Closed cjterdi closed 2 years ago
Added recordings of the first two UX onboarding meetings to the ticket and will schedule a followup meeting for questions, etc.
Attend design onboarding call 1: You are here via recording: UX onboarding 1 Passcode: &0t!NDQe
Attend design onboarding call 2: Project history and opportunities via recording: UX onboarding 2 Passcode: &l9SJm*0
@cjterdi fyi that i'm closing this out but feel free to reference back to it as you continue to complete items.
Welcome to the VFS-CMS Team! π
We're thrilled to have you join us on this journey! πππ
Our vision is to build and maintain a best-in-class Content Management System that meets the needs of editors, application development teams, and consuming applications in order to empower our users to help Veterans.
The onboarding materials below are organized by 1) chronological time to complete (day one, week one, week two, month one); and main category (why, how, who, what). There's a lot to digest but don't worry, your delivery manager will guide you, you'll have an onboarding buddy to provide support, and we'll also introduce you to your workstream's lead to help with specific things related to your discipline (UX, DevOps, Drupal Engineering, etc). In addition, you'll have the support of the entire team, who have all gone through this process before and are eager to answer any questions that arise. Come back to this ticket any time to refresh your knowledge on a specific topic covered below.
Have fun and we look forward to getting to know you! π
Projected start date: Nov 1, 2021
Day one
How?
Who?
What?
Week one
The goals of this week are: 1) get background paperwork completed as quickly as possible and 2) start gaining context for what we're doing and why
Why?
How?
Who?
When?
Week two
The goal for this week is to get you set up with the tools you need to be successful. We will pair you up with a buddy on the project that is in your same discipline to help inform which ones are relevant and which aren't. The most important thing is to get set up is SOCKS as it will give you access to our systems so try to prioritize that.
When?
What products do we support?
All team members need to review the following (note that with the exception of SOCKS, most of the tools will have been setup for you or requested by your delivery manager. This list is for you to verify along the way):
[ ] Github for issue tracking and document sharing
[ ] SOCKS proxy request to access some VA network tools. The VA network is required for Drupal CMS and other VA tools and usually requires a VA ID card (PIV or Smartcard). Until you get your paperwork approved and ID card, SOCKS proxy is a back door to some of these tools. This is the first priority for week two. For the request, select the label for our team, currently "cms"
[ ] Slack for instant messaging. Your delivery manager should have already requested this for you, but if not, view the request instructions in the link above.
@cms-engineers-group
@cms-helpdesk
@platform-cms-team
@sitewide-cms-team
@cms-devops-engineers
#proj-vagov-team
#cms-team
[ ] Citrix Access Gateway (CAG) instructions for after you get your PIV card
[ ] Learn about the different Drupal environments
[ ] Confluence for team resources and calendar
[ ] Google Drive for team documents. Generally, VA doesn't use Google products. Use Github or downloadable files when sharing with VA.
[ ] Trello for project management
[ ] Tugboat demo environments
[ ] What do I need to know about my discipline on this team (DevOps, Engineering, Helpdesk, ID, UX)? Discuss with your discipline lead.
[ ] What applications or discipline-specific tools are needed? Discuss with your discipline lead.
<Keep only the discipline that applies to you below, delete the other disciplines.>
Onboarding for Developers
Onboarding for DevOps members
adhoc-vetsgov-devops
group.Onboarding for Helpdesk members
Onboarding for Instructional Design members
Onboarding for Product Management members
Onboarding for UX members
Month one
By this point you should have enough context and access to be able to start contributing. Work with your team to identify specific issues to focus on.
Who?
What?
Month two
What additional tools do you need access to?