Summary of merge requests for opencraft/documentation/public from 2024-01-02
Merge request: [BB-8270] Recruitment, newcomer and mentoring improvements
Description: The MR improves the handbook guidelines and documentation related to recruitment process, newcomer, and mentor roles.
- remove any references to the screening review and trial period review
- emphasize newcomer responsibilities
- emphasize and clarify mentoring responsibilities
- explicitly layout the evaluation criteria in the context of a trial project
- add a template for submitting developer and trial project reviews
Author: Arunmozhi
For more details visit: #551.
Merge request: chore: Update tags for larger cells.
Description: This MR adds a tag to both Falcon and Bebop in order to indicate to Listaflow that these cells use extended planning tasks that cells like Serenity and Deathstar do not use due to their smaller size.
JIRA tickets: Log in - OpenCraft
Discussions: Log in - OpenCraft
Author notes and concerns:
- Is there a better name for this tag?
Author: Fox Piacenti
For more details visit: #548.
Merge request: [BB-8162] Tackling sprints without enough tasks & last resort backlog
Description: Ticket
PR to implement the changes resulting from the discussion at
https://forum.opencraft.com/t/tackling-sprints-without-enough-tasks/1615
Introduces a new process for managing sprints with insufficient tasks,
including a “Last resort” backlog and additional responsibilities for
Sprint and Epic Planning Managers to ensure proper task estimation and
workload balance.
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Changes in
processes/sprints.md:- A new section titled “Dealing with sprints without enough tasks”
has been added. This section outlines a process to ensure that
sprints are adequately filled with tasks. It includes:- A checklist for finding tasks if a sprint is underfilled.
- Introduction of a “Last resort” backlog, a reserve of tasks to be
used when all other options for filling a sprint are exhausted.
This includes guidelines for using and populating this backlog. - A process for dealing with the use of the “Last resort” backlog,
including the creation of a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) task. - Rendered: https://opencraft.gitlab.io/-/documentation/public/-/jobs/5764561052/artifacts/preview/processes/sprints.html#dealing-with-sprints-without-enough-tasks
- A new section titled “Dealing with sprints without enough tasks”
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Changes in
roles/list.md:- Several updates were made to the role of the Sprint Planning
Manager:- Ensuring all tasks have been estimated at the sprint estimation
cut-off point. - Checking if the work scheduled matches the cell’s capacity.
- Addressing undercommitment in sprint preparation.
- Overseeing backlog grooming to ensure it is properly maintained.
- Ensuring all tasks have been estimated at the sprint estimation
- For Epic Planning Managers, new responsibilities include:
- Managing the planned workload on epics to match cell capacity.
- Actions to take if the workload is above or below cell capacity,
such as informing the recruitment manager, creating tasks for
epic owners, communicating with the business development specialist, and
discussing the issue on the forum.
- Rendered: https://opencraft.gitlab.io/-/documentation/public/-/jobs/5764561052/artifacts/preview/roles/list.html#sprint-planning-manager
- Several updates were made to the role of the Sprint Planning
Author: Xavier Antoviaque
For more details visit: #547.