Workspace naming

Problem

What should the GitLab Workspace be called?

Proposal

The term Workspace seems to be widely accepted and used by many other companies to describe the first layer underneath an organisational account. It is generally the place where either users, admins, or both, go to manage settings and users.

Research

Definition of Workspace

In software development

A workspace is (often) a file or directory that allows a user to gather various source code files and resources and work with them as a cohesive unit.

Graphical interfaces

Workspaces refer to the grouping of windows in some window managers. Grouping applications in this way is meant to reduce clutter and make the desktop easier to navigate.

Computer-supported cooperative work

A shared workspace is a place of collaboration that enables group awareness.

Online applications

In the context of software as a service, "workspace" is a term used by software vendors for applications that allow users to exchange and organize files over the Internet.

Terms from similar DevOps tools in the industry

• GitHub: Organization
• Azure: Workspace
• Bitbucket: Workspace
• Bamboo: Groups or Administration Console
• JetBrains Space: Teams and Projects are organized alongside each other, Teams reflect the organizational structure, Projects represent the workspace for teams

Terms from other DevOps tools

• SonarQube: Portfolio

Terms used by other tools

• Asana: Workspace and Organization
• Figma: Workspace, Figma distinguishes between Organization admins (highest level) and Workspace admins
• Miro: Teams on the highest level, however they do refer to 'workspace' as the area a team works in
• Monday: Workspace
• Mural: Workspace
• Notion: Workspace
• ServiceNow: Workspace
• Slack: Workspace

Alternative Names

• Organization
• Portfolio
• Environment
• Group
• Admin Group
• Space
• Workstation