Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Workflow for UI Team ====== This article aims to provide a high-level overview of a workflow for the UI Team. It outlines critical steps, team interactions, and documentation outputs. ==== Workflow Steps ==== - **1. Idea**\\ The conceptual phase where the project idea is generated. - **2. Requirements**\\ Gathering of project requirements, often in consultation with stakeholders. - **3. Stack planning**\\ Selection of the technology stack for the project. - **4. Wireframe planning**\\ Parallel to stack planning, the UI team creates wireframes to visualize the user interface. - **5. API contract**\\ Together with the backend team, planning efforts are consolidated, resulting in the defining of an API contract. The backend team provides a mock API for frontend development. - **6. UI development (local)**\\ The user interface is developed locally, based on the API contract. - **7. Demonstration (to project manager)**\\ The developed UI is demonstrated to the project manager for feedback and approval. - **8. Build & Deploy (staging)**\\ With a functional API from the backend team, the application is built and deployed to a staging environment for further testing. - **9. Testing (case-specific)**\\ The application undergoes case-specific testing to ensure quality and functionality. - **10. Build & Deploy (production)**\\ The final product is built and deployed to the production environment. The operations team is involved at this stage, requesting updates as needed. ==== Team Involvement ==== * **Stakeholders:** Provide input on requirements. * **Backend Team:** Heavily involved in planning and API development. * **Operations Team:** Engaged during the production deployment phase, requested updates as needed. ==== Expected Documentation Outputs ==== Below is a list of documentation typically produced at each relevant step (note that each step number corresponds to the ones shown in Figure 1): - **2. Requirements specification**\\ A detailed document outlining the functional and non-functional requirements for the project. - **3. ADR (Architecture Decision Record)**\\ Documentation of key architectural decisions made during stack planning. - **4. Wireframes**\\ Visual representations of the user interface layout and navigation. - **5. API contract (medium like ADR)**\\ A formal specification of the API endpoints, data structures, and expected behaviors. - **6. Unstructured feedback from project manager**\\ Notes or informal documentation from the project manager capturing feedback and suggestions. - **7. Release notes**\\ A summary of features, changes, and fixes included in the current release. - **8. Case-specific test report**\\ Documentation of test cases executed, results, and any issues found during staging. - **9. Case-specific handover docs**\\ Documents prepared for the operations team to support deployment and maintenance. {{:workflow_for_ui_team-page-1.drawio.png?600|}} Figure 1. The figure illustrates the workflow to be following by the UI team. It shows the steps involved as well as the points of collaboration/communication (depicted with dashed arrows) with stakeholders, backend teams, and operations teams along the way. workflow_ui_team.txt Last modified: 2025/07/22 19:38by cornelius.reyneke