Orientation sessions

High-level overview of VA.gov. Reviews the history of VA.gov as well as communication norms and channels for working with Platform.

All new VFS team members

21 minutes

General Orientation - VA.gov Platform - 01/09/2024 (General Orientation ends at 21:09)

General orientation materials

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Detailed orientation covering the Collaboration Cycle, including goals, structure, and what options are available for supporting teams building products on VA.gov.

All new VFS team members

30 minutes

General Orientation - VA.gov Platform - 01/09/2024 (Collaboration Cycle Orientation begins at 21:10)

General orientation materials

Collab Cycle Office Hours, Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PT, or tag @platform-governance-team-members in your team’s Slack channel.

High-level overview of https://depo-platform-documentation.scrollhelp.site/. Reviews what information is available on the platform website and how to submit recommendations for new content or changes to existing content.

All new VFS team members

1 minute

Platform Website Orientation - Va.gov Platform - 08/09/2024

Platform Orientation materials

#vfs-platform-support

High-level overview ofhttps://depo-platform-documentation.scrollhelp.site/support/. Reviews where to find information about what tickets the support team can help with, how to submit a request, and where to go with additional questions.

All new VFS team members

2 minutes

Platform Support Overview

Platform Support Overview materials

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Aimed at new VFS team members, this training will provide an overview of design and research expectations for the VA.gov Platform. It's recommended for designers and researchers.

Designers, Researchers

30 minutes

Design and Research Orientation Overview - VA.gov Platform - 08/23/2024 (7 min)

Intro to research - VA.gov Platform - 08/23/2024 (5 min)

Intro to Design System and Storybook - VA.gov Platform - 08/21/2024 (5 min)

Using the Figma Component Library - VA.gov Platform - 09/06/2024 (11 min)

Design & Research Orientation materials

#design , #platform-design-system

Design Office Hours, Tuesdays from 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET

Aimed at new VFS team members, this training will provide an overview of analytics expectations for the VA.gov Platform. It's recommended for front-end developers/engineers and product managers.

Front-end engineers, Product Managers

8 minutes

Analytics & Insights Orientation - VA.gov Platform - 9/24/2024

Analytics Orientation materials

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Analytics Office Hours, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET

Aimed at new VFS team members, this training will provide an overview of front-end expectations for the VA.gov Platform. It's recommended for front-end developers/engineers.

Front-end engineers

30 minutes

Front-end Orientation - VA.gov Platform - 10/24/2023

Front-end Orientation materials

#platform-cop-frontend

Aimed at new VFS team members, this training will provide an overview of back-end expectations for the VA.gov Platform. It's recommended for back-end developers/engineers.

Back-end engineers

20 minutes

Back-end Orientation - VA.gov Platform - 8/2024

Back-end Orientation materials

#platform-cop-backend

Aimed at new VFS team members, this training will provide an overview of QA (quality assurance) expectations for the VA.gov Platform. It's recommended for front-end developers/engineers, back-end developers/engineers, and product managers.

Front-end engineers, Back-end engineers, Product Managers

20 minutes

QA Orientation - VA.gov Platform - 01/11/2024

QA Orientation materials

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Aimed at new VFS team members, this training will provide an overview of accessibility expectations, standards and testing tools for the VA.gov Platform. It's recommended for product managers, designers and front end developers.

Front-end engineers, Designers and Researchers

75 minutes

Accessibility Orientation - VA.gov Platform - 08/23/2024

Accessibility Orientation materials

#accessibility-help

Accessibility Office Hours, Wednesdays from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET

The term ATO “Authorization to Operate” refers to permission granted in order for VA.gov to continue to be a secured and approved application within the VA.

Product Manager and Engineering Lead of a new VFS team

60 minutes

ATO Orientation materials

Post in the #platform-security Slack channel to schedule, per directions in the New VFS Team ticket

Aimed at new VFS team members, this training will provide an overview of the Design System and Forms Library for the VA.gov Platform. It's recommended for front-end developers/engineers and designers.

Front-end engineers and Designers

30 minutes

Design System Orientation - VA.gov Platform - 10/07/2025

Design System & Forms Library Orientation materials

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