The Release Team Shadow Program - Mentoring For the Future
Talkat KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2019 · on Tuesday, 2019-11-19· at 10:55· Room 6E - San Diego Convention Center, Upper Level·
summary
Program trains and onboard shadows to do concrete release work: six roles (enhancements, CI signal, bug triage, docs, comms, release lead), three-month cycles, application via Google Form, handbooks as GitHub Markdown and PR-driven edits, and some tasks automated away over time. Releases attract 76 applicants but only ~18–24 shadow slots; shadows gain immediate org membership, mentor-backed responsibility, and often become leads. Typical load is a few hours weekly early, spiking to 6–10 hours around freezes, with real delegation and measurable process improvements.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:15Who are we
- 3:08Lucky
- 3:39Overwhelmed
- 3:57Best Idea
- 4:21Whats a Shadow
- 6:08The Release Team
- 7:50The Role Handbook
- 8:44Application Form
- 10:23Time Zone Representation
- 11:42Key Benefits
- 13:41Growing the Community
- 15:31Success
- 21:37Questions
- 22:08Communications
- 23:59Time Commitment
- 30:41Reapplying
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