BerniXiongA6
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3 months ago Request sent for DSVA Slack: https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/va.gov-team/issues/85718 Request sent for VA Org on GitHub: https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/github-user-requests/issues/22413 New Team Member template was created for VA Platform: https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/va.gov-team/issues/85716
Welcome, Paul Baumann! We are excited to have you on the team!
This ticket exists to lay out some logistical to-do's alongside areas of focus for getting up to speed on the VRO team and our work.
To be done for you (by Agile 6)
To do (by you)
[x] Share your Github username to @BerniXiongA6 so you can be added to the VA Github org and relevant Github teams
[x] Join relevant slack channels -- you don't have to join ALL these channels; start with the #benefits-vro-* channels and you can expand from there as you get more involved in the work. Feel free to ask the team in #benefits-vro if you're wondering about whether to join a particular channel.
[x] Join recurring team meetings (invitations sent by Berni)
[ ] Go through Benefits Portfolio onboarding materials and onboarding buddy meetings (see #benefits-onboarding channel in Slack; you'll be tagged there with your onboarding buddy assignments and materials to review
[ ] Set up short 1:1's with your fellow VRO team members to learn more about what they do/how they support VRO team:
Review the following materials:
[x] Set up your local environment and start familiarizing yourself with the code. Please reach out to your team for assistance or post any errors you can't figure out on the #benefits-vro-engineering channel.
[ ] Ask in the daily scrum meeting where you can pair with other engineers
[x] When you get a VA email address, add it to your Github account & let Berni know so she can add you to Sharepoint and Okta
[ ] Slack @BerniXiongA6 if any of the items to be done for you are not yet done for you/blocking you.
[x] Learn how PTO is communicated within our team. There are 3 places where we have to communicate our PTO:
As you review all the material pointed out in this ticket, please help us improve it by pointing out what's missing, out-of-date, and adding to it with other useful info you come across!