How We Work: Kickoffs & Heartbeats
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37signals works in 6-week cycles, which begin with a Kickoff and wrap up with a Heartbeat. In this week’s REWORK podcast, co-founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson break down the purpose and benefits of the Kickoff and Heartbeat documents and share tips for implementing this process across an organization. Key Takeaways 00:40 - When 37signals started using Kickoffs and Heartbeats 02:13 - Details of the Kickoff write-up process 07:34 - How much input Jason and David have in the Kickoff 13:43 - What Kickoffs & Heartbeats look like for departments with ongoing work 17:37 - The Heartbeats as an opportunity to highlight and celebrate the work of individual employees and team 22:50 - The benefits of writing up work summaries for institutional history Links and Resources Shape Up Books by 37signals Sign up for a 30-day free trial at Basecamp.com HEY World | HEY The REWORK podcast The Rework Podcast on YouTube The 37signals Dev Blog 37signals on YouTube @37signals on X
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37signals works in 6-week cycles, which begin with a Kickoff and wrap up with a Heartbeat. In this week’s REWORK podcast, co-founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson break down the purpose and benefits of the Kickoff and Heartbeat documents and share tips for implementing this process across an organization. Key Takeaways 00:40 - When 37signals started using Kickoffs and Heartbeats 02:13 - Details of the Kickoff write-up process07:34 - How much input Jason and David have i...
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