Project 1.5: Envision TaskFlow Platform
Apply DevOps thinking to envision TaskFlow, your bootcamp reference application that you'll build over 20 weeks.
Lab Overview
🛠Lab from the Platform Engineering Bootcamp. Used in Week 1. Bootcamp landing page: https://academy.tekanaid.com/bootcamps/platform-engineering-bootcamp Parent course(s):
- Week 1: DevOps & Platform Engineering Overview (slug: devops-platform-engineering-overview)
In this project, you'll apply the DevOps culture principles you've learned to create a vision for TaskFlow, the task management platform you'll build throughout the bootcamp.
This isn't just a planning exercise - it's your first practice thinking like a platform engineer who understands both technical and business perspectives. You'll define what TaskFlow should be, who it serves, and how it creates value.
By the end of this project, you'll have:
- A clear vision for the TaskFlow platform
- Core features with business justification
- User stories from a DevOps perspective
- Success metrics to measure platform value
This is also the first lab where your work gets pushed to your own GitHub repository (forked in the previous lesson) instead of staying on the lab VM. Every TaskFlow lab from here forward builds on that same repo.
What You'll Learn
Define core product requirements and user stories for a platform engineering project
Prioritize features using effort-impact analysis for an MVP release
Create a project backlog with acceptance criteria for each feature
Establish success metrics that measure platform adoption and developer experience
Prerequisites
Understanding of DevOps culture and principles
Basic knowledge of task management concepts
Completed the "Get Access to Your TaskFlow Repository" lesson (GitHub org access requested, taskflow forked)
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