questions.json

{
    "heading": "JavaScript Project Checklist",
    "questions": [
        {
            "type": "text",
            "label": "Project name",
            "name": "project-name"
        },
        {
            "type": "text",
            "label": "Company name",
            "name": "company-name"
        },
        {
            "type": "single",
            "label": "Was the project a success?",
            "values": [
                "Yes",
                "No",
                "Incomplete"
            ],
            "name": "was-the-project-a-success"
        },
        {
            "type": "section",
            "id": "management",
            "label": "Management",
            "questions": [
                {
                    "type": "section",
                    "label": "People know what they are trying to accomplish.",
                    "questions": [
                        {
                            "type": "textarea",
                            "label": "What is the project's vision?",
                            "help": "This is typically a single sentence that describes what the project aspires to be.  Example: \"A JS framework that allows developers to build better apps, faster\". If this doesn't exist, write \"none\".",
                            "name": "what-is-the-projects-vision"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "textarea",
                            "label": "How will the project measure success?",
                            "help": "Example: Increase mobile conversion rates to 0.75-1.0%, currently ~0.3%. If this doesn't exist, write \"none\".",
                            "name": "how-will-the-project-measure-success"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "textarea",
                            "label": "What is the strategy for accomplishing the project's goals?",
                            "help": "Example: Combine the desktop and mobile sites for an improved user experience, site parity, and centralized ownership. If this doesn't exist, write \"none\".",
                            "name": "what-is-the-strategy-for-accomplishing-t"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "textarea",
                            "label": "What is the project's roadmap?  What are the goals, plans and release schedule after the current release?",
                            "help": "Example: Phase 1: Complete A, B, C. Phase 2: Complete D, E, F.  If there are no plans, write \"none\".",
                            "name": "what-is-the-projects-roadmap-what-are-th"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "section",
                            "label": "People are capable of accomplishing the goals.",
                            "help": "Do people have the skills needed to accomplish the goals and roadmap?  Is the roadmap possible? Is there the access across the organizational bureaucracy?",
                            "questions": [
                                {
                                    "type": "single",
                                    "label": "Do all employees go through a technical training?",
                                    "help": "For example a week long JS training.",
                                    "values": [
                                        "Yes",
                                        "No"
                                    ],
                                    "name": "do-all-employees-go-through-a-technical-"
                                },
                                {
                                    "type": "single",
                                    "label": "Is there at least one, yearly, additional training opportunity for all employees?",
                                    "values": [
                                        "Yes",
                                        "No"
                                    ],
                                    "name": "is-there-at-least-one-yearly-additional-"
                                },
                                {
                                    "type": "single",
                                    "label": "How long until something can be released?",
                                    "values": [
                                        "3 months",
                                        "6 months",
                                        "1 year",
                                        "1.5 years"
                                    ],
                                    "name": "how-long-until-something-can-be-released"
                                },
                                {
                                    "type": "textarea",
                                    "label": "What is the org chart?",
                                    "help": "Each person's name and title. Indent subordinates under a manager. If this doesn't exist, write \"none\".",
                                    "name": "what-is-the-org-chart"
                                },
                                {
                                    "type": "textarea",
                                    "label": "Who has the final say in content and copy decisions?",
                                    "help": "A person's name. If multiple people, separate names with \";\".",
                                    "name": "who-has-the-final-say-in-content-and-cop"
                                },
                                {
                                    "type": "text",
                                    "label": "Who has the final say in design decisions?",
                                    "help": "A person's name. If multiple people, separate names with \";\".",
                                    "name": "who-has-the-final-say-in-design-decision"
                                },
                                {
                                    "type": "text",
                                    "label": "Who has final say in technology and infrastructure decisions?",
                                    "help": "The person's name. If multiple people, separate names with \";\".",
                                    "name": "who-has-final-say-in-technology-and-infr"
                                },
                                {
                                    "type": "single",
                                    "label": "Do product owners frequently (at least once a month) meet with:",
                                    "values": [
                                        "UX teams",
                                        "Dev teams"
                                    ],
                                    "name": "do-product-owners-frequently-at-least-on"
                                },
                                {
                                    "type": "single",
                                    "label": "Have your company's values, experiences, and goals been expressed to management and the client team?",
                                    "values": [
                                        "Yes",
                                        "No"
                                    ],
                                    "name": "have-your-companys-values-experiences-an"
                                },
                                {
                                    "type": "single",
                                    "label": "Has this checklist been reviewed with the management, design and development teams?",
                                    "values": [
                                        "Yes",
                                        "No"
                                    ],
                                    "name": "has-this-checklist-been-reviewed-with-th"
                                }
                            ],
                            "name": "people-are-capable-of-accomplishing-the-"
                        }
                    ],
                    "name": "people-know-what-they-are-trying-to-acco"
                },
                {
                    "type": "section",
                    "label": "People like each other.",
                    "questions": [
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Does the company have outings?",
                            "help": "Examples: dinners / activities outside work.",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "does-the-company-have-outings"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "number",
                            "label": "How often, in months, do employee reviews happen?",
                            "name": "how-often-in-months-do-employee-reviews-"
                        }
                    ],
                    "name": "people-like-each-other"
                }
            ],
            "name": "management"
        },
        {
            "type": "section",
            "label": "Design & UX",
            "id": "design",
            "questions": [
                {
                    "type": "number",
                    "label": "How many designers on the project?",
                    "name": "how-many-designers-on-the-project"
                },
                {
                    "type": "section",
                    "label": "Informed",
                    "questions": [
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Is user testing done?",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "is-user-testing-done"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "multi",
                            "label": "What user testing techniques are being used?",
                            "values": [
                                "Usability testing",
                                "User interviews",
                                "Surveys"
                            ],
                            "name": "what-user-testing-techniques-are-being-u"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Is analytic software being used?",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "is-analytic-software-being-used"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Is AB testing being performed?",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "is-ab-testing-being-performed"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Are the results of user testing, analytics, and other data being discussed at least monthly?",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "are-the-results-of-user-testing-analytic"
                        }
                    ],
                    "name": "informed"
                },
                {
                    "type": "section",
                    "label": "Quick Iterations",
                    "questions": [
                        {
                            "type": "text",
                            "label": "How long, on average in weeks, between design changes and a user testing them?",
                            "name": "how-long-on-average-in-weeks-between-des"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Are design revisions factored into the estimate?",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "are-design-revisions-factored-into-the-e"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Are beta releases user tested?",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "are-beta-releases-user-tested"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Are prototypes and mockups user tested?",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "are-prototypes-and-mockups-user-tested"
                        }
                    ],
                    "name": "quick-iterations"
                },
                {
                    "type": "section",
                    "label": "Communication",
                    "questions": [
                        {
                            "type": "multi",
                            "label": "The following documents are created with the client:",
                            "values": [
                                "Design guidelines / goals / statements",
                                "Personas",
                                "User stories or use cases.",
                                "Competitive analysis"
                            ],
                            "name": "the-following-documents-are-created-with"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "multi",
                            "label": "The following documents are created:",
                            "values": [
                                "Wireframes and mockups",
                                "Storyboards",
                                "Prototypes",
                                "Prototypes",
                                "High fidelity comps",
                                "HTML prototypes",
                                "HTML style guide"
                            ],
                            "name": "the-following-documents-are-created"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Are videos or animations used to express interactions?",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "are-videos-or-animations-used-to-express"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Are design issues and discussions \"publicly\" tracked?",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "are-design-issues-and-discussions-public"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "multi",
                            "label": "Where are design issues and discussions tracked?:",
                            "values": [
                                "Email",
                                "Project management software (Trello, Basecamp)",
                                "Issue tracker (Jira / github)",
                                "Excel"
                            ],
                            "name": "where-are-design-issues-and-discussions-"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Does a design changelog exist?",
                            "help": "A design changelog is a document that contains a list of changes to the mockup/prototypes.",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "does-a-design-changelog-exist"
                        }
                    ],
                    "name": "communication"
                }
            ],
            "name": "design--ux"
        },
        {
            "type": "section",
            "id": "dev",
            "label": "Development",
            "help": "The following questions concern development specific problems.",
            "questions": [
                {
                    "type": "section",
                    "label": "Tools and Environment",
                    "help": "The essential tools are in place and being used in the right way.",
                    "questions": [
                        {
                            "type": "multi",
                            "label": "Source control is",
                            "values": [
                                "Used",
                                "Git",
                                "Used with a branch and merge strategy."
                            ],
                            "name": "source-control-is"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "multi",
                            "label": "An issue tracker is",
                            "values": [
                                "Used",
                                "Integrated with source control.",
                                "Used by non developers."
                            ],
                            "name": "an-issue-tracker-is"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "multi",
                            "label": "The following environments exist",
                            "values": [
                                "Development",
                                "Test",
                                "Staging",
                                "Production"
                            ],
                            "name": "the-following-environments-exist"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "multi",
                            "label": "Continuous integration",
                            "values": [
                                "Exists",
                                "Runs on all commits / pushes",
                                "Emails on failure"
                            ],
                            "name": "continuous-integration"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "multi",
                            "label": "A 1-3 step process for the following exist:",
                            "values": [
                                "Setting up a development environment",
                                "Testing the application.",
                                "Building the application into a production distributable.",
                                "Deploy to test and staging."
                            ],
                            "name": "a--step-process-for-the-following-exist"
                        }
                    ],
                    "name": "tools-and-environment"
                },
                {
                    "type": "section",
                    "label": "Code quality",
                    "help": "Practices and patterns that ensure good code.",
                    "questions": [
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Is a module loader used?",
                            "help": "Examples: StealJS, RequireJS, Webpack, sprokets",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "is-a-module-loader-used"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Is the high level architecture documented and followed?",
                            "help": "For example: MVVM plus a client state observable with specified properties.",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "is-the-high-level-architecture-documente"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Are there unit tests?",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "are-there-unit-tests"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Is there documentation for the code?",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "is-there-documentation-for-the-code"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "multi",
                            "label": "All modules include:",
                            "values": [
                                "High level documentation.",
                                "Tests",
                                "Inline documentation",
                                "A demo"
                            ],
                            "name": "all-modules-include"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Are there performance tests?",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "are-there-performance-tests"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "multi",
                            "label": "The service layer is:",
                            "values": [
                                "RESTful",
                                "Documented",
                                "Tested",
                                "Built / working"
                            ],
                            "name": "the-service-layer-is"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Is technical debt measured?",
                            "help": "Is some value (often in days / weeks) of technical debt calculated?",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "is-technical-debt-measured"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Is technical debt factored into estimates?",
                            "help": "Do estimations of time, or points, or effort include discussions of technical debt?",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "is-technical-debt-factored-into-estimate"
                        }
                    ],
                    "name": "code-quality"
                },
                {
                    "type": "section",
                    "label": "Team",
                    "help": "Does the development team work well together.",
                    "questions": [
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Is there a QA team or resource?",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "is-there-a-qa-team-or-resource"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Are teams grouped by specialty?",
                            "help": "Example: client vs server",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "are-teams-grouped-by-specialty"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "number",
                            "label": "How many front-end developers?",
                            "name": "how-many-frontend-developers"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Do you work alongside the client's developers?",
                            "help": "Your developers work on the same code as the client developers.",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "do-you-work-alongside-the-clients-develo"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "single",
                            "label": "Is every piece of code known to at least two people?",
                            "help": "No piece of code should be \"workable\" by only one person.",
                            "values": [
                                "Yes",
                                "No"
                            ],
                            "name": "is-every-piece-of-code-known-to-at-least"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "multi",
                            "label": "There are code reviews",
                            "values": [
                                "Every commit",
                                "Every week",
                                "Every month",
                                "Of new people's code",
                                "Never"
                            ],
                            "name": "there-are-code-reviews"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "textarea",
                            "label": "List examples of the client demonstrating the ability to add or change to new technology as needed.",
                            "help": "Examples: Adding memcache, moving to a cloud, setting up a CDN.",
                            "name": "list-examples-of-the-client-demonstratin"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "textarea",
                            "label": "List examples of needed changes in technology or process.",
                            "help": "Examples: Adding memcache, moving to a cloud, setting up a CDN.",
                            "name": "list-examples-of-needed-changes-in-techn"
                        }
                    ],
                    "name": "team"
                }
            ],
            "name": "development"
        }
    ]
}