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Tech Fleet User Guide
  • 🌿START HERE
    • 🔢Get Started
      • 1️⃣What is Tech Fleet?
      • 2️⃣Tech Fleet FAQ
      • 3️⃣Start With the Community Collective Agreement
      • 4️⃣First Steps in the Tech Fleet Community
      • 5️⃣How to Get Discord Roles in Tech Fleet
      • 6️⃣How to Become an Apprentice on Projects
      • 7️⃣How to Become a Co-Lead on Projects
      • 8️⃣How to Register for Masterclasses
  • 😃About us
    • 🤟About Our Org
      • 👋Hello World
      • 💗Mission and Values
      • 🤝We Live by the Collective Agreement
      • 🌎Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Action
  • 📰TRAINING OPENINGS
    • 📡Current and Upcoming Program Openings
      • 📜Project Openings
        • 🏃‍♀️Projects to Apply To Now
        • 🧙‍♀️Upcoming Projects
        • 🔥Live Project Phases in Tech Fleet
        • 🙈See It All In One Place
      • 🎓Masterclass Openings
    • ℹ️Application Forms
  • 🚀Join The Community
    • How to Join Tech Fleet Discord
    • 🛠️Onboarding to Tech Fleet
      • 😍Book a Community Onboarding Call
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  • ⚙️RESOURCES
    • 🛠️Quick Links
      • 🤖Join Tech Fleet Discord
      • 🎨Figma Community Templates from Tech Fleet
      • 📅Tech Fleet Web Calendar
      • 📰Tech Fleet's Project Repository on Notion
      • 📧Join our Mailing List!
      • 🧭Tech Fleet's Roadmap
      • 🔗Common Links
      • 🚩Tools Used in Tech Fleet Programs
    • 🏫Community Tutorials
      • 🌠Portfolio Case Study Guide
      • The Great Tech Fleet Discord Migration Video Tutorials
        • ❔Discord FAQ
        • 🌐Discord Basics
        • ✍️Sign Up Process for Tech Fleet Discord
        • 🐎Common Channels in Tech Fleet Discord
        • 🔐Security Protocol in Tech Fleet Discord
        • 🧵Basic Chatting Abilities in Discord
        • 🤝Get a Tech Fleet Buddy
        • 🗓️Managing Events in Tech Fleet Discord
        • 🆘Get Technical Support in Tech Fleet Discord
        • ‼️Using Roles for Alerts, Notifications, and Channel Access
        • 🦮Getting Career Guidance in Tech Fleet Discord
        • 💼Getting on Projects in Tech Fleet Discord
          • 👀Observers in Tech Fleet Discord
          • 🌿Apprentices In Tech Fleet Discord
          • 🪜Co-Leads in Tech Fleet Discord
          • 🫂Mentors in Tech Fleet Discord
        • 🎓Masterclasses in Tech Fleet Discord
      • 🅰️Community Glossary
      • 🎨Join the Tech Fleet Figma Educational Space
      • 🤓How to Get Technical Support
    • 🏗️Project Team Tutorials
      • 🪄Product Milestone Workbook
        • 🎖️Milestone Basics
        • 👟MVP Milestones
        • 🎯MMP Milestones
        • ✅Milestone Checklist
      • ⌛Project Kickoff Workbook
  • 🏃‍♀️Agile Portal
    • 🤝Agile Training in Tech Fleet
    • 🛹Agile Handbook
      • Start the Agile Handbook Here
        • 👓Contents of the Agile Handbook
        • 🌎What You Read About Agile May Be Different From What You See in the World
        • 🎬Agile Manifesto Trailer
        • 🔑Introduction to the Agile Handbook
        • 🤖Can AI Replace Agile Teams?
      • 🧘‍♀️Agile Philosophies
        • 🌊Waterfall Ways of Work
        • 📜Agile Ways of Work
        • 🚂Applying Agile Philosophies to Work
        • 🎢Building MVP's and MMP's with Agile
      • 🤝Agile Teamwork
        • 💪Making Strong Agile Teams
          • 🌿Prioritizing Growth Over Skills
          • 🌻The Four Stages of Team Growth
          • 🚀Self-Actualized Agile Teams
            • 🏗️Building Agile Mindsets
            • Psychological Safety
            • Service Leadership
            • Self-Organization
            • Continuous Improvement
            • Iterative Value Delivery
        • 🫂Day-to-Day on an Agile Team
          • 👩‍🏭Cross-Functional Agile Teamwork
          • 🪜Leadership on Agile Teams
          • 😎Daily Life on Agile Teams
          • ♥️Resolving Team Conflict as Service Leaders
          • 📑The Process for Resolving Conflicts
          • ❌Collective Agreement Violations
      • 🧑‍🔬Agile Methods
        • 🏃‍♀️Scrum Method
          • 🤔What is Scrum?
          • 🧖Scrum Team Functions
          • 🗓️Scrum Meetings
          • ✍️Common Agile Deliverables
        • 🙉Other Agile Methods
      • 🪐Agile-Related Outputs and Deliverables
        • ⏲️Timeline for Agile Outputs
        • 🙌Team Outputs for Agile
          • Agile Team Outputs Before Projects Begin
            • 🏇Client Kickoff
            • 👁️Agile Team's Vision
            • 👩‍🏫Agile Team Process
            • 🍱Backlogs and Kanban Boards
            • 🦾RACI Charts
            • 🤗Working Agreements
            • 📈Project Phase Roadmaps
          • Agile Team Outputs During Projects
            • 🧑‍💼Sprint Planning Items
            • 👩‍💻Sprint Demo Presentations
            • 🦸‍♀️Sprint Retro Boards
            • 📏Agile Team Maturity Measurement
            • 🏁Project Hand-Off Document
        • 🚧Agile Product Development Deliverables
          • 👟Achieving Milestones on Agile Teams
          • 🔬Research Test Plans
          • ⁉️Agile Product Requirements
            • 🧐Where's the PRD (Product Requirements Document)?
            • 🧠Documenting Problems, Needs, and Goals
            • ⁉️Mapping Product Assumptions
            • 🔢Prioritizing Problems and Future Work
            • 😎Release-Level Vision
            • 🤠Release-Level Scope
            • 📯Product Release Roadmaps
            • 🏭Epics, Features, and Work Tasks
            • ✌️User Story Statements
            • ✅Acceptance Criteria
            • 🔷Behavior-Driven Development Scenarios
            • 🤔Use Case Scenarios and Task Flows
        • 🖥️Deliverables Dashboard
      • 📑Agile Glossary
    • ✨Service Leadership Handbook
  • 🌳PROJECT PORTAL
    • 🌱Learn About Project Training
      • ℹ️Tech Fleet Projects are Training, Not Volunteer Work or Employment
      • 🧑‍🤝‍🧑Our Approach to Learning
      • 🌎Team Structure on Tech Fleet Projects
      • ⛓️Commitment vs. Job Function vs. People on Teams
      • 🎢Team Functions
        • 🪐Product Strategy Function
        • ⌛Project Management Function
        • 🌏User Experience Functions
          • 🎨UX Design Function
          • 🤓UX Research Function
          • ✍️UX Writing Function
        • 🤖Development Function
        • 👩‍🔬Solutions Architecture Function
      • 🤝UX Research Ethics
    • 📃Applying to Tech Fleet Project Training
      • 😎How Tech Fleet Project Applications Work
      • 🔢Steps to Apply to Project Training
      • ✔️Application Requirements
      • 🤠Project Timelines and Application Process
      • ⁉️Project Application Questions
        • ❔Tech Fleet General Application Questions
        • ❔Tech Fleet Project Phase Application Questions
      • 🤔Updating the General Application
      • 🌠Application Tips
      • 🗞️See the Latest Project Openings
    • 🔍Interview Guide for Tech Fleet Project Team Building
      • 👀Key Traits We Look For in Team Mates
      • 🪜Co-Lead Interview Guide for Project Coordinators
      • 🪴Apprentice Interview Guide for Co-Leads
      • 📨Email Templates for Communicating to Applicants
  • 🎓MASTERCLASS-PORTAL
    • 🗞️Masterclass Openings
  • 👀OBSERVER PORTAL
    • 😎Observer Dashboard
    • 🙈Life as an Observer
    • 🕵️‍♀️Observer Handbook
      • 🎢Read the Agile Handbook First
      • 🙈What's a Tech Fleet Observer?
      • ❤️The Benefits of Observing
      • ❓Observer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
      • 🚶‍♀️Daily Expectations of Tech Fleet Observers
        • 👩‍🎓Read the Handbooks before Observing
        • 🐐Join Tech Fleet Discord Before Observing
        • Observer Role in Discord
        • 👈Pick Projects to Observe
        • Seeing Project Deliverables as an Observer
        • 👀Day-to-Day as an Observer
        • 🤔Reflecting on Observations in Tech Fleet Discord
        • 🫂Get Support as an Observer
        • ⚒️Using Tools as an Observer
          • 🎨Tech Fleet Figma Educational Account for Observers
        • 🙌Knowing When you're Ready to Finish Observing
      • ❤️Code of Conduct for Observers
      • 🏁Start Observing Today
  • 🪴APPRENTICE PORTAL
    • 🖥️Project Dashboard for Apprentices
    • 🧑‍🚀Apprentice Handbook
      • 🫴Life as an Apprentice
      • Application Process for Apprentices
      • Becoming an Apprentice
      • Discord for Apprentices
      • 🎨Tech Fleet Figma Educational Account for Apprentices
      • Code of Conduct for Apprentices
      • Upholding Community Values as an Apprentice
      • Communication as an Apprentice
      • Leaving Your Project Early
      • Meetings
      • Working styles
      • Using Tools as an Apprentice
      • Organization for Apprentices
  • 🫶CO-LEAD PORTAL
    • 🖥️Project Dashboard for Co-Leads
    • 🪜Co-Lead Handbook
      • 🔥Life as a Co-Lead
      • Application Process for Co-Leads
      • Discord for Co-Leads
      • Code of Conduct for Leads
      • Lead Role Breakdown
      • Upholding Community Values as a Lead
      • Principles as a Lead
      • Day-to-Day Lead Expectations
      • How to Select Your Apprentices as a Lead
      • Interviewing Apprentices as a Lead
      • Leaving Your Project Early
      • Using Tools as a Lead
      • 🎨Tech Fleet Figma Educational Account for Co-Leads
  • ❤️COMMUNITY CODE OF CONDUCT
    • 💟Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policy
    • 🏠Safe Space
  • 📐Policies
    • 🌏Community Collective Agreement
      • 🤗Community Core Values
        • 🫴Tech Fleet's Mission and Values
        • 🤝Tech Fleet Members' Rights
        • ❤️Tech Fleet Pledge of Purpose
        • 🫂Tech Fleet Pledge of Community
      • ❌Prohibited Activity in Tech Fleet
      • 📣Reporting and Resolving Issues
      • 🙅‍♀️Community Enforcement
      • 🌐Transforming Tension & Conflict
    • 👩‍⚖️Tech Fleet's Policies
      • 💼Legal Disclaimers
      • 🖱️Slack and Discord Policy
      • 👩‍🎓Masterclass Terms and Conditions
      • ⏪Services Refund Policy
      • 📓Tech Fleet Bylaws
      • 👤Tech Fleet Board Member Covenant
      • 👁️‍🗨️Conflict of Interest Policy
      • 🔎Information Security Procedures
  • 🏗️GUILD PORTAL
    • 💻Tech Fleet Operations
      • 🥳Tech Fleet Operations Workbook
      • ⚖️Governance
      • 👩‍⚖️Board of Directors
    • 👣Guild Directory
      • 🎓Growth and Development Guild
      • 🚧Infrastructure Guild
      • 🙏Leadership Guild
      • 🪐Product Team Guild
      • 🕧Project Coordinator Guild
      • 📼Video Production Guild
    • ⚒️Guild Handbook
      • 🐣Creating Change in Tech Fleet
      • Code of Conduct for Guilds
      • Guilds in Tech Fleet
      • Creating a new Guild
      • Operating a Guild
      • Guild Bylaws Template
  • 🫶Project Coordinator Portal
    • ⚙️Project Coordinator Handbook
      • Code of Conduct for Project Coordinators
      • Project Coordinator Process
      • Using Tools as a Project Coordinator
      • Project Intake Process
      • Getting the Team Formed
      • Pre-Kickoff as a Project Coordinator
      • Kickoff as a Project Coordinator
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Observer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

This page answers common questions about observing

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The guilds are working on a Project Dashboard for observers to rely on to know what projects are live, what they're doing, and what's being worked on! Exciting times coming soon! Until then, check out this guide to answer your common questions about observing.

Frequently Asked Questions for Observing

What are the purposes and benefits of observing?

There are so many purposes and benefits!

We explain this in the page before this page in this Handbook.

Is observing required in Tech Fleet?

Observing is not required, but highly recommended.

Co-leads and project coordinators look for people who have observed before on project applications.

The more you have observed, the more prepared you are going to be to apply to projects in Tech Fleet, and the more you are going to stand out.

However, this is not required as we want to leave flexibility for people in Tech Fleet community. We highly, highly encourage observing!

Why is observing important?

Observing is an important first step to being on a project team in Tech Fleet.

Here are the reasons:

  1. You can learn what to expect on real Tech Fleet teams before you apply.

  2. You can prepare for the Agile UX environment.

  3. You can stand out on your applications to Tech Fleet projects.

  4. You can watch others do real Agile team work.

  5. You can build better expectations for Tech Fleet projects.

How do I start observing?

  1. Read the Observer Handbook

  2. Join Tech Fleet Discord

  3. Get the Observers Role in Discord

  4. Pick projects to observe from the Tech Fleet Web Calendar

  5. Observe teams working for 2 weeks

  6. Reflect on your observations in Tech Fleet Discord channels

Get all of the details about these steps in this Handbook.

Is "observer" the same as a "shadower"?

Yes!

The two are used interchangeably, though we are moving towards using “observer” more exclusively.

How do I see which projects are live right now?
Do I need permission to join project meetings?

No!

Everyone expects observers to attend meetings, so you are welcome.

You simply head to the Tech Fleet Web Calendar, or the #calling-all-observers channel in Discord, and pick which meetings you want to observe. Then join! Be sure you read through this entire hand book to learn about the expectations and activities while observing.

Which projects can I observe?

You can observe anything that shows on the Tech Fleet Web Calendar!

Where's the Tech Fleet Web Calendar?

Find it here on this page in the User Guide:

Will it be weird if I just join a meeting without asking or talking to someone ahead of time?

Not at all!

All teams expect that observers will show up, unannounced, at any time.

Depending on what is happening in the meeting, they may welcome you or ask you a question, so be prepared to turn your microphone on to answer.

But you also might just slip into the meeting quietly while the team is working, and that is normal, too.

Just make sure to turn your mic off when you’re not speaking.

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On the , you can see all of the live projects that you can observe.

On the , you can see all of the daily meetings you can join as an observer.

In , observers with the O can check out the channel to receive Discord alerts when project meetings are about to start.

Anything on the is observable.

You are welcome to join any live project meetings that are happening. You do not need permission to join any meetings. Simply go to the for meeting links. The in Discord is a general channel where project teams post their daily meetings across all projects. Teams also have dedicated observer channels that allow you to dedicate yourself as an observer to one team and communicate with the team in Discord.

Read this handbook to learn everything you ever needed to know about Observing, then .

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