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This PR adds a comprehensive mermaid workflow diagram documenting the RFE (Request for Enhancement) Council process used across Red Hat product teams for feature request evaluation and approval.

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diagrams/rfe-council-workflow-2025-08-mermaid.mmd

  • Comprehensive mermaid flowchart showing the complete RFE Council process
  • Visualizes interactions between Product Managers, RFE Council, and Component Teams
  • Color-coded stakeholder lanes for clear role separation
  • Decision points with approval/rejection flows

Workflow Overview

The diagram documents the standard process flow:

Stakeholder Roles:

  1. 🔵 Product Managers - Prioritize RFEs and gather missing information
  2. ⚪ RFE Council - Review completeness and evaluate acceptance criteria
  3. 🔷 Component Teams - Assess technical impact (parallel process)

Key Process Steps:

  1. Prioritization - Product Managers prioritize incoming RFEs
  2. Information Gathering - Add missing details and context
  3. Completeness Review - RFE Council checks if RFE has sufficient information
  4. Acceptance Evaluation - Council assesses against acceptance criteria
  5. Impact Assessment - Component Teams evaluate technical impact
  6. Decision Communication - Results communicated to requesters
  7. Feature Creation - Approved RFEs become feature tickets with owners

Decision Points:

  • RFE Completeness Check - Loops back to PM for missing information
  • Acceptance Criteria Evaluation - Determines approval/rejection
  • Change Feasibility - PM assesses if concerns can be addressed

Feedback Loops:

  • Incomplete RFEs return to Product Managers for enhancement
  • Rejected RFEs include assessment information for transparency
  • Approved RFEs proceed to feature ticket creation

Visual Design Features

  • Color-Coded Lanes - Different colors for each stakeholder group
  • Clear Decision Points - Diamond shapes for yes/no decisions
  • Process Flow - Rounded rectangles for actions and processes
  • Communication Paths - Arrows showing information flow
  • Parallel Processes - Dashed lines for concurrent activities

Use Cases

This diagram can be used for:

  • 📚 Process Training - Onboarding team members to RFE process
  • 📋 Documentation - Reference for RFE handling procedures
  • 🤝 Stakeholder Communication - Explaining process to external teams
  • ⚙️ Tool Configuration - Setting up workflow automation systems
  • 📊 Process Optimization - Identifying bottlenecks and improvement opportunities

Integration with vTeam Framework

While this diagram focuses on the RFE Council process, it complements the agent-based team collaboration patterns documented in other vTeam components. This shows how structured processes can be modeled alongside dynamic team interactions.

Test Plan

  • Verify mermaid syntax is valid and renders correctly
  • Confirm all stakeholder roles are properly represented
  • Validate decision flow logic matches actual RFE Council process
  • Ensure visual styling provides clear role differentiation
  • Check that feedback loops are accurately depicted

Benefits

  1. 📖 Process Clarity - Clear visual representation of complex approval process
  2. 🎓 Training Resource - Effective onboarding tool for new team members
  3. 📊 Process Documentation - Standardized reference for RFE handling
  4. 🔧 Automation Foundation - Clear process model for workflow tools
  5. 🤝 Cross-team Understanding - Helps teams understand their role in the process
  6. 📈 Process Improvement - Visual identification of optimization opportunities

🤖 Generated with Claude Code

jeremyeder and others added 2 commits August 26, 2025 10:29
- Add comprehensive mermaid flowchart for RFE Council process workflow
- Visualizes Product Manager, RFE Council, and Component Team interactions
- Shows decision points, approval/rejection flows, and communication patterns
- Color-coded lanes for different stakeholder groups
- Includes assessment feedback loops and feature ticket creation process

This diagram documents the standard RFE (Request for Enhancement) process
used across Red Hat product teams for feature request evaluation and approval.

The workflow shows:
• Product Manager prioritization and information gathering
• RFE Council review and assessment criteria evaluation
• Component Team impact assessment (parallel process)
• Decision communication and feature ticket creation
• Feedback loops for incomplete or rejected RFEs

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Added emoji-coded agent assignments for each workflow step
- Integrated specific vTeam agents (Parker, Archie, Stella, Olivia, Lee, Taylor, Derek)
- Enhanced visual clarity with role-based color coding
- Improved workflow accuracy with agent-specific responsibilities

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@jeremyeder jeremyeder merged commit 05380c6 into main Aug 26, 2025
sallyom pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Oct 15, 2025
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