Resources
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The resources listed here will help your team get the most out of its engagement with the Collaboration Cycle. Using them will help your team keep on top of upcoming touchpoint meetings, set up consultations with the Governance Team in between scheduled touchpoints, and track its progress through the Collaboration Cycle.
Calendars
Meetings and Office Hours in Google
The Collaboration Cycle Calendar contains previously-scheduled Collaboration Cycle touchpoint meetings.
Scheduling Calendars
Schedule a touchpoint with the Collaboration Cycle or platform office hours calendars. Please be sure to update your Collaboration Cycle Request ticket per the Touchpoint guidance before scheduling a review in Calendly.
Design Intent and Midpoint Review calendar **
Staging Review calendar **
** Calendar links are available in your Collaboration Cycle Request ticket
Tracking Tools
Collaboration Cycle Reviews GitHub Projects Board
The Collaboration Cycle Reviews GitHub Projects Board allows VFS teams to see where they are in their Collaboration Cycle journey. It also allows all parties involved in VA.gov to see what products are currently engaged with the Collaboration Cycle and the current status.
How the board works
VFS teams are responsible for opening their Collaboration Cycle Request ticket. Once opened, Platform Governance team is responsible for moving the Collaboration Cycle Request ticket throughout the various statuses until it reaches the “Post Staging Review” status. Once the status is “Post Staging Review”, it is the VFS team's responsibility to close the ticket.
Statuses and their definitions
Backlog - Newly opened Collaboration Cycle tickets from the VFS team with kickoff questions answered. Has not yet been responded to by Platform Governance team.
Awaiting Design Intent Scheduling - Platform Governance has responded to VFS team kickoff questions with recommended Collaboration Cycle touchpoints. Awaiting VFS team to schedule Design Intent.
Design Intent Scheduled - Design Intent has been scheduled by the VFS team.
Awaiting Midpoint Review Scheduling - Awaiting VFS team to schedule Midpoint Review.
Midpoint Review Scheduled - Midpoint Review has been scheduled by the VFS team.
Awaiting Staging Review Scheduling - Awaiting VFS team to schedule Staging Review.
Staging Review Scheduled - Staging Review has been scheduled by the VFS team.
Post Staging Review - Platform Governance has documented issues found at Staging Review. Awaiting VFS team to close out remaining tasks within the Collaboration Cycle Request ticket.
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