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Platform Orientation Template #34837

Open TSimmz opened 2 years ago

TSimmz commented 2 years ago

User Story

As a new VFS team member, I need to complete onboarding activities so I can successfully work on my project and support the VA.gov platform.

Acceptance Criteria

[x] New VFS Team member has been added as the Assignee
[ ] VFS Team label has been added to the ticket
[ ] Assignee has completed each item in the Onboarding Checklist, where applicable

Onboarding Checklist

Share your info with Platform

[x] Complete the fields below:
- Name: Tyler Simoni
- Preferred pronouns (e.g. she/her): He/Him
- Role: Frontend Software Engineer
- Email: tyler.simoni@gcio.com
- Github handle: TSimmz
- Start date: 12/6/2021
- VFS Team: Search & Discovery

Attend general onboarding

[x] Attend General Orientation meeting (schedule via Calendly)
[x] Watch VA.gov overview video
Learn about norms and standards
[x] Review the Code of Conduct
[x] Review the Norms for Communication
[x] Review Orientation materials on Platform Website
[x] Review the Guidelines for Working Safely in an Open Source Repo
[x] Review the Norms for Using Tools
Learn about working on the platform and your team
[x] Review the Platform Principles
[x] Review the GitHub Markdown Cheatsheet to learn the syntax for formatting documents in GitHub
[x] Review the Digital Modernization Strategy
[x] Review the Web Brand Consolidation documentation
[x] Review the Collaboration Cycle documentation on Platform Website
[ ] Review the Collaboration Point Tracker
Get general tools and info
[ ] Request Access to Tools
[x] Sign up for the Platform Newsletter

Get set up for your practice area

Designers & Researchers

[ ] Review Design & Research Onboarding Documentation
[ ] Review the VA.gov Design System
[ ] Review the Research and Design Guide on Platform Website
[ ] Request design orientation with @ Allison Christman in Slack
[ ] Request 508 intro with @ Noah Gelman in Slack

Front-end Engineers

[ ] Review frontend developer documentation on Platform Website
[ ] Confirm that You Can Log In as a Test User
[ ] Request Front-end orientation with @ Megan Kelley in Slack
[ ] Request analytics intro with @ Michelle Dooley in Slack
[x] Request 508 intro with @ Noah Gelman in Slack
[ ] Request QA intro with @ Peter Hill in Slack
[ ] Engineering Lead: Request ATO intro with @ Faith Owusu-Sekyere in Slack

Back-end Engineers

[ ] Review backend developer documentation on Platform Website
[ ] Confirm that You Can Log In as a Test User
[ ] Request Back-end orientation with @ Nate Peterson in Slack
[ ] Request QA intro with @ Peter Hill in Slack
[ ] Engineering Lead: Request ATO intro with @ Faith Owusu-Sekyere in Slack

Product Managers

[ ] Request PM intro with @ Shira Goodman in Slack
[ ] Request analytics intro with @ Michelle Dooley in Slack
[ ] Request 508 intro with @ Noah Gelman in Slack
[ ] Request QA intro with @ Peter Hill in Slack
[ ] Request ATO intro with @ Faith Owusu-Sekyere in Slack

Learn how to manage off-boarding of teammates

[ ] Review process for when a teammate leaves

Platform Checklist

[x] New VFS Team member has been added to the VFS Team Roster

shiragoodman commented 2 years ago

hey @TSimmz - you've been added to the VFS Team Roster. FYI we'll be launching a new process soon that will allow you to sign up for your role-based orientations through Calendly. announcements will be posted on #vfs-all-teams in Slack.