{"id":10805,"date":"2020-03-30T18:44:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T18:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-mondaycomblog.kinsta.cloud\/?post_type=remotework&p=10805"},"modified":"2023-08-21T12:47:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T12:47:17","slug":"remote-hackathon-roadmap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monday.com\/appdeveloper\/blog\/remote-hackathon-roadmap\/","title":{"rendered":"How we pulled off a 2-day remote hackathon to launch monday Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier in February, we announced<\/span><\/a> monday 2.0, a strategic update to our platform, transforming monday.com into a Work OS. Part of monday 2.0 included the preview monday Apps\u2014the ability for any team using monday.com Work OS to build their own features, integrations, and apps on top of our platform.<\/p>\n

To get monday Apps ready for release, our product team organized a 2-day hackathon to test the monday App\u2019s foundations \u2014 we wanted to ensure that anyone who would be interested in custom building their own app, had all of the infrastructure and tools needed to do so successfully.<\/p>\n

And then\u2026 things changed.<\/p>\n

With the outbreak of the Coronavirus, the entire monday.com office transitioned into WFH status.<\/p>\n

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Luckily for us, we were able to pull it off, leveraging the opportunity to completely transform our product roadmap to better support our customers working from home.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Here\u2019s how we did it, and what we learned along the way.<\/p>\n

Get started<\/a><\/p>\n

monday Apps: opening up our platform to let customers build what they want\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

A bit of background context first.<\/p>\n

monday.com is a versatile Work OS, containing building blocks<\/span><\/a> – things like views, charts, automations, and integrations – that we have built for teams to create and shape the workflows that fit their exact needs.<\/p>\n

monday Apps adds a new and exciting level of flexibility to our Work OS<\/a>.\u00a0 Now developers can build and package their own building blocks, which they can then use to assemble custom apps – creating endless possibilities for innovation.<\/p>\n

The goals, teams and process: our approach to the hackathon<\/b><\/h3>\n

While figuring out the operational challenges of our remote hackathon, we understood that we needed to shift our product priorities. We needed to enhance our Work OS with features that would better support our customers working from home.<\/p>\n

So, we decided to quickly shift the focus of the entire hackathon to building Apps that would help remote teams work, collaborate, and stay informed, no matter where they are.<\/p>\n

We were determined to deliver immediate value to our customers, as they transition to working from home.<\/p>\n

After pooling the most highly requested remote-work app ideas from customers and monday employees, we created 20 teams, each with representation from design, product, and engineering, and suggested apps for each team.<\/p>\n

With 80 engineers and designers cleared of meetings and ideas flowing\u2014we were ready to go.<\/p>\n

We started off with our typical structure:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n