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This documentation is a record of the research, findings, and principles that determine cloud.gov's strategic direction and its continuing decision-making process.

For more information on the how we manage and structure the cloud.gov project, see the cg-product README.md.

Overview

What’s the purpose of this documentation?

• Why is this documentation here at all?
• How can we use this documentation to make good decisions?

Who we are

Users and needs

• What kind of people and institutions use cloud.gov?
• What do they expect from this service?

Design principles

• What concepts guide our building methods?
• What are our design priorities?
• How do these reflect our audience and core values?

Key features

• What features are necessary to meet our users' needs?

Analysics

*How to view Dashboard analytics

Interactive design

cg-design repository containing all historical and current design artifacts

*Google Drive design folder

Pattern library

• What are the blocks and components from which we build our product?
• How do we implement these elements in our code?

Research

Content research

*Google Drive research folder containing all historical and current research artifacts

*Cohort generation List of potential people we can talk to for user testing

*requires GSA login