Chapter Lifecycle

This doc describes the end-to-end process of a Web Almanac chapter, from planning to publishing.

Create content team (project owners)
- create tracking issues for the chapter
- assign authors
  - put out a call for nominations for authors
  - vet the nominees and gauge interest
  - select authors for the chapter
- assign peer reviewers
- assign data analysts
Plan content (content team)
- decide on the scope of the chapter
- decide on what metrics would be needed/feasible
- brainstorm a chapter outline
- divide author responsibilities
Testing (analysts)
- prepare for testing
  - instrument custom metrics to assist analysis
  - write queries
- run test on HTTP Archive
- analyze HTTP Archive dataset
  - run queries
  - save data to a spreadsheet
Validate results (content team)
- review data for comprehension
- prototype data visualizations
- resolve bad data
Draft content (content team)
- write first draft
- embed data visualizations
- iterate with technical review feedback
- submit for publication
Publication (editors, developers)
- enforce writing style guide
- enforce data visualization style guide
- cross-link chapters
- generate markup
- update project config
Translation (translators)
- draft, review, and publish translation

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