“I’ve been fortunate to grow with Portland Webworks since the very beginning,” says founder and CEO Justin Davis. “We’re here today because of our team’s commitment to the innovation and skill adoption required to navigate the ever-changing landscape of the internet since our founding in 1999.” A lot has happened in the past 25 years. … Read more
“Agile project management principles are critical to building trust with our clients,” says Alison Schestopol, Director of Project Management at Portland Webworks/GovWebworks. “Clients see results early and often and provide real-time feedback that is integrated into the product features.” Since 2012, starting with the State of Idaho, we’ve embraced agile principles and Scrum methodologies on … Read more
“Portland Webworks stood out from the other companies I applied to because they use Drupal for their content management system (CMS) of choice,” says PWW developer Dang Tran. “After 10 years of working on web development, I wanted to focus on complicated projects using the Drupal CMS and I saw many big and diverse projects … Read more
By Danielle Blades The year before my 40th birthday, I set the intention of “alignment” between my self awareness and my actions. I wanted to walk into my 40s with confidence and ease, not only as a project manager and agile lead, but as a mom, friend, partner, co-worker, and human. Though I dived into … Read more
“Some people think QA is just the testing phase of a project,” says PWW Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer Diane Bienkowski, who wrote a blog on Why Quality Assurance Shouldn’t be an Afterthought. “QA is ideally part of the whole project, from discovery and requirements gathering to implementation and project planning, client interactions, and of course … Read more
People often ask, “What exactly is the difference between UX and UI designers?” We thought we’d take this opportunity to answer that question, and introduce our User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) designers in this Creative team spotlight. Multiple perspectives are crucial to designing good solutions. The Portland Webworks/GovWebworks Creative team is highly collaborative, … Read more
Before 2020, Portland Webworks had less than five remote employees, today we have more than 25. It’s a sign of the times, and brings a synergy of opportunity, both for us and for our employees. We get the benefits of a diverse and experienced staff, and our staff gets to work from the comfort of … Read more
One of the hallmarks of a successful workplace is the staying power of its employees. At Portland Webworks, more than a third of our full-time team has been aboard for eight years or more. President Justin Davis clocks in at the top with 23 years since founding the company in 1999. (See company timeline.) Next … Read more
Our team of full-time employees couldn’t do what we do without the support of a valuable group of remote and local independent contractors. These contract support staff are hired for a limited period of time to perform specific tasks, but often become full-time employees, as noted in our New Employee Spotlight. Many of our job … Read more
“Employees are engaged, collaborative, and highly communicative with one another, as well as with leadership,” said one team member in our post on Core Values For Employee Happiness. “It is truly an open-door establishment without a lot of hierarchy because everyone is treated equally and fairly.” These are just some of the reasons team members … Read more