CHANGELOG

2021-01-14: Version 1.27

Content:

Update SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 with new home office obligation and added SECO poster.

2021-01-04: Version 1.26

Content:

Documented Time-Tracking rules from VIP-17 in Timesheets page.
- Remove information to log to (generic) Chores on various pages.
Updated Salary System to reflect the agreement made in VIP-27.
Removed documentation finder, this is now in the knowledge base.
Updated documentation about documentation to include hints about Documentation as Code.

2020–12–14: Version 1.25

Content:

Add clarification on the differences between People Operations and VSHNeers Success
Add pictures that illustrate Delegates in Delegate Circles.
Document our Company Alignment Framework.
Adapt Values, Beliefs and Goals by linking to and from Company Alignment.

2020–11–30: Version 1.24

Content:

Link domain descriptions to VIPs in Jira
Document Review Driver state in VSHN Improvement Process
Fix links in CISO Role
Document Role of the Delegate for Delegate Circles
Improve description of what Delegate Circles are.
Minor fixes to the role General Manager.
Fix that General Manager(s) appoint the management, not the Board.
Fix granting power of attorney to be in the duties of the General Manager.
Document the roles Representative of the Board and Representative of the Management.

2020–11–23: Version 1.23.1

Fix typos in CHANGELOG
Rename top-level VSHNeer Success back to Life before VSHN again in navigation
Fix Domains to link to Information Security Management

2020–11–23: Version 1.23

Content:

Fixes to the VSHN Improvement Process
Add description of the role General Manager
Improve CISO Role
Update Information Security Management Domain
Add translated Information Security Process as sub page of Information Security Management Domain
Document domain Backoffice
Document domain People Operations
Document domain VSHNeer Success
Fixes on responsibilities in the Recruiting process
Document difference between Governance and Operations
Document common modus operandi for Delegate Circles
Add important links to Responsible Ops role description

2020–11–16: Version 1.22

Content:

Replace Altair references from Emergency Communication Channels and Team Admin
Document Product Bets
Document domain Information Security Management

2020–10–30: Version 1.21

Content:

Fix squad / chapters in Decision Making
Document VSHN Improvement Process including How-Tos
Initial version of our North Star and 2-year goals on Values, Beliefs and Goals
Document definition of Domains are current Domains
Add Kaus Team
Rename Role Squad Master to Team Admin
Get rid of the terms Squad and Chapter

2020–10–29: Version 1.20

Content:

Add Organizational Development domain description
Document how we make decisions in Special Circles like Board and Management.
Document Product Management Interest Groups
Update SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 after new rules from Federal Council effective since October 28, 2020.

2020–10–26: Version 1.19

Structure:

New navigation structure.

Content:

Add VSHN Domain description.
Add Business Operations Domain description.
Add Customer Solutions Domain description.
Add Product Management Domain description.
Add Product Development Domain description.
Remove Squads and Chapters
Add overview of Teams
Add overview of Delegate Circles
Add overview of Special Circles
Add documentation about Interest Groups
Update Organization Structure
Add links to Teams wiki pages
Improve documentation on what a Team is

2020–10–20: Version 1.18.1

Content:

Small corrections after release 1.18.

2020–10–20: Version 1.18

Content:

Update SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 after new rules from Federal Council effective since October 19, 2020, including meeting room usage.
Remove references to dissolved squad Capella.
Added page with the Sales On–Boarding Process.
Smaller corrections.

2020–10–15: Version 1.17

Content:

Change SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 related rules after "Stage Orange" was announced

2020–10–13: Version 1.16

Content:

Added page describing The VSHN Offering
Adapt and simplify Consent Decision Making process.
Adapt documentation after Altair is dissolved.

2020–10–05: Version 1.15

Content:

Renamed our weekly team meeting as "Company Meeting."
Added page explaining how our one on one meetings work.
Be true about who is failing (not the processes, but the people).
Added guidelines for those returning from holidays.

2020–09–04: Version 1.14

Content:

Updated communication channels and links to describe our discussion forum. The communication channels page now features a TL;DR section for a quick overview.
Added new page describing Emergency Communication Channels.
Update Company Values and Beliefs formerly "Vision, Mission, Values"
Updated Jira ticket numbers.
Corrections for small typing mistakes.

Infrastructure:

Updated to latest version of Antora Default UI.

2020–07–16: Version 1.13

Content:

Added page with instructions about the Zoom phone system.
Added page with tips and tricks to answer phone calls.
Added new page with the list of meeting rooms.
Document final decision in recruiting process.
Fix how members of the management are appointed.
Rename human resources to PeopleOps.

2020–06–22: Version 1.12.1

Typos fixed in SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19

2020–06–22: Version 1.12

Content:

Add list of popular shared calendars to calendar.
Update the Sirius Squad mission statement.
New page that describes how we work in the office.
Adapt Meeting culture and other changes in favor of working remotely.
Document the base of our organizational structure.
- Split management board and the management member role.
- Document that VSHN implements Sociocracy 3.0 patterns and concepts where it makes sense.
Document how we make organizational decisions.
Updates to Customer Success Manager role.
Refinement of weekly company meeting.
Small wording changes in your first day.
Updated information about SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 after regulation relaxing.

2020–06–08: Version 1.11

Content:

New pages documenting the Altair Squad.
Adapt duties of the Squadmaster to the Altair concept.
Update FOPH recommendations.

2020–06–03: Version 1.10

Content:

New page about the languages spoken in VSHN.
Updated information about SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19.
Updated project states and roles.
A lot of small corrections and improvements.

Infrastructure:

Added automatic spell checking and dead link checking for authors.

2020–04–30: Version 1.9

Content:

Added Video conference tools usage guidelines.
Added new page about the CISO role.
Added documentation finder page.
Additions and corrections to the trial period page.
Updated guidelines regarding the SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 situation.
Small corrections and improvements.

Infrastructure:

Added liveness and readiness probes to OpenShift deployment.
Updated project to latest version of Antora and other tools.

2020–04–09: Version 1.8.1

Small fixes.

2020–04–09: Version 1.8

Content:

Added a "Values, Vision and Mission" page.
Renamed "Customer Success Hero" to "Customer Success Manager."
Updated links to tickets used for internal bookkeeping.
Other small modifications.

2020–03–16: Version 1.7.1

Content:

Updated the SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 page.
Updated the remote working page.
Added section on TUI tools and fixed confusion about git log and git reflog in the Git Guidelines page.

2020–03–16: Version 1.7

Content:

Added new page about SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 handling at VSHN.
Added new page about remote working
Added Git Guidelines chapter.
Updated Mail configuration settings.

2020–03–03: Version 1.6

Content:

Added information about leave requests.
Added new page describing the role of HR.
Added new page about the Personal Education Process.
Updated Jira blocking rules.
Various small corrections.

Infrastructure:

Added support for text-based diagrams using Kroki.
Updated project to latest version of Antora and plugins.
Updated project to latest version of PDF and EPUB generator images.

2020–01–27: Version 1.5

Content:

Added information about the new "Altair" and "Eltanin" squads.
New page with the complete list of chat channels.
New page about the Technical Service Manager role.
New page about the conflict resolution process.
Updated Jira links.
Various small corrections.

Infrastructure:

New navigation.
Updated Antora UI bundle.
Updated search engine.

2019–12–20: Version 1.4

Content:

Added Communication Channels page.
Added a roles introduction page.
Added the role of management.
Improved the description of the role of mentor.
Improved the description of the role of product owner.
Renamed role Customer Relationship Manager (CRM) to Customer Success Manager (CSH).
Refined squad documentation.
Added Martelo to the list of tools.
Various small corrections.

Infrastructure:

Updated PDF and EPUB3 generation to latest versions of Asciidoctor.
EPUB3 file displays custom font.

2019–11–20: Version 1.3

Content:

Reorganized navigation menu.
New content for the GitLab page.
New page with meeting rules.
New pages with explanations of the different roles.
New page about the trial period.
Explanation about how to pronounce the word "VSHN."
Updated squad descriptions.
Correction of various errata and typos.

Infrastructure:

Built using Antora 2.2.
Separated PDF and EPUB build procedure into separate projects.

2019–10–09: Version 1.2

Content:

Added the "Reverse Interview" page.
Added the "Work Logs" page.
Replaced "Götti" with "Mentor" throughout the handbook.

Infrastructure:

Added Asciidoc processing macros to the Antora playbook.
Added GDPR disclaimer, links, and Google Analytics tracking to generated website.
Added STEM support for PDF, EPUB, and Kindle output.

2019–10–01: Version 1.1

Content:

Added "Salary System" page.
Added precisions about when to close timesheets.
Added CHANGELOG.
Updated UI bundle to support STEM content.
Lots of small corrections and additions.

Infrastructure:

Reorganized Dockerfiles in subfolders.
Added verification using the vale tool.

2019–07–25: Version 1.0

First publicly available version.

Content:

Added "Everyday Life" page.
Added "Recruiting" page.
Added "Timesheets" page.
Added GPG-related pages.
Easier download of eBook versions.
Added man page output to eBook formats.
Corrected typos and rephrased various items.

Infrastructure:

Updated UI bundle.
Deployment to APPUiO via CI/CD at handbook.vshn.ch/
Unified all build tasks to use Docker containers exclusively.
Added search engine.
Separated Lunr.js indexing into separate project.

2019–06–07: Version 0.5

Interim version during development.
Preliminary migration of content from the wiki.