PROJECT CHANGE CHECKS · Workflow idea

Give each proposed change a timely quality check.

When a project change is submitted or a review is opened, start the team’s configured build check. Make the result easy to find so maintainers can decide whether the change is ready for the next step.

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A little structure. A clearer outcome.
Starts with
Project change submitted
Produces
A check result associated with the relevant project change, ready for a maintainer to assess before merging or releasing.
Category
Operations

01 / The starting point

A clear request.
A useful direction.

A new change to a shared project or a newly opened review request

“Start the configured project check for eligible changes and make its outcome available to the maintainers responsible for review.”
An example request · Make it specific to your team.

02 / The work

5 tasks.
One useful outcome.

Helps engineering teams run a consistent build check when proposed changes arrive, without treating a successful check as release approval.

  1. Notice an eligible project change

    Recognize a submitted update or newly opened review request for a project the team has selected.

  2. Start the project check

    Ask the team’s configured build service to assess the submitted change.

  3. Associate the result with the change

    Keep the outcome and project context together so reviewers can identify what was checked.

  4. Bring failures or delays to an owner

    Make an unsuccessful or incomplete check visible to the responsible maintainer for investigation.

  5. Review before merging or releasing

    Have a maintainer inspect the change and check results before approving a merge or release.

03 / The result

Something useful.
Something to build on.

A check result associated with the relevant project change, ready for a maintainer to assess before merging or releasing.

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Check project changes before release

Operations · Example outcome

The handoff

A check result associated with the relevant project change, ready for a maintainer to assess before merging or releasing.

Keep in mind

A passing check does not guarantee that a change is correct, secure, or ready to ship. A maintainer must review the change and explicitly approve any merge or release.

04 / Make it yours

Set the brief.
Set the standard.

A few choices shape the work around your team.

Select the project and eligible changes

Choose the project and define which submitted changes should receive a build check.

Choose the check and result audience

Select the project’s established build process and decide where maintainers can see its outcome.

Set ownership for unsuccessful checks

Name who investigates failures and who may approve changes for merging or release.

Test a passing and a failing change

Confirm both outcomes are associated with the right change and that neither automatically authorizes a release.

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