Re: [Tails-dev] how to replace "Core Work" views? [was: GitL…

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sajolida:
> intrigeri:
>> Where to ask questions and report problems
>> ==========================================
>>
>> There are most certainly some rough edges, confusion, and bugs caused
>> by this migration, so:
>>
>>  - If you have questions or trouble with the new *workflow*, please
>>    either email <tails-dev@???> or [...]

>
> Another question.
>
> What's the plan to replace "Core Work" views and tickets?
>
> https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=closed&search=%22Core+work+201%22
>
> I see that other teams than UX and Technical Writing stopped using them
> years ago, though I thought that it was still the somehow standard way
> of giving transparency and accountability on the priorities of teams.
>
> I don't mind stopping using them myself if there's no plan for
> replacement but I'm curious how other teams track their priorities. It
> might be useful to avoid each team reinventing its own wheel and still
> give some transparency and accountability.
>
> I guess that we can use Milestones but then, what do you do with tasks
> that your team considers important but for which the team is lagging
> behind in terms of capacity?
>
> - Using Milestones and postponing them for too long is not great.
> - Relying on the Label "Core Work: $TEAM" might make it easier to loose
> them from sight.


Sorry for the noise, a few hours later I realized that the labels "Core
Work: $TEAM" are enough to give transparency and accountability and
Milestones to explicit short-term priorities. And that it was already
documented on:

https://tails.boum.org/contribute/working_together/GitLab/#core-work

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