Operately v0.2
Project Retrospectives, People Management, Notification Controls, and more
Operately 0.2 is packed with improvements that make it easier to communicate with your team, manage access, and stay compliant. Let’s dive in and see what’s new.
Project retrospectives are now communication hubs#
Project retrospectives are a powerful method for learning and improving. They help you reflect on what went well, what didn’t, and what you can do better next time. But they’re often overlooked or done half-heartedly, especially when you’re moving fast. That’s why we’ve built them into Operately.
In this release, retrospectives are now communication hubs. You can react to them, comment on them, and edit them if you’re the author. This makes it easy to keep the conversation going openly and learn from your team’s insights.
Onboard and offboard people faster#
The new Company Administration page puts more control at your fingertips.
Company admins can now:
- Assign manager-reporter relationships
- Update profiles, including titles and roles
- Add multiple people to the organization at once
- Suspend accounts for offboarding in one click
To access this page as a company admin, click on the company dropdown menu -> Company Admin -> Manage Team Members.
Manage who does what on your projects#
We’ve upgraded how Operately handles project team changes. Now it’s easier to match people’s roles to their real responsibilities.
Promoting people to champions and reviewers is now a breeze. Say your lead developer Sarah steps up to manage a critical feature launch. In seconds, you can promote her from contributor to project champion in seconds. She gets the right access, and you keep moving.
You can add multiple people to a project at once, each with their own role. For instance, if three software engineers join a project, each responsible for a different part of the system, you can add all three at once, assigning them specific responsibilities and keeping everyone in the loop.
Security and compliance: One-click access oversight#
We just fixed a headache you might not even know you had: having a complete, unambiguous list of people who have access to your project.
As a company grows, keeping track of who can access what becomes challenging. It’s a security risk waiting to happen. And when the auditors come knocking? Good luck explaining, without hard evidence, that because Lana has X level of access to a space, she also has Y level access to a belonging project.
We’ve made it simple:
- Go to a project -> Manage Team & Access (see screenshot above)
- At the bottom, click “show all”
You will see all people who are not directly assigned as contributors to the project but can implicitly view it based on their company or space membership.
Your inbox, your rules: New subscription controls#
You can now control who will receive notifications for any type of message you send across spaces, projects, and goals. Stay updated on the discussions that matter to you and tune out the ones that don’t. Whether it’s project updates, comments, or notifications, you can easily manage what shows up in your inbox with just a click.
Get started: Self-host in 5 minutes#
Follow the self-hosted installation guide to take Operately for a spin: you can install it on a small (1 CPU, 2GB) machine in 5 minutes.
Sign up for the cloud waiting list#
If you’d prefer to use Operately as a SaaS, sign up for the cloud waiting list.
Join the Operately community#
Operately is open source and available under the Apache 2.0 license. We’re excited to build a community of early adopters and contributors. Here’s how you can get involved and help shape the future of Operately:
- Star the repository on GitHub to show your support and help us gain visibility
- Join our Discord server to connect with the team and other community members
- Contribute by submitting bug reports, feature requests, or code on GitHub
- Spread the word: Share Operately with your network of friends and colleagues
We hope you enjoy using Operately as much as we enjoy building it. Stay tuned for our next release, scheduled for next month!
— The Operately Team