WMF product development process/Communities

Community liaison checklist
Prioritization, engagement, and communication checks for community liaisons in the product development process.

Numerical ordering is for ease of reference, not order of doing things or priority.

Ref: T124022

Understand
 
 * 1) The investigation to define a problem is documented in public
 * 2) Relevant stakeholders have been invited to participate in the discussion
 * 3) * If there is prior discussion, it has been reviewed
 * 4) * Discussion is facilitated/mediated as needed
 * Participate in the determinization of results
 * 1) Impact on user workflow has been researched
 * 2) * These results have been discussed with those it would impact

Concept
 
 * 1) This solution has been presented for discussion
 * 2) * This solution takes into account its shortcomings and explains them
 * 3) * This solution takes into account its benefits and explains them

Plan

 * 1) Initial roadmap is determined, published, and communicated
 * 2) Have a rollback/revert plan - as simple as "We are willing to"

Develop

 * 1) The product accounts for community moderation tools (+sysop, oversight, checkuser, abuse filter, etc.)
 * 2) Wireframes and/or prototypes have been communicated
 * 3) Bugs identified as blockers before by CLs and/or communities are discussed and fixed
 * 4) Performance and quality notes are taken and communicated
 * 5) Translators are contacted about system messages

Release

 * 1) Concept and resulting product are reviewed for completeness
 * 2) * This review is documented
 * 3) * Including translations
 * 4) Each stage of release has a feedback loop (alpha, beta, production)
 * 5) Determine order of release (which wikis on which dates)

Maintain

 * 1) Document clear ownership of maintenance, even if that means documenting something is unmaintained/abandoned