Alerts

Best practices for application alerts

Best practices for application alerts
  1. What makes a good alert?
  2. What are alerts in an application?
  3. How do automatic alerts improve project performance?

What makes a good alert?

I use a simple framework wherein a good alert has the following properties: Actionable: Indicates a problem for which the recipient is well placed to take immediate corrective action. Investigable: (yes, I made this word up) Indicates a problem whose solution is not yet known by the organization.

What are alerts in an application?

An app notification is a message or alert sent by an application to the device user. They include push notifications and in-app notifications.

How do automatic alerts improve project performance?

The alerts will contain information relevant to UserA including the filepath for File2, UserB information whom edited File2, and a timestamp for when this was done. Enough information that UserA can make a decision on how to proceed knowing who changed what file, and when.

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