Announcement Template

Use this template for engineering-wide announcements about infrastructure changes, migrations, deprecations, or new platform features.

Template

## [Title: Brief description of the change]

### Context & Goal

What problem does this solve, and what business/engineering outcome are we targeting?

### Scope & Affected Squads

List whether this impacts specific squads (e.g., Platform vs. Consumer Web) or everyone.

### Action Required & Deadlines

Exact checklist each developer must complete, along with target cut-off dates.

### Migration / Setup Guide

Step-by-step commands, configurations, or links to credentials.

### Rollback / FAQ

Who to ping if builds break or unexpected issues occur.

Usage

1. Copy the template above for each announcement.
2. Fill in every section — do not leave any blank. If a section is not applicable, write “None” with an explanation.
3. Post to #engineering Slack channel.
4. Tag affected squad leads directly.
5. Track adoption via a ClickUp task linked in the announcement.

Past Announcements