Product handbook updates

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15.5 (2022-10-22)

Changes

• Add DRI for solution field syncs
• Add content and links to product monetization sub page
• Move UX handbook to Product

15.4 (2022-09-22)

Changes

• Adds UX directory and adjusts landing page to include all Product functions
• Delete unused walkthru directory
• Dependency Management cleanup
• Update PM learning hub page with links to Level Up
• Examples of why updating features.yml is important
• release-15-4-bugs
• Add Success measures and clarify areas of advisement
• Fix minor typo in Value Stream Assessment doc
• Update prod ops survey links
• Revise MVP nomination guidance
• Update guidance regarding release post extras
• Add Monthly Field Sync for Solutions to Process

15.3 (2022-08-22)

Changes

• add Q2 PNPS survey to handbook page
• Update course from gitlab learn to level up
• Update Product OKR page for Q3
• Product process for headcount changes
• Who defines the milestone schedule?
• Issue label consideration
• updating August Direction Review Date
• Adding a Product GC in August - 2022-08-24
• Clarify who to assign acting PM responsibilities
• Move continuous interview content to a separate page and update content with guidelines.
• Add additional guidance for non GA feature status
• Add Scope Reassignment to Global Optimization
• Deprecate Category Health Page

15.2 (2022-07-22)

Changes

• Add Q3 Planning issue link
• Remove note about 14.5 now that we publish a list
• Make the essence of subtractive thinking clear
• Clarify roles and responsibilities for XFN Prioritization
• Add product and feature naming principle to Product Principles handbook page
• Small clarifications to product processes around quality & security
• Remove alt tag instruction from release post docs
• Added subtractive thinking as a product principle

15.1 (2022-06-22)

Changes

• Create an issue template to track individual team members who work temporarily on other projects (light version of a borrow request)
• Handbook: Create image/gif tips section and SSoT chapter for ImageMagick, document image drop shadow
• Update steps for requesting review of late release post item
• Moving a link from Onboarding to L&D
• add Q3 Agenda Link and issue links
• Add light version of borrow template to handbook
• Fix link to "What is a Stakeholder"
• Clarifying how gitlab_com works
• Add deprecation overview visual to product handbook
• End of Support guidance
• Add Database group to Issue Planning examples
• Update-to-gc-leader-rotation
• Direct link to q&a wrapup on second (afternoon) training video
• Finance Business Partner Interaction
• Add borrow guidance
• Change which branch to rebase
• remove former evangelist
• Update deprecation and removal terms

15.0 (2022-05-22)

Changes

• Add Competitive Landscape to Issue Template
• Display features that are in Starter but not Core
• Add Product Design to borrow framework
• Fix typos in handbook's release post guidelines
• Add direction page to prod ops in handbook
• Fix duplicates and ordering of DRIs
• Update to Product Process page to enable a link under Product Showcase to work again
• Clarify Product team meetings in handbook
• Add latest PNPS deck link to handbook
• Shorten Release Post Schedule Docs
• Previous Quarter Ally links
• Add Q2 OKR video to Product OKR page
• Fixing a broken anchor link. I'm guessing here as to what is the correct link…
• Fix link to Zendesk access request instructions
• Update product OKR to current quarter FY23 Q2
• Re-write opening paragraphs of "convention over configuration" section to aid readbaility
• Update marketing:true/false definition in the product handbook for categories
• Fix "Versioned Dependencies" link on product page
• Adds docs for the theme labeling pilot
• Clarifying the deprecations step as it relates to the release post
• Add a note about tracking issues for banner work in the GitLab project
• Clarify announcement timeframe for deprecations

14.10 (2022-04-22)

Changes

• Update Ally embed links on Product OKRs
• Update Product OKR page Q2 links
• Add Justin's and Omar's READMEs to the product leadership page
• Fix typos on product processes page
• Make issue template SSOT for broadcast message guidance
• Refine documentation regarding Deprecations/Removals deadlines and how to pick into patches
• Add prod ops survey pages
• RP item template: Add tip about using the MR Review App
• Update performance label in prioritization table
• Remove IACV from prioritization table
• Remove planning priority label from table
• Update link to manual process and remove outdated reference
• Update Broadcast Message Guidance
• Remove unused release post files and update documentation
• Remove mention and link to non-existing file
• minor typo, grammar fix for handbook/marketing/blog
• Add embedded playlist to direction page
• Application limits should be enabled by default and generally match GitLab.com
• Introduce scheduled pipeline to kickoff Release Post process
• adds first draft of prioritization model pilot user docs

14.9 (2022-03-22)

Changes

• Update Product Key Review template
• Add DevOps section with Kubernetes content to L&D
• Clarify Scope, Experience and Reporting Structure for Product Leadership
• Move MVP instructions to the Release Post MR Template
• Added section to product Handbook for guidance on planning issues
• Prioritization List is a framework, not just guidelines
• Add Auditor to permissions list
• Clarify don't follow the plan heading
• Syntax deprecation process
• Add Limited Availability phase to Product Versions
• Update to How to Engage with Product Management handbook page
• Add GC link to rotation table
• Add caveat to Realignments
• Add specific labels to UX SUS issues for Triage
• Add prioritization sessions as a product process

14.8 (2022-02-22)

Changes

• Tweak metrics header in feature proposal template
• Add issue template for product direction showcase
• Update GC issue assignee to VP Product
• Add Q4 PNPS Slides to handbook
• Add information as to what should be in link
• Fixing Lesson Number. Lesson 1 instead of 2
• Add upcoming quarter to Product OKR page
• Move change management to be more visible for reference
• Add Product Direction Showcase to team meetings
• Clarify why dep issue template is required
• Clarify process for deprecating and removing
• Add steps back in
• Update Director CDF Content
• Note about confidential issues
• Update Product OKR page to current quarter
• Clarify EM of QE role in Category Change workflow
• Update Key Slides reference for Group Conversations
• add guidance to feature name change
• Add cross stage or section direction
• Update Product Manager Onboarding Handbook section to reflect template changes
• Editing verbiage and removing repetitions
• Remove newline that shouldn't be there in the dogfooding process page
• Adds "Spikes" to iteration strategies
• Add section on Product Group OKRs
• Update beta support effort text and add sync reminder comment
• Update Removals process in Release Post page
• Update Director of Product Responsibilities
• Update Product Onboarding to reflect templates

14.7 (2022-01-22)

Changes

• Remove specific dates from OKR sessions
• Add product GC hosts for Jan-Mar 2022
• Update times to be UTC-centric
• Clarify when to start final reviews
• Update Session 2 date
• Improve comparative discovery track activities
• Add image overview to OKR process
• Add upcoming quarter link to product okr page
• Remove the list of Ally links
• Add FY23 Q1 planning and feedback issue links
• Add links to general GC page and automated issue