Kanban: Mentor

Raptacon 3200 · 2026-27 season · 3 items
How Raptacon tracks work: get on GitHub, learn how kanban works, then learn our board - so you can always find something to work on and everyone can see what's happening.
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Get Set Up

GitHub account linked
Create a GitHub account with your first and last name as the username - firstnamelastname, e.g. janedoe (add a number if it's taken). It's easy for the team to find and looks good on a resume later. Then add it to your sign-up form (returning members: use the "Updated GitHub username" question). This is also the first step of the Kanban tree.
➤ Checks itself off from the team roster
Once

Learn Kanban

Intro to kanban
What a kanban board is and why we use one: cards are small pieces of work, columns show where each one is (To Do -> In Progress -> Done), you pull the next card when you're free instead of waiting to be assigned, and you limit how much is in progress at once so things actually finish.
➤ Check it off yourself
OnceAfter: GitHub account linked

Use Our Board

Using the Raptacon board
Show a lead you can work our board end to end.
Walk through a real card with a subteam lead watching.
  1. Find the team board and filter it to your subteam.
  2. Pick a card from To Do and assign it to yourself.
  3. Move it to In Progress and add a comment with what you're doing.
  4. Link your work (a PR, a photo, a doc) to the card.
  5. Move it to Done - or back to To Do with a note if you're stuck.
➤ Signed off by Subteam Lead or Lead Mentor (Chris Hirsch)
OnceAfter: Intro to kanban
Raptacon board (GitHub Projects)