Checklist for the VECMAtk Pre release

Application tutorials

For each of the application tutorial (4 in M12), please check:

1. Is there a tutorial document available?
2. Is it publicly accessible?
3. Has the tutorial been tested by the developer, and shown to be working?
4. Has the tutorial been tested by at least one other person, and shown that at least a subset of the steps are working as intended?

Application tutorials that don't meet the checklist should be excluded from the pre-release.

Core components checklist

This applies to EasyVVUQ, FabSim3, QCG-Client, QCG-PJM and QCG-Now

1. Is the component pre-release available?
2. Is it publicly accessible?
3. Is there a tutorial that explains installation and basic usage?
4. Is it abundantly clear to users which version should be obtained?
5. Do the developers clearly describe the limitations of this pre-release, as compared to the main one?
6. Did the developers of this component ensure that the questions that matter to them are in the alpha user questionnaire?
7. Does the component have a logo?

Alpha user questionnaire

1. Has everyone checked the questionnaire?
2. Can it be meaningfully filled in by an alpha user in less than 20 minutes.
3. Is the questionnaire easy to navigate?
4. Are all the questions free from jargon or other unclear phrasings?

Website

1. Is the website up?
2. Does it have the pre-announcement of the release?