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Update planning process in Release handbook page

Nicole Williams requested to merge nicolewilliams-master-patch-18289 into master

Why is this change being made?

The Release team UX/EM/PM trio have been iterating on our planning processes. This MR includes:

  • update the link to the schedule board as we've reintroduced it into our workflow
  • introduces the use Release::p* labels to guide design queue
  • updates the planning process to reflect our current process as a team (EM/PM/UX collab on planning and needs weight issues)
  • updates the outdated definitions of priority labels from prior PM process
  • updates the issue assignment and labeling flow that engineers are currently using during the milestone

Author Checklist

  • Provided a concise title for this Merge Request (MR)
  • Added a description to this MR explaining the reasons for the proposed change, per say why, not just what
    • Copy/paste the Slack conversation to document it for later, or upload screenshots. Verify that no confidential data is added.
  • Assign reviewers for this MR to the correct Directly Responsible Individual/s (DRI)
    • If the DRI for the page/s being updated isn’t immediately clear, then assign it to one of the people listed in the Maintained by section on the page being edited
    • If your manager does not have merge rights, please ask someone to merge it AFTER it has been approved by your manager in #mr-buddies
  • If the changes affect team members, or warrant an announcement in another way, please consider posting an update in #whats-happening-at-gitlab linking to this MR
    • If this is a change that directly impacts the majority of global team members, it should be a candidate for #company-fyi. Please work with internal communications and check the handbook for examples.

Edited by Nicole Williams

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