Transition Distribution/Geo back to Axil
Issue Description
Follow-up from #484 (closed), in preparation for @axil's return on December 6th.
- Stage/group being transitioned: ~"devops::enablement" groupdistribution
- Current technical writer: @marcel.amirault
- Incoming technical writer: @axil
- Reassignment milestone: %14.6 (Starting Dec 6, 2021)
Notes from Oct-Nov 2021
- Distribution team split: gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com!92567 (merged)
- Linting in distribution subproject (GitLab Operator): gitlab-org/cloud-native/gitlab-operator#363 (closed)
- A request and discussion about publishing GitLab Operator docs: gitlab-org/cloud-native/gitlab-operator#436 (comment 740895952)
Axil's notes from reading the agenda:
- Update for the current TW workflow: #460 (comment 714956687)
- Deprecations:
- Marcel's video: https://youtu.be/rD9IR8MCXc4
- https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/upgrade/deprecations.html
- Process currently described at https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/blog/release-posts/#update-the-deprecations-doc
- gitlab#340985 (moved)
- New labels:
- Technical Writing milestone plan for 14.6: #510 (closed)
- OKRs:
- Q4FY2022 KR: Make it easier to find tutorials on docs.gitlab.com: #506 (closed)
- Q4FY2022 KR: Determine how to improve/remedy the /help experience for GitLab users: #509 (closed)
- CTRT: #503 (closed)
- Psychological safety training: #499 (closed)
Tasks for current technical writer
-
Post in Slack about the changeover. Communicate the timeline and how MRs will be handled. -
Reach out to the Product Manager and Engineering Manager to communicate the change. -
Distribution: @dorrino
,@mendeni
-
Geo: @nhxnguyen
-
Tasks for EMs and PMs
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Remove the outgoing TW from team meetings and any group aliases. (No aliases to worry about, and I didn't join the team meetings as they were all around 1am)
Tasks for incoming technical writer
- In the
www-gitlab-com
repository, update:-
data/stages.yml
, with your new assignment. - gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com!95175 (merged)
-
- In the
gitlab
repository, update as needed:
Final task
-
When the transition is effectively complete, before closing this issue, the current (not incoming) technical writer should inform their manager to update BambooHR with the new group assignment.
Edited by Craig Norris