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Editor-centered management for Veteran-centered content.
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Establish CMS DesignOps #12843

Open EWashb opened 1 year ago

EWashb commented 1 year ago

Background

As we look to scale the CMS as a platform, we need firm guidelines on how to interact with the CMS Lead Designer and use the CMS design system. We have some basic design guidelines regarding the CMS Design System, however, we want to align ourselves as much with the Platform team as possible. We need to think through how to properly document our designs and guidelines, how to offer support, and what the experimental design process looks like for the CMS. This may also include stricter guidelines on UX writing in the CMS, such as with help text.

Some examples of the Platform Design Team:

VA.gov Design System documentation Platform Design System Team Github Templates

User Story or Problem Statement

As a CMS Lead Designer, I need firm guidelines for how product teams use and interact with the CMS Design System so I can ensure continuity of the editorial experience for a consistent Veteran-centered outcome.

As a product team building on the CMS, I need straightforward and well-documented steps for how to design new editorial interfaces that meet proper guidelines.

How might we streamline the process and document guidance appropriately so that the CMS editorial experience is consistent and accessible across all products?

Affected users and stakeholders

Helpful Links

CMS design system CMS Collaboration Cycle

Hypothesis

We believe that establishing a streamlined CMS DesignOps process will achieve lessen the time it takes to build and improve editorial interfaces and provides editors with a cohesive experience to create the best Veteran-facing content that they can. We'll know that to be true when product teams require less hands-on support within sprints from the CMS Design Lead.

Assumptions

Acceptance Criteria

Change management triage

Design principles

Veteran-centered

Editor-centered

Runbook

## Labels (You can delete this section once it's complete) - [x] Issue type (red) (defaults to "Epic") - [ ] CMS subsystem (green) - [ ] CMS practice area (blue) - [x] CMS workstream (orange) - [ ] CMS-supported product (black) ### Team Please check the team(s) that will do this work. - [X] `CMS Team` - [ ] `Public Websites` - [ ] `Facilities` - [ ] `User support`
MDomngz commented 8 months ago

The CMS Design System is currently undergoing a design and accessibility audit to understand the active state and to determine the next steps. Progress on that front can be tracked via ticket #17435

cc:@gracekretschmer-metrostar @EWashb

MDomngz commented 8 months ago

This post-mortem document was shared/discovered that outlines the status of the CMSDS as of Q2 of 2023.

The report's findings are accurately described and confirmed. The next steps are to work with @gracekretschmer-metrostar on how best to proceed from a team-level.