Welcome to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veteran Facing Services (VFS) team!
As a new VFS team member, you will be working in the web ecosystem we call the VA.gov Platform (or "The Platform," for short). The tasks on this list are designed to get you up to speed on the role of Platform, making it easier for you to do your job.
Because the VA is a huge organization that serves millions, the Platform it runs on is equally big, complex, and multilayered. Most people find that even learning the basics for their own practice area entails a significant learning curve. The tasks on this checklist will help you acquire those basics as quickly and efficiently as possible.
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.
How to fill out this ticket
[x] Add your name to the ticket title
[x] Complete the Onboarding Checklist below
[ ] Under Get set up for your practice area, you only need to complete the items for your role
[ ] You can close this ticket when all items are completed in the Onboarding Checklist and the Platform Checklist
Onboarding Checklist
Share your info with Platform
[x] Complete the fields below:
Name: Kiera Tate
Pronouns (e.g. she/her): she/her
Role: Experience designer
Email: kiera.tate@thoughtworks.com
GitHub handle*: KTateTW
Start date: June 17, 2024
VFS Team: Developer Experience
*Providing your GitHub handle will allow Platform to provide you access to the necessary GitHub repos.
Note: Membership in the VA Github Organization is a prerequisite for getting access to vets.gov-write and access to many commonly-used repositories. Platform will not be able to complete this task if you are not a member of the VA GitHub Organization.
[ ] Opt out of Google Analytics on all of your browsers on your work machines, personal machines (if you are not a Veteran yourself using the site for your own applications), and mobile devices
The items in this checklist are for Platform to complete. If you are ready to close the ticket and the Platform Checklist section has not been completed, please reach out to Platform via the guidance provided in Getting help from Platform in Slack.
[x] New VFS team member has been added to the VFS Team Roster located in Atlas
[x] New VFS team member has been added to the vets.gov-write GitHub team
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Welcome and Introduction
Welcome to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veteran Facing Services (VFS) team!
As a new VFS team member, you will be working in the web ecosystem we call the VA.gov Platform (or "The Platform," for short). The tasks on this list are designed to get you up to speed on the role of Platform, making it easier for you to do your job.
Because the VA is a huge organization that serves millions, the Platform it runs on is equally big, complex, and multilayered. Most people find that even learning the basics for their own practice area entails a significant learning curve. The tasks on this checklist will help you acquire those basics as quickly and efficiently as possible.
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.
How to fill out this ticket
Onboarding Checklist
Share your info with Platform
*Providing your GitHub handle will allow Platform to provide you access to the necessary GitHub repos.
General
vets.gov-writeand access to many commonly-used repositories. Platform will not be able to complete this task if you are not a member of the VA GitHub Organization.Norms and standards
Working on the platform
Get set up for your practice area
Designers & Researchers
Front-end Engineers
Back-end Engineers
Product Managers & Delivery Managers
Off-boarding of teammates
Platform Checklist
The items in this checklist are for Platform to complete. If you are ready to close the ticket and the Platform Checklist section has not been completed, please reach out to Platform via the guidance provided in Getting help from Platform in Slack.