Development OS

    Streamline software development with this Notion template for project management, automation, and GitHub/GitLab integration.

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    Introduction

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    Optimize your software development process with this Notion template, fully integrated with GitHub or GitLab for automated, efficient project management. Here's how it benefits you:

    Key Features and Advantages:

    • Unified Issues Tracking: Toggle between Backlog, Board, Planning and Issues views to easily manage and prioritize tasks, all in one place.
    • Story and Epic Workflow: Organize issues into Stories or Epics to monitor complex feature progress with related child issues.
    • Real-Time Status Updates: Automatically track issue progress and update related tasks, reducing manual updates and keeping everyone aligned.
    • Smart Dependency Management: Easily manage task dependencies ("relates to," "blocked by," "blocks") to keep your workflow smooth.
    • Sprint Planning: Easily set up sprints with clear timelines and deliverables. Close a sprint with one click and automatically move all unfinished tasks to the next sprint or backlog.
    • Release Tracking: Sync with GitHub and GitLab for automatic status updates, ensuring accurate release tracking and visibility across your team.
    • Minimalistic Design: Enjoy a clean and intuitive interface that you can easily customize to fit your visual preferences.

    Issues

    The Issues database serves as the central hub for managing tasks, bugs, and project development workflows. This structured database includes essential properties to facilitate effective task tracking, priority management, and team collaboration.

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    Properties

    Set up parent-child relations of Epics and Tasks

    Link child issues to a parent task and monitor complex feature progress with related child issues.

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    Streamline dependencies with Linked Issues

    Linked Issues provide a powerful way to manage task dependencies and relationships in your workflow. By linking issues that are related, blocked by, or blocking other tasks, you gain clear visibility into dependencies, which helps prevent bottlenecks and ensures efficient prioritization.

    Relation Types

    • Blocks
    • Blocked by
    • Relates to

    Out-of-box GitHub and GitLab synchronization

    GitHub/GitLab Automation in this template simplifies task management by automatically syncing updates between your Notion workspace and your repository. When a Pull Request is open, merged, or closed in GitHub/GitLab, the status of related issues in Notion updates automatically. This eliminates manual status tracking and reduces administrative work, keeping project statuses current and team members informed in real time.

    Automation Types

    • Tasks Automation
    • Sprints Automation
    • Releases Automation

    Effectively plan Sprints and workload

    The template offers flexible planning views to adapt to different needs, accessible in three modes: by Current Sprint, Sprints and Assignee.

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    • Current Sprint View: Focus specifically on tasks in the active sprint, helping the team prioritize and complete ongoing work within the sprint timeline.
    • Sprint View: Plan and track tasks for each sprint, giving teams a focused timeline and clear goals.
    • Assignee View: See tasks grouped by assignees to balance workloads, track individual contributions, and support effective team coordination.

    Complete Sprints in one click

    This template features automated sprints to streamline the sprint planning and review process. Each sprint is designed to help teams stay focused and organized, and when it's time to close a sprint, the template simplifies the handover of incomplete tasks.

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    Automation

    • Easy Sprint Closure: With a single click on "Complete Sprint” you can easily complete the sprint.

    • Efficient Task Transition: Template prompts you to move any unfinished tasks to the next sprint or back to the Backlog and change status for them.

    Manage Releases with GitHub and GitLab sync

    Efficiently manage tasks for each release with version-based grouping, tracking all features and fixes under a fixed version. Once tasks are completed, create a release branch to streamline deployment. When the branch is merged, all tasks automatically update to Done (Production), marking a successful release.

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    What do you need to ship release?

    1. Ensure that your release has only completed issues.
    2. Create and populate the release branch with all issues related to it.
    3. Merge to production branch
    4. Upon merge all issues related to release will be moved to Done(Production) status

    Advantages:

    • Organized Tracking: Group tasks by version for clear monitoring and readiness.
    • Automated Deployment: Smooth transitions to production with minimized manual updates.
    • Consistency: Ensures all planned tasks are included in each release.

    Keep structured Wiki for docs and onboarding

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    The Wiki section provides a collaborative space where team members can document crucial information, guides, and project details. It offers easy access to important resources, streamlining knowledge sharing and reference.

    Advantages:

    • Centralized Documentation: Keep all guides, documentation, and project notes in one place.
    • Collaborative: Allows team members to contribute and update information seamlessly.
    • Easy Reference: Ensures quick access to critical information, enhancing team efficiency and onboarding.

    This Wiki feature supports organized knowledge-sharing, making it simple to maintain and reference key information throughout the project.