TW group change tasks for Plan/Certify => Plan/Optimize
Use this template to manage changes when there is a new stage/group, a deprecated stage/group, or when a group moves to a different stage.
- Stage/group change: devopsplan ~"group::certify" merged into existing group devopsplan groupoptimize
- Stable counterpart technical writer(s) affected: @lciutacu @msedlakjakubowski
- Technical writing manager affected: @kpaizee @dianalogan
- Group change expected to be complete by:
15.10
Related issues/MRs/links
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/Product/-/issues/5488
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/technical-writing/-/issues/758
Tasks for assigned technical writer
- In the
www-gitlab-com
repository:-
Check that an update for data/stages.yml
is in progress, and link the MR to this issue. A group or stage change is usually initiated by a Product Manager or Engineering Manager, who is responsible for following the process for Changes. It the PM or EM's responsibility to raise the MR to updatestages.yml
.See Wind down the Certify group (gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com#14529 - closed) for the current state.
-
Once the stages.yml
MR (gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com!120592 (merged)) is merged, check that the changes are reflected in Assignments to DevOps Stages and Groups. The assignments table automatically pulls in the data fromstages.yml
. There should be no additional action required.
-
- In the
gitlab
repository, update as needed:-
Group assignments in lib/tasks/gitlab/tw/codeowners.rake
-
.gitlab/CODEOWNERS
(consider running thetw:codeowners
Rake task to ensure no pages are missed) -
The metadata in all markdown files
-
-
In the Technical Writing project, update the Milestone Planning template.
Tasks for technical writing manager
-
Update the queries on the TW Sisense dashboard. -
Update google sheets used for team rebalancing planning. -
Update Workday with the new group assignments. Workday updates the group assignments in data/team_members/person
. Interim instructions during Workday rollout: Manager emailspeople-connect@gitlab.com
with details of changes.