ChannelSwitching/ChannelSwitchingFeature

Feature	Status	ETA	Owner
Means by which users on our new Experimental, Beta and Final channels can switch the channel they are on.	Backend work almost complete - waiting on review. UI Design finished but need to implement.	2011-04-18	Sheila Mooney

Summary

One or two paragraphs outlining what we're building and why. Should be enough so that uninvolved readers will know whether or not they want to learn more about the project.

Release Requirements

Complete checklist of items that need to be satisfied before we can call this feature "done".

Next Steps

Either the next set of tasks that need to happen to move this project along, or (ideally) the full list of project tasks/action items with things crossed off as they're finished.

Related Bugs & Dependencies

Links to the feature tracking bug & other relevant bugs; links to related plans (test plan, product marketing plan, etc.); notes about things that depend on this, etc.

Team

Should start with a short intro explaining that this is the current set of team leads, but anyone is welcome to dive in and help out.

Team list should make it clear who to ask about what, and who to ping when they're needed. Not all team members will be actively involved with the project at all times, but we should have an idea of who will be the touchpoint for each involved group (PM, marketing, devs, UX, graphic design, services, webdev, QA, etc etc)

Team info should include notes about where they hang out in IRC, if there's a mailing list, etc.

Designs

Any and all mockups, design specs, tech specs, etc. Either inline or linked to.

Goals/Use Cases

The high level goals for the feature (which the release requirements checklist should fulfill). These are the guiding light and overall vision for the feature. Refer to this if there is confusion or are disputes about direction, designs, planning, etc.

Non-Goals

Things we are specifically not doing or building as part of this feature.

Other Documentation

Can include things like:

• Competitive landscape
• Research & references
• Whatever else is useful to the project.

Categories TBD.