Handbook changelog

Keep up to date with our Handbook for all Significant happenings around Significa. Our Handbook will never be ready; it’ll constantly be evolving, and it may be hard to keep up. So, each time a change is made, we add a little update here about that change and the link to the page.

The changes below reflect changes from August 1st to December 17th, 2024. We’ll be adding more regular updates going forward, and with each change, a new addition is made.

Minor updates to the following pages

Sentences or paragraphs added to existing pages

• Perks and benefits: that they are open to all team - we also added Barbie to our health insurance recently, which made him very happy.

• Hiring criteria: a paragraph was added to highlight our preference to hire locally rather than those who would relocate for a role at Significa.

• A section on Nursing mothers added to Returning to Work.

• Company travel - updated with the latest instructions on how to arrange your company travel.

• Team satisfaction reports: added August ‘24 results.

• Billing and invoicing has been updated as we no longer bill using Packages. This page has been updated in line with our latest proposals.

• New illustrations across the handbook! Craftily created by The Talented Mr Tomás.

• Compensation sub-chapter has been renamed Money matters.

New chapters and pages

Whole new shiny chapters and pages within existing chapters for you

• Design has arrived! Learn all about how we approach Design. It’s lean, but that’s the way we like it, for now.

• Project and Product management chapter is finally live.

• A whole new Brand & Marketing chapter added.

• Engineering: A whole load of pages added all about how we do engineering at Significa.

• ABCD performance - our new approach to Performance reviews.

• PAL mentorship - our new mentorship program to raise everybody’s level.

• Setting your KPIs - learn all about how you should set your quarterly KPIs

• Bonus - nail the KPI’s and you’ll be picking up some nice reward!

• All-hands - we want to improve cross-collaboration, and that means being together, more often.

• Project and Product management Chapter is finally live - big thanks for your patience there, PM team.

• A whole new Brand & Marketing Chapter added.

• Engineering: A whole load of pages added about how we do engineering at Significa.

• Disciplinary procedures and possible sanctions - if shit hits the fan.

• Internal financial controls - how to request payments and purchases.

Notion updates

Updates from around your Notion home

• Significa 2025 Goals added to Home

• New workspaces for each team, to be rolled out beginning of January

• All-hands Agenda - sign up to share something cool with the team, pick a date and we can help with the rest.

• ABCD performance metrics - analyse your gaps and start to target areas for improvement

• Individual KPI’s - set your quarterly KPIs in relation to your department’s goals.

• Hotel booking instructions, as mentioned in Company travel.

• Health Insurance policy in PT and EN is available in Home.

• Suggestion Box form - keep the suggestions coming.

• Payment Approval Requests (PAR) - combining travel and purchasing requests. Be sure to complete a request before making any purchases. Learn about this in Internal financial controls.