacles we've encountered and the tactics/tools we've used to keep moving forward.TRANSCRIPT
Big Impact with
Small Teams !
#ONA14impact
Who are we? Kaeti Hinck @kaeti John Keefe @jkeefe
Adam Schweigert @aschweig
Support
Buy In
Tech Tips
Process
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Process
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Start with a small process and build.
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Break down ambitious projects and iterate.
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Be your own PM.
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Think in half-day work sessions.
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Plan early for project maintenance and
retirement.
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Do crazy sh*t sometimes.
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Check in regularly. Be honest about obstacles.
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Try to avoid (unnecessary) meetings.
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Embrace ruthless prioritization.
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Buy In
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Attend the daily news meeting.
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Can I (not) get rewrite?
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Track and share your impact.
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What’s this going to sound like?
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Celebrate success.
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Don’t make people feel stupid.
Break down silos.
Find a newsroom ally and collaborate.
Don’t work in a black box.
Say no AND explain why.
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Tech Tips
Make things reusable.
Automate repetitive tasks.
Create a style guide.
Document all the things.
Make the bots work for you.
iframe it and embed it.
Go flat.
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Support
Find meetups in your city (or start them).
Skill share in your newsroom.
Speak up about what you’re learning.
Talk to the people in this room.
Look to the community.
Learn from those who have gone before you.
We’re in this together.
Questions?
Thanks! !
bit.ly/ONA14impact !
@kaeti @jkeefe @aschweig
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