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Tools

Ubuntu single sign on setup

• [ ] Go to login.ubuntu.com and set up an account
• [ ] Set up 2-factor authentication
• [ ] Print your printable backup codes

Get set up on the design tools

• [ ] Request a Sketch licence from Peter
• [ ] Download and install Sketch using your licence
• [ ] Create a Dropbox account (but note that this is more for historical purposes, as we are moving away from using it. Your designs will go into Google Drive)
• [ ] Get Carla to give you an introduction to using Google Drive
• [ ] Get Carla to share the right Google Drive folders with you
• [ ] Get Carla to give you an introduction to copy documents
• [ ] Get Carla to invite you to Zeppelin
• [ ] Get Carla to give you login details to Invision

Arrange laptop loan, if required

Ensure Launchpad account is created

Create your GitHub account and set up ZenHub

• [ ] Setup your GitHub account
• [ ] Ask them to be added on github.com/canonicalltd
• [ ] Ask them to be added on github.com/ubuntudesigners
• [ ] Give your account name to Robin, Ant or Peter so they can create your ZenHub licence
• [ ] Download a ZenHub plugin for your browser from zenhub.com/extension
• [ ] Go to your GitHub account and browse the repos. If you go the the ZenHub tab at the top you can see all GitHub issues as cards

Team tools for communication: IRC and Telegram

• [ ] Get your credentials here: https://enigma.admin.canonical.com/user/+me/irc-credentials.zip
• [ ] Download an IRC client from, for instance, irccloud.com, colloquy.info or codeux.com/textual (most of the team use IRC cloud; you can get an annual subscription and expense it)
• [ ] Join the following channels:
  • [ ] #sukha
  • [ ] #web-team
  • [ ] #maas
  • [ ] #landscape
  • [ ] #jaas
  • [ ] #juju-gui
  • [ ] #snappy-internal
  • [ ] #canonical
  • [ ] #design
  • [ ] #webops
  • [ ] #IS
  • [ ] #bluefin
  • [ ] #canonical-support
  • [ ] #HR
• [ ] Set up your account

Google calendar and meetings

• [ ] Join and learn how to use Design OOO
• [ ] Creating invites
• [ ] Google hangouts
• [ ] Room bookings
• [ ] Who attends what
• [ ] Meeting agendas
• [ ] Invite new team member to all relevant meetings
• [ ] Briefs, templates and notes
• [ ] Stefanie - large bookings
• [ ] Room clean up

Mailing lists

• [ ] Design beans
• [ ] Design
• [ ] If cloud, then cloud lists
• [ ] If Juju, then GUI peeps and Juju list
• [ ] If MAAS, maas-devel and MAAS internal
• [ ] If Snappy, Snappy internal
• [ ] Ask Peter to add you to webteam@canonical.com
• [ ] If working on technical contributions, canonical-tech from wiki page
• [ ] (optional) Warthogs has interesting company conversations https://wiki.canonical.com/MailingLists
• [ ] https://launchpad.net/~canonical-webmonkeys

Process

Scrum overview: our cycles and iterations

• [ ] 6 month cycles
• [ ] Roadmap sprints
• [ ] Web and design team cycle planning
• [ ] Scrum at Canonical: 2 week iterations
• [ ] Stand ups
• [ ] Squad meetings
• [ ] Cross team meetings
• [ ] Reviews
• [ ] Demos
• [ ] Retros
• [ ] Powwow
• [ ] Discipline meetings (UX, Design, Front end, Back end)
• [ ] Communications styles

Introduction to Launchpad

• [ ] Explain how Launchpad works
• [ ] Set up new team member on Launchpad
• [ ] How to raise bugs
• [ ] Lifecycle of a bug
• [ ] Roles and responsibilities when dealing with bugs
• [ ] Bugs and Trello relation
• [ ] Bug fixing time
• [ ] Bug Fridays
• [ ] RTS

Product training

Introduction to Ubuntu & Canonical

• [ ] Background of Ubuntu
• [ ] Background of Canonical
• [ ] Mark Shuttleworth
• [ ] Company goals and revenue streams
• [ ] Commercial objectives
• [ ] Ubuntu desktop / cloud / core
• [ ] Canonical tools: MAAS, JUJU, SNAPCRAFT
• [ ] Role of the design team in the company

MAAS Introduction/Training

• [ ] MAAS.io
• [ ] System overview
• [ ] Users : roles and responsibilities
• [ ] Target audience
• [ ] Stats
• [ ] Who's involved in the project
• [ ] Competitors overview
• [ ] Designs location
• [ ] Folders location
• [ ] Go through the specs
• [ ] Intro to the roadmap
• [ ] Intro to the engineers and product management
• [ ] Training Demo

Juju introduction/training

• [ ] jujucharms.com
• [ ] System overview
• [ ] Users : roles and responsibilities
• [ ] Target audience
• [ ] Stats
• [ ] Who's involved in the project?
• [ ] Community
• [ ] Training Demo

Web introduction

• [ ] Styleguides
• [ ] Vanilla
• [ ] Sites we manage
• [ ] Sites that use our styles
• [ ] Design and sign-off process
• [ ] Design - Dev working process
• [ ] QA and testing process
• [ ] Release cycle
• [ ] Stakeholders involved

• [ ] Stakeholders management

  Competitors overview

• [ ] Red Hat https://www.redhat.com/en
• [ ] Fedora https://getfedora.org/
• [ ] Mirantis https://www.mirantis.com/
• [ ] Hortonworks https://hortonworks.com/
• [ ] Docker https://www.docker.com/
• [ ] Snappy
  • [ ] Flatpack (RedHat)
  • [ ] Steam / Steamworks
• [ ] MAAS
  • [ ] Foreman
  • [ ] Ansible
  • [ ] Cobbler
  • [ ] OpenQRM
• [ ] Landscape
  • [ ] Spacewalk
• [ ] Also worth looking at
  • [ ] Puppet
  • [ ] Chef
  • [ ] Heat

Snappy introduction/training

• [ ] Landscape.c.c
• [ ] System overview
• [ ] Users: roles and responsibilities
• [ ] Target audience
• [ ] Stats
• [ ] Who's involved in the project
• [ ] Training Demo

Our web ecosystem

• [ ] insights.ubuntu.com
• [ ] www.ubuntu.com
• [ ] landscape.canonical.com
• [ ] design.ubuntu.com
• [ ] maas.io
• [ ] jujucharms.com/
• [ ] design.canonical.com/
• [ ] tutorials.ubuntu.com/
• [ ] docs.ubuntu.com

Tech setup with Rodney

Set up access to the office printers

There are two printers in the office; "Shockley colour @habrok" and "Printroom Colour @habrok"

Rodney can help you set up access.

Set up time with Rodney for technical onboarding

Settling into the team

Your welcome lunch will be held

Set up tour of the office with Stefanie

Arrange desk

• [ ] Let Stefanie know which desk
• [ ] Make sure it is tidy
• [ ] Prepare starter docs

Manager reaches out

• [ ] They feel welcome
• [ ] They know to bring their own equipment
• [ ] They know where and when to arrive on their first day
• [ ] They are in touch with HR
• [ ] They know they can ask any question before joining

New starter introduction & office tour with Stefanie

5 x 5 presentation

Get your BlueFin pass to access the office

Stephanie will arrange this for you

Intro to the web and design team

• [ ] Who's who
• [ ] Roles and responsibilities
• [ ] People's schedules

Chat with every team member

• [ ] Robin
• [ ] Peter
• [ ] Carla
• [ ] Ant
• [ ] Karlos
• [ ] Juan
• [ ] Martin
• [ ] Mathhew
• [ ] Max
• [ ] Joao
• [ ] Toto
• [ ] Luke
• [ ] Lilyana
• [ ] Claudio
• [ ] Spencer
• [ ] Lyubo
• [ ] Karl
• [ ] Caleb
• [ ] Marcus
• [ ] Wayne
• [ ] Jordan
• [ ] Ana
• [ ] Steve
• [ ] Huw
• [ ] Kit
• [ ] Barry
• [ ] Jeff
• [ ] Bartek

Introduction to the organisation

Working in the design & web team

• [ ] Who is who and who does what
• [ ] Team projects: MAAS, JAAS, Snapcraft, Ubuntu, Services, Web, Brand, Vanilla, Base
• [ ] Engineering and Design in Canonical
• [ ] Marketing and Design in Canonical
• [ ] Product Management and Design in Canonical
• [ ] Day-to-day working : planning your time and your work
• [ ] Guidelines
• [ ] Web and design team practices
• [ ] Vanilla
• [ ] Ubuntu and Canonical branding

Working at Canonical & HR tools

• [ ] Time management
• [ ] Holidays, allowance and how to book them
• [ ] Doctors Apt
• [ ] Running late
• [ ] Working at home
• [ ] Sprints
• [ ] Swap days
• [ ] Holidays
• [ ] Company Christmas days
• [ ] Annual reviews
• [ ] Goals & objectives
• [ ] Expenses
• [ ] Gym / bankside memberships / discounts
• [ ] wiki.canonical.com
• [ ] https://sites.google.com/a/canonical.com/operations/

Other aspects of the business

[anasereijo]

@pmahnke what should we do about this epic?

[pmahnke]

I suggested that Cris save a copy someplace and we close it.

On Wed, 28 Aug 2019 at 16:12, Ana Sereijo notifications@github.com wrote:

@pmahnke https://github.com/pmahnke what should we do about this epic?

— You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub https://github.com/canonical-web-and-design/ubuntu.com/issues/5436?email_source=notifications&email_token=AADLXANLTXHSDDTMPPTWOCDQG2IVLA5CNFSM4H7OWEVKYY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOD5LOZLQ#issuecomment-525790382, or mute the thread https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AADLXAKN323NBV6ZKOEGKKDQG2IVLANCNFSM4H7OWEVA .

-- Peter Mahnke VP, Web & Design

Canonical 0796 108 4362 peter.mahnke@canonical.com

[anasereijo]

@cristinadresch do you have a copy of this?

[cristinadresch]

@anasereijo yep here you go https://pastebin.canonical.com/p/ZWnc3WrZWb/