New Year, Continued Opportunity for Growth
2020 brought changes and challenges to us at iWorks, including adjusting to a fully remote workspace. Yet, with change came opportunities for growth – and iWorks rose to the occasion.
iWorks Celebrates Three Months of Holiday Traditions Virtually
From Halloween to Christmas, fun events are just one part of how iWorks brings its employees together for camaraderie and fun. While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused everyone to work from home, three months of iWorks holiday traditions were maintained virtually.
iWorks’ Tips for Technical Writers and Editors
The Technical Writers and Editors at iWorks work across projects, agencies, and departments. We collated our top tips and resources from our varied experiences to benefit our peers currently in the field, as well as those who want to enter the field.
iWorks Employees Provide Advice on Balancing Work & Virtual Learning
Many of us are now working from home and experiencing a new wave of working with (and around) virtual technologies. As a company and as individuals we are learning how to best relate to virtual colleagues while experimenting with virtual collaboration. For working parents, virtual work has its own specific challenges. To stay focused and avoid burnout, we recommend the following tips based on our own employee’s experiences.
iWorks’ Tips for Successful Agile Communication
With Agile, and other iterative methodologies, the traditional roles of a team have been replaced with a single role: team member. A team must still collectively possess all the skills needed to complete its work, but the traditional silos and handoffs are eliminated.
Financial Investing in Times of Crisis – iWorks Corp
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all of us, including our financial decisions. When it comes to crises and uncertainties in the financial market, it is easy to make fear-based decisions about financial investments without considering the long-term effects of those decisions.
Hurdles to Agile Adoption in Government Organizations
While an iterative approach like Agile, that uses continual prioritization to deliver value to end users, is an ideal approach to many Information Technology (IT) solutions, there are various obstacles that keep many agencies from fully adopting Agile methodologies and practices.
iWorks Holds 10-Week Remote Internship Program for Summer 2020
From technical editing and software development to social media and website updates, iWorks’ summer interns have been making large strides in helping the company while working fully remote due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Personal Security Best Practices: Technology Edition
The number of employees working from home has increased, and it is because of this growth that focusing on security has become ever more prevalent. Our lives are connected to the internet, for better or for worse, and it is important to keep your information safe. The following technologies can be used to help minimize any risks employees or companies may face.
