Coverage for Matthew Nearents from Jan 10 2024 - Jan 18 2024
Intent
This issue describes how team members help each other take meaningful time away from work. The goal is for those taking PTO to not feel like they need to "catch up" before and after taking a well-deserved vacation.
🤝 Responsibilities
Priority | Responsibility | Link | Primary backup DRI | Secondary backup DRI |
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HIGH |
UX questions from team | @afracazo | @andyvolpe |
💪 Coverage Tasks
Include specific issue links for tasks to be completed by your backups.
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Usability testing for MR add comment to review buttons - Link - @afracazo (just need to launch the test, waiting for feedback from Ben first)
🚙 Parked tasks
List the larger responsibilities that aren't moving forward until I return, such as creating a prototype or planning/conducting research.
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Usability testing of reviewer assignment widget - https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ux-research/-/issues/2710 -
Review rounds - re-request review - gitlab#432109 (closed) -
Follow up with feedback on requesting changes issue - gitlab#431911 (closed) -
Next steps for MR dashboard testing/problem validation - ux-research#2806 (closed) -
MR simplified header revisit - gitlab#429852 (closed)
✅ Issue Tasks
⭕ Opening Tasks
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Assign to yourself -
Title the issue Coverage for YOUR-NAME from XXXX-XX-XX until XXXX-XX-XX
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Add any relevant references including direction pages, handbook pages, and so on -
Fill in the Responsibilities table with broad based responsibilities -
Fill in the specific Coverage Tasks with distinct items to complete and assignees -
Assign this issue to anyone with a specific task or responsibility assigned to them -
Share this issue in your section, stage, and group Slack channels, and with your manager -
Ensure your PTO Ninja auto-responder points team members to this issue -
Update your GitLab.com status with your out of office dates -
(Optional) Add an issue comment for your retrospective titled: :recycle: Retrospective Thread
❌ Closing Tasks
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Assign back to yourself and remove others -
Review any Retrospective items with your counterparts and manager
Edited by Matthew Nearents