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15.9 (2023-02-22)
Changes
Add section in the PNPS template for a research timeline
Revisions to Informing team members section
Update assignees for approving In App message requests
Update the PPS documentation
Removes references to Ally and Ally-specific scoring guidance
Add list of internal personas
Prefill correct labels in Feedback template
15.8 (2023-01-22)
Changes
Introduce a
~"workflow::complete
label to the product development workflow
Update link to previous OKRs for Product division
clarify purpose of drafting issue
Exception for breaking changes in minor releases
Add consideration of channel partner strategy to product processes
Update CDF Handbook Page
Point to the SSOT for characteristics of Alpha, Beta, Limited Availability, and General Availability
Update OKR image
Align Product OKR timeline to sync with CProdO
Updating form DevOps to DevSecOps
Add PNPS workflow
Moving Stable Counterparts between stages process
15.7 (2022-12-22)
Changes
Add Leadership PI Monthly to product handbook
Update GitLab the Product naming guidelines to reference Product Principles
add company timeline
Update deprecation milestones examples for 16.0
Update milestone creation with number of releases
Add Q4 feedback issue
Updating Leader rotation with corresponding CY2023 GC Dates
Updating Product Feedback Template for use when expressing customer interest
Update all product division handles and add UX
Update Product Division OKR workflow to include UX and latest revisions
Add reference to SAFE and Legal considerations to PNPS outreach workflow
Adjusted SUS process for potential lack of Designers
Combine naming guidelines
Add Q3 PPS analysis link
ADD "OUT OF DATE" NOTE TO OKR PAGE
Add Reforge Team Plan
Document how to resize Gifs for social media/blog in the product handbook
Update Team member YML files for Product, UX, Product Management, and Product Monetization
Add flags for whether a feature is available on Dedicated or self-managed
15.6 (2022-11-22)
Changes
Add UX awareness tasks to PM onboarding template
Clarify why of Prod Ops review role for team meetings
add IC PMs to Section monthly reviews
Updating PLT ReadMe Section
Add Q3 PNPS survey analysis link
Update format of Section Monthly PI meetings
Update calibration outliers
Update/add maintainers / code owners to all product handbook pages
Suggest conventional-comments as optional onboarding item
Add clarity on communication of off cycle breaking changes
updating November 2022 GC Date
Reorder codeowners to update maintained by
Update product and feature naming guidelines to include third-party trademark guidelines
Category Direction Pages serve as the SSOT for the Roadmap
Update Product Direction page to provide more UX details
15.5 (2022-10-22)
Changes
Update team meeting DRIs and new meeting intro workflow
Remove link to deprecated Category Health page
Specify the release post item generator expects plain text
Update Product FY'23 talent assessment details
Migrate Product Design to Product in team member files
Data Science Section Support
Add DRI for solution field syncs
Add content and links to product monetization sub page
Move UX handbook to Product
Provide clarity on breaking changes decision
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.
Forced Prioritization Clarification
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 linkā¦
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
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