User:Keegan (WMF)/Agreement2

Information about a product's development should be communicated when: Information about a product's development should be communicated at least towards the primary audience of the team's focus, for example the team's talk page, public mailing list, or appropriate community forum. Communication does not have to be comprehensive as long as it links to further information. Try to allow at least two weeks for feedback in each phase to allow time for volunteers to comment.
 * 1) Software is being considered and research and discussion is needed - check against principles, strategy, existing plans.
 * 2) How the software works is being considered and decided - user interaction, look and feel to the rest of the site
 * 3) A roadmap, plan, or timeline is determined, including tentative release dates - major community or WMF initiatives that may compete for time and energy from volunteers