If you’re looking to learn about the PSC Code for Canada Fellowship team, you’ve come to the right place! Every month we’ll be sharing updates on the project.

What We’ve Been Up To:

• Reading 2+ years of documents by the PPC on the current eMIB project
• Investigating existing test systems within IT
• We kicked off our Project Panel on November 19th
• We proposed a new tech stack for our web application to the Architectural Review Committee (ARC) on November 28th
• Worked closely with our friends at the Canadian Digital Service to better understand the existing best practices in the Canadian government on accessibility, digital security, and user research testing.

What We’re Currently Working On

• Finalizing our research plan, including: drafting our Privacy & Consent notices, meeting with ATIP, etc.
• Completing the last of our meetings and system demos with our internal IT stakeholders
• 50% done Sprint Ø
  • This is a “Discovery Sprint” - while we aren’t currently “building” anything, this sprint helps ensure we’re set up for success by clearing any known obstacles, and forming a cadence for work going forward. This is also where we begin to solidify the Agile rituals (stand-ups, kanban boards, etc.) that the team will be using.

What’s Coming Up in December?

• Waiting for final tech stack approval (estimated December 5th)
• Creating a resource plan for how to implement this technical stack across IT
• Beginning our User Research
  • Observing a test session + interviewing a TA at the PSC
  • Sending recruitment messages to our target user groups (current and prospective managers)
• Our next Project Panel on December 14th
• Holidays! Fellows will be out of the office from December 24th - January 2nd 2019