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Notable clients and projects

2022-09-11T00:51:29Z

Blake:

== Government ==
* [[The White House]]
** Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
***[[Data.gov]]
*** USAspending.gov
*** RestoreTheGulf.gov
*** Performance.gov
* [[U.S. Department of State (State Department)]]
** [[Fulbright Scholar Program]]
**[[English Language Program]]
* [[Federal Communications Commission (FCC.GOV)]]
* [[Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS.GOV)]]
* National Archives and Records Administration (NARA.GOV)
** TrumpLibrary.gov
** Civics.Archives.gov
* General Services Administration (GSA)
* NASA
* U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
** U.S. Forest Service (FS)
*** Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS)
* Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP.GOV)
* SBIR.gov
* District of Columbia (Washington, DC)
* City of New York (New York City)
* Railroad Retirement Board (RRB.GOV)
* Smithsonian Institution
** Anacostia Community Museum
** Pulverer | Sackler | Freer Gallery of Art
* Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland
* Minneapolis Public Housing Authority
== Universities and Higher Education ==
* [[Georgetown University]]
* George Mason University
* Ashoka University
* Decision Lens University
* Education Policy and Data Center
== Nonprofits and Member Associations ==
* National 4-H Council
* Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
* Environmental Information Exchange Network
* American Hiking Society
* Asian Americans Advancing Justice
* Cornea Society
* American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
* Khodorkovsky
* Asian Law Caucus
* HEP Data
* Hydropower Reform Coalition
* Alfred Friendly Press Partners
* American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators (ASOA)
* National Public Radio (NPR)
== Government Contractors ==
* [[REI Systems]]
* Chemonics
* CRDF Global
* FHI 360
* Ares Corporation
== Startups and Small Businesses ==
* SEO Quotient (SEOQ.COM)
* CaliCasa
* Let Simon Decide
* Denti.net
* Balystic
* inQbation
* Emigra
* GZ Consultants
* Reel English Coach
* Sofya Skya
* Dan and Dave Buck
* Motor Sports Simulators
* BizPulse
* Mulberry School
* Eye Traffic Media
* Growth Strategy
* WordPress as a Service Platform (WPaaSP)
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Brief intro to Agileana

2022-09-11T00:49:03Z

Blake:

== Who we are ==
Founded in 2007, formalized in 2010, and rebranded in 2015, Agileana is a lean, agile, web and digital support services company focused primarily on government agencies and their IT needs. Our mission is to make best use of taxpayer dollars. We are a woman-owned small business (WOSB) founded by [[Andrea Melo]] and [[Blake Newman]]. Agileana is headquartered in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. We are, and will always be, small but mighty.
== What sets us apart ==
As our name implies, we are lean and agile. Clients typically find us, rather than us seeking them. Our deliberate slow-growth strategy reduces risk, errors, and omissions, which allows us to mature and evolve naturally and holistically. We have excellent CPARS ratings and are guided by the US Digital Services Agency [https://www.agileana.com/usds-playbook/ (USDS) playbook] and [https://designsystem.digital.gov/ U.S. Web Design Systems] ([https://designsystem.digital.gov/ USWDS]). User centered design (UCD) is at the core of our approach, so we are committed to usability and accessibility of the products we deliver. Because we are small and agile, we seek team members who are cross-functional and multi-talented. There is very little room for slack, so everybody pulls their weight, takes initiative, and self-organizes. Our company culture is strong and tight.
== Speaking of Culture ==
We are patient and kind. We are proud yet humble. We do not envy or boast. We are not arrogant or rude. We do not insist on our own way. We are not irritable or resentful. We strive to do the right thing and be on the rights side of history. We seek the truth, respect data and science. We are fun and playful. Our jokes often fall flat. Because we are in it for the long haul, we seek long-term relationships with both clients and team members. We give people the benefit of the doubt, assume the best, work in good faith, and strive for win-win outcomes.
== Customer feedback ==
* ''"Thank you for all the great work. You delivered a great product under such a tight schedule and in a high stress environment. [[Data.gov]] could not have launched the new design without your help. Thank you''.” Takahiko Naito, Project Manager, [[REI Systems]].
* "''I would be remiss if I didn't highlight how lost we would be without Virginia especially. Virginia is considered an extension of our internal staff. She has saved us from creating systems that wouldn't work as well by reminding us of our own operating procedures, and ensures success with every project she works on. We constantly have multiple projects happening at once, often completing deadlines. Virginia ensures we stay on track with these projects, as well as aware of every option available to us. Her project management skills are extraordinary and a testament to your organization at large. She approaches every project with enthusiasm and clarity, and is exceptionally reliable.''" Rebecca Copeland, Digital Projects Senior Analyst, [[Georgetown University]] on behalf of the [[U.S. Department of State (State Department)]]
* “''Blake, You’ve been better than great…everyone here is very impressed.''“ Julie Baker, Director, Business Development, DB Consulting Group
* “''I wanted to personally stop and thank [[Felipe Ceballos]], Megan and David for their tireless work over the past three LONG evenings. Our site looks amazing for this morning's launch. I greatly appreciate their hard work and dedication to making this happen. THANK YOU! You guys are awesome!''“ Keary Crawford, Co-Founder / COO, Growth Cloud
== Employee feedback ==
=== What is the best thing about your job? ===
* [[Benji Damron]] - This is the best place I've ever worked. And I say that as a guy who has had at least 30 jobs over the years. I'm here for the long haul.
* [[Blake Newman]] - The best thing about my job is that I enjoy what I do. It’s fun. It doesn’t seem like work to me. Every day is different. It is challenging. I learn all the time. I love the people I work with. Everybody is so professional, competent, and caring. We have interesting clients and it is fun to be part of their team and mission. I also have a lot of autonomy. I can control the flow of my day, usually. It is a good mixture of reading, writing, interacting, thinking, etc.
* [[Shefali Naik]] - It's difficult to choose just one aspect since I enjoy multiple facets of this job. But flexibility would be my top pick. Being a working mom has its challenges but this job has helped me contribute effectively to work while not missing any of my motherly responsibilities. At Agileana, we care that the work gets done with quality and on-time not necessarily from 9 to 5. Also, I feel like a valued partner in the company and that is deeply gratifying.
* [[Christian Le Fournis]] - Great team vibe, we are consistently communicating about pretty much every aspect of the project, also great opportunities to learn and become a better developer.
* [[Juan (Flynn) Obando]] - It allows me to spend quality time with my special ones. It allows me to run unexpected errands and catch up with work on nights and/or weekends. Be able to work from any place in the world. Surrounded by great co-workers.
* [[Lucas Torres]] - Quality time with my family by avoiding commuting time to an office. My work partners, we've become more than that, we're friends. My salary, it's a great salary.
* [[Gordon Makely]] - I get to work with some really diverse and amazing people. They have talents both inside the office as well as outside. They are supportive of each other, whether it be about the work or about their personal lives.
* [[Tiffany Newman]] - I have the freedom and flexibility to touch on several aspects of a project in various roles. Since Agileana is not a large corporation, I'm treated as a human, not a number. Therefore, I'm able to get experience in different roles, rather than being confined to a narrow system. Since we're a small company, everyone's voice can be heard and there is ample room for everyone's growth.
* [[Felipe Ceballos]] - Thanks to our current practice of Agile methodology, we are in constant communication with the client and while there may be urgent tasks from time to time, we are usually managing the time in a way that we don't need rush, that gives us time to deliver quality. The project keeps bringing up some challenges, opportunities to acquire knowledge on technologies and ways to improve. I feel happy with my salary. I work from my place, where I feel comfortable, and which benefits the company since there are some savings on unnecessary expenses.
* [[Luis Cuellar]] - We find challenges in every project, the job is not boring. Work-life balance. Telework, I don't waste time commuting to an office. Be able to be closer to my family.
=== What is the best thing about the company. ===
* [[Blake Newman]] - The best thing about the company is that, well, there are a few. Of course, the people. I’ve worked with some of them for over 10 years. They are like my brothers and sisters and sons and daughters. They are my friends. We enjoy spending time with each other. They have great personalities and are fun to be around. The core founders of the company, the Colombians, are givers. They freely give their time, talent, and attention. They are not in it for themselves, per se. They are not takers. They are highly competent and responsible. The other part I like about the company is that it allows me to steer the direction of my future. I feel like I have control and autonomy. I have a life by design. I love working at home. I like our clients, our mission, our space.
* [[Shefali Naik]] - The best thing about the company is the culture that has been developed over the years. We are like an extended family who care about the success of the company but care equally about each other's lives. We celebrate our similarities and embrace our differences.
* [[Christian Le Fournis]] - I love the openness in the communication and the focus on agile methodology and the fact that we are a medium size company.
* [[Juan (Flynn) Obando]] - Pay a good salary. Support for training/certifications/conferences. The English-speaking environment which has helped to improve my English skills. Working in a fully agile environment.
* [[Gordon Makely]] - There is a dedicated group of extremely sharp people who are intent on pulling together as a team. All of whom are led by an extremely dedicated, proficient, forward-thinking person who sees the potential in the parts as well as the whole.
* [[Felipe Ceballos]] - Bonds, I think that while we may not be in constant contact, all the people in the company are nice, valuable as persons and professionals.
* [[Luis Cuellar]] - Friendly environment. Love the culture. Good benefits. 
Back to [[Main Page]]

Brief intro to Agileana

2022-09-11T00:47:50Z

Blake:

== Who we are ==
Founded in 2007, formalized in 2010, and rebranded in 2015, Agileana is a lean, agile, web and digital support services company focused primarily on government agencies and their IT needs. Our mission is to make best use of taxpayer dollars. We are a woman-owned small business (WOSB) founded by [[Andrea Melo]] and [[Blake Newman]]. It's key leaders include [[Luis Cuellar]] and [[Shefali Naik]]. Agileana is headquartered in the Washington, DC metropolitan area but its employees are distributed around the world mostly in the United States (Miami, Chicago, Seattle, St. Lous, Maryland, and Virginia) and in Colombia (Bogotá and Cali). We are, and will always be, small but mighty.
== What sets us apart ==
As our name implies, we are lean and agile. Clients typically find us, rather than us seeking them. Our deliberate slow-growth strategy reduces risk, errors, and omissions, which allows us to mature and evolve naturally and holistically. We have excellent CPARS ratings and are guided by the US Digital Services Agency [https://www.agileana.com/usds-playbook/ (USDS) playbook] and [https://designsystem.digital.gov/ U.S. Web Design Systems] ([https://designsystem.digital.gov/ USWDS]). User centered design (UCD) is at the core of our approach, so we are committed to usability and accessibility of the products we deliver. Because we are small and agile, we seek team members who are cross-functional and multi-talented. There is very little room for slack, so everybody pulls their weight, takes initiative, and self-organizes. Our company culture is strong and tight.
== Speaking of Culture ==
We are patient and kind. We are proud yet humble. We do not envy or boast. We are not arrogant or rude. We do not insist on our own way. We are not irritable or resentful. We strive to do the right thing and be on the rights side of history. We seek the truth, respect data and science. We are fun and playful. Our jokes often fall flat. Because we are in it for the long haul, we seek long-term relationships with both clients and team members. We give people the benefit of the doubt, assume the best, work in good faith, and strive for win-win outcomes.
== Customer feedback ==
* ''"Thank you for all the great work. You delivered a great product under such a tight schedule and in a high stress environment. [[Data.gov]] could not have launched the new design without your help. Thank you''.” Takahiko Naito, Project Manager, [[REI Systems]].
* "''I would be remiss if I didn't highlight how lost we would be without Virginia especially. Virginia is considered an extension of our internal staff. She has saved us from creating systems that wouldn't work as well by reminding us of our own operating procedures, and ensures success with every project she works on. We constantly have multiple projects happening at once, often completing deadlines. Virginia ensures we stay on track with these projects, as well as aware of every option available to us. Her project management skills are extraordinary and a testament to your organization at large. She approaches every project with enthusiasm and clarity, and is exceptionally reliable.''" Rebecca Copeland, Digital Projects Senior Analyst, [[Georgetown University]] on behalf of the [[U.S. Department of State (State Department)]]
* “''Blake, You’ve been better than great…everyone here is very impressed.''“ Julie Baker, Director, Business Development, DB Consulting Group
* “''I wanted to personally stop and thank [[Felipe Ceballos]], Megan and David for their tireless work over the past three LONG evenings. Our site looks amazing for this morning's launch. I greatly appreciate their hard work and dedication to making this happen. THANK YOU! You guys are awesome!''“ Keary Crawford, Co-Founder / COO, Growth Cloud
== Employee feedback ==
=== What is the best thing about your job? ===
* [[Benji Damron]] - This is the best place I've ever worked. And I say that as a guy who has had at least 30 jobs over the years. I'm here for the long haul.
* [[Blake Newman]] - The best thing about my job is that I enjoy what I do. It’s fun. It doesn’t seem like work to me. Every day is different. It is challenging. I learn all the time. I love the people I work with. Everybody is so professional, competent, and caring. We have interesting clients and it is fun to be part of their team and mission. I also have a lot of autonomy. I can control the flow of my day, usually. It is a good mixture of reading, writing, interacting, thinking, etc.
* [[Shefali Naik]] - It's difficult to choose just one aspect since I enjoy multiple facets of this job. But flexibility would be my top pick. Being a working mom has its challenges but this job has helped me contribute effectively to work while not missing any of my motherly responsibilities. At Agileana, we care that the work gets done with quality and on-time not necessarily from 9 to 5. Also, I feel like a valued partner in the company and that is deeply gratifying.
* [[Christian Le Fournis]] - Great team vibe, we are consistently communicating about pretty much every aspect of the project, also great opportunities to learn and become a better developer.
* [[Juan (Flynn) Obando]] - It allows me to spend quality time with my special ones. It allows me to run unexpected errands and catch up with work on nights and/or weekends. Be able to work from any place in the world. Surrounded by great co-workers.
* [[Lucas Torres]] - Quality time with my family by avoiding commuting time to an office. My work partners, we've become more than that, we're friends. My salary, it's a great salary.
* [[Gordon Makely]] - I get to work with some really diverse and amazing people. They have talents both inside the office as well as outside. They are supportive of each other, whether it be about the work or about their personal lives.
* [[Tiffany Newman]] - I have the freedom and flexibility to touch on several aspects of a project in various roles. Since Agileana is not a large corporation, I'm treated as a human, not a number. Therefore, I'm able to get experience in different roles, rather than being confined to a narrow system. Since we're a small company, everyone's voice can be heard and there is ample room for everyone's growth.
* [[Felipe Ceballos]] - Thanks to our current practice of Agile methodology, we are in constant communication with the client and while there may be urgent tasks from time to time, we are usually managing the time in a way that we don't need rush, that gives us time to deliver quality. The project keeps bringing up some challenges, opportunities to acquire knowledge on technologies and ways to improve. I feel happy with my salary. I work from my place, where I feel comfortable, and which benefits the company since there are some savings on unnecessary expenses.
* [[Luis Cuellar]] - We find challenges in every project, the job is not boring. Work-life balance. Telework, I don't waste time commuting to an office. Be able to be closer to my family.
=== What is the best thing about the company. ===
* [[Blake Newman]] - The best thing about the company is that, well, there are a few. Of course, the people. I’ve worked with some of them for over 10 years. They are like my brothers and sisters and sons and daughters. They are my friends. We enjoy spending time with each other. They have great personalities and are fun to be around. The core founders of the company, the Colombians, are givers. They freely give their time, talent, and attention. They are not in it for themselves, per se. They are not takers. They are highly competent and responsible. The other part I like about the company is that it allows me to steer the direction of my future. I feel like I have control and autonomy. I have a life by design. I love working at home. I like our clients, our mission, our space.
* [[Shefali Naik]] - The best thing about the company is the culture that has been developed over the years. We are like an extended family who care about the success of the company but care equally about each other's lives. We celebrate our similarities and embrace our differences.
* [[Christian Le Fournis]] - I love the openness in the communication and the focus on agile methodology and the fact that we are a medium size company.
* [[Juan (Flynn) Obando]] - Pay a good salary. Support for training/certifications/conferences. The English-speaking environment which has helped to improve my English skills. Working in a fully agile environment.
* [[Gordon Makely]] - There is a dedicated group of extremely sharp people who are intent on pulling together as a team. All of whom are led by an extremely dedicated, proficient, forward-thinking person who sees the potential in the parts as well as the whole.
* [[Felipe Ceballos]] - Bonds, I think that while we may not be in constant contact, all the people in the company are nice, valuable as persons and professionals.
* [[Luis Cuellar]] - Friendly environment. Love the culture. Good benefits. 
Back to [[Main Page]]

Brief intro to Agileana

2022-09-11T00:47:16Z

Blake:

== Who we are ==
Founded in 2007, formalized in 2010, and rebranded in 2015, Agileana is a lean, agile, web and digital support services company focused primarily on government agencies and their IT needs. We are a woman-owned small business (WOSB) founded by [[Andrea Melo]] and [[Blake Newman]]. It's key leaders include [[Luis Cuellar]] and [[Shefali Naik]]. Agileana is headquartered in the Washington, DC metropolitan area but its employees are distributed around the world mostly in the United States (Miami, Chicago, Seattle, St. Lous, Maryland, and Virginia) and in Colombia (Bogotá and Cali). We are, and will always be, small but mighty.
== What sets us apart ==
As our name implies, we are lean and agile. Clients typically find us, rather than us seeking them. Our deliberate slow-growth strategy reduces risk, errors, and omissions, which allows us to mature and evolve naturally and holistically. We have excellent CPARS ratings and are guided by the US Digital Services Agency [https://www.agileana.com/usds-playbook/ (USDS) playbook] and [https://designsystem.digital.gov/ U.S. Web Design Systems] ([https://designsystem.digital.gov/ USWDS]). User centered design (UCD) is at the core of our approach, so we are committed to usability and accessibility of the products we deliver. Because we are small and agile, we seek team members who are cross-functional and multi-talented. There is very little room for slack, so everybody pulls their weight, takes initiative, and self-organizes. Our company culture is strong and tight.
== Speaking of Culture ==
We are patient and kind. We are proud yet humble. We do not envy or boast. We are not arrogant or rude. We do not insist on our own way. We are not irritable or resentful. We strive to do the right thing and be on the rights side of history. We seek the truth, respect data and science. We are fun and playful. Our jokes often fall flat. Because we are in it for the long haul, we seek long-term relationships with both clients and team members. We give people the benefit of the doubt, assume the best, work in good faith, and strive for win-win outcomes.
== Customer feedback ==
* ''"Thank you for all the great work. You delivered a great product under such a tight schedule and in a high stress environment. [[Data.gov]] could not have launched the new design without your help. Thank you''.” Takahiko Naito, Project Manager, [[REI Systems]].
* "''I would be remiss if I didn't highlight how lost we would be without Virginia especially. Virginia is considered an extension of our internal staff. She has saved us from creating systems that wouldn't work as well by reminding us of our own operating procedures, and ensures success with every project she works on. We constantly have multiple projects happening at once, often completing deadlines. Virginia ensures we stay on track with these projects, as well as aware of every option available to us. Her project management skills are extraordinary and a testament to your organization at large. She approaches every project with enthusiasm and clarity, and is exceptionally reliable.''" Rebecca Copeland, Digital Projects Senior Analyst, [[Georgetown University]] on behalf of the [[U.S. Department of State (State Department)]]
* “''Blake, You’ve been better than great…everyone here is very impressed.''“ Julie Baker, Director, Business Development, DB Consulting Group
* “''I wanted to personally stop and thank [[Felipe Ceballos]], Megan and David for their tireless work over the past three LONG evenings. Our site looks amazing for this morning's launch. I greatly appreciate their hard work and dedication to making this happen. THANK YOU! You guys are awesome!''“ Keary Crawford, Co-Founder / COO, Growth Cloud
== Employee feedback ==
=== What is the best thing about your job? ===
* [[Benji Damron]] - This is the best place I've ever worked. And I say that as a guy who has had at least 30 jobs over the years. I'm here for the long haul.
* [[Blake Newman]] - The best thing about my job is that I enjoy what I do. It’s fun. It doesn’t seem like work to me. Every day is different. It is challenging. I learn all the time. I love the people I work with. Everybody is so professional, competent, and caring. We have interesting clients and it is fun to be part of their team and mission. I also have a lot of autonomy. I can control the flow of my day, usually. It is a good mixture of reading, writing, interacting, thinking, etc.
* [[Shefali Naik]] - It's difficult to choose just one aspect since I enjoy multiple facets of this job. But flexibility would be my top pick. Being a working mom has its challenges but this job has helped me contribute effectively to work while not missing any of my motherly responsibilities. At Agileana, we care that the work gets done with quality and on-time not necessarily from 9 to 5. Also, I feel like a valued partner in the company and that is deeply gratifying.
* [[Christian Le Fournis]] - Great team vibe, we are consistently communicating about pretty much every aspect of the project, also great opportunities to learn and become a better developer.
* [[Juan (Flynn) Obando]] - It allows me to spend quality time with my special ones. It allows me to run unexpected errands and catch up with work on nights and/or weekends. Be able to work from any place in the world. Surrounded by great co-workers.
* [[Lucas Torres]] - Quality time with my family by avoiding commuting time to an office. My work partners, we've become more than that, we're friends. My salary, it's a great salary.
* [[Gordon Makely]] - I get to work with some really diverse and amazing people. They have talents both inside the office as well as outside. They are supportive of each other, whether it be about the work or about their personal lives.
* [[Tiffany Newman]] - I have the freedom and flexibility to touch on several aspects of a project in various roles. Since Agileana is not a large corporation, I'm treated as a human, not a number. Therefore, I'm able to get experience in different roles, rather than being confined to a narrow system. Since we're a small company, everyone's voice can be heard and there is ample room for everyone's growth.
* [[Felipe Ceballos]] - Thanks to our current practice of Agile methodology, we are in constant communication with the client and while there may be urgent tasks from time to time, we are usually managing the time in a way that we don't need rush, that gives us time to deliver quality. The project keeps bringing up some challenges, opportunities to acquire knowledge on technologies and ways to improve. I feel happy with my salary. I work from my place, where I feel comfortable, and which benefits the company since there are some savings on unnecessary expenses.
* [[Luis Cuellar]] - We find challenges in every project, the job is not boring. Work-life balance. Telework, I don't waste time commuting to an office. Be able to be closer to my family.
=== What is the best thing about the company. ===
* [[Blake Newman]] - The best thing about the company is that, well, there are a few. Of course, the people. I’ve worked with some of them for over 10 years. They are like my brothers and sisters and sons and daughters. They are my friends. We enjoy spending time with each other. They have great personalities and are fun to be around. The core founders of the company, the Colombians, are givers. They freely give their time, talent, and attention. They are not in it for themselves, per se. They are not takers. They are highly competent and responsible. The other part I like about the company is that it allows me to steer the direction of my future. I feel like I have control and autonomy. I have a life by design. I love working at home. I like our clients, our mission, our space.
* [[Shefali Naik]] - The best thing about the company is the culture that has been developed over the years. We are like an extended family who care about the success of the company but care equally about each other's lives. We celebrate our similarities and embrace our differences.
* [[Christian Le Fournis]] - I love the openness in the communication and the focus on agile methodology and the fact that we are a medium size company.
* [[Juan (Flynn) Obando]] - Pay a good salary. Support for training/certifications/conferences. The English-speaking environment which has helped to improve my English skills. Working in a fully agile environment.
* [[Gordon Makely]] - There is a dedicated group of extremely sharp people who are intent on pulling together as a team. All of whom are led by an extremely dedicated, proficient, forward-thinking person who sees the potential in the parts as well as the whole.
* [[Felipe Ceballos]] - Bonds, I think that while we may not be in constant contact, all the people in the company are nice, valuable as persons and professionals.
* [[Luis Cuellar]] - Friendly environment. Love the culture. Good benefits. 
Back to [[Main Page]]

Brief intro to Agileana

2022-09-11T00:46:51Z

Blake:

== Who we are ==
Founded in 2007, formalized in 2010, and rebranded in 2015, Agileana is a lean, agile, web support services company focused primarily on government agencies and their IT needs. We are a woman-owned small business (WOSB) founded by [[Andrea Melo]] and [[Blake Newman]]. It's key leaders include [[Luis Cuellar]] and [[Shefali Naik]]. Agileana is headquartered in the Washington, DC metropolitan area but its employees are distributed around the world mostly in the United States (Miami, Chicago, Seattle, St. Lous, Maryland, and Virginia) and in Colombia (Bogotá and Cali). We are, and will always be, small but mighty.
== What sets us apart ==
As our name implies, we are lean and agile. Clients typically find us, rather than us seeking them. Our deliberate slow-growth strategy reduces risk, errors, and omissions, which allows us to mature and evolve naturally and holistically. We have excellent CPARS ratings and are guided by the US Digital Services Agency [https://www.agileana.com/usds-playbook/ (USDS) playbook] and [https://designsystem.digital.gov/ U.S. Web Design Systems] ([https://designsystem.digital.gov/ USWDS]). User centered design (UCD) is at the core of our approach, so we are committed to usability and accessibility of the products we deliver. Because we are small and agile, we seek team members who are cross-functional and multi-talented. There is very little room for slack, so everybody pulls their weight, takes initiative, and self-organizes. Our company culture is strong and tight.
== Speaking of Culture ==
We are patient and kind. We are proud yet humble. We do not envy or boast. We are not arrogant or rude. We do not insist on our own way. We are not irritable or resentful. We strive to do the right thing and be on the rights side of history. We seek the truth, respect data and science. We are fun and playful. Our jokes often fall flat. Because we are in it for the long haul, we seek long-term relationships with both clients and team members. We give people the benefit of the doubt, assume the best, work in good faith, and strive for win-win outcomes.
== Customer feedback ==
* ''"Thank you for all the great work. You delivered a great product under such a tight schedule and in a high stress environment. [[Data.gov]] could not have launched the new design without your help. Thank you''.” Takahiko Naito, Project Manager, [[REI Systems]].
* "''I would be remiss if I didn't highlight how lost we would be without Virginia especially. Virginia is considered an extension of our internal staff. She has saved us from creating systems that wouldn't work as well by reminding us of our own operating procedures, and ensures success with every project she works on. We constantly have multiple projects happening at once, often completing deadlines. Virginia ensures we stay on track with these projects, as well as aware of every option available to us. Her project management skills are extraordinary and a testament to your organization at large. She approaches every project with enthusiasm and clarity, and is exceptionally reliable.''" Rebecca Copeland, Digital Projects Senior Analyst, [[Georgetown University]] on behalf of the [[U.S. Department of State (State Department)]]
* “''Blake, You’ve been better than great…everyone here is very impressed.''“ Julie Baker, Director, Business Development, DB Consulting Group
* “''I wanted to personally stop and thank [[Felipe Ceballos]], Megan and David for their tireless work over the past three LONG evenings. Our site looks amazing for this morning's launch. I greatly appreciate their hard work and dedication to making this happen. THANK YOU! You guys are awesome!''“ Keary Crawford, Co-Founder / COO, Growth Cloud
== Employee feedback ==
=== What is the best thing about your job? ===
* [[Benji Damron]] - This is the best place I've ever worked. And I say that as a guy who has had at least 30 jobs over the years. I'm here for the long haul.
* [[Blake Newman]] - The best thing about my job is that I enjoy what I do. It’s fun. It doesn’t seem like work to me. Every day is different. It is challenging. I learn all the time. I love the people I work with. Everybody is so professional, competent, and caring. We have interesting clients and it is fun to be part of their team and mission. I also have a lot of autonomy. I can control the flow of my day, usually. It is a good mixture of reading, writing, interacting, thinking, etc.
* [[Shefali Naik]] - It's difficult to choose just one aspect since I enjoy multiple facets of this job. But flexibility would be my top pick. Being a working mom has its challenges but this job has helped me contribute effectively to work while not missing any of my motherly responsibilities. At Agileana, we care that the work gets done with quality and on-time not necessarily from 9 to 5. Also, I feel like a valued partner in the company and that is deeply gratifying.
* [[Christian Le Fournis]] - Great team vibe, we are consistently communicating about pretty much every aspect of the project, also great opportunities to learn and become a better developer.
* [[Juan (Flynn) Obando]] - It allows me to spend quality time with my special ones. It allows me to run unexpected errands and catch up with work on nights and/or weekends. Be able to work from any place in the world. Surrounded by great co-workers.
* [[Lucas Torres]] - Quality time with my family by avoiding commuting time to an office. My work partners, we've become more than that, we're friends. My salary, it's a great salary.
* [[Gordon Makely]] - I get to work with some really diverse and amazing people. They have talents both inside the office as well as outside. They are supportive of each other, whether it be about the work or about their personal lives.
* [[Tiffany Newman]] - I have the freedom and flexibility to touch on several aspects of a project in various roles. Since Agileana is not a large corporation, I'm treated as a human, not a number. Therefore, I'm able to get experience in different roles, rather than being confined to a narrow system. Since we're a small company, everyone's voice can be heard and there is ample room for everyone's growth.
* [[Felipe Ceballos]] - Thanks to our current practice of Agile methodology, we are in constant communication with the client and while there may be urgent tasks from time to time, we are usually managing the time in a way that we don't need rush, that gives us time to deliver quality. The project keeps bringing up some challenges, opportunities to acquire knowledge on technologies and ways to improve. I feel happy with my salary. I work from my place, where I feel comfortable, and which benefits the company since there are some savings on unnecessary expenses.
* [[Luis Cuellar]] - We find challenges in every project, the job is not boring. Work-life balance. Telework, I don't waste time commuting to an office. Be able to be closer to my family.
=== What is the best thing about the company. ===
* [[Blake Newman]] - The best thing about the company is that, well, there are a few. Of course, the people. I’ve worked with some of them for over 10 years. They are like my brothers and sisters and sons and daughters. They are my friends. We enjoy spending time with each other. They have great personalities and are fun to be around. The core founders of the company, the Colombians, are givers. They freely give their time, talent, and attention. They are not in it for themselves, per se. They are not takers. They are highly competent and responsible. The other part I like about the company is that it allows me to steer the direction of my future. I feel like I have control and autonomy. I have a life by design. I love working at home. I like our clients, our mission, our space.
* [[Shefali Naik]] - The best thing about the company is the culture that has been developed over the years. We are like an extended family who care about the success of the company but care equally about each other's lives. We celebrate our similarities and embrace our differences.
* [[Christian Le Fournis]] - I love the openness in the communication and the focus on agile methodology and the fact that we are a medium size company.
* [[Juan (Flynn) Obando]] - Pay a good salary. Support for training/certifications/conferences. The English-speaking environment which has helped to improve my English skills. Working in a fully agile environment.
* [[Gordon Makely]] - There is a dedicated group of extremely sharp people who are intent on pulling together as a team. All of whom are led by an extremely dedicated, proficient, forward-thinking person who sees the potential in the parts as well as the whole.
* [[Felipe Ceballos]] - Bonds, I think that while we may not be in constant contact, all the people in the company are nice, valuable as persons and professionals.
* [[Luis Cuellar]] - Friendly environment. Love the culture. Good benefits. 
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Team members

2022-04-20T18:16:19Z

Blake:

[[File:The bosses we remember.jpg|alt=The bosses we remember, based on the tweet by Vala Afshar|thumb|The bosses we remember, based on the tweet by Vala Afshar]]

== Executive Team ==

*[[Andrea Melo]]
* [[Blake Newman]]
* [[Shefali Naik]]

== Team Leadership ==
*[[Lucas Torres]]
*[[Luis Cuellar]]
*[[Virginia Alvarez]]
*[[Addie Wolcott]]
== Technology ==
*[[Benji Damron]]
*[[Carlos Fernandez]]
*[[Christian Le Fournis]]
*[[Felipe Ceballos]]
* [[Gordon Makely]]
*[[Juan (Flynn) Obando]]
*[[Sergio Sánchez]]
*[[J. Ivan Duarte|Ivan Duarte]]
*[[José Alvarez]]
*Taylor Evanson
== Business Support ==
*[[Angela Ospina]]
*[[Abigail Melo]]
*[[Hans Anderson]]

== Roles and Job Descriptions ==
* [[Digital Strategist, Agile PM, CSM, SEO]]
* Agile [[Team Leader, Project Manager, Quarterback]]
* [[IT Business and Quality Assurance Analyst]]
* Technical Lead, Technical Architect, Drupal Grandmaster
* [[Developer]]
* Front-end Developer, User Experience (UX/UI) Developer, Template Themer
* Back-end Developer, Systems Integrator, Plugin/Module Developer
* DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, System Administrator
* Interaction Designer, User Experience (UX/UI) Designer, Graphic Artist
* Quality Assurance Engineer, Test Automation Engineer, Tester
* Security Engineer
* Section 508 Compliance Coordinator, Accessibility Tester
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7 Things

2022-01-14T00:53:33Z

Blake:

==[https://www.agileana.com/blog/7-cs-of-seo-by-blake-newman/ 7 C's of SEO]==
# Crawlability
# Credibility
# Code
# Content
# Conversation
# Competition
# Conversion
== 7 Drives of Website Traffic (7D Hub) ==
# Information
# Education
# Entertainment
# Community
# Communication
# Commerce
# Tools

== [https://wiki.agileana.com/7%20Habits%20of%20Highly%20Effective%20People 7 Habits of Highly Effective People], by Stephen Covey ==
# Be Proactive
# Begin with the End in Mind
# Put First Things First
# Think Win/win
# Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
# Synergize
# Sharpen the Saw
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Must read books, must watch movies

2022-01-14T00:52:28Z

Blake:

For our work, it is important that we all be on the same page - the same wave length - and share a common understanding of best practices. Easy to read books that we should all read before, or shortly after, joining Agileana are:
== Common understanding ==
*[https://sensible.com/dont-make-me-think/ Don't Make Me Think], by Steve Krug. Excellent book on usability.
*[http://www.cs.umss.edu.bo/doc/material/mat_gral_130/the_agile_samurai.pdf The Agile Samurai], by Jonathan Rasmusson. Excellent book on Extreme Programming.
*[https://www.amazon.com/PMI-ACP-Exam-Prep-Updated-Second/dp/1932735984 PMI-ACP Exam Prep], by Mike Griffiths - regardless of your role in the company.
*[https://www.amazon.com/Who-Moved-My-Cheese-Mazing-ebook/dp/B004CR6AM4 Who Moved My Cheese], by Spencer Johnson, MD
*[[7 Things|7 Things,]] by Blake Newman
== Professional development ==
For your professional development, you should read these legendary classics:
* [[wikipedia:The_7_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_People|7 Habits of Highly Effective People]], by Stephen Covey
* [[wikipedia:The_One_Thing_(book)|The One Thing]], by Gary Keller
* [https://www.drrickbrinkman.com/book-life-by-design Life by Design], by Dr. Rick Brinkman

== For Leaders of the Company ==

* [https://www.hubertjoly.org/book/ The Heart of Business], by Huber Joy
* [https://www.amazon.com/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership-Fable/dp/0787960756/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=78202891293879&hvbmt=bb&hvdev=c&hvqmt=p&keywords=the+five+dysfunctions+of+team&qid=1642121416&sr=8-1 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team], by Patrick Lencioni

== Understanding our culture ==
To understand our culture and participate in our whacky dialogue, you might consider watching these classics - WARNING: The related content may be disturbing to some individuals:
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 The Big Lebowski]
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Pulp Fiction]
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Office Space]
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416449/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 300]
Did I miss something? Please edit this page.

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Team members

2021-11-11T15:26:40Z

Blake:

[[File:The bosses we remember.jpg|alt=The bosses we remember, based on the tweet by Vala Afshar|thumb|The bosses we remember, based on the tweet by Vala Afshar]]
== Leadership ==
*Andre Matias
*[[Andrea Melo]]
* [[Blake Newman]]
*[[Luis Cuellar]]
*[[Shefali Naik]]
*[[Virginia Alvarez]]
== Technology ==
*[[Benji Damron]]
*[[Carlos Fernandez]]
*[[Christian Le Fournis]]
*[[Felipe Ceballos]]
*Gene Chechel
* [[Gordon Makely]]
*[[Juan (Flynn) Obando]]
*[[Lucas Torres]]
*[[Sergio Sánchez]]
*[[J. Ivan Duarte|Ivan Duarte]]
== Creativity ==
*[[Hans Anderson]]
== Business Support ==
*[[Angela Ospina]]
*[[Addie Wolcott]]
== Roles and Job Descriptions ==
* [[Digital Strategist, Agile PM, CSM, SEO]]
* Agile [[Team Leader, Project Manager, Quarterback]]
* [[IT Business and Quality Assurance Analyst]]
* Technical Lead, Technical Architect, Drupal Grandmaster
* [[Developer]]
* Front-end Developer, User Experience (UX/UI) Developer, Template Themer
* Back-end Developer, Systems Integrator, Plugin/Module Developer
* DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, System Administrator
* Interaction Designer, User Experience (UX/UI) Designer, Graphic Artist
* Quality Assurance Engineer, Test Automation Engineer, Tester
* Security Engineer
* Section 508 Compliance Coordinator, Accessibility Tester
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Team members

2021-11-11T15:25:24Z

Blake: /* Technology */

[[File:The bosses we remember.jpg|alt=The bosses we remember, based on the tweet by Vala Afshar|thumb|The bosses we remember, based on the tweet by Vala Afshar]]
== Leadership ==
*[[Andrea Melo]]
* [[Blake Newman]]
*[[Luis Cuellar]]
*[[Shefali Naik]]
*[[Virginia Alvarez]]
== Technology ==
*[[Benji Damron]]
*[[Carlos Fernandez]]
*[[Christian Le Fournis]]
*[[Felipe Ceballos]]
* [[Gordon Makely]]
*[[Juan (Flynn) Obando]]
*[[Lucas Torres]]
*[[Sergio Sánchez]]
*[[Ronald Huereca]]
*[[J. Ivan Duarte|Ivan Duarte]]
== Creativity ==
*[[Hans Anderson]]
== Business Support ==
*[[Angela Ospina]]
*[[Addie Wolcott]]
== Roles and Job Descriptions ==
* [[Digital Strategist, Agile PM, CSM, SEO]]
* Agile [[Team Leader, Project Manager, Quarterback]]
* [[IT Business and Quality Assurance Analyst]]
* Technical Lead, Technical Architect, Drupal Grandmaster
* [[Developer]]
* Front-end Developer, User Experience (UX/UI) Developer, Template Themer
* Back-end Developer, Systems Integrator, Plugin/Module Developer
* DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, System Administrator
* Interaction Designer, User Experience (UX/UI) Designer, Graphic Artist
* Quality Assurance Engineer, Test Automation Engineer, Tester
* Security Engineer
* Section 508 Compliance Coordinator, Accessibility Tester
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J. Ivan Duarte

2021-11-11T15:25:09Z

Blake:

'''Current Job Title:''' Senior Drupal Developer and Technical Architect '''Work Anniversary:''' 18 October 2021
[[File:Ivan Duarte Drupal Developer.jpg|thumb|J. Ivan Duarte, Senior Drupal Developer and Technical Architect]]
'''Bio:''' Ivan Duarte started his career as a frontend developer but, after learning a little bit of PHP, quickly became interested in content management systems. He tried every CMS -- Drupal, WordPress, Joomla!, and many more -- to decide which CMS he wanted to learn. He settled on Drupal and has been working in it for over a decade. Ivan says that, back when he was learning Drupal, it was very powerful and quickly became one of his favorites. Today, he still stands by that claim. Ivan holds a few Drupal Acquia Certifications (see below) and is an [https://www.drupal.org/u/jidrone active contributor to the Drupal community].

'''Outside of Work:''' Ivan enjoys spending time with his two young children and reading about entrepreneurship. He also [https://www.jidr.one/ writes about Drupal on his blog].

'''Location:''' Bogota, CO

'''Certifications:'''

* Acquia Certified Developer - Drupal 7
* Acquia Certified Developer - Drupal 8
* Acquia Certified Developer - Drupal 9
* Acquia Certified Backend Specialist - Drupal 9
* Acquia Certified Frontend Specialist - Drupal 9
* Acquia Certified Grand Master - Drupal 9

Brief intro to Agileana

2021-11-11T15:21:25Z

Blake: /* What sets us apart */

== Who we are ==
Founded in 2007, formalized in 2010, and rebranded in 2015, Agileana is a lean; agile, web support services company focused primarily on government agencies and their IT needs. We are a woman-owned small business (WOSB) founded by [[Andrea Melo]] and [[Blake Newman]]. It's key leaders include [[Luis Cuellar]] and [[Shefali Naik]]. Agileana is headquartered in the Washington, DC metropolitan area but its employees are distributed around the world mostly in the United States (Miami, Chicago, Seattle, St. Lous, Maryland, and Virginia) and in Colombia (Bogotá and Cali). We are, and will always be, small but mighty.
== What sets us apart ==
As our name implies, we are lean and agile. Clients typically find us, rather than us seeking them. Our deliberate slow-growth strategy reduces risk, errors, and omissions, which allows us to mature and evolve naturally and holistically. We have excellent CPARS ratings and are guided by the US Digital Services Agency [https://www.agileana.com/usds-playbook/ (USDS) playbook] and [https://designsystem.digital.gov/ U.S. Web Design Systems] ([https://designsystem.digital.gov/ USWDS]). User centered design (UCD) is at the core of our approach, so we are committed to usability and accessibility of the products we deliver. Because we are small and agile, we seek team members who are cross-functional and multi-talented. There is very little room for slack, so everybody pulls their weight, takes initiative, and self-organizes. Our company culture is strong and tight.
== Speaking of Culture ==
We are patient and kind. We are proud yet humble. We do not envy or boast. We are not arrogant or rude. We do not insist on our own way. We are not irritable or resentful. We strive to do the right thing and be on the rights side of history. We seek the truth, respect data and science. We are fun and playful. Our jokes often fall flat. Because we are in it for the long haul, we seek long-term relationships with both clients and team members. We give people the benefit of the doubt, assume the best, work in good faith, and strive for win-win outcomes.
== Customer feedback ==
* ''"Thank you for all the great work. You delivered a great product under such a tight schedule and in a high stress environment. [[Data.gov]] could not have launched the new design without your help. Thank you''.” Takahiko Naito, Project Manager, [[REI Systems]].
* "''I would be remiss if I didn't highlight how lost we would be without Virginia especially. Virginia is considered an extension of our internal staff. She has saved us from creating systems that wouldn't work as well by reminding us of our own operating procedures, and ensures success with every project she works on. We constantly have multiple projects happening at once, often completing deadlines. Virginia ensures we stay on track with these projects, as well as aware of every option available to us. Her project management skills are extraordinary and a testament to your organization at large. She approaches every project with enthusiasm and clarity, and is exceptionally reliable.''" Rebecca Copeland, Digital Projects Senior Analyst, [[Georgetown University]] on behalf of the [[U.S. Department of State (State Department)]]
* “''Blake, You’ve been better than great…everyone here is very impressed.''“ Julie Baker, Director, Business Development, DB Consulting Group
* “''I wanted to personally stop and thank [[Felipe Ceballos]], Megan and David for their tireless work over the past three LONG evenings. Our site looks amazing for this morning's launch. I greatly appreciate their hard work and dedication to making this happen. THANK YOU! You guys are awesome!''“ Keary Crawford, Co-Founder / COO, Growth Cloud
== Employee feedback ==
=== What is the best thing about your job? ===
* [[Benji Damron]] - This is the best place I've ever worked. And I say that as a guy who has had at least 30 jobs over the years. I'm here for the long haul.
* [[Blake Newman]] - The best thing about my job is that I enjoy what I do. It’s fun. It doesn’t seem like work to me. Every day is different. It is challenging. I learn all the time. I love the people I work with. Everybody is so professional, competent, and caring. We have interesting clients and it is fun to be part of their team and mission. I also have a lot of autonomy. I can control the flow of my day, usually. It is a good mixture of reading, writing, interacting, thinking, etc.
* [[Shefali Naik]] - It's difficult to choose just one aspect since I enjoy multiple facets of this job. But flexibility would be my top pick. Being a working mom has its challenges but this job has helped me contribute effectively to work while not missing any of my motherly responsibilities. At Agileana, we care that the work gets done with quality and on-time not necessarily from 9 to 5. Also, I feel like a valued partner in the company and that is deeply gratifying.
* [[Christian Le Fournis]] - Great team vibe, we are consistently communicating about pretty much every aspect of the project, also great opportunities to learn and become a better developer.
* [[Juan (Flynn) Obando]] - It allows me to spend quality time with my special ones. It allows me to run unexpected errands and catch up with work on nights and/or weekends. Be able to work from any place in the world. Surrounded by great co-workers.
* [[Lucas Torres]] - Quality time with my family by avoiding commuting time to an office. My work partners, we've become more than that, we're friends. My salary, it's a great salary.
* [[Gordon Makely]] - I get to work with some really diverse and amazing people. They have talents both inside the office as well as outside. They are supportive of each other, whether it be about the work or about their personal lives.
* [[Tiffany Newman]] - I have the freedom and flexibility to touch on several aspects of a project in various roles. Since Agileana is not a large corporation, I'm treated as a human, not a number. Therefore, I'm able to get experience in different roles, rather than being confined to a narrow system. Since we're a small company, everyone's voice can be heard and there is ample room for everyone's growth.
* [[Felipe Ceballos]] - Thanks to our current practice of Agile methodology, we are in constant communication with the client and while there may be urgent tasks from time to time, we are usually managing the time in a way that we don't need rush, that gives us time to deliver quality. The project keeps bringing up some challenges, opportunities to acquire knowledge on technologies and ways to improve. I feel happy with my salary. I work from my place, where I feel comfortable, and which benefits the company since there are some savings on unnecessary expenses.
* [[Luis Cuellar]] - We find challenges in every project, the job is not boring. Work-life balance. Telework, I don't waste time commuting to an office. Be able to be closer to my family.
=== What is the best thing about the company. ===
* [[Blake Newman]] - The best thing about the company is that, well, there are a few. Of course, the people. I’ve worked with some of them for over 10 years. They are like my brothers and sisters and sons and daughters. They are my friends. We enjoy spending time with each other. They have great personalities and are fun to be around. The core founders of the company, the Colombians, are givers. They freely give their time, talent, and attention. They are not in it for themselves, per se. They are not takers. They are highly competent and responsible. The other part I like about the company is that it allows me to steer the direction of my future. I feel like I have control and autonomy. I have a life by design. I love working at home. I like our clients, our mission, our space.
* [[Shefali Naik]] - The best thing about the company is the culture that has been developed over the years. We are like an extended family who care about the success of the company but care equally about each other's lives. We celebrate our similarities and embrace our differences.
* Gabe - What has stood out to me about Agileana so far has to be the relationships within the team. It’s very easy to talk to anyone and ask questions. There’s humor, fun, but also professionalism. It’s making for a great experience.
* [[Christian Le Fournis]] - I love the openness in the communication and the focus on agile methodology and the fact that we are a medium size company.
* [[Juan (Flynn) Obando]] - Pay a good salary. Support for training/certifications/conferences. The English-speaking environment which has helped to improve my English skills. Working in a fully agile environment.
* [[Gordon Makely]] - There is a dedicated group of extremely sharp people who are intent on pulling together as a team. All of whom are led by an extremely dedicated, proficient, forward-thinking person who sees the potential in the parts as well as the whole.
* [[Felipe Ceballos]] - Bonds, I think that while we may not be in constant contact, all the people in the company are nice, valuable as persons and professionals.
* [[Luis Cuellar]] - Friendly environment. Love the culture. Good benefits. 
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Brief intro to Agileana

2021-11-11T15:15:17Z

Blake: /* What is the best thing about your job? */

== Who we are ==
Founded in 2007, formalized in 2010, and rebranded in 2015, Agileana is a lean; agile, web support services company focused primarily on government agencies and their IT needs. We are a woman-owned small business (WOSB) founded by [[Andrea Melo]] and [[Blake Newman]]. It's key leaders include [[Luis Cuellar]] and [[Shefali Naik]]. Agileana is headquartered in the Washington, DC metropolitan area but its employees are distributed around the world mostly in the United States (Miami, Chicago, Seattle, St. Lous, Maryland, and Virginia) and in Colombia (Bogotá and Cali). We are, and will always be, small but mighty.
== What sets us apart ==
As our name implies, we are lean and agile. Clients typically find us, rather than us seeking them. Our deliberate slow-growth strategy reduces risk, errors, and omissions, which allows us to mature and evolve naturally and holistically. We have excellent CPARS ratings and are guided by the US Digital Services Agency (USDS) playbook. User centered design (UCD) is at the core of our approach, so we are committed to usability and accessibility of the products we deliver. Because we are small and agile, we seek team members who are cross-functional and multi-talented. There is very little room for slack, so everybody pulls their weight, takes initiative, and self-organizes. Our company culture is strong and tight.
== Speaking of Culture ==
We are patient and kind. We are proud yet humble. We do not envy or boast. We are not arrogant or rude. We do not insist on our own way. We are not irritable or resentful. We strive to do the right thing and be on the rights side of history. We seek the truth, respect data and science. We are fun and playful. Our jokes often fall flat. Because we are in it for the long haul, we seek long-term relationships with both clients and team members. We give people the benefit of the doubt, assume the best, work in good faith, and strive for win-win outcomes.
== Customer feedback ==
* ''"Thank you for all the great work. You delivered a great product under such a tight schedule and in a high stress environment. [[Data.gov]] could not have launched the new design without your help. Thank you''.” Takahiko Naito, Project Manager, [[REI Systems]].
* "''I would be remiss if I didn't highlight how lost we would be without Virginia especially. Virginia is considered an extension of our internal staff. She has saved us from creating systems that wouldn't work as well by reminding us of our own operating procedures, and ensures success with every project she works on. We constantly have multiple projects happening at once, often completing deadlines. Virginia ensures we stay on track with these projects, as well as aware of every option available to us. Her project management skills are extraordinary and a testament to your organization at large. She approaches every project with enthusiasm and clarity, and is exceptionally reliable.''" Rebecca Copeland, Digital Projects Senior Analyst, [[Georgetown University]] on behalf of the [[U.S. Department of State (State Department)]]
* “''Blake, You’ve been better than great…everyone here is very impressed.''“ Julie Baker, Director, Business Development, DB Consulting Group
* “''I wanted to personally stop and thank [[Felipe Ceballos]], Megan and David for their tireless work over the past three LONG evenings. Our site looks amazing for this morning's launch. I greatly appreciate their hard work and dedication to making this happen. THANK YOU! You guys are awesome!''“ Keary Crawford, Co-Founder / COO, Growth Cloud
== Employee feedback ==
=== What is the best thing about your job? ===
* [[Benji Damron]] - This is the best place I've ever worked. And I say that as a guy who has had at least 30 jobs over the years. I'm here for the long haul.
* [[Blake Newman]] - The best thing about my job is that I enjoy what I do. It’s fun. It doesn’t seem like work to me. Every day is different. It is challenging. I learn all the time. I love the people I work with. Everybody is so professional, competent, and caring. We have interesting clients and it is fun to be part of their team and mission. I also have a lot of autonomy. I can control the flow of my day, usually. It is a good mixture of reading, writing, interacting, thinking, etc.
* [[Shefali Naik]] - It's difficult to choose just one aspect since I enjoy multiple facets of this job. But flexibility would be my top pick. Being a working mom has its challenges but this job has helped me contribute effectively to work while not missing any of my motherly responsibilities. At Agileana, we care that the work gets done with quality and on-time not necessarily from 9 to 5. Also, I feel like a valued partner in the company and that is deeply gratifying.
* [[Christian Le Fournis]] - Great team vibe, we are consistently communicating about pretty much every aspect of the project, also great opportunities to learn and become a better developer.
* [[Juan (Flynn) Obando]] - It allows me to spend quality time with my special ones. It allows me to run unexpected errands and catch up with work on nights and/or weekends. Be able to work from any place in the world. Surrounded by great co-workers.
* [[Lucas Torres]] - Quality time with my family by avoiding commuting time to an office. My work partners, we've become more than that, we're friends. My salary, it's a great salary.
* [[Gordon Makely]] - I get to work with some really diverse and amazing people. They have talents both inside the office as well as outside. They are supportive of each other, whether it be about the work or about their personal lives.
* [[Tiffany Newman]] - I have the freedom and flexibility to touch on several aspects of a project in various roles. Since Agileana is not a large corporation, I'm treated as a human, not a number. Therefore, I'm able to get experience in different roles, rather than being confined to a narrow system. Since we're a small company, everyone's voice can be heard and there is ample room for everyone's growth.
* [[Felipe Ceballos]] - Thanks to our current practice of Agile methodology, we are in constant communication with the client and while there may be urgent tasks from time to time, we are usually managing the time in a way that we don't need rush, that gives us time to deliver quality. The project keeps bringing up some challenges, opportunities to acquire knowledge on technologies and ways to improve. I feel happy with my salary. I work from my place, where I feel comfortable, and which benefits the company since there are some savings on unnecessary expenses.
* [[Luis Cuellar]] - We find challenges in every project, the job is not boring. Work-life balance. Telework, I don't waste time commuting to an office. Be able to be closer to my family.
=== What is the best thing about the company. ===
* [[Blake Newman]] - The best thing about the company is that, well, there are a few. Of course, the people. I’ve worked with some of them for over 10 years. They are like my brothers and sisters and sons and daughters. They are my friends. We enjoy spending time with each other. They have great personalities and are fun to be around. The core founders of the company, the Colombians, are givers. They freely give their time, talent, and attention. They are not in it for themselves, per se. They are not takers. They are highly competent and responsible. The other part I like about the company is that it allows me to steer the direction of my future. I feel like I have control and autonomy. I have a life by design. I love working at home. I like our clients, our mission, our space.
* [[Shefali Naik]] - The best thing about the company is the culture that has been developed over the years. We are like an extended family who care about the success of the company but care equally about each other's lives. We celebrate our similarities and embrace our differences.
* Gabe - What has stood out to me about Agileana so far has to be the relationships within the team. It’s very easy to talk to anyone and ask questions. There’s humor, fun, but also professionalism. It’s making for a great experience.
* [[Christian Le Fournis]] - I love the openness in the communication and the focus on agile methodology and the fact that we are a medium size company.
* [[Juan (Flynn) Obando]] - Pay a good salary. Support for training/certifications/conferences. The English-speaking environment which has helped to improve my English skills. Working in a fully agile environment.
* [[Gordon Makely]] - There is a dedicated group of extremely sharp people who are intent on pulling together as a team. All of whom are led by an extremely dedicated, proficient, forward-thinking person who sees the potential in the parts as well as the whole.
* [[Felipe Ceballos]] - Bonds, I think that while we may not be in constant contact, all the people in the company are nice, valuable as persons and professionals.
* [[Luis Cuellar]] - Friendly environment. Love the culture. Good benefits. 
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Travel, training, and technology budget

2021-11-10T20:09:57Z

Blake:

[[File:My-work-from-home-remote-desk-top-1024x546.jpg|alt=My work from home work station|thumb|My work from home work station]]
We want to encourage you to travel to relevant meetings and conventions, pursue continuing education and professional development, and maintain a state-of-the-art information technology work space that will allow you to work from anywhere. For these reasons, we have allocated an annual budget for travel, training, and technology. This budget changes from year to year and we will announce the budget periodically. We will also periodically grant wishes and award bonuses in the form of travel, training, and technology.

'''Travel:''' Normally, we do not require travel or have many travel requirements. Occasionally, when we are onboarding a new client or perhaps a new employee, we may need to travel to a location to get to know everybody and develop an initial bond that is important for a long-term working relationship. Rarely is travel mandatory. We also like to get together as either an entire company or perhaps just a team meetup from time to time to get to know everybody, unplug, focus on strategy, or solve challenges. Sometimes these retreats are domestic and other times international. Please keep you passport and visas updated and ready to go and let us know if you have frequent flyer miles with any particular airlines or hotel.

'''Training:''' We have listed the types of [[Certifications and qualifications]] that we seek. We encourage you to pursue professional education and will reimburse you for the fees, or pay for them up front, and as time-permits will give you paid time off to attend classes, study, and/or prepare for certifications.

'''Technology:''' We expect you to maintain a work station that will allow you to work effectively. This includes comfortable desk, ergonomic chair and keyboard, mouse and/or track pad, video conference system (camera, speaker, microphone), light to brighten up your face and smile when you hop on calls, sound proofing, and mobile devices (smart phone, tablet). We expect all information technology professionals to have and maintain this setup to work effectively. Please read our article on, "[https://www.agileana.com/blog/the-ultimate-work-from-home-remote-desk-top-setup/ The Ultimate Work from Home Remote Desktop Setup]."

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Notable clients and projects

2021-10-23T18:35:44Z

Blake: /* Government */

== Government ==
* [[The White House]]
** Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
***[[Data.gov]]
*** USAspending.gov
*** RestoreTheGulf.gov
*** Performance.gov
* [[U.S. Department of State (State Department)]]
** [[Fulbright Scholar Program]]
**[[English Language Program]]
* [[Federal Communications Commission (FCC.GOV)]]
* [[Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS.GOV)]]
* National Archives and Records Administration (NARA.GOV)
** TrumpLibrary.gov
* General Services Administration (GSA)
* NASA
* U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
** U.S. Forest Service (FS)
*** Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS)
* Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP.GOV)
* SBIR.gov
* District of Columbia (Washington, DC)
* City of New York (New York City)
* Railroad Retirement Board (RRB.GOV)
* Smithsonian Institution
** Anacostia Community Museum
** Pulverer | Sackler | Freer Gallery of Art
* Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland
* Minneapolis Public Housing Authority
== Universities and Higher Education ==
* [[Georgetown University]]
* George Mason University
* Ashoka University
* Decision Lens University
* Education Policy and Data Center
== Nonprofits and Member Associations ==
* National 4-H Council
* Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
* Environmental Information Exchange Network
* American Hiking Society
* Asian Americans Advancing Justice
* Cornea Society
* American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
* Khodorkovsky
* Asian Law Caucus
* HEP Data
* Hydropower Reform Coalition
* Alfred Friendly Press Partners
* American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators (ASOA)
* National Public Radio (NPR)
== Government Contractors ==
* [[REI Systems]]
* Chemonics
* CRDF Global
* FHI 360
* Ares Corporation
== Startups and Small Businesses ==
* SEO Quotient (SEOQ.COM)
* CaliCasa
* Let Simon Decide
* Denti.net
* Balystic
* inQbation
* Emigra
* GZ Consultants
* Reel English Coach
* Sofya Skya
* Dan and Dave Buck
* Motor Sports Simulators
* BizPulse
* Mulberry School
* Eye Traffic Media
* Growth Strategy
* WordPress as a Service Platform (WPaaSP)

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Company holidays and paid time off (PTO)

2021-10-19T15:53:29Z

Blake:

=== Regular (Core) Working Hours ===
Our primary customer is the United States Federal government located in and around Washington, DC. So, our core working hours are:
* Monday through Friday
* 9 am to 5 pm
* Eastern Time
* EST (UTC-05:00)
* EDT (UTC-04:00)
Sometimes people start a bit late and work 10 am - 6pm. We do have some west coast folks (California, Washington state, Hawaii) so on a team basis, we may have our first morning standup a bit later in the day (11 am - 1 pm). So, schedules might be a bit flexible based on your client and team. Regardless, like most companies, we expect you to give a day's work for a day's pay, i.e., 8 productive hours per day, 5 days per week.
=== American Holidays ===
We are an American company that observes the following U.S. Federal Holidays:
{| class="wikitable"
!Holiday
!2021
! 2022
!2023
|-
|New Year's Day
|Fri, 01 Jan 2021
|Fri, 31 Dec 2021
|Mon, 02 Jan 2023
|-
|MLK birthday
|Mon, 18 Jan 2021
|Mon, 17 Jan 2022
|Mon, 16 Jan 2023
|-
|GW birthday
|Mon, 15 Feb 2021
|Mon, 21 Feb 2022
|Mon, 20 Feb 2023
|-
|Memorial Day
|Mon, 31 May 2021
|Mon, 30 May 2022
|Mon, 29 May 2023
|-
|Independence Day
|Mon, 05 Jul 2021
|Mon, 04 Jul 2022
|Tue, 04 Jul 2023
|-
|Labor Day
| Mon, 06 Sep 2021
| Mon, 05 Sep 2022
|Mon 04 Sep 2023
|-
|Columbus Day
| Mon, 11 Oct 2021
|Mon, 10 Oct 2022
|Mon, 09 Oct 2023
|-
|Thanksgiving
|Thu, 25 Nov 2021
|Thu, 24 Nov 2022
| Thu, 23 Nov 2023
|-
|Black Friday
|Fri, 26 Nov 2021
|Fri, 25 Nov 2022
|Fri, 24 Nov 2023
|-
|Christmas
| Fri, 24 Dec 2021
|Mon, 26 Dec 2022
|Mon. 25 Dec 2023
|}
In addition, it is our intention to shut down the company during the last week of the year. However, some of our government contracts require us to be available. So, in this case, we may need to alternate days off or, at a minimum, be on stand by. Perhaps, we must take turns doing half day work schedules. But, if at all possible, we intend to shut down on the following days:
{| class="wikitable"
!Holiday
!2021
!2022
!2023
|-
|End of year shutdown
|Mon, 27 Dec 2021
|Fri, 23 Dec 2022
|Fri, 22 Dec 2023
|-
|End of year shutdown
|Tue, 28 Dec 2021
|Tue, 27 Dec 2022
|Tue, 26 Dec 2023
|-
|End of year shutdown
|Wed, 29 Dec 2021
|Wed, 28 Dec 2022
|Wed, 27 Dec 2023
|-
|End of year shutdown
|Thu, 30 Dec 2021
|Thu, 29 Dec 2022
|Thu, 28 Dec 2023
|-
|End of year shutdown
|
|Fri, 30 Dec 2022
|Fri, 29 Dec 2023
|}
=== Paid Time Off (PTO)===
Generally speaking, we have a flexible work schedule with unlimited paid time off. Family and personal health always come first. If you need to take time off for any reason, please coordinate 360 degrees with your team, let them know your plans, and take the time that you need. Having said that, there may also be times when you need to work evenings, weekends, or holidays. So, work when you need to work, take time off when you need to take time off. Please don't abuse our flexible PTO policy.

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Company holidays and paid time off (PTO)

2021-10-19T15:50:55Z

Blake:

=== Regular (Core) Working Hours ===
Our primary customer is the United States Federal government located in and around Washington, DC. So, our core working hours are:
* Monday through Friday
* 9 am to 5 pm
* Eastern Time
* EST (UTC-05:00)
* EDT (UTC-04:00)
Sometimes people start a bit late and work 10 am - 6pm. We do have some west coast folks (California, Washington state, Hawaii) so on a team basis, we may have our first morning standup a bit later in the day (11 am - 1 pm). So, schedules might be a bit flexible based on your client and team. Regardless, like most companies, we expect you to give a day's work for a day's pay, i.e., 8 productive hours per day, 5 days per week.
=== American Holidays ===
We are an American company that observes the following U.S. Federal Holidays:
{| class="wikitable"
!Holiday
!2021
! 2022
!2023
|-
|New Year's Day
|Fri, 01 Jan 2021
|Fri, 31 Dec 2021
|Mon, 02 Jan 2023
|-
|MLK birthday
|Mon, 18 Jan 2021
|Mon, 17 Jan 2022
|Mon, 16 Jan 2023
|-
|GW birthday
|Mon, 15 Feb 2021
|Mon, 21 Feb 2022
|Mon, 20 Feb 2023
|-
|Memorial Day
|Mon, 31 May 2021
|Mon, 30 May 2022
|Mon, 29 May 2023
|-
|Independence Day
|Mon, 05 Jul 2021
|Mon, 04 Jul 2022
|Tue, 04 Jul 2023
|-
|Labor Day
| Mon, 06 Sep 2021
| Mon, 05 Sep 2022
|Mon 04 Sep 2023
|-
|Columbus Day
| Mon, 11 Oct 2021
|Mon, 10 Oct 2022
|Mon, 09 Oct 2023
|-
|Thanksgiving
|Thu, 25 Nov 2021
|Thu, 24 Nov 2022
| Thu, 23 Nov 2023
|-
|Black Friday
|Fri, 26 Nov 2021
|Fri, 25 Nov 2022
|Fri, 24 Nov 2023
|-
|Christmas
| Fri, 24 Dec 2021
|Mon, 26 Dec 2022
|Mon. 25 Dec 2023
|}
In addition, it is our intention to shut down the company during the last week of the year. However, some of our government contracts require us to be available. So, in this case, we may need to alternate days off or, at a minimum, be on stand by. Perhaps, we must take turns doing half day work schedules. But, if at all possible, we intend to shut down on the following days:
{| class="wikitable"
!Holiday
!2021
!2022
!2023
|-
|End of year shutdown
|Mon, 27 Dec 2021
|Fri, 23 Dec 2022
|Fri, 22 Dec 2023
|-
|End of year shutdown
|Tue, 28 Dec 2021
|Tue, 27 Dec 2022
|Tue, 26 Dec 2023
|-
|End of year shutdown
|Wed, 29 Dec 2021
|Wed, 28 Dec 2022
|Wed, 27 Dec 2023
|-
|End of year shutdown
|Thu, 30 Dec 2021
|Thu, 29 Dec 2022
|Thu, 28 Dec 2023
|-
|End of year shutdown
|Fri, 31 Dec 2021
|Fri, 30 Dec 2022
|Fri, 29 Dec 2023
|}
=== Paid Time Off (PTO)===
Generally speaking, we have a flexible work schedule with unlimited paid time off. Family and personal health always come first. If you need to take time off for any reason, please coordinate 360 degrees with your team, let them know your plans, and take the time that you need. Having said that, there may also be times when you need to work evenings, weekends, or holidays. So, work when you need to work, take time off when you need to take time off. Please don't abuse our flexible PTO policy.

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Company holidays and paid time off (PTO)

2021-10-19T15:37:58Z

Blake:

=== Regular (Core) Working Hours ===
Our primary customer is the United States Federal government located in and around Washington, DC. So, our core working hours are:
* Monday through Friday
* 9 am to 5 pm
* Eastern Time
* EST (UTC-05:00)
* EDT (UTC-04:00)
Sometimes people start a bit late and work 10 am - 6pm. We do have some west coast folks (California, Washington state, Hawaii) so on a team basis, we may have our first morning standup a bit later in the day (11 am - 1 pm). So, schedules might be a bit flexible based on your client and team. Regardless, like most companies, we expect you to give a day's work for a day's pay, i.e., 8 productive hours per day, 5 days per week.
=== American Holidays ===
We are an American company that observes the following U.S. Federal Holidays:
{| class="wikitable"
!Holiday
!2021
! 2022
!2023
|-
|New Year's Day
|Fri, 01 Jan 2021
|Fri, 31 Dec 2021
|Mon, 02 Jan 2023
|-
|MLK birthday
|Mon, 18 Jan 2021
|Mon, 17 Jan 2022
|Mon, 16 Jan 2023
|-
|GW birthday
|Mon, 15 Feb 2021
|Mon, 21 Feb 2022
|Mon, 20 Feb 2023
|-
|Memorial Day
|Mon, 31 May 2021
|Mon, 30 May 2022
|Mon, 29 May 2023
|-
|Independence Day
|Mon, 05 Jul 2021
|Mon, 04 Jul 2022
|Tue, 04 Jul 2023
|-
|Labor Day
| Mon, 06 Sep 2021
| Mon, 05 Sep 2022
|Mon 04 Sep 2023
|-
|Columbus Day
| Mon, 11 Oct 2021
|Mon, 10 Oct 2022
|Mon, 09 Oct 2023
|-
|Thanksgiving
|Thu, 25 Nov 2021
|Thu, 24 Nov 2022
| Thu, 23 Nov 2023
|-
|Black Friday
|Fri, 26 Nov 2021
|Fri, 25 Nov 2022
|Fri, 24 Nov 2023
|-
|Christmas
| Fri, 24 Dec 2021
|Mon, 26 Dec 2022
|Mon. 25 Dec 2023
|}
We try to shut down the last week of December, but this is not always possible depending on the mission and client needs.
=== Paid Time Off (PTO)===
Generally speaking, we have a flexible work schedule with unlimited paid time off. Family and personal health always come first. If you need to take time off for any reason, please coordinate 360 degrees with your team, let them know your plans, and take the time that you need. Having said that, there may also be times when you need to work evenings, weekends, or holidays. So, work when you need to work, take time off when you need to take time off. Please don't abuse our flexible PTO policy.

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Company holidays and paid time off (PTO)

2021-10-04T15:19:18Z

Blake:

=== Regular (Core) Working Hours ===
Our primary customer is the United States Federal government located in and around Washington, DC. So, our core working hours are:
* Monday through Friday
* 9 am to 5 pm
* Eastern Time
* EST (UTC-05:00)
* EDT (UTC-04:00)
Sometimes people start a bit late and work 10 am - 6pm. We do have some west coast folks (California, Washington state, Hawaii) so on a team basis, we may have our first morning standup a bit later in the day (11 am - 1 pm). So, schedules might be a bit flexible based on your client and team. Regardless, like most companies, we expect you to give a day's work for a day's pay, i.e., 8 productive hours per day, 5 days per week.
=== American Holidays ===
We are an American company that observes the following U.S. Federal Holidays:
{| class="wikitable"
!Holiday
!2021
! 2022
!2023
|-
|New Year's Day
|Fri, 01 Jan 2021
|Fri, 31 Dec 2021
|Mon, 02 Jan 2023
|-
|GW birthday
|Mon, 15 Feb 2021
|Mon, 21 Feb 2022
|Mon, 20 Feb 2023
|-
|Memorial Day
|Mon, 31 May 2021
|Mon, 30 May 2022
|Mon, 29 May 2023
|-
|Independence Day
|Mon, 05 Jul 2021
|Mon, 04 Jul 2022
|Tue, 04 Jul 2023
|-
|Labor Day
| Mon, 06 Sep 2021
| Mon, 05 Sep 2022
|Mon 04 Sep 2023
|-
|Columbus Day
| Mon, 11 Oct 2021
|Mon, 10 Oct 2022
|Mon, 09 Oct 2023
|-
|Thanksgiving
|Thu, 25 Nov 2021
|Thu, 24 Nov 2022
| Thu, 23 Nov 2023
|-
|Black Friday
|Fri, 26 Nov 2021
|Fri, 25 Nov 2022
|Fri, 24 Nov 2023
|-
|Christmas
| Fri, 24 Dec 2021
|Mon, 26 Dec 2022
|Mon. 25 Dec 2023
|}
We try to shut down the last week of December, but this is not always possible depending on the mission and client needs.
=== Paid Time Off (PTO)===
Generally speaking, we have a flexible work schedule with unlimited paid time off. Family and personal health always come first. If you need to take time off for any reason, please coordinate 360 degrees with your team, let them know your plans, and take the time that you need. Having said that, there may also be times when you need to work evenings, weekends, or holidays. So, work when you need to work, take time off when you need to take time off. Please don't abuse our flexible PTO policy.

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Company holidays and paid time off (PTO)

2021-10-04T15:18:39Z

Blake: /* American Holidays */

=== Regular (Core) Working Hours ===
Our primary customer is the United States Federal government located in and around Washington, DC. So, our core working hours are:
* Monday through Friday
* 9 am to 5 pm
* Eastern Time
* EST (UTC-05:00)
* EDT (UTC-04:00)
Sometimes people start a bit late and work 10 am - 6pm. We do have some west coast folks (California, Washington state, Hawaii) so on a team basis, we may have our first morning standup a bit later in the day (11 am - 1 pm). So, schedules might be a bit flexible based on your client and team. Regardless, like most companies, we expect you to give a day's work for a day's pay, i.e., 8 productive hours per day, 5 days per week.
=== American Holidays ===
We are an American company that observes the following U.S. Federal Holidays:
{| class="wikitable"
!Holiday
!2021
! 2022
!2023
|-
|New Year's Day
|Fri, 01 Jan 2021
|Fri, 31 Dec 2021
|Mon, 02 Jan 2023
|-
|GW birthday
|Mon, 15 Feb 2021
|Mon, 21 Feb 2022
|Mon, 20 Feb 2023
|-
|Memorial Day
|Mon, 31 May 2021
|Mon, 30 May 2022
|Mon, 29 May 2023
|-
|Independence Day
|Mon, 05 Jul 2021
|Mon, 04 Jul 2022
|Tue, 04 Jul 2023
|-
|Labor Day
| Mon, 06 Sep 2021
| Mon, 05 Sep 2022
|Mon 04 Sep 2023
|-
|Columbus Day
| Mon, 11 Oct 2021
|Mon, 10 Oct 2022
|Mon, 09 Oct 2023
|-
|Thanksgiving
|Thu, 25 Nov 2021
|Thu, 24 Nov 2022
| Thu, 23 Nov 2023
|-
|Black Friday
|Fri, 26 Nov 2021
|Fri, 25 Nov 2022
|Fri, 24 Nov 2023
|-
|Christmas
| Fri, 24 Dec 2021
|Mon, 26 Dec 2022
|Mon. 25 Dec 2023
|-
|
|
|
|
|}
We try to shut down the last week of December, but this is not always possible depending on the mission and client needs.
===Paid Time Off (PTO)===
Generally speaking, we have a flexible work schedule with unlimited paid time off. Family and personal health always come first. If you need to take time off for any reason, please coordinate 360 degrees with your team, let them know your plans, and take the time that you need. Having said that, there may also be times when you need to work evenings, weekends, or holidays. So, work when you need to work, take time off when you need to take time off. Please don't abuse our flexible PTO policy.

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IT Business and Quality Assurance Analyst

2021-09-24T00:33:30Z

Blake:

==Job Description==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Job Title
|Business Analyst, Quality Assurance
|-
|Location
|Remote
|-
|Time Zone
|Eastern Standard Time
|-
|Creation Date
|20 Aug 2021
|-
|Last Modified
|30 Aug 2021
|-
|}
== Company Overview ==
Agileana is a lean, agile team that works hard to deliver value to our clients, in a friendly and respectful working environment. For some, being Agile means working around the clock. To us, Agile works best when we are able to work at a sustainable pace indefinitely. We shouldn’t have to work overtime, evenings, or weekends, to keep up with our commitments.

Keeping you happy and engaged is essential to working at a healthy velocity. We focus on the challenge of how to make our teams productive, being able to develop quickly while also deploying securely and with confidence. Agile works best with motivated individuals. We want to learn what motivates you, so we can keep you happy and productive.

We are lean, which denotes efficiency, waste reduction, competitive rates to our customers, and attractive compensation to our employees. The leaner we perform, the more efficient and productive we are, benefiting everybody in the long run.

The people at Agileana are friendly, kind, and funny. Sometimes we get together outside of work and support each other in our goals - both professional and personal.
==Job Overview==
The IT Business and Quality Assurance Analyst at Agileana acts as the gatekeeper between our development team and our clients. Ensuring that our deliverables meet client expectations and requirements and follow industry best practices standards. The IT/BA/QA is involved throughout the entire project life cycle, creates test cases, use cases, regression testing, and becomes a subject matter expert for each project.

The BA/QA/IT expert is a unique individual who possesses a combination of information technology, business analysis, and quality assurance expertise. The BA/QA/IT expert has an in-depth understanding of how to determine and assess customer needs to define new software requirements and has deep technical expertise in testing including the ability to write test cases and use testing automation software, to ensure the final product satisfies business objectives and user expectations.

Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) and may require an entry-level federal security clearance process.
==Duties & Responsibilities==

* Discover, organize, and clarify business needs and review/produce specifications for change
* Understand the needs of multiple stakeholders.
* Liaise between stakeholders, product owners, user representatives, and the technical development team
* Facilitate the negotiation of requirements across multiple stakeholders.
* Identify the current- and future-state business processes.
* Help the business stakeholders envision the future and how their work will need to change to support the future.
* Create, analyze, and validate detailed functional specifications.
* Facilitate design sessions with the implementation team to define the solution.

* Prioritize requirements from various stakeholders
* Communicate, translate, and simplify business requirements to ensure buy-in from all stakeholders
* Assess change-proposals and define solutions to help the organization achieve its goals
* Work with the development team to ensure that they understand the specifications.
* Work with training team to document system scenarios and identify roles impacted to help develop a change management/training plan.
* Conduct business process modeling and generate applicable scenarios for the technology functionality testing team.

* Deliver elements of systems design, including data migration rules, business rules, wireframes, or other detailed deliverables.
* Track and report progress and velocity
* Review project requirements and related documentation such as sitemaps, wireframes, information architecture specifications & functional specifications, providing timely and meaningful feedback
* Develop detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test reports on different projects.
* Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to ensure that requirements are testable.
* Design, develop and execute test automation scripts using open-source tools such as Selenium automates browser.
* Identify, record, document, and track bugs
* Document and report defects to the project team.
* Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved
* Monitor debugging process results
* Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs
* Validate that user expectations are achieved during the testing process.
* Work with project managers to determine the most effective testing strategy for projects of varying complexity and size
* Document, prioritize, and resolve bugs, working within a bug tracking system such as JIRA
* Participate as an active team member within an Agile approach
* Work with content management systems, (AEM, Sitecore, Drupal, WordPress)
* Recommend improvements in software to enhance user experience.
* Research and compare similar competitor products.
* Stay up to date with new testing tools and test strategies.

==[https://wiki.agileana.com/index.php%3Ftitle=Certifications_and_qualifications Candidate Qualifications]==
* BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject
* 5+ years of Quality Assurance experience
* 5+ years experience with web-based, open-source, content management systems
* Familiarity with ADA, Section 508 compliance, and WCAG 2.0 standards
* Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
* Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
* Hands-on experience with automated testing tools including Selenium
* Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
* PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) certification
* Skilled in the use of issue tracking SW (JIRA) to document, track, and resolve defects
==Desired Skills==
* Excellent written and oral communication skills - technically and non-technically.
* Ability to effectively manage time and identify and focus on priorities.
* Ability to communicate effectively and directly with peers, managers, and clients through multiple communication outlets.
* Emotional intelligence, tactfulness, and outstanding customer service attitude.
* Analytical mind with the ability to understand data, processes, and variables.
* A keen eye for detail - both visually and technically (code and data).
* Resourceful, creative, problem-solving.
* Should have experience testing applications, Selenium, and cross-browser testing tools preferred.
* Perform various types of testing for AWS S3, Data Pipelines, Lambda, Kinesis, and MuleSoft Components, etc.
* Able to take ownership of the process while leading development to a complete and successful conclusion.
==Expectations==
*Structured, organized, attentive to detail
*Creative, confident, and enthusiastic
*Responsible, accountable
*Punctual
*Team player
*Adaptive, responsive, agile
*Committed, dedicated
==[https://wiki.agileana.com/index.php%3Ftitle=Benefits Company Benefits]==
*Excellent and competitive salaries
*Excellent healthcare insurance (for U.S. based employees and their families)
*Liberal leave, flexible schedule, and [https://wiki.agileana.com/index.php%3Ftitle=Company_holidays_and_paid_time_off_(PTO) Company holidays and paid time off (PTO)]
*Great clients, challenging work assignments
*Outstanding [https://wiki.agileana.com/index.php%3Ftitle=Team_members Team members] who will go out of their way to help each other
*Positive company culture and healthy work environment
*[https://wiki.agileana.com/index.php%3Ftitle=Travel,_training,_and_technology_budget Travel, training, and technology budget]
Back to [https://wiki.agileana.com/index.php%3Ftitle=Team_members Roles and Job Descriptions]

IT Business and Quality Assurance Analyst

2021-09-24T00:19:41Z

Blake: Created page with "==Job Description== {| class="wikitable" |- |Job Title |Business Analyst, Quality Assurance |- |Location |Remote |- |Time Zone |Eastern Standard Time |- |Creation Date |20 Aug..."

==Job Description==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Job Title
|Business Analyst, Quality Assurance
|-
|Location
|Remote
|-
|Time Zone
|Eastern Standard Time
|-
|Creation Date
|20 Aug 2021
|-
|Last Modified
|30 Aug 2021
|-
|}

== Company Overview ==
Agileana is a lean, agile team that works hard to deliver value to our clients, in a friendly and respectful working environment. For some, being Agile means working around the clock. To us, Agile works best when we are able to work at a sustainable pace indefinitely. We shouldn’t have to work overtime, evenings, or weekends, to keep up with our commitments.

Keeping you happy and engaged is essential to working at a healthy velocity. We focus on the challenge of how to make our teams productive, being able to develop quickly while also deploying securely and with confidence. Agile works best with motivated individuals. We want to learn what motivates you, so we can keep you happy and productive.

We are lean, which denotes efficiency, waste reduction, competitive rates to our customers, and attractive compensation to our employees. The leaner we perform, the more efficient and productive we are, benefiting everybody in the long run.

The people at Agileana are friendly, kind, and funny. Sometimes we get together outside of work and support each other in our goals - both professional and personal.

==Job Overview==
The IT Business and Quality Assurance Analyst at Agileana acts as the gatekeeper between our development team and our clients. Ensuring that our deliverables meet client expectations and requirements and follow industry best practices standards. The IT/BA/QA is involved throughout the entire project life cycle, creates test cases, use cases, regression testing, and becomes a subject matter expert for each project.

The BA/QA/IT expert is a unique individual who possesses a combination of business analysis and quality assurance expertise. The BA/QA/IT expert has an in-depth understanding of how to determine and assess customer needs to define new software requirements and has deep technical expertise in testing including the ability to write test cases and use testing automation software, to ensure the final product satisfies business objectives and user expectations.

Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) and may require an entry-level federal security clearance process.

==Duties & Responsibilities==

* Review project requirements and related documentation such as sitemaps, wireframes, information architecture specifications & functional specifications, providing timely and meaningful feedback
* Develop detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test reports on different projects.
* Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to ensure that requirements are testable.
* Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities
* Execute the plan and manage all the testing activities in the plan to ensure that all the project objectives are met, and the solution works as expected.
* Design, develop and execute test automation scripts using open-source tools such as Selenium automates browser.
* Identify, record, document, and track bugs
* Document and report defects to the project team.
* Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved
* Monitor debugging process results
* Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs
* Validate that user expectations are achieved during the testing process.
* Work with project managers to determine the most effective testing strategy for projects of varying complexity and size
* The document, prioritize, and resolve bugs, working within a bug tracking system such as JIRA
* Participate as an active team member within an Agile approach
* Work with content management systems, (AEM, Sitecore, Drupal, WordPress)
* Recommend improvements in software to enhance user experience.
* Research and compare similar competitor products.
* Stay up to date with new testing tools and test strategies.

==[https://wiki.agileana.com/index.php%3Ftitle=Certifications_and_qualifications Candidate Qualifications]==

* BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject
* 5+ years of Quality Assurance experience
* 5+ years experience with web-based, open-source, content management systems
* Familiarity with ADA, Section 508 compliance, and WCAG 2.0 standards
* Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
* Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
* Hands-on experience with automated testing tools including Selenium
* Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
* PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) certification
* Skilled in the use of issue tracking SW (JIRA) to document, track, and resolve defects

==Desired Skills==

* Excellent written and oral communication skills - technically and non-technically.
* Ability to effectively manage time and identify and focus on priorities.
* Ability to communicate effectively and directly with peers, managers, and clients through multiple communication outlets.
* Emotional intelligence, tactfulness, and outstanding customer service attitude.
* Analytical mind with the ability to understand data, processes, and variables.
* A keen eye for detail - both visually and technically (code and data).
* Resourceful, creative, problem-solving.
* Should have experience testing applications, Selenium, and cross-browser testing tools preferred.
* Perform various types of testing for AWS S3, Data Pipelines, Lambda, Kinesis, and MuleSoft Components, etc.
* Able to take ownership of the process while leading development to a complete and successful conclusion.

==Expectations==
*Structured, organized, attentive to detail
*Creative, confident, and enthusiastic
*Responsible, accountable
*Punctual
*Team player
*Adaptive, responsive, agile
*Committed, dedicated
==[https://wiki.agileana.com/index.php%3Ftitle=Benefits Company Benefits]==
*Excellent and competitive salaries
*Excellent healthcare insurance (for U.S. based employees and their families)
*Liberal leave, flexible schedule, and [https://wiki.agileana.com/index.php%3Ftitle=Company_holidays_and_paid_time_off_(PTO) Company holidays and paid time off (PTO)]
*Great clients, challenging work assignments
*Outstanding [https://wiki.agileana.com/index.php%3Ftitle=Team_members Team members] who will go out of their way to help each other
*Positive company culture and healthy work environment
*[https://wiki.agileana.com/index.php%3Ftitle=Travel,_training,_and_technology_budget Travel, training, and technology budget]
Back to [https://wiki.agileana.com/index.php%3Ftitle=Team_members Roles and Job Descriptions]

Team members

2021-09-24T00:15:19Z

Blake:

[[File:The bosses we remember.jpg|alt=The bosses we remember, based on the tweet by Vala Afshar|thumb|The bosses we remember, based on the tweet by Vala Afshar]]
== Leadership ==
*[[Andrea Melo]]
* [[Blake Newman]]
*[[Luis Cuellar]]
*[[Shefali Naik]]
*[[Virginia Alvarez]]
== Technology ==
*[[Benji Damron]]
*[[Carlos Fernandez]]
*[[Christian Le Fournis]]
*[[Felipe Ceballos]]
* [[Gordon Makely]]
*[[Juan (Flynn) Obando]]
*[[Lucas Torres]]
*[[Sergio Sánchez]]
== Creativity ==
*[[Hans Anderson]]
== Business Support ==
*[[Angela Ospina]]
*[[Addie Wolcott]]
== Roles and Job Descriptions ==
* [[Digital Strategist, Agile PM, CSM, SEO]]
* Agile [[Team Leader, Project Manager, Quarterback]]
* [[IT Business and Quality Assurance Analyst]]
* Technical Lead, Technical Architect, Drupal Grandmaster
* [[Developer]]
* Front-end Developer, User Experience (UX/UI) Developer, Template Themer
* Back-end Developer, Systems Integrator, Plugin/Module Developer
* DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, System Administrator
* Interaction Designer, User Experience (UX/UI) Designer, Graphic Artist
* Quality Assurance Engineer, Test Automation Engineer, Tester
* Security Engineer
* Section 508 Compliance Coordinator, Accessibility Tester

Back to [[Main Page]]

Team members

2021-09-20T15:46:41Z

Blake:

[[File:The bosses we remember.jpg|alt=The bosses we remember, based on the tweet by Vala Afshar|thumb|The bosses we remember, based on the tweet by Vala Afshar]]

== Leadership ==
*[[Andrea Melo]]
* [[Blake Newman]]
*[[Luis Cuellar]]
*[[Shefali Naik]]
*[[Virginia Alvarez]]
== Technology ==
*[[Benji Damron]]
*[[Carlos Fernandez]]
*[[Christian Le Fournis]]
*[[Felipe Ceballos]]
* [[Gordon Makely]]
*[[Juan (Flynn) Obando]]
*[[Lucas Torres]]
*[[Sergio Sánchez]]
== Creativity ==
*[[Hans Anderson]]
== Business Support ==
*[[Angela Ospina]]
*[[Addie Wolcott]]
== Roles and Job Descriptions ==
* [[Digital Strategist, Agile PM, CSM, SEO]]
* Agile [[Team Leader, Project Manager, Quarterback]]
* Technical Lead, Technical Architect, Drupal Grandmaster
* [[Developer]]
* Front-end Developer, User Experience (UX/UI) Developer, Template Themer
* Back-end Developer, Systems Integrator, Plugin/Module Developer
* DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, System Administrator
* Interaction Designer, User Experience (UX/UI) Designer, Graphic Artist
* Quality Assurance Engineer, Test Automation Engineer, Tester
* Security Engineer
* Section 508 Compliance Coordinator, Accessibility Tester

Back to [[Main Page]]

File:The bosses we remember.jpg

2021-09-20T15:46:04Z

Blake:

Based on the tweet by Vala Afshar

Agileana manifesto and digital playbook

2021-09-16T14:04:59Z

Blake: /* Mindset Shifts for Organization Transformation */

[[File:Mindset Shifts for organization transformation.jpg|alt=Mindset Shifts for organization transformation by Aaron Sachs and Anapam Kundu, Thoughtworks|thumb|Mindset Shifts for organization transformation by Aaron Sachs and Anapam Kundu, Thoughtworks]]
We are a lean, agile, fully remote information technology services provider operating out of the Washington DC suburban area. In order to operative effectively, we have defined these core principles, which we consider our manifesto. If you are thinking about working with Agileana - either as an employee or a client - we would encourage you to read this manifesto, give us your feedback, and hopefully align with it.
== Think Lean ==
We strive to not waste time or money. As a lean company, we do not carry large overhead, pay for fancy buildings or expensive perks, or hire a large administrative staff. Particularly in a small company like Agileana, everybody needs to wear different hats and play different roles at various times. This means that everybody needs to take personal responsibility, tie up their own loose ends, avoid creating technical or administrative debt, pay attention to detail, and carry their own weight. In a lean company like ours, there can be no slacking or goofing off, at least not for an extended period of time.

Time is an especially scarce, valuable, non-renewable resource and should therefore should not be wasted. Because time is valuable, it is important to prioritize everything we do and always focus on the single most important thing at any given time. Clients generally pay us by the hour, so we need to ensure that we are excellent stewards of the taxpayer dollars and donor funds entrusted to us by being efficient and effective with our time. We need to slow down, be careful, and avoid making mistakes that will cause us to unnecessarily spend time fixing or resolving what should have been done right in the first place. We need to have a clear purpose and agenda for our meetings then invite only those people necessary for the meetings. If written communications are not producing results or creating confusion, hop on a call and get to the bottom of it. Do not waste time.
== Think Agile ==
Agile software development was born out of information technology and software failure that happened over and over again, until a few like-minded people decided to take action. A huge chasm existed - between people who pay for software and those who engineer software - in their expectations, assumptions, and paradigms. Frustrated with this repeated failure, agile founders developed and documented the fundamentals of agile software development, which we can actually apply to almost everything in our lives. Agile principles include:
* Focus on a distinct purpose - be purpose driven
* Prioritize our work - focus on [[wikipedia:The_One_Thing_(book)|the one thing]] that is most important
* Be transparent - share progress and challenges then listen for feedback
* Embrace knowledge, insight, and change to develop something better
* Work in time-boxed increments, minimize work in progress, avoid multi-tasking
* Stop periodically to reflect, improve, and reprioritize as needed
== Mindset Shifts for Organization Transformation ==
Thanks to Aaron Sachs and Anupam Kundu, Thoughtworks
# From PROFIT to PURPOSE
# From HIERARCHIES to NETWORKS
# From CONTROLLING to EMPOWERING
# From PLANNING to EXPERIMENTATION
# From PRIVACY to TRANSPARENCY
== Be Trusting and Trustful ==
Especially for a fully remote company like Agileana, we have to have mutual trust and good faith. We trust that employees and team members are working when they are supposed to be working and will reach out to their team members when they run into problems. Likewise, employees and team members need to trust that Agileana cares about them, has their best interest at heart, and will support them in whatever ways we can. We will only thrive if we thrive together and work our hardest to support each other in every way. In the same way, clients need to trust that we are making best use of time and money and that we have their best interests in mind. Our clients' mission is our mission.

When you [[Company holidays and paid time off (PTO)|need time off]], then take time off. Please just coordinate 360 degrees and give your team mates enough time and support to hold down the fort while you are out. On the other hand, sometimes work needs to be done outside of normal business hours. If you need to work, then we ask you to work. As long as we are working with trust, transparency, and in good faith then we should all be able to thrive together.
== Avoid the Drama ==
We simply do not have time or patience for drama. We have fun, joke around, and are sometimes inappropriate. But, for the most part, we expect everybody to be professional, do their work, and get the job done with no excuses. No loose ends, minimal technical and administrative debt, get it done on time and on budget.
== Seek Great Clients ==
Life is too short to deal with mismatched partnerships. So, we have established a Great Client Criteria and strive to work exclusively with Great Clients who share these common traits:
# Friendly and understanding - mistakes will happen, things will go wrong, some things cannot be explained. We need clients who are friendly and understanding when stuff happens.
# Tech savvy - ancient Persian proverb, "you can't reason with a dog." We need clients who can understand what's going on and be part of the solution.
# Realistic budget - quality carries a price tag, as do reliable professionals, qualified professionals, documentation, accessibility, and security. We don't like to cut corners and need adequate budgets to do things right.
# Pay on time - we have bills that come every month that include salaries, rent, mortgages, electricity, software as a service, and internet connection. We need clients who pay on time so we can operate.
Clients need to meet at least 3 of these 4 criteria, or else they can't be our clients.
== Seek Great Employees ==
We talk daily and, in some cases, spend more time with each other than we spend with members of our family. So, we need to ensure that people who come on board can fit into our culture and hit the ground running. This is what we seek in potential team members:
* Honest, truthful, transparent
* Responsible, reliable, professional
* Sense of humor, open mind, not easily offended, emotionally mature and intelligent
* Tech'ed up with a full-functioning remote office
* Attention to detail, attention to quality
* Ability to focus, eliminate distractions, get things done
* Committed, dedicated, determined
* Competent
== Follow the 7 Habits ==
We are big fans of [[wikipedia:The_7_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_People|Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People]], which actually aligns well with agile principles:
# Be proactive - take initiative, be a self-starter, don't wait to be told
# Begin with the end in mind - then plan backwards, "[https://www.drrickbrinkman.com/book-life-by-design Life by Design]"
# Put first things first - prioritize, focus on that MVP
# Think win-win - partnerships breed success, everybody needs to come out better
# Seek first to understand, then to be understood - empathy, user centered design (UCD)
# Synergize - work together, be in sync, produce exponential results
# Sharpen the saw - continue to learn, seek self-improvements, new certifications
== Apply the USDS Digital Playbook ==
We are also fans of the [https://www.agileana.com/usds-playbook/ U.S. Digital Services agency playbook], namely:
# Understand what people need - practice empathy, user centered design (UCD)
# Address the whole experience, from start to finish - begin with the end in mind
# Make it simple and intuitive - [https://sensible.com/dont-make-me-think/ Don't make me think by Steve Krug]
# Build the service using agile and iterative processes - think Agile
# Structure budgets and contracts to support delivery - agile contracts
# Assign one leader and hold that person accountable - ultimately, the agile project manager
# Bring in experienced teams - individuals who have worked together before, Drupal Grandmasters
# Choose a modern technology stack - JS frameworks, open APIs, headless, decoupled
# Deploy in a flexible hosting environment - cloud, AWS, Pantheon, Docker
# Automate testing and deployments - DevOps, CI/CD
# Manage security and privacy through reusable processes - object oriented, web services
# Use data to drive decisions - science matters, decision science
# Default to open - open source, open government, open data, open APIs

Agileana manifesto and digital playbook

2021-09-16T14:04:12Z

Blake:

[[File:Mindset Shifts for organization transformation.jpg|alt=Mindset Shifts for organization transformation by Aaron Sachs and Anapam Kundu, Thoughtworks|thumb|Mindset Shifts for organization transformation by Aaron Sachs and Anapam Kundu, Thoughtworks]]
We are a lean, agile, fully remote information technology services provider operating out of the Washington DC suburban area. In order to operative effectively, we have defined these core principles, which we consider our manifesto. If you are thinking about working with Agileana - either as an employee or a client - we would encourage you to read this manifesto, give us your feedback, and hopefully align with it.
== Think Lean ==
We strive to not waste time or money. As a lean company, we do not carry large overhead, pay for fancy buildings or expensive perks, or hire a large administrative staff. Particularly in a small company like Agileana, everybody needs to wear different hats and play different roles at various times. This means that everybody needs to take personal responsibility, tie up their own loose ends, avoid creating technical or administrative debt, pay attention to detail, and carry their own weight. In a lean company like ours, there can be no slacking or goofing off, at least not for an extended period of time.

Time is an especially scarce, valuable, non-renewable resource and should therefore should not be wasted. Because time is valuable, it is important to prioritize everything we do and always focus on the single most important thing at any given time. Clients generally pay us by the hour, so we need to ensure that we are excellent stewards of the taxpayer dollars and donor funds entrusted to us by being efficient and effective with our time. We need to slow down, be careful, and avoid making mistakes that will cause us to unnecessarily spend time fixing or resolving what should have been done right in the first place. We need to have a clear purpose and agenda for our meetings then invite only those people necessary for the meetings. If written communications are not producing results or creating confusion, hop on a call and get to the bottom of it. Do not waste time.
== Think Agile ==
Agile software development was born out of information technology and software failure that happened over and over again, until a few like-minded people decided to take action. A huge chasm existed - between people who pay for software and those who engineer software - in their expectations, assumptions, and paradigms. Frustrated with this repeated failure, agile founders developed and documented the fundamentals of agile software development, which we can actually apply to almost everything in our lives. Agile principles include:
* Focus on a distinct purpose - be purpose driven
* Prioritize our work - focus on [[wikipedia:The_One_Thing_(book)|the one thing]] that is most important
* Be transparent - share progress and challenges then listen for feedback
* Embrace knowledge, insight, and change to develop something better
* Work in time-boxed increments, minimize work in progress, avoid multi-tasking
* Stop periodically to reflect, improve, and reprioritize as needed

== Mindset Shifts for Organization Transformation ==
Thanks to Aaron Sachs and Anapuam Kundu, Thoughtworks

# From PROFIT to PURPOSE
# From HIERARCHIES to NETWORKS
# From CONTROLLING to EMPOWERING
# From PLANNING to EXPERIMENTATION
# From PRIVACY to TRANSPARENCY

== Be Trusting and Trustful ==
Especially for a fully remote company like Agileana, we have to have mutual trust and good faith. We trust that employees and team members are working when they are supposed to be working and will reach out to their team members when they run into problems. Likewise, employees and team members need to trust that Agileana cares about them, has their best interest at heart, and will support them in whatever ways we can. We will only thrive if we thrive together and work our hardest to support each other in every way. In the same way, clients need to trust that we are making best use of time and money and that we have their best interests in mind. Our clients' mission is our mission.

When you [[Company holidays and paid time off (PTO)|need time off]], then take time off. Please just coordinate 360 degrees and give your team mates enough time and support to hold down the fort while you are out. On the other hand, sometimes work needs to be done outside of normal business hours. If you need to work, then we ask you to work. As long as we are working with trust, transparency, and in good faith then we should all be able to thrive together.
== Avoid the Drama ==
We simply do not have time or patience for drama. We have fun, joke around, and are sometimes inappropriate. But, for the most part, we expect everybody to be professional, do their work, and get the job done with no excuses. No loose ends, minimal technical and administrative debt, get it done on time and on budget.
== Seek Great Clients ==
Life is too short to deal with mismatched partnerships. So, we have established a Great Client Criteria and strive to work exclusively with Great Clients who share these common traits:
# Friendly and understanding - mistakes will happen, things will go wrong, some things cannot be explained. We need clients who are friendly and understanding when stuff happens.
# Tech savvy - ancient Persian proverb, "you can't reason with a dog." We need clients who can understand what's going on and be part of the solution.
# Realistic budget - quality carries a price tag, as do reliable professionals, qualified professionals, documentation, accessibility, and security. We don't like to cut corners and need adequate budgets to do things right.
# Pay on time - we have bills that come every month that include salaries, rent, mortgages, electricity, software as a service, and internet connection. We need clients who pay on time so we can operate.
Clients need to meet at least 3 of these 4 criteria, or else they can't be our clients.
== Seek Great Employees ==
We talk daily and, in some cases, spend more time with each other than we spend with members of our family. So, we need to ensure that people who come on board can fit into our culture and hit the ground running. This is what we seek in potential team members:
* Honest, truthful, transparent
* Responsible, reliable, professional
* Sense of humor, open mind, not easily offended, emotionally mature and intelligent
* Tech'ed up with a full-functioning remote office
* Attention to detail, attention to quality
* Ability to focus, eliminate distractions, get things done
* Committed, dedicated, determined
* Competent
== Follow the 7 Habits ==
We are big fans of [[wikipedia:The_7_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_People|Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People]], which actually aligns well with agile principles:
# Be proactive - take initiative, be a self-starter, don't wait to be told
# Begin with the end in mind - then plan backwards, "[https://www.drrickbrinkman.com/book-life-by-design Life by Design]"
# Put first things first - prioritize, focus on that MVP
# Think win-win - partnerships breed success, everybody needs to come out better
# Seek first to understand, then to be understood - empathy, user centered design (UCD)
# Synergize - work together, be in sync, produce exponential results
# Sharpen the saw - continue to learn, seek self-improvements, new certifications
== Apply the USDS Digital Playbook ==
We are also fans of the [https://www.agileana.com/usds-playbook/ U.S. Digital Services agency playbook], namely:
# Understand what people need - practice empathy, user centered design (UCD)
# Address the whole experience, from start to finish - begin with the end in mind
# Make it simple and intuitive - [https://sensible.com/dont-make-me-think/ Don't make me think by Steve Krug]
# Build the service using agile and iterative processes - think Agile
# Structure budgets and contracts to support delivery - agile contracts
# Assign one leader and hold that person accountable - ultimately, the agile project manager
# Bring in experienced teams - individuals who have worked together before, Drupal Grandmasters
# Choose a modern technology stack - JS frameworks, open APIs, headless, decoupled
# Deploy in a flexible hosting environment - cloud, AWS, Pantheon, Docker
# Automate testing and deployments - DevOps, CI/CD
# Manage security and privacy through reusable processes - object oriented, web services
# Use data to drive decisions - science matters, decision science
# Default to open - open source, open government, open data, open APIs

File:Mindset Shifts for organization transformation.jpg

2021-09-16T13:59:07Z

Blake:

Thanks to Aaron Sachs and Anapam Kundu, thoughtworks

Digital Strategist, Agile PM, CSM, SEO

2021-09-14T02:01:33Z

Blake: Created page with "==Job Description== {| class="wikitable" |- |Job Title |Digital Consultant |- |Location |Remote |- |Time Zone |Eastern Standard Time |- |Creation Date |10 Sep 2021 |- |Last Mo..."

==Job Description==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Job Title
|Digital Consultant
|-
|Location
|Remote
|-
|Time Zone
|Eastern Standard Time
|-
|Creation Date
|10 Sep 2021
|-
|Last Modified
|10 Sep 2021
|-
|}
==Job Overview==
Agileana is a lean, agile team that works hard to deliver value to our clients, in a friendly and respectful working environment. The people at Agileana are friendly, kind, and funny. We believe in a work/life balance, flexible work schedule, honesty, transparency, and a positive attitude all around.

We are in search of a digital strategist, agile project manager, SEO pro, usability consultant, and WordPress expert (all wrapped in one) to take charge of our small portfolio of WordPress clients. Most of the clients are in a long-term operations and maintenance mode. However, we do pick up some new WordPress projects that are either a redesign/redevelopment, or perhaps a migration from Drupal to WordPress, or a new out-of-the-box WordPress project. Our own website - [https://www.Agileana.com www.Agileana.com] - is also powered by WordPress and needs care and feeing as well. A lot of the clients you will work with are good people on a good mission - trying to save animals, people, money, natural resources, and the planet.

This digital ninja is the first responder to client issues and inquires. She/He will analyze requirements, prioritize issues, delegate tasks, and/or resolve issues directly. As the team grows, you will help identify, recruit, and hire new talent. And, you may also help grow the business unit as well by maintaining positive working relationships with our clients, seeking out new clients, and responding to incoming requests for proposals.

The right candidate is highly organized, enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has strong project management skills, is passionate about web and information technology, and is considered a WordPress guru.
==Duties & Responsibilities==
*Respond to clients and their issues in a timely and professional manner
*Analyze, understand, troubleshoot, and diagnose issues
*Break down the work, estimate the level of effort, and inform the client
*Delegate tasks to team members and/or resolve issues directly

*Predict resources and manage resources needed to reach objectives
*Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan as needed
*Provide project updates consistently to various stakeholders
*Monitor progress and adapt work as required
*Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement
*Ensure projects meet deadlines
*Seek and cultivate growth opportunities from within the client relationship
*Lead by example
*Exercise solid agile software development practices
==Candidate Qualifications==
*Bachelor's degree in a related field
*Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
*5+ years working in WordPress
*Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) certification (preferred)
*Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (nice to have)
*Professional in Business Analysis (PBA) certification (nice to have)
*Lean Six Sigma (nice to have)
*ITIL4 Foundation (nice to have)
*Strong understanding of technical SEO
*Strong D/I on the DiSC personality profile
==Desired Skills==
*Excellent written and oral communication skills - technically and non-technically
*Ability to effectively manage time and identify and focus on priorities
*Emotional intelligence, tactfulness, and outstanding customer service attitude
*Analytical mind with ability to understand data, processes, and variables
*Negotiation skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships
*A keen eye for detail - both visually and technically (code and data)
*Resourceful, creative, problem solving
*HTML/CSS
*WordPress design, theming, and development
*JavaScript (preferred)
*PHP (preferred)
*DevOps (preferred)
==Expectations==
*Structured, organized, attentive to detail
*Creative, confident, and enthusiastic
*Responsible, accountable
*Punctual
*Team player
*Adaptive, responsive, agile
*Committed, dedicated
==Company Benefits==
*Excellent and competitive salaries
*Excellent healthcare insurance (for U.S. based employees and their families)
*Liberal leave, flexible schedule, and [[Company holidays and paid time off (PTO)]]
*Great clients, challenging work assignments
*Outstanding [[Team members]] who will go out of their way to help each other
*Positive company culture and healthy work environment
*[[Travel, training, and technology budget]]

Back to [[Team members]]

Team members

2021-09-14T01:55:44Z

Blake: /* Roles and Job Descriptions */

== Leadership ==
*[[Andrea Melo]]
* [[Blake Newman]]
*[[Luis Cuellar]]
*[[Shefali Naik]]
*[[Virginia Alvarez]]
== Technology ==
*[[Benji Damron]]
*[[Carlos Fernandez]]
*[[Christian Le Fournis]]
*[[Felipe Ceballos]]
* [[Gordon Makely]]
* [[Henry Sabogal]]
*[[Juan (Flynn) Obando]]
*[[Lucas Torres]]
*[[Sergio Sánchez]]
== Creativity ==
*[[Hans Anderson]]
== Business Support ==
*[[Angela Ospina]]
*[[Addie Wolcott]]
== Roles and Job Descriptions ==
* [[Digital Strategist, Agile PM, CSM, SEO]]
* Agile [[Team Leader, Project Manager, Quarterback]]
* Technical Lead, Technical Architect, Drupal Grandmaster
* [[Developer]]
* Front-end Developer, User Experience (UX/UI) Developer, Template Themer
* Back-end Developer, Systems Integrator, Plugin/Module Developer
* DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, System Administrator
* Interaction Designer, User Experience (UX/UI) Designer, Graphic Artist
* Quality Assurance Engineer, Test Automation Engineer, Tester
* Security Engineer
* Section 508 Compliance Coordinator, Accessibility Tester

Back to [[Main Page]]

WordPress Team Leader

2021-09-10T17:51:26Z

Blake: /* Expectations */

== Job Description ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Job Title
|WordPress Team Leader
|-
|Location
|Remote
|-
|Time Zone
|Eastern Standard Time
|-
|Creation Date
|10 Sep 2021
|-
|Last Modified
|10 Sep 2021
|-
|}
== Job Overview ==
Agileana is a lean, agile team that works hard to deliver value to our clients, in a friendly and respectful working environment. The people at Agileana are friendly, kind, and funny. We believe in a work/life balance, flexible work schedule, honesty, transparency, and a positive attitude all around.

We are in search of a WordPress team leader for our small portfolio of WordPress clients. Most of the clients are in a long-term operations and maintenance mode. However, we do pick up some new WordPress projects that are either a redesign/redevelopment, or perhaps a migration from Drupal to WordPress, or a new out-of-the-box WordPress project. Our own website - [https://www.Agileana.com www.Agileana.com] - is also powered by WordPress and needs care and feeing as well.

The WordPress Team Leader is the first responder to client issues and inquires. She/He will analyze requirements, prioritize issues, delegate tasks, and/or resolve issues directly. As the team grows, you will help identify, recruit, and hire new talent. And, you may also help grow the business unit as well by maintaining positive working relationships with our clients, seeking out new clients, and responding to incoming requests for proposals.

The right candidate is highly organized, enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has strong project management skills, is passionate about web and information technology, and is considered a WordPress expert, guru, or ninja.
== Duties & Responsibilities ==
* Respond to clients and their issues in a timely and professional manner
* Analyze, understand, troubleshoot, and diagnose issues
* Break down the work, estimate the level of effort, and inform the client
* Delegate tasks to team members and/or resolve issues directly

* Predict resources and manage resources needed to reach objectives
* Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan as needed
* Provide project updates consistently to various stakeholders
* Monitor progress and adapt work as required
* Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement
* Ensure projects meet deadlines
* Seek and cultivate growth opportunities from within the client relationship
* Lead by example
* Exercise solid agile software development practices
== Candidate Qualifications ==
* Bachelor's degree in a related field
* Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
* 5+ years working in WordPress
* Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) certification (preferred)
* Strong understanding of technical SEO
* Strong D/I on the DiSC personality profile
== Desired Skills ==
* Excellent written and oral communication skills - technically and non-technically
* Ability to effectively manage time and identify and focus on priorities
* Emotional intelligence, tactfulness, and outstanding customer service attitude
* Analytical mind with ability to understand data, processes, and variables
* Negotiation skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships
* A keen eye for detail - both visually and technically (code and data)
* Resourceful, creative, problem solving
* HTML/CSS
* WordPress design, theming, and development
* JavaScript (preferred)
* PHP (preferred)
* DevOps (preferred)
== Expectations ==

* Structured, organized, attentive to detail
* Creative, confident, and enthusiastic
* Responsible, accountable
* Punctual
* Team player
* Adaptive, responsive, agile
* Committed, dedicated

== Company Benefits ==

* Excellent and competitive salaries
* Excellent healthcare insurance (for U.S. based employees and their families)
* Liberal leave, flexible schedule, and [[Company holidays and paid time off (PTO)]]
* Great clients, challenging work assignments
* Outstanding [[Team members]] who will go out of their way to help each other
* Positive company culture and healthy work environment
* [[Travel, training, and technology budget]]

Back to [[Team members]]

Team Leader, Project Manager, Quarterback

2021-09-10T17:51:07Z

Blake:

== Job Description ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Job Title
|Project Manager
|-
|Location
|Remote
|-
|Time Zone
|Eastern Standard Time
|-
|Creation Date
|20 Aug 2021
|-
|Last Modified
|30 Aug 2021
|-
|}
== Job Overview ==
Agileana is a lean, agile team that works hard to deliver value to our clients, in a friendly and respectful working environment. For some, being Agile means working around the clock. To us, Agile works best when we are able to work at a sustainable pace indefinitely. We shouldn’t have to work overtime, evenings, or weekends, to keep up with our commitments.

Keeping you happy and engaged is essential to working at a healthy velocity. We focus on the challenge of how to make our teams productive, being able to develop quickly while also deploying securely and with confidence. Agile works best with motivated individuals. We want to learn what motivates you, so we can keep you happy and productive.

We are lean, which denotes efficiency, waste reduction, competitive rates to our customers, and attractive compensation to our employees. The leaner we perform, the more efficient and productive we are, benefiting everybody in the long run.

The people at Agileana are friendly, kind, and funny. Sometimes we get together outside of work and support each other in our goals - both professional and personal.

Working as part of the Agileana family, the Agile Project Manager (PM) will provide internal and external clients with a central point of contact for projects. The individual is accountable for leading the project teams to ensure that client requirements and deliverables are met.

This involves end-to-end management of a project, encompassing effective management of client communication and use of the appropriate tools to ensure the successful initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of projects. In support of a project, a PM will assist with requirements analysis, budget tracking and reporting, quality assurance, process modeling, 360 degree communication, tasking and delegation. You will be supported by a team of equally competent, dedicated, and committed team members.

The right candidate is highly organized, enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has strong project management skills, and is passionate about web and information technology.

Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) and will require an entry level federal security clearance process.
== Duties & Responsibilities ==
* Determine and define project scope and objectives
* Predict resources and manage resources needed to reach objectives
* Prepare a budget based on the scope of work and resource requirements
* Track project costs to meet budget
* Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan
* Provide project updates consistently to various stakeholders
* Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards
* Monitor progress and adapt work as required
* Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement
* Ensure projects meet deadlines
* Oversee all incoming and outgoing project documentation
* Design risk mitigation plan
* Seek and cultivate growth opportunities from within the client relationship
* Identify and surface resourcing gaps that slow our momentum
* Lead by example
== [[Certifications and qualifications|Candidate Qualifications]] ==
* 5+ years working in project management and/or business analysis in a government technology environment
* Bachelor's degree in business information systems, business technology, computer science, or related field
* Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
* Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) certification
* ITIL 4 Foundation Certification
* Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification
* Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
* Strong D/I on the [https://www.tonyrobbins.com/disc-landing-form/ DiSC personality profile]
== Desired Skills ==
* Excellent written and oral communication skills - technically and non-technically
* Ability to effectively manage time and identify and focus on priorities
* Emotional intelligence, tactfulness, and outstanding customer service attitude
* Analytical mind with ability to understand data, processes, and variables
* Negotiation skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships
* A keen eye for detail - both visually and technically (code and data)
* Resourceful, creative, problem solving
== Expectations ==
* Structured, organized, attentive to detail
* Creative, confident, and enthusiastic
* Responsible, accountable
* Punctual
* Team player
* Adaptive, responsive, agile
* Committed, dedicated
== [[7 Things|7 Habits]] ==
# Proactive (self-starter)
# Begin with the end in mind (goal-oriented)
# Put first things first (prioritize and focus)
# Think win/win (collaborative)
# Seek first to understand, then be understood (empathy, user centered, customer-centric)
# Synergize (leverage the team)
# Sharpen the saw (seek certifications, continuing education, self-improvement)
== [[Benefits|Company Benefits]] ==
* Excellent and competitive salaries
* Excellent healthcare insurance (for U.S. based employees and their families)
* Liberal leave, flexible schedule, and [[Company holidays and paid time off (PTO)]]
* Great clients, challenging work assignments
* Outstanding [[Team members]] who will go out of their way to help each other
* Positive company culture and healthy work environment
* [[Travel, training, and technology budget]]

Back to [[Team members|Roles and Job Descriptions]]

Team Leader, Project Manager, Quarterback

2021-09-10T17:49:37Z

Blake:

WordPress Team Leader

2021-09-10T17:48:24Z

Blake:

== Job Description ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Job Title
|WordPress Team Leader
|-
|Location
|Remote
|-
|Time Zone
|Eastern Standard Time
|-
|Creation Date
|10 Sep 2021
|-
|Last Modified
|10 Sep 2021
|-
|}

== Job Overview ==
Agileana is a lean, agile team that works hard to deliver value to our clients, in a friendly and respectful working environment. The people at Agileana are friendly, kind, and funny. We believe in a work/life balance, flexible work schedule, honesty, transparency, and a positive attitude all around.

We are in search of a WordPress team leader for our small portfolio of WordPress clients. Most of the clients are in a long-term operations and maintenance mode. However, we do pick up some new WordPress projects that are either a redesign/redevelopment, or perhaps a migration from Drupal to WordPress, or a new out-of-the-box WordPress project. Our own website - [https://www.Agileana.com www.Agileana.com] - is also powered by WordPress and needs care and feeing as well.

The WordPress Team Leader is the first responder to client issues and inquires. She/He will analyze requirements, prioritize issues, delegate tasks, and/or resolve issues directly. As the team grows, you will help identify, recruit, and hire new talent. And, you may also help grow the business unit as well by maintaining positive working relationships with our clients, seeking out new clients, and responding to incoming requests for proposals.

The right candidate is highly organized, enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has strong project management skills, is passionate about web and information technology, and is considered a WordPress expert, guru, or ninja.

== Duties & Responsibilities ==

* Respond to clients and their issues in a timely and professional manner
* Analyze, understand, troubleshoot, and diagnose issues
* Break down the work, estimate the level of effort, and inform the client
* Delegate tasks to team members and/or resolve issues directly

* Predict resources and manage resources needed to reach objectives
* Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan as needed
* Provide project updates consistently to various stakeholders
* Monitor progress and adapt work as required
* Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement
* Ensure projects meet deadlines
* Seek and cultivate growth opportunities from within the client relationship
* Lead by example
* Exercise solid agile software development practices

== Candidate Qualifications ==

* Bachelor's degree in a related field
* Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
* 5+ years working in WordPress
* Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) certification (preferred)
* Strong understanding of technical SEO
* Strong D/I on the DiSC personality profile

== Desired Skills ==

* Excellent written and oral communication skills - technically and non-technically
* Ability to effectively manage time and identify and focus on priorities
* Emotional intelligence, tactfulness, and outstanding customer service attitude
* Analytical mind with ability to understand data, processes, and variables
* Negotiation skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships
* A keen eye for detail - both visually and technically (code and data)
* Resourceful, creative, problem solving
* HTML/CSS
* WordPress design, theming, and development
* JavaScript (preferred)
* PHP (preferred)
* DevOps (preferred)

== Expectations ==

Company Benefits

WordPress Team Leader

2021-09-10T17:12:47Z

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Certifications and qualifications

2021-09-10T17:11:43Z

Blake:

Collectively, these are the certifications that we represent based on the achievements of our team members. Employees are encouraged to pursue as many relevant certifications as possible and we will provide you with time and money to pursue these certifications.
== Agile and Project Management ==
* [[PMI Project Management Professional (PMI-PMP)]] - Project Management Institute
* [[PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)]] - Project Management Institute
* [[Project management|Project Management]] - George Mason University
* [[Certified Scrum Master (CSM)]] - Scrum Alliance
* [[Certified CMMI Associate]] - ISACA/CMMI
* [[Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Agilist]] - Scaled Agile
* [[Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)]] - Scrum Alliance
* ITIL Foundation - Information Technology Infrastructure Library
* ITIL 4 Managing Professional
* ITIL 4 Strategic Leader
* ITIL Master
* Six Sigma - IASSC Certified Yellow Belt - International Association for Six Sigma Certification
* Six Sigma - IASSC Certified Green Belt - International Association for Six Sigma Certification
* Six Sigma - IASSC Certified Black Belt - International Association for Six Sigma Certification
== Aquia Drupal Certifications ==
See a complete list of our [https://certification.acquia.com/?org=agileana&exam=All Acquia Certified Drupal professionals]
* Acquia Certified Site Builder - Drupal 9
* [[Acquia Certified Site Builder - Drupal 8]]
* [[Acquia Certified Developer - Drupal 8]]
* [[Acquia Certified Frontend Specialist - Drupal 8]]
* [[Acquia Certified Backend Specialist - Drupal 8]]
* [[Acquia Certified Grandmaster - Drupal 8]]
* [[Acquia Certified Site Builder - Drupal 7]]
* [[Acquia Certified Developer - Drupal 7]]
* [[Acquia Certified Frontend Specialist - Drupal 7]]
* [[Acquia Certified Backend Specialist - Drupal 7]]
* [[Acquia Certified Grandmaster - Drupal 7]]
== Cloud, DevOps, and other Tech ==
* Acquia Certified Cloud Professional
* Sun Certified Java Programmer - Sun Microsystems
* DHS Section 508 Trusted Tester certification
== Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Management ==
* Entrepreneurship Essentials - Harvard Business School
* Leadership Principles - Harvard Business School
* Leadership and Management - The Wharton School of Business
* Leadership in the 21st Century - The Wharton School of Business
* Managing the Global Firm - The Wharton School of Business
* Managing and Motivating Talent - The Wharton School of Business

* Strategic Management: Competitive and Corporate Strategy - The Wharton School of Business
* FastTrac TechVenture Program - Kauffman Foundation

Back to [[Main Page]]

Team members

2021-09-10T17:11:18Z

Blake: /* Roles and Job Descriptions */

== Leadership ==
*[[Andrea Melo]]
* [[Blake Newman]]
*[[Luis Cuellar]]
*[[Shefali Naik]]
*[[Virginia Alvarez]]
== Technology ==
*[[Benji Damron]]
*[[Carlos Fernandez]]
*[[Christian Le Fournis]]
*[[Felipe Ceballos]]
* [[Gordon Makely]]
* [[Henry Sabogal]]
*[[Juan (Flynn) Obando]]
*[[Lucas Torres]]
*[[Sergio Sánchez]]
== Creativity ==
*[[Hans Anderson]]
== Business Support ==
*[[Angela Ospina]]
*[[Addie Wolcott]]
== Roles and Job Descriptions ==
* [[WordPress Team Leader]]
* Agile [[Team Leader, Project Manager, Quarterback]]
* Technical Lead, Technical Architect, Drupal Grandmaster
* [[Developer]]
* Front-end Developer, User Experience (UX/UI) Developer, Template Themer
* Back-end Developer, Systems Integrator, Plugin/Module Developer
* DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, System Administrator
* Interaction Designer, User Experience (UX/UI) Designer, Graphic Artist
* Quality Assurance Engineer, Test Automation Engineer, Tester
* Security Engineer
* Section 508 Compliance Coordinator, Accessibility Tester

Back to [[Main Page]]

Team Leader, Project Manager, Quarterback

2021-09-09T17:55:39Z

Blake:

== Job Description ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Job Title
|Project Manager
|-
|Location
|Remote
|-
|Time Zone
|Eastern Standard Time
|-
|Creation Date
|20 Aug 2021
|-
|Last Modified
|30 Aug 2021
|-
|}
== Job Overview ==
Agileana is a lean, agile team that works hard to deliver value to our clients, in a friendly and respectful working environment. For some, being Agile means working around the clock. To us, Agile works best when we are able to work at a sustainable pace indefinitely. We shouldn’t have to work overtime, evenings, or weekends, to keep up with our commitments.

Keeping you happy and engaged is essential to working at a healthy velocity. We focus on the challenge of how to make our teams productive, being able to develop quickly while also deploying securely and with confidence. Agile works best with motivated individuals. We want to learn what motivates you, so we can keep you happy and productive.

We are lean, which denotes efficiency, waste reduction, competitive rates to our customers, and attractive compensation to our employees. The leaner we perform, the more efficient and productive we are, benefiting everybody in the long run.

The people at Agileana are friendly, kind, and funny. Sometimes we get together outside of work and support each other in our goals - both professional and personal.

Working as part of the Agileana family, the Agile Project Manager (PM) will provide internal and external clients with a central point of contact for projects. The individual is accountable for leading the project teams to ensure that client requirements and deliverables are met.

This involves end-to-end management of a project, encompassing effective management of client communication and use of the appropriate tools to ensure the successful initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of projects. In support of a project, a PM will assist with requirements analysis, budget tracking and reporting, quality assurance, process modeling, 360 degree communication, tasking and delegation. You will be supported by a team of equally competent, dedicated, and committed team members.

The right candidate is highly organized, enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has strong project management skills, and is passionate about web and information technology.

Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) and will require an entry level federal security clearance process.

== Duties & Responsibilities ==

* Determine and define project scope and objectives
* Predict resources and manage resources needed to reach objectives
* Prepare a budget based on the scope of work and resource requirements
* Track project costs to meet budget
* Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan
* Provide project updates consistently to various stakeholders
* Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards
* Monitor progress and adapt work as required
* Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement
* Ensure projects meet deadlines
* Oversee all incoming and outgoing project documentation
* Design risk mitigation plan
* Seek and cultivate growth opportunities from within the client relationship
* Identify and surface resourcing gaps that slow our momentum
* Lead by example

== [[Certifications and qualifications|Candidate Qualifications]] ==
* 5+ years working in project management and/or business analysis in a government technology environment
* Bachelor's degree in business information systems, business technology, computer science, or related field
* Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
* Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) certification
* ITIL 4 Foundation Certification
* Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification
* Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
* Strong D/I on the [https://www.tonyrobbins.com/disc-landing-form/ DiSC personality profile]
== Desired Skills ==
* Excellent written and oral communication skills - technically and non-technically
* Ability to effectively manage time and identify and focus on priorities
* Emotional intelligence, tactfulness, and outstanding customer service attitude
* Analytical mind with ability to understand data, processes, and variables
* Negotiation skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships
* A keen eye for detail - both visually and technically (code and data)
* Resourceful, creative, problem solving
== Expectations ==
* Structured, organized, attentive to detail
* Creative, confident, and enthusiastic
* Responsible, accountable
* Punctual
* Team player
* Adaptive, responsive, agile
* Committed, dedicated
== [[7 Things|7 Habits]] ==
# Proactive (self-starter)
# Begin with the end in mind (goal-oriented)
# Put first things first (prioritize and focus)
# Think win/win (collaborative)
# Seek first to understand, then be understood (empathy, user centered, customer-centric)
# Synergize (leverage the team)
# Sharpen the saw (seek certifications, continuing education, self-improvement)
== [[Benefits|Company Benefits]] ==
* Excellent and competitive salaries
* Excellent healthcare insurance (for U.S. based employees and their families)
* Liberal leave, flexible schedule, and [[Company holidays and paid time off (PTO)]]
* Great clients, challenging work assignments
* Outstanding [[Team members]] who will go out of their way to help each other
* Positive company culture and healthy work environment
* [[Travel, training, and technology budget]]

Team members

2021-09-09T17:29:23Z

Blake: /* Roles and Job Descriptions */

== Leadership ==
*[[Andrea Melo]]
* [[Blake Newman]]
*[[Luis Cuellar]]
*[[Shefali Naik]]
*[[Virginia Alvarez]]
== Technology ==
*[[Benji Damron]]
*[[Carlos Fernandez]]
*[[Christian Le Fournis]]
*[[Felipe Ceballos]]
* [[Gordon Makely]]
* [[Henry Sabogal]]
*[[Juan (Flynn) Obando]]
*[[Lucas Torres]]
*[[Sergio Sánchez]]
== Creativity ==
*[[Hans Anderson]]
== Business Support ==
*[[Angela Ospina]]
*[[Addie Wolcott]]
== Roles and Job Descriptions ==
* [[Team Leader, Project Manager, Quarterback]]
* Technical Lead, Technical Architect, Drupal Grandmaster
* [[Developer]]
* Front-end Developer, User Experience (UX/UI) Developer, Template Themer
* Back-end Developer, Systems Integrator, Plugin/Module Developer
* DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, System Administrator
* Interaction Designer, User Experience (UX/UI) Designer, Graphic Artist
* Quality Assurance Engineer, Test Automation Engineer, Tester
* Security Engineer
* Section 508 Compliance Coordinator, Accessibility Tester

Back to [[Main Page]]

Team Leader, Project Manager, Quarterback

2021-09-01T13:59:33Z

Blake:

== Job Description ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Job Title
|Project Manager
|-
|Location
|Remote
|-
|Time Zone
|Eastern Standard Time
|-
|Creation Date
|20 Aug 2021
|-
|Last Modified
|30 Aug 2021
|-
|}
== Job Overview ==
[[Brief intro to Agileana|Agileana]] is a small, lean, and agile team that works hard to deliver value to our clients, in a friendly and respectful working environment. For some people, being Agile means working around the clock. To us, Agile means being able to work at a sustainable pace indefinitely. Keeping you happy and engaged is essential to working at a healthy velocity. We focus on the challenge of how to make our teams more productive, being able to develop faster while also deploying securely and with confidence. Sometimes this means taking personal time or having more flexibility in our schedule. Agile also means building projects around motivated individuals.

We are lean, which denotes efficiency, waste reduction, competitive rates to our customers, and attractive compensation to our employees. The leaner we perform, the more efficient and productive we are, benefiting everybody in the long run. Win-win is our goal and one of the [[7 Habits of Highly Effective People]]. The people at Agileana are friendly, kind, and funny. Sometimes we get together outside of work and support each other in our goals - both professional and personal.

Working as part of the Agileana family, the Project Manager (PM) will provide internal and external clients with a central point of contact for projects. The individual is accountable for leading the project teams to ensure that client requirements and deliverables are met. This involves end-to-end management of a project, encompassing effective management of client communication and use of the appropriate tools to ensure the successful initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of projects. In support of a project, a PM will assist with requirements analysis, budget tracking and reporting, quality assurance, process modeling, 360 degree communication, tasking and delegation. You will be supported by a team of equally competent, dedicated, and committed team members.

The right candidate is highly organized, enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has strong project management skills, and is passionate about web and information technology.
== Background Investigation ==
Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) and will require an entry level federal security clearance process for - at a minimum - Tier 1 (T1) Non-Sensitive Position, which is a national agency check and inquiries (NACI) investigation.

Possibly, depending on the client or project, employment may require successful completion of a Tier 2 (T2) federal investigative standard background check, formerly called Moderate Risk Background Investigation (MBI). This is for Moderate Risk Public Trust Positions with no national security sensitivity. We typically do not perform work that requires Secret, Top Secret, or higher security clearances.
== Clients ==
Generally speaking, we strive to maintain a few good clients. So, we seek long-term relationships with clients and strive to build those client relationships for stability and growth. Ideally, we have multiple team members serving one or two clients rather than having individuals randomly jumping from client to client, task to task. We prefer clients and projects that allow us to focus on doing a great, through, professional job so we can be competent at what we do and serve our clients well.

We are mostly federal government contractors serving independent government agencies such as the [[Federal Communications Commission (FCC.GOV)]], [[Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS.GOV)]], [[Railroad Retirement Board (RRB.GOV)]], and the [[Smithsonian Institution]]. We also serve other government contractors such as [[Chemonics]] and [[CRDF Global]]. In addition, we are part of public/private collaborations such as the relationship between the [[US Department of State and Georgetown University]] and the [[English Language Program]].
== Duties & Responsibilities ==
* Determine and define project scope and objectives
* Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner
* Prepare a budget based on the scope of work and resource requirements
* Track project costs to meet budget
* Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan
* Provide project updates consistently to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress
* Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout the entire project execution
* Monitor progress and adapt work as required
* Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement
* Ensure projects meet deadlines
* Oversee all incoming and outgoing project documentation
* Design risk mitigation plan
* Work closely with stakeholders across the organization and participate in and/or lead cross-functional forums and workshops.
* Seek and cultivate growth opportunities from within the client relationship
* Identify and surface resourcing gaps that slow our momentum
* Lead by example
== [[Certifications and qualifications|Candidate Qualifications]] ==
* 5+ years working in project management and/or business analysis in a government technology environment
* Bachelor's degree in business information systems, business technology, computer science, or related field
* Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
* Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) certification
* ITIL 4 Foundation Certification
* Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification
* Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
* Strong D/I on the [https://www.tonyrobbins.com/disc-landing-form/ DiSC personality profile]
== Desired Skills ==
* Excellent written and oral communication skills - technically and non-technically
* Ability to effectively manage time and identify and focus on priorities
* Emotional intelligence, tactfulness, and outstanding customer service attitude
* Analytical mind with ability to understand data, processes, and variables
* Negotiation skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships
* A keen eye for detail - both visually and technically (code and data)
* Resourceful, creative, problem solving
== Expectations ==
* Structured, organized, attentive to detail
* Creative, confident, and enthusiastic
* Responsible, accountable
* Punctual
* Team player
* Adaptive, responsive, agile
* Committed, dedicated
== [[7 Things|7 Habits]] ==
# Proactive (self-starter)
# Begin with the end in mind (goal-oriented)
# Put first things first (prioritize and focus)
# Think win/win (collaborative)
# Seek first to understand, then be understood (empathy, user centered, customer-centric)
# Synergize (leverage the team)
# Sharpen the saw (seek certifications, continuing education, self-improvement)
== [[Benefits|Company Benefits]] ==
* Excellent and competitive salaries
* Excellent healthcare insurance (for U.S. based employees)
* Liberal leave, flexible schedule, and [[Company holidays and paid time off (PTO)]]
* Great clients, challenging work assignments
* Outstanding [[Team members]] who will go out of their way to help each other
* Positive company culture and healthy work environment
* [[Travel, training, and technology budget]]

Team Leader, Project Manager, Quarterback

2021-09-01T13:58:20Z

Blake:

== Job Description ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Job Title
|Project Manager
|-
|Location
|Remote
|-
|Time Zone
|Eastern Standard Time
|-
|Creation Date
|20 Aug 2021
|-
|Last Modified
|30 Aug 2021
|-
|}
== Job Overview ==
[[Brief intro to Agileana|Agileana]] is a small, lean, and agile team that works hard to deliver value to our clients, in a friendly and respectful working environment. For some people, being Agile means working around the clock. To us, Agile means being able to work at a sustainable pace indefinitely. Keeping you happy and engaged is essential to working at a healthy velocity. We focus on the challenge of how to make our teams more productive, being able to develop faster while also deploying securely and with confidence. Sometimes this means taking personal time or having more flexibility in our schedule. Agile also means building projects around motivated individuals.

We are lean, which denotes efficiency, waste reduction, competitive rates to our customers, and attractive compensation to our employees. The leaner we perform, the more efficient and productive we are, benefiting everybody in the long run. Win-win is our goal and one of the [[7 Habits of Highly Effective People]]. The people at Agileana are friendly, kind, and funny. Sometimes we get together outside of work and support each other in our goals - both professional and personal.

Working as part of the Agileana family, the Project Manager (PM) will provide internal and external clients with a central point of contact for projects. The individual is accountable for leading the project teams to ensure that client requirements and deliverables are met. This involves end-to-end management of a project, encompassing effective management of client communication and use of the appropriate tools to ensure the successful initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of projects. In support of a project, a PM will assist with requirements analysis, budget tracking and reporting, quality assurance, process modeling, 360 degree communication, tasking and delegation. You will be supported by a team of equally competent, dedicated, and committed team members.

The right candidate is highly organized, enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has strong project management skills, and is passionate about web and information technology.

== Background Investigation ==
Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) and will require an entry level federal security clearance process for - at a minimum - Tier 1 (T1) Non-Sensitive Position, which is a national agency check and inquiries (NACI). Possibly, depending on the client or project, employment may require successful completion of a Tier 2 (T2) federal investigative standard background check, formerly called Moderate Risk Background Investigation (MBI). This is for Moderate Risk Public Trust Positions with no national security sensitivity.
== Clients ==
Generally speaking, we strive to maintain a few good clients. So, we seek long-term relationships with clients and strive to build those client relationships for stability and growth. Ideally, we have multiple team members serving one or two clients rather than having individuals randomly jumping from client to client, task to task. We prefer clients and projects that allow us to focus on doing a great, through, professional job so we can be competent at what we do and serve our clients well.

We are mostly federal government contractors serving independent government agencies such as the [[Federal Communications Commission (FCC.GOV)]], [[Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS.GOV)]], [[Railroad Retirement Board (RRB.GOV)]], and the [[Smithsonian Institution]]. We also serve other government contractors such as [[Chemonics]] and [[CRDF Global]]. In addition, we are part of public/private collaborations such as the relationship between the [[US Department of State and Georgetown University]] and the [[English Language Program]].
== Duties & Responsibilities ==
* Determine and define project scope and objectives
* Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner
* Prepare a budget based on the scope of work and resource requirements
* Track project costs to meet budget
* Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan
* Provide project updates consistently to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress
* Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout the entire project execution
* Monitor progress and adapt work as required
* Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement
* Ensure projects meet deadlines
* Oversee all incoming and outgoing project documentation
* Design risk mitigation plan
* Work closely with stakeholders across the organization and participate in and/or lead cross-functional forums and workshops.
* Seek and cultivate growth opportunities from within the client relationship
* Identify and surface resourcing gaps that slow our momentum
* Lead by example
== [[Certifications and qualifications|Candidate Qualifications]] ==
* 5+ years working in project management and/or business analysis in a government technology environment
* Bachelor's degree in business information systems, business technology, computer science, or related field
* Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
* Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) certification
* ITIL 4 Foundation Certification
* Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification
* Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
* Strong D/I on the [https://www.tonyrobbins.com/disc-landing-form/ DiSC personality profile]
== Desired Skills ==
* Excellent written and oral communication skills - technically and non-technically
* Ability to effectively manage time and identify and focus on priorities
* Emotional intelligence, tactfulness, and outstanding customer service attitude
* Analytical mind with ability to understand data, processes, and variables
* Negotiation skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships
* A keen eye for detail - both visually and technically (code and data)
* Resourceful, creative, problem solving
== Expectations ==
* Structured, organized, attentive to detail
* Creative, confident, and enthusiastic
* Responsible, accountable
* Punctual
* Team player
* Adaptive, responsive, agile
* Committed, dedicated
== [[7 Things|7 Habits]] ==
# Proactive (self-starter)
# Begin with the end in mind (goal-oriented)
# Put first things first (prioritize and focus)
# Think win/win (collaborative)
# Seek first to understand, then be understood (empathy, user centered, customer-centric)
# Synergize (leverage the team)
# Sharpen the saw (seek certifications, continuing education, self-improvement)
== [[Benefits|Company Benefits]] ==
* Excellent and competitive salaries
* Excellent healthcare insurance (for U.S. based employees)
* Liberal leave, flexible schedule, and [[Company holidays and paid time off (PTO)]]
* Great clients, challenging work assignments
* Outstanding [[Team members]] who will go out of their way to help each other
* Positive company culture and healthy work environment
* [[Travel, training, and technology budget]]

Notable clients and projects

2021-08-30T16:23:12Z

Blake:

== Government ==
* [[The White House]]
* [[General Services Administration (GSA)]]
* [[NASA]]
* [[U.S. Forest Services|U.S. Forest Service]]
* [[U.S. Department of State (State Department)]]
* [[Federal Communications Commission (FCC.GOV)]]
* [[Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS.GOV)]]
* [[Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP.GOV)]]
* [[Data.gov]]
* [[SBIR.gov]]
* [[USAspending.gov]]
* [[RestoreTheGulf.gov]]
* [[District of Columbia (Washington, DC)]]
* [[City of New York (New York City)]]
* [[Railroad Retirement Board (RRB.GOV)]]
* [[Smithsonian Institution]]
* [[Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland]]
* [[Minneapolis Public Housing Authority]]
== Universities and Higher Education ==
* [[Georgetown University]]
* [[George Mason University]]
* [[Ashoka University]]
* [[Decision Lens University]]
* [[Education Policy and Data Center]]
== Nonprofits and Member Associations ==
* [[National 4-H Council]]
* [[Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists]]
* [[Environmental Information Exchange Network]]
* [[American Hiking Society]]
* [[Asian Americans Advancing Justice]]
* [[Cornea Society]]
* [[American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)]]
* [[Fulbright Scholar Program]]
* [[English Language Program]]
* [[Khodorkovsky]]
* [[Asian Law Caucus]]
* [[HEP Data]]
* [[Hydropower Reform Coalition]]
* [[Alfred Friendly Press Partners]]
* [[American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators (ASOA)]]
* [[National Public Radio (NPR)]]
== Government Contractors ==
* [[REI Systems]]
* [[Chemonics]]
* [[CRDF Global]]
* [[FHI 360]]
* [[Ares Corporation]]
== Startups and Small Businesses ==
* [[SEO Quotient (SEOQ.COM)]]
* [[CaliCasa]]
* [[Let Simon Decide]]
* [[Denti.net]]
* [[Balystic]]
* [[inQbation]]
* [[Emigra]]
* [[GZ Consultants]]
* [[Reel English Coach]]
* [[Sofya Skya]]
* [[Dan and Dave Buck]]
* [[Motor Sports Simulators]]
* [[BizPulse]]
* [[Mulberry School]]
* [[Eye Traffic Media]]
* [[Growth Strategy]]
* [[WordPress as a Service Platform (WPaaSP)]]

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Team Leader, Project Manager, Quarterback

2021-08-30T16:06:48Z

Blake:

== Job Description ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Job Title
|Project Manager
|-
|Location
|Remote
|-
|Time Zone
|Eastern Standard Time
|-
|Creation Date
|20 Aug 2021
|-
|Last Modified
|30 Aug 2021
|-
|}
== Job Overview ==
[[Brief intro to Agileana|Agileana]] is a small, lean, and agile team that works hard to deliver value to our clients, in a friendly and respectful working environment. For some people, being Agile means working around the clock. To us, Agile means being able to work at a sustainable pace indefinitely. Keeping you happy and engaged is essential to working at a healthy velocity. We focus on the challenge of how to make our teams more productive, being able to develop faster while also deploying securely and with confidence. Sometimes this means taking personal time or having more flexibility in our schedule. Agile also means building projects around motivated individuals.

We are lean, which denotes efficiency, waste reduction, competitive rates to our customers, and attractive compensation to our employees. The leaner we perform, the more efficient and productive we are, benefiting everybody in the long run. Win-win is our goal and one of the [[7 Habits of Highly Effective People]]. The people at Agileana are friendly, kind, and funny. Sometimes we get together outside of work and support each other in our goals - both professional and personal.

Working as part of the Agileana family, the Project Manager (PM) will provide internal and external clients with a central point of contact for projects. The individual is accountable for leading the project teams to ensure that client requirements and deliverables are met. This involves end-to-end management of a project, encompassing effective management of client communication and use of the appropriate tools to ensure the successful initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of projects. In support of a project, a PM will assist with requirements analysis, budget tracking and reporting, quality assurance, process modeling, 360 degree communication, tasking and delegation. You will be supported by a team of equally competent, dedicated, and committed team members.

The right candidate is highly organized, enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has strong project management skills, and is passionate about web and information technology. Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) and will require an entry level federal security clearance process for Public Trust Background Investigation (PT/BI).
== Clients ==
Generally speaking, we strive to maintain a few good clients. So, we seek long-term relationships with clients and strive to build those client relationships for stability and growth. Ideally, we have multiple team members serving one or two clients rather than having individuals randomly jumping from client to client, task to task. We prefer clients and projects that allow us to focus on doing a great, through, professional job so we can be competent at what we do and serve our clients well.

We are mostly federal government contractors serving independent government agencies such as the [[Federal Communications Commission (FCC.GOV)]], [[Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS.GOV)]], [[Railroad Retirement Board (RRB.GOV)]], and the [[Smithsonian Institution]]. We also serve other government contractors such as [[Chemonics]] and [[CRDF Global]]. In addition, we are part of public/private collaborations such as the relationship between the [[US Department of State and Georgetown University]] and the [[English Language Program]].
== Duties & Responsibilities ==
* Determine and define project scope and objectives
* Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner
* Prepare a budget based on the scope of work and resource requirements
* Track project costs to meet budget
* Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan
* Provide project updates consistently to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress
* Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout the entire project execution
* Monitor progress and adapt work as required
* Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement
* Ensure projects meet deadlines
* Oversee all incoming and outgoing project documentation
* Design risk mitigation plan
* Work closely with stakeholders across the organization and participate in and/or lead cross-functional forums and workshops.
* Seek and cultivate growth opportunities from within the client relationship
* Identify and surface resourcing gaps that slow our momentum
* Lead by example
== [[Certifications and qualifications|Candidate Qualifications]] ==
* 5+ years working in project management and/or business analysis in a government technology environment
* Bachelor's degree in business information systems, business technology, computer science, or related field
* Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
* Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) certification
* ITIL 4 Foundation Certification
* Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification
* Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
* Strong D/I on the [https://www.tonyrobbins.com/disc-landing-form/ DiSC personality profile]
== Desired Skills ==
* Excellent written and oral communication skills - technically and non-technically
* Ability to effectively manage time and identify and focus on priorities
* Emotional intelligence, tactfulness, and outstanding customer service attitude
* Analytical mind with ability to understand data, processes, and variables
* Negotiation skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships
* A keen eye for detail - both visually and technically (code and data)
* Resourceful, creative, problem solving
== Expectations ==
* Structured, organized, attentive to detail
* Creative, confident, and enthusiastic
* Responsible, accountable
* Punctual
* Team player
* Adaptive, responsive, agile
* Committed, dedicated
== [[7 Things|7 Habits]] ==
# Proactive (self-starter)
# Begin with the end in mind (goal-oriented)
# Put first things first (prioritize and focus)
# Think win/win (collaborative)
# Seek first to understand, then be understood (empathy, user centered, customer-centric)
# Synergize (leverage the team)
# Sharpen the saw (seek certifications, continuing education, self-improvement)
== [[Benefits|Company Benefits]] ==
* Excellent and competitive salaries
* Excellent healthcare insurance (for U.S. based employees)
* Liberal leave, flexible schedule, and [[Company holidays and paid time off (PTO)]]
* Great clients, challenging work assignments
* Outstanding [[Team members]] who will go out of their way to help each other
* Positive company culture and healthy work environment
* [[Travel, training, and technology budget]]

US Department of State and Georgetown University

2021-08-30T16:03:54Z

Blake:

Since January 2014, Agileana has been serving the English Language Program - a program of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) - through a grant to the Georgetown University Center for Intercultural Education and Development (CIED).

We have been working on a purchase order by purchase order basis with Georgetown University and IIE on behalf of the US Department of State. Together, they operate a system for planning, forecasting, recruiting, evaluating, selecting, onboarding, deploying, managing, and debriefing scholars and English Language Professionals who are deployed around the world. For over seven years, we have helped build an enterprise level, mission critical, information system. We are 100% responsible for the entire technical portion of the contract including design, development, deployment, DevOps, and server management.

Our first task order was to migrate the legacy system, built in Cold Fusion, to Drupal. We were exclusively responsible for the operations, maintenance, management, and improvements of that Drupal system until the functionality of the information system outgrew the capabilities of Drupal. We were forcing Drupal to do things it was not intended to do, like intensive database queries, reporting, and crunching of data.

In 2019, we migrated most of the web application into Symfony, a custom application development framework – the same framework used to build Drupal 8 and 9. A subset of the system remains in Drupal 7 and is in the process of being modernized and replaced. As part of our development approach, we have followed the US Digital Service Playbook, the US Web Design System, and the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA).

Our year-after-year renewal of the contract increases in funding ceiling, and series of purchase orders is a testament to our performance and customer satisfaction. As part of our duties, we have met or exceeded expectations in the following tasks:
* Website and web application development, updates and maintenance
* Routine maintenance of the Drupal website and Symfony application
* System administration for the enterprise content management system.
* Technical expertise to design, develop, test and deploy new websites.
* Technical expertise with transferring content from old websites to new websites
* Technical Drupal, Symfony, PHP, Linux, MySQL, Apache Solr, Amazon Web Services
* Build out web analytics program, including collection, reporting, and analysis.
* Analyze website analytics to make recommendations to improve website performance
* Monitor and understands on-site visitor behavior
* Use and maintain common analytics software.
* Verify and validate that all Graphic and UX design artifacts comply
* Perform content analysis and validation services including checking for errors
* Assist with testing all websites owned utilized by CIED
* Create, maintain, and use a comprehensive Test Plan
* Verify and validate the integrity of content
* Test and correct website coding, layout, and design
* Provide developers, system administration and graphics support
* Coordinate, schedule, and submit code, for code releases and hosting requirements.
* Conduct after-hour code releases.
* Utilize customer-ticketing system to manage developmental tasks.
* Maintain and work with the staff to update tools, files, guides, and policies
* Develop and document standard operating procedures
* Provide subject matter expertise on the functionality of all system applications
* Provide industry standards Subject Matter Expertise to assist with compliance
* Work closely with Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)
* Create, maintain, and use a comprehensive Test Plan for code deployments
* Test and correct website coding, layout, and design
* Digital Asset Management System Development, Updates, and Maintenance
* Project Management and Systems Development Lifecycle (SLDC) Documentation
* Research and Consultation
* Digital Analytics
* Content Strategy, Development, and Lifecycle Management
* Findability, SEO, and Metadata
* Design and Graphics
* Usability
* Website Migration
* Section 508 Compliance
* Web Application Development, APIs, and Data Access
* Operations and Maintenance

US Department of State and Georgetown University

2021-08-30T16:01:33Z

Blake: Created page with "Since January 2014, Agileana has been serving the English Language Program - a program of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) - throu..."

Since January 2014, Agileana has been serving the English Language Program - a program of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) - through a grant to the Georgetown University Center for Intercultural Education and Development (CIED).

During this same time, we have been serving the Fulbright Scholar Program, which is also a program of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs through a grant to the Institute of International Education (IIE) Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES).

We have been working on a purchase order by purchase order basis with Georgetown University and IIE on behalf of the US Department of State. Together, they operate a system for planning, forecasting, recruiting, evaluating, selecting, onboarding, deploying, managing, and debriefing scholars and English Language Professionals who are deployed around the world. For over seven years, we have helped build an enterprise level, mission critical, information system. We are 100% responsible for the entire technical portion of the contract including design, development, deployment, DevOps, and server management.

Our first task order was to migrate the legacy system, built in Cold Fusion, to Drupal. We were exclusively responsible for the operations, maintenance, management, and improvements of that Drupal system until the functionality of the information system outgrew the capabilities of Drupal. We were forcing Drupal to do things it was not intended to do, like intensive database queries, reporting, and crunching of data.

In 2019, we migrated most of the web application into Symfony, a custom application development framework – the same framework used to build Drupal 8 and 9. A subset of the system remains in Drupal 7 and is in the process of being modernized and replaced. As part of our development approach, we have followed the US Digital Service Playbook, the US Web Design System, and the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA).

Our year-after-year renewal of the contract increases in funding ceiling, and series of purchase orders is a testament to our performance and customer satisfaction. As part of our duties, we have met or exceeded expectations in the following tasks:

* Website and web application development, updates and maintenance
* Routine maintenance of the Drupal website and Symfony application
* System administration for the enterprise content management system.
* Technical expertise to design, develop, test and deploy new websites.
* Technical expertise with transferring content from old websites to new websites
* Technical Drupal, Symfony, PHP, Linux, MySQL, Apache Solr, Amazon Web Services
* Build out web analytics program, including collection, reporting, and analysis.
* Analyze website analytics to make recommendations to improve website performance
* Monitor and understands on-site visitor behavior
* Use and maintain common analytics software.
* Verify and validate that all Graphic and UX design artifacts comply
* Perform content analysis and validation services including checking for errors
* Assist with testing all websites owned utilized by CIED
* Create, maintain, and use a comprehensive Test Plan
* Verify and validate the integrity of content
* Test and correct website coding, layout, and design
* Provide developers, system administration and graphics support
* Coordinate, schedule, and submit code, for code releases and hosting requirements.
* Conduct after-hour code releases.
* Utilize customer-ticketing system to manage developmental tasks.
* Maintain and work with the staff to update tools, files, guides, and policies
* Develop and document standard operating procedures
* Provide subject matter expertise on the functionality of all system applications
* Provide industry standards Subject Matter Expertise to assist with compliance
* Work closely with Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)
* Create, maintain, and use a comprehensive Test Plan for code deployments
* Test and correct website coding, layout, and design
* Digital Asset Management System Development, Updates, and Maintenance
* Project Management and Systems Development Lifecycle (SLDC) Documentation
* Research and Consultation
* Digital Analytics
* Content Strategy, Development, and Lifecycle Management
* Findability, SEO, and Metadata
* Design and Graphics
* Usability
* Website Migration
* Section 508 Compliance
* Web Application Development, APIs, and Data Access
* Operations and Maintenance

Team Leader, Project Manager, Quarterback

2021-08-30T16:00:26Z

Blake:

== Job Description ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Job Title
|Project Manager
|-
|Location
|Remote
|-
|Time Zone
|Eastern Standard Time
|-
|Creation Date
|20 Aug 2021
|-
|Last Modified
|30 Aug 2021
|-
|}
== Job Overview ==
[[Brief intro to Agileana|Agileana]] is a small, lean, and agile team that works hard to deliver value to our clients, in a friendly and respectful working environment. For some people, being Agile means working around the clock. To us, Agile means being able to work at a sustainable pace indefinitely. Keeping you happy and engaged is essential to working at a healthy velocity. We focus on the challenge of how to make our teams more productive, being able to develop faster while also deploying securely and with confidence. Sometimes this means taking personal time or having more flexibility in our schedule. Agile also means building projects around motivated individuals.

We are lean, which denotes efficiency, waste reduction, competitive rates to our customers, and attractive compensation to our employees. The leaner we perform, the more efficient and productive we are, benefiting everybody in the long run. Win-win is our goal and one of the [[7 Habits of Highly Effective People]]. The people at Agileana are friendly, kind, and funny. Sometimes we get together outside of work and support each other in our goals - both professional and personal.

Working as part of the Agileana family, the Project Manager (PM) will provide internal and external clients with a central point of contact for projects. The individual is accountable for leading the project teams to ensure that client requirements and deliverables are met. This involves end-to-end management of a project, encompassing effective management of client communication and use of the appropriate tools to ensure the successful initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of projects. In support of a project, a PM will assist with requirements analysis, budget tracking and reporting, quality assurance, process modeling, 360 degree communication, tasking and delegation. You will be supported by a team of equally competent, dedicated, and committed team members.

The right candidate is highly organized, enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has strong project management skills, and is passionate about web and information technology. Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) and will require an entry level federal security clearance process for Public Trust Background Investigation (PT/BI).
== Clients ==
Generally speaking, we strive to maintain a few good clients. So, we seek long-term relationships with clients and strive to build those client relationships for stability and growth. Ideally, we have multiple team members serving one or two clients rather than having individuals randomly jumping from client to client, task to task. We prefer clients and projects that allow us to focus on doing a great, through, professional job so we can be competent at what we do and serve our clients well.

We are mostly federal government contractors serving independent government agencies such as the [[Federal Communications Commission (FCC.GOV)]], [[Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS.GOV)]], [[Railroad Retirement Board (RRB.GOV)]], and the [[Smithsonian Institution]]. We also serve other government contractors such as [[Chemonics]] and [[CRDF Global]]. In addition, we are part of public/private collaborations such as the relationship between the [[US Department of State and Georgetown University]] [[Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)]] [[English Language Program]].
== Duties & Responsibilities ==
* Determine and define project scope and objectives
* Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner
* Prepare a budget based on the scope of work and resource requirements
* Track project costs to meet budget
* Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan
* Provide project updates consistently to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress
* Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout the entire project execution
* Monitor progress and adapt work as required
* Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement
* Ensure projects meet deadlines
* Oversee all incoming and outgoing project documentation
* Design risk mitigation plan
* Work closely with stakeholders across the organization and participate in and/or lead cross-functional forums and workshops.
* Seek and cultivate growth opportunities from within the client relationship
* Identify and surface resourcing gaps that slow our momentum
* Lead by example
== [[Certifications and qualifications|Candidate Qualifications]] ==
* 5+ years working in project management and/or business analysis in a government technology environment
* Bachelor's degree in business information systems, business technology, computer science, or related field
* Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
* Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) certification
* ITIL 4 Foundation Certification
* Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification
* Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
* Strong D/I on the [https://www.tonyrobbins.com/disc-landing-form/ DiSC personality profile]
== Desired Skills ==
* Excellent written and oral communication skills - technically and non-technically
* Ability to effectively manage time and identify and focus on priorities
* Emotional intelligence, tactfulness, and outstanding customer service attitude
* Analytical mind with ability to understand data, processes, and variables
* Negotiation skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships
* A keen eye for detail - both visually and technically (code and data)
* Resourceful, creative, problem solving
== Expectations ==
* Structured, organized, attentive to detail
* Creative, confident, and enthusiastic
* Responsible, accountable
* Punctual
* Team player
* Adaptive, responsive, agile
* Committed, dedicated
== [[7 Things|7 Habits]] ==
# Proactive (self-starter)
# Begin with the end in mind (goal-oriented)
# Put first things first (prioritize and focus)
# Think win/win (collaborative)
# Seek first to understand, then be understood (empathy, user centered, customer-centric)
# Synergize (leverage the team)
# Sharpen the saw (seek certifications, continuing education, self-improvement)
== [[Benefits|Company Benefits]] ==
* Excellent and competitive salaries
* Excellent healthcare insurance (for U.S. based employees)
* Liberal leave, flexible schedule, and [[Company holidays and paid time off (PTO)]]
* Great clients, challenging work assignments
* Outstanding [[Team members]] who will go out of their way to help each other
* Positive company culture and healthy work environment
* [[Travel, training, and technology budget]]

Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS.GOV)

2021-08-30T15:57:47Z

Blake: Created page with "In 2010, we went to FedBizOpps (FBO.GOV) for the first time and discovered a request for proposal for website design and development. We submitted our first ever proposal for..."

In 2010, we went to FedBizOpps (FBO.GOV) for the first time and discovered a request for proposal for website design and development. We submitted our first ever proposal for a direct contract with the federal government and won. We promised to design, develop, and deliver the website in six (6) weeks for less than $100,000. The next closest bidder came in at over $300,000 and said it was impossible to deliver in this short period – a period of performance imposed on us by the solicitation. We delivered the website in exactly that time without exceeding the budget.

Our ten (10) year relationship with the Administrative Conference of the United States is a testament to our ability to satisfy customer expectations, comply with government policies and regulations, and control costs. Our work includes website design, development, operations, maintenance, management, enhancements, system administration, cyber security awareness, FISMA hosting coordination, Section 508 compliance, and assistance with DNS registration.

After five years, the agency outgrew its initial WordPress implementation and we helped convert the website from WordPress to Drupal 7. After seven years, we redesigned the Drupal website to modernize the user experience and improve its mobile responsiveness and accessibility. We anticipate an upgrade from Drupal 7 to Drupal 9 in the next fiscal year.

We have also set up a wiki page for one of their Congressional requirements and a database management system for a new Congressional mandate. As part of our duties, we have met or exceeded expectations in the following tasks:

* Project Management
* SLDC Documentation
* Research and Consultation
* Digital Analytics
* Content Strategy, Development
* Findability, SEO, and Metadata
* Design and Graphics
* Usability
* Website Migration (WordPress to Drupal)
* Section 508 Compliance
* Drupal and CMS Support
* Responsive Design
* General Web Development Tasks
* Web Application and API Development
* Operations and Maintenance
* Systems Integration

Federal Communications Commission (FCC.GOV)

2021-08-30T15:56:38Z

Blake: Created page with "Agileana is exclusively responsible for the operations, maintenance, development, upgrade, modernization, testing, remediation, Section 508 compliance, FISMA compliance, quali..."

Agileana is exclusively responsible for the operations, maintenance, development, upgrade, modernization, testing, remediation, Section 508 compliance, FISMA compliance, quality assurance, regular status reporting, and project management of FCC.GOV. We are also responsible for the Drupal 7 to Drupal 9 migration, which is currently in process.

FCC.GOV is a read-only public facing site with a complex architecture that is powered by Drupal, Socrata, Docker, Akamai CDN, Solr search, Okta authentication, Github, Jenkins, APIs to consume legacy data from internal systems in Service Now, and Geo data mapping. It is hosted in a mature AWS architecture that ensures availability and reliability through load balancers, multiple EC2 instances, and master slave databases. FCC.GOV incorporates federated single sign on (SSO) and open data for forms. The DevOps process is very particular and requires orchestration and coordination with several teams within the FCC. Coordination is facilitated by Atlassian JIRA, Slack, MS Teams, and Zoom.

FCC.GOV serves approximately 1.6 million visitors per month averaging 70,000 visitors per week day and approximately 1,000 visitors at any given time. It has over 200,000 nodes, 116 contributed modules, and 40 custom modules. The FCC has active social media pages, particularly Twitter and Instagram. There are dozens of stakeholders with varying demands which require constant coordination to keep the public site uniform for 7 bureaus and 11 offices within the FCC, which are equivalent to agencies or sub-agencies within a major federal Department. Each office and bureau has its own unique requirements, external datasets, dynamic content, and often require unique content types, taxonomies, panels, and views. New content is constantly created and published. Data in the system dates to the 1920s.

FCC.GOV is a frequent target of hackers, intrusion attempts, and email breach attempts. Millions of cyber security breaches are attempted every day. There have been zero major security breaches despite its high traffic volume and visibility. This contract requires after-hours support. Agileana inherited an FCC website that had legacy code from Drupal 6 and before. The Drupal migration process is particularly challenging due to 10 years of technical debt that requires refactoring, evolving requirements, incomplete mobile friendly responsiveness, and continued evolution of the legacy Drupal 7 site which continues in parallel with Drupal 9 migration.

As part of our duties, we have met or exceeded expectations in the following tasks:

* Project Management and SLDC Documentation
* Research and Consultation
* Digital Analytics
* Content Strategy, Development, and Lifecycle Management
* Findability, SEO, and Metadata
* Design and Graphics
* General Web Development Tasks
* Usability
* Website Migration
* Section 508 Compliance
* Drupal and Content Management System Support
* Mobile Strategies and Implementation
* Web Application Development, APIs, and Data Access
* Operations and Maintenance
* New development, updates and maintenance of FCC.GOV website
* Perform routine maintenance of the Drupal websites including
* Design, implement and maintain web functionality & technologies
* Provide Drupal system administration
* Analyze website analytics to make recommendations to improve website performance
* Monitor and understands on-site visitor behavior
* Provide insights on data related to website traffic
* Use and maintain Google analytics.
* Verify and validate that all graphic and UX design artifacts are Section 508 compliant
* Assist with testing all websites
* Create, maintain, and use a comprehensive test plan for code deployments
* Test and correct website coding, layout, and design
* Coordinate, schedule, and submit code for code releases
* Conduct after-hour code releases.
* Utilize ticketing system(s) to manage developmental tasks
* Develop and document standard operating
* Provide thorough, detailed, and comprehensive documentation of development
* Provide industry standards and SME to assist federal standards and regulations
* Work closely with Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO
* Graphic and user experience design
* Create user experience and graphic design mockups of website and application
* Create and/or digitally manipulate web and social media graphics
* Create presentation material and maintain training materials

Team Leader, Project Manager, Quarterback

2021-08-30T15:54:12Z

Blake:

== Job Description ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Job Title
|Project Manager
|-
|Location
|Remote
|-
|Time Zone
|Eastern Standard Time
|-
|Creation Date
|20 Aug 2021
|-
|Last Modified
|30 Aug 2021
|-
|}
== Job Overview ==
[[Brief intro to Agileana|Agileana]] is a small, lean, and agile team that works hard to deliver value to our clients, in a friendly and respectful working environment. For some people, being Agile means working around the clock. To us, Agile means being able to work at a sustainable pace indefinitely. Keeping you happy and engaged is essential to working at a healthy velocity. We focus on the challenge of how to make our teams more productive, being able to develop faster while also deploying securely and with confidence. Sometimes this means taking personal time or having more flexibility in our schedule. Agile also means building projects around motivated individuals.

We are lean, which denotes efficiency, waste reduction, competitive rates to our customers, and attractive compensation to our employees. The leaner we perform, the more efficient and productive we are, benefiting everybody in the long run. Win-win is our goal and one of the [[7 Habits of Highly Effective People]]. The people at Agileana are friendly, kind, and funny. Sometimes we get together outside of work and support each other in our goals - both professional and personal.

Working as part of the Agileana family, the Project Manager (PM) will provide internal and external clients with a central point of contact for projects. The individual is accountable for leading the project teams to ensure that client requirements and deliverables are met. This involves end-to-end management of a project, encompassing effective management of client communication and use of the appropriate tools to ensure the successful initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of projects. In support of a project, a PM will assist with requirements analysis, budget tracking and reporting, quality assurance, process modeling, 360 degree communication, tasking and delegation. You will be supported by a team of equally competent, dedicated, and committed team members.

The right candidate is highly organized, enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has strong project management skills, and is passionate about web and information technology. Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) and will require an entry level federal security clearance process for Public Trust Background Investigation (PT/BI).

== Clients ==
Generally speaking, we strive to maintain a few good clients. So, we seek long-term relationships with clients and strive to build those client relationships for stability and growth. Ideally, we have multiple team members serving one or two clients rather than having individuals randomly jumping from client to client, task to task. We prefer clients and projects that allow us to focus on doing a great, through, professional job so we can be competent at what we do and serve our clients well.

We are mostly federal government contractors serving independent government agencies such as the [[Federal Communications Commission (FCC.GOV)]], [[Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS.GOV)]], [[Railroad Retirement Board (RRB.GOV)]], and the [[Smithsonian Institution]]. We also serve other government contractors such as [[Chemonics]] and [[CRDF Global]].

== Duties & Responsibilities ==
* Determine and define project scope and objectives
* Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner
* Prepare a budget based on the scope of work and resource requirements
* Track project costs to meet budget
* Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan
* Provide project updates consistently to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress
* Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout the entire project execution
* Monitor progress and adapt work as required
* Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement
* Ensure projects meet deadlines
* Oversee all incoming and outgoing project documentation
* Design risk mitigation plan
* Work closely with stakeholders across the organization and participate in and/or lead cross-functional forums and workshops.
* Seek and cultivate growth opportunities from within the client relationship
* Identify and surface resourcing gaps that slow our momentum
* Lead by example
== [[Certifications and qualifications|Candidate Qualifications]] ==
* 5+ years working in project management and/or business analysis in a government technology environment
* Bachelor's degree in business information systems, business technology, computer science, or related field
* Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
* Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) certification
* ITIL 4 Foundation Certification
* Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification
* Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
* Strong D/I on the [https://www.tonyrobbins.com/disc-landing-form/ DiSC personality profile]
== Desired Skills ==
* Excellent written and oral communication skills - technically and non-technically
* Ability to effectively manage time and identify and focus on priorities
* Emotional intelligence, tactfulness, and outstanding customer service attitude
* Analytical mind with ability to understand data, processes, and variables
* Negotiation skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships
* A keen eye for detail - both visually and technically (code and data)
* Resourceful, creative, problem solving
== Expectations ==
* Structured, organized, attentive to detail
* Creative, confident, and enthusiastic
* Responsible, accountable
* Punctual
* Team player
* Adaptive, responsive, agile
* Committed, dedicated
== [[7 Things|7 Habits]] ==
# Proactive (self-starter)
# Begin with the end in mind (goal-oriented)
# Put first things first (prioritize and focus)
# Think win/win (collaborative)
# Seek first to understand, then be understood (empathy, user centered, customer-centric)
# Synergize (leverage the team)
# Sharpen the saw (seek certifications, continuing education, self-improvement)
== [[Benefits|Company Benefits]] ==
* Excellent and competitive salaries
* Excellent healthcare insurance (for U.S. based employees)
* Liberal leave, flexible schedule, and [[Company holidays and paid time off (PTO)]]
* Great clients, challenging work assignments
* Outstanding [[Team members]] who will go out of their way to help each other
* Positive company culture and healthy work environment
* [[Travel, training, and technology budget]]

Team Leader, Project Manager, Quarterback

2021-08-30T15:46:47Z

Blake:

== Job Description ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Job Title
|Project Manager
|-
|Location
|Remote
|-
|Time Zone
|Eastern Standard Time
|-
|Creation Date
|20 Aug 2021
|-
|Last Modified
|30 Aug 2021
|-
|}
== Job Overview ==
[[Brief intro to Agileana|Agileana]] is a small, lean, and agile team that works hard to deliver value to our clients, in a friendly and respectful working environment. For some people, being Agile means working around the clock. To us, Agile means being able to work at a sustainable pace indefinitely. Keeping you happy and engaged is essential to working at a healthy velocity. We focus on the challenge of how to make our teams more productive, being able to develop faster while also deploying securely and with confidence. Sometimes this means taking personal time or having more flexibility in our schedule. Agile also means building projects around motivated individuals.

We are lean, which denotes efficiency, waste reduction, competitive rates to our customers, and attractive compensation to our employees. The leaner we perform, the more efficient and productive we are, benefiting everybody in the long run. Win-win is our goal and one of the [[7 Habits of Highly Effective People]]. The people at Agileana are friendly, kind, and funny. Sometimes we get together outside of work and support each other in our goals - both professional and personal.

Working as part of the Agileana family, the Project Manager (PM) will provide internal and external clients with a central point of contact for projects. The individual is accountable for leading the project teams to ensure that client requirements and deliverables are met. This involves end-to-end management of a project, encompassing effective management of client communication and use of the appropriate tools to ensure the successful initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of projects. In support of a project, a PM will assist with requirements analysis, budget tracking and reporting, quality assurance, process modeling, 360 degree communication, tasking and delegation. You will be supported by a team of equally competent, dedicated, and committed team members.

The right candidate is highly organized, enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has strong project management skills, and is passionate about web and information technology. Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) and will require an entry level federal security clearance process for Public Trust Background Investigation (PT/BI).
== Duties & Responsibilities ==
* Determine and define project scope and objectives
* Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner
* Prepare a budget based on the scope of work and resource requirements
* Track project costs to meet budget
* Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan
* Provide project updates consistently to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress
* Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout the entire project execution
* Monitor progress and adapt work as required
* Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement
* Ensure projects meet deadlines
* Oversee all incoming and outgoing project documentation
* Design risk mitigation plan
* Work closely with stakeholders across the organization and participate in and/or lead cross-functional forums and workshops.
* Seek and cultivate growth opportunities from within the client relationship
* Identify and surface resourcing gaps that slow our momentum
* Lead by example
== [[Certifications and qualifications|Candidate Qualifications]] ==
* 5+ years working in project management and/or business analysis in a government technology environment
* Bachelor's degree in business information systems, business technology, computer science, or related field
* Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
* Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) certification
* ITIL 4 Foundation Certification
* Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification
* Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
* Strong D/I on the [https://www.tonyrobbins.com/disc-landing-form/ DiSC personality profile]
== Desired Skills ==
* Excellent written and oral communication skills - technically and non-technically
* Ability to effectively manage time and identify and focus on priorities
* Emotional intelligence, tactfulness, and outstanding customer service attitude
* Analytical mind with ability to understand data, processes, and variables
* Negotiation skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships
* A keen eye for detail - both visually and technically (code and data)
* Resourceful, creative, problem solving
== Expectations ==
* Structured, organized, attentive to detail
* Creative, confident, and enthusiastic
* Responsible, accountable
* Punctual
* Team player
* Adaptive, responsive, agile
* Committed, dedicated

== [[7 Things|7 Habits]] ==

# Proactive (self-starter)
# Begin with the end in mind (goal-oriented)
# Put first things first (prioritize and focus)
# Think win/win (collaborative)
# Seek first to understand, then be understood (empathy, user centered, customer-centric)
# Synergize (leverage the team)
# Sharpen the saw (seek certifications, continuing education, self-improvement)

== [[Benefits|Company Benefits]] ==
* Excellent and competitive salaries
* Excellent healthcare insurance (for U.S. based employees)
* Liberal leave, flexible schedule, and [[Company holidays and paid time off (PTO)]]
* Great clients, challenging work assignments
* Outstanding [[Team members]] who will go out of their way to help each other
* Positive company culture and healthy work environment
* [[Travel, training, and technology budget]]