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How to Use GitScrum for Developer Experience (DX) Projects?
How to use GitScrum for developer experience (DX) projects?
Manage DX projects in GitScrum with developer-focused labels, track friction points, and document tooling improvements in NoteVault. Collect developer feedback, measure productivity impact. DX teams with structured workflow improve developer satisfaction by 45% [Source: Developer Experience Research 2024].
DX workflow:
- Discover - Identify friction
- Prioritize - By impact
- Design - Solution approach
- Build - Create improvement
- Roll out - Adoption
- Measure - Impact assessment
- Iterate - Continuous improvement
DX labels
| Label | Purpose |
|---|---|
| type-dx | DX work |
| dx-tooling | Developer tools |
| dx-docs | Documentation |
| dx-workflow | Process improvement |
| dx-onboarding | New developer |
| dx-build | Build improvement |
| friction-high | High friction |
DX columns
| Column | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Friction Log | Identified issues |
| Prioritized | Ready to work |
| In Progress | Building |
| Rollout | Adoption |
| Measuring | Tracking impact |
| Done | Complete |
NoteVault DX documentation
| Document | Content |
|---|---|
| DX strategy | Overall approach |
| Friction log | Known issues |
| Tool catalog | Available tools |
| Best practices | Recommended workflows |
| Metrics dashboard | DX measurements |
Friction task template
## Friction: [description]
### Discovery
- Source: [survey/feedback/observation]
- Frequency: [how often]
- Impact: [time lost per occurrence]
- Developers affected: [how many]
### Current State
[What developers do now]
### Desired State
[What it should be like]
### Solution
- Approach: [description]
- Effort: [estimate]
- Impact: [expected improvement]
### Metrics
- Before: [measurement]
- After: [measurement]
- Improvement: [%]
### Rollout
- [ ] Build solution
- [ ] Documentation
- [ ] Announcement
- [ ] Training if needed
- [ ] Measure impact
DX focus areas
| Area | Examples |
|---|---|
| Local development | Setup, debugging |
| Build system | Speed, reliability |
| Documentation | Finding info |
| Testing | Writing, running |
| Deployment | Shipping code |
| Tooling | IDE, CLI |
Friction discovery methods
| Method | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Developer survey | Quarterly |
| Retrospectives | Each sprint |
| Time tracking | Ongoing |
| Support tickets | Ongoing |
| Direct observation | Monthly |
Prioritization matrix
| Factor | Weight |
|---|---|
| Frequency | High |
| Time impact | High |
| Developers affected | Medium |
| Frustration level | Medium |
| Effort to fix | Consider |
Quick wins vs big projects
| Type | Approach |
|---|---|
| Quick win | Ship immediately |
| Medium effort | Sprint work |
| Large project | Dedicated initiative |
DX metrics
| Metric | Track |
|---|---|
| Build time | Seconds/minutes |
| Setup time | New developer |
| Deploy time | Code to production |
| Wait time | CI, reviews |
| Satisfaction | Survey score |
Onboarding improvement
| Stage | Measurement |
|---|---|
| First PR | Time to ship |
| Full productivity | Weeks |
| Setup time | Hours |
| Friction points | Issues hit |
Common DX issues
| Issue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Slow builds | Build optimization |
| Poor docs | Documentation sprint |
| Complex setup | Automation |
| Flaky tests | Test stability |
DX survey template
| Question | Scale |
|---|---|
| Easy to build/test locally? | 1-5 |
| Can find docs when needed? | 1-5 |
| CI is reliable? | 1-5 |
| Tools work well? | 1-5 |
| What's your biggest friction? | Open |