{"id":1993,"date":"2024-08-10T04:22:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T08:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/?page_id=1993"},"modified":"2025-12-15T15:58:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T20:58:46","slug":"tiny-tasks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/departments\/interactive-design\/id-info\/comms-channels\/tiny-tasks\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiny Tasks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The #id-tiny-tasks<\/span><\/a> channel on Slack is for short<\/span> tasks\u20144 hours or less\u2014that anyone (who\u2019<\/span>s light on work) can post to or pick up while waiting for more work.<\/p>\n

Project Managers and Leads post tasks. Designers and developers check in and grab a task after notifying #ask-a-pm<\/span><\/a> they\u2019<\/span>re light on work. Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hey folks! I have a small Bulletin task that\u2019d be great for someone looking to take their first steps in PHP! It\u2019s just reordering and editing some HTML in a theme <\/span> probably about an hour of your time <\/span> more info here [<\/span>URL or similar Link].<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Please be on the lookout for anything you can use help with on a project. Ideas include flowing in sample content for development on staging, reviewing link check reports, and minor design revisions. There are lots of places you can find these kinds of tasks for all disciplines.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bigger tasks\u2014greater than 4 hours\u2014should be reported to a Managing Supervisor\/ACD for resourcing.<\/h4>\n

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How It Works<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Hint: It\u2019s just like the <\/span>#code-reviews channel<\/span><\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n

Have a tiny task?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Post it in #id-tiny-tasks<\/a> with a brief summary of what it is and how long you think it will take. If there is a Trello card or GitHub issue, please link to it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking on a tiny task?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Give it a \ud83d\udc4d<\/span> when you\u2019ve decided to start on it, and a \u2705 <\/span>when you\u2019ve completed it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Need to bump a tiny task up because no one has taken it on?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Copy a link to the original message and post it again.<\/span><\/p>\n

Need to return a tiny task?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just remove the \ud83d\udc4d<\/span> so others know it\u2019s up for grabs.<\/span><\/p>\n

No tiny tasks available?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ping the @channel<\/code> and see what hasn\u2019t been mentioned yet!<\/span><\/p>\n

What makes a great Tiny Task?<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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  • Your task takes 4 hours or less, including time to onboard and set up.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • It\u2019s (preferably) billable work, though u<\/span>nbillable work is okay too.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The #id-tiny-tasks channel on Slack is for short tasks\u20144 hours or less\u2014that anyone (who\u2019s light on work) can post to or pick up while waiting for more work. Project Managers and Leads post tasks. Designers and developers check in and grab a task after notifying #ask-a-pm they\u2019re light on work. Example: Hey folks! I have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12906,"featured_media":0,"parent":424,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1993"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12906"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1993"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4206,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1993\/revisions\/4206"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}