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14.5 (2021-11-22)

Changes

• Update Handbook: Fix typos and missing links in Product Development Flow

14.4 (2021-10-22)

Changes

• Cleanup draft file for Product Development Flow working group
• fix link to stakeholders
• Add specifics around Engineering Managers to product dev workflow

14.2 (2021-08-22)

Changes

• Add Sharding Blockers to Prioritization matrix

14.1 (2021-07-22)

Changes

• Add update to validation track on known data

13.11 (2021-04-22)

Changes

• Make PDF diagram image interactive

13.10 (2021-03-22)

Changes

• clarify phase requirement

13.9 (2021-02-22)

Changes

• Add link to help identify stakeholders for specific product areas
• Add sample build board video to Build track
• Dogfooding link updates
• Add Dogfooding to appropriate phases of the product development flow
• Adding link to feature flag life-cycle page to product processes and product development flow pages

13.8 (2021-01-22)

• Incorporate final feedback and close remaining issues on the PD-FLOW Working group board
• General GitLab team contributions

Changes

• Add Design Sprint Template to issue templates.
• Create new directory and handbook page for success metrics of PD Flow
• Clarify ownership of maintaining issues as SSOT
• Linked to iteration strategies where iteration was mentioned
• Update pdflow page change instructions to reflect latest process needs
• Product development flow releases page
• Add validation spectrum to PDF
• Remove workflow::production label from Launch phase of pd-flow

13.7 (2020-12-22)

• Incorporate feedback from 13.6 Gitlab dogfooding and 13.5 engineering review feedback
• Various topics including clarification of content, removal of optional labels and addressing processes for teams without SETs

Changes

• Add additional information to explain why the PDF isn't waterfall
• Issue refinement suggestions for PD-workflow
• Incorporate Current Quad Planning process as part of the new pd flow
• Clarify or remove workflow::scheduling and workflow::ready for development
• Move issue reviews from pdflow to product process page
• Make workflow diagram clickable
• Casing Consistency follow-up from "Draft: Product Development Flow v1.1 (Milestone 13.6) Changelog"
• Add responsibilities of a appsec engineer in Build phase 2
• Testing strategy for groups with no SET
• Update intro to better reflect goal of latest pd-flow version
• Product Development Flow: Add workflow::refinement as optional step to build phase 1
• Product Development Flow: standardized job titles

13.6 (2020-11-22)

• Introduce interactive/improved visuals for workflow table and required items*
• Clarify required outcomes and optimize resources/links for activities as well as alternate issues types such as bugs
• Find opportunities to reduce/remove content from the page to create better focus on the flow
• Review and improve cross-functional from TWs, UXRs and stakeholders

Changes

• Product Development Flow v1.1 (Milestone 13.6) Changelog

13.5 (2020-10-22)

• New structure and core content to shift to an outcomes/activities model.
• Introduced key participants table to clarify collaborators at each phase
• Replaced specific step by step instructions in each phase with potential activities to achieve specific outcomes
• Specified what’s required in each phase to labels and outcomes, leveraging Required 🔎

Changes

• Product Development Flow v1 Beta (Milestone 13.5) Changelog