Topics

Creating the foundations to deliver a service

Conducting user research to understand people’s needs

Developing and testing our hypotheses with users

Developing a minimum viable service and making it available to the public

Continuing to improve based on user feedback

you can find guides and information of config for keycloak here

This is the repository for installing a keycloak instance which has been configured to work with Pathfinder Projects inside of Openshift

How to request a SSO Realm in the OpenShift RH SSO Instance.

The Single Sign-On (SSO) Service Definition outlines roles and responsibilities for operating the service.

A deep dive into the Gitflow Workflow. Learn if this Git workflow is right for you and your team with this comprehensive tutorial.

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Everything you need to know about working with Github in the BC Government.

Some basic guidelines to working in Github.

There are several best practices for working in Github with respect to branching, pull requests, and commits. The two most popular are Git Flow and Github Flow.

Licences are an important part of managing the sharing of intellectual property and this holds true for code and other material in GitHub. If you are planning to consume, share or contribute anything on GitHub, you will need to understand the requirements associated with the licences that are or will be attached.

Learn more about operating, and possibly maintaining, a GitHub Repository in Gov.

A sample CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md you can use as a starting point for your new github project.

A sample CONTRIBUTING.md you can use as a starting point for your new github project.

This is a great starting point for your main README.md file for your new project

Sept 5 2019 - Join the Security Symposium, where cybersecurity professionals can learn and network alongside Red Hat and Intel security experts, partners, and industry peers. No one can solve IT security issues alone. Solving problems together as a community is the future of technology.

Finding better ways for government and developers to work together.

The DevOps Commons Group in the BC Gov Yammer community is an online community focused on growing and evolving the BCGov DevOps community.

The DevOps Commons MeetUp is the in-person forum focused on growing and evolving the BCGov DevOps community.

Cloud Native Victoria is the official Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Meetup group dedicated to building a strong, open, diverse developer community around the Cloud Native platform and technologies in Victoria.

We help build better digital products and services for government. The UX Guild is a group of user experience designers and researchers working within and supporting the B.C. government. We share ideas, support each other and push forward to make our collective work better.

This meetup group hosts the Victoria Chapter of the global #OneTeamGov movement.

This group is about Lean IT and the DevOp mindset, we aim to explore disciplined ways of applying DevOps and how it ties into both business and IT transformation. If your interested in networking, discussions, presentations around the people, process, technologies and strategy around DevOps then please feel free to join us.

Held on August 8th, the Red Hat DevSecOps Workshop is a unique hands-on experience for building, deploying, and securing containerized cloud-native applications using industry-standard open source technologies

This the frontend of Reggie. Contribute to bcgov/reggie-web development by creating an account on GitHub.

A listing of events of interest to the BC Gov Development Community

Conventions and etiquette related to the BC Gov developer chat platform.

Instruction on registering and joining Pathfinder Rocket.Chat

An introduction to what DevOps is, how it works, and why it is important for Product Owners to understand.

This two-day training session will cover DevOps platform training (application operational tasks). Note: This course is for BC Government staff and contractors only. Also, those who are part of a team in the Exchange Lab will have priority in taking this course. Come Prepared! Ensure that: your GitHub account has 2FA enabled Git is installed on your laptop you have downloaded oc cli tool (Here) Content:https://ocp101-content.pathfinder.gov.bc.ca Once registered, reminder emails will be sent out closer to the session dates. If you need to cancel your registration, please do so by logging in to your Eventbrite account and cancelling the ticket on your Ticket page. Thank you. Are you waiting to take OpenShift training? There are LOTS of resources available to you in the meantime – see below to start learning! Thanks to Todd Wilson for his help in putting this list together. -          Interactive Learning Portal -          Getting Started on the DevOps Platform -          Free EBooks OpenShift for Developers: EBook Deploying to OpenShift: EBook DevOps with OpenShift: EBook Community: Do you have immediate questions about OpenShift? We have a whole community to support you. Head to rocket.chat and ask in the #devops-how-to channel. New to rocket.chat? Register for rocket.chat here Would you like to learn more about the Exchange Lab and the teams? Follow us on LinkedIn, and if you are internal to the government on the @Work Page

Course Description This ​two-day ​ScrumMaster ​certification ​course ​is ​a ​great ​jumping ​off ​point ​for ​becoming ​a ​servant ​leader ​or ​effective ​member ​of ​a ​Scrum ​team. ​You’ll ​first ​learn ​the ​essential ​concepts ​and ​tools ​of ​Scrum, ​including ​how ​to ​execute ​a ​discovery ​session, ​plan ​releases ​and ​sprints, ​track ​and ​report ​progress, ​and ​continually ​improve ​via ​feedback ​loops. ​Then ​we’ll ​cover ​how ​to ​build ​a ​roadmap ​for ​implementing ​Scrum, ​and ​facilitate ​or ​participate ​in ​Scrum ​ceremonies, ​such ​as ​release ​planning, ​sprint ​planning, ​daily ​Scrums, ​sprint ​reviews ​and ​retrospectives. ​ ​ All ​attendees ​will ​receive ​Scrum ​training ​materials ​to ​take ​back ​to ​their ​teams, ​a ​2-year ​membership ​in ​the ​Scrum ​Alliance, ​and ​eligibility ​to ​take ​the ​ScrumMaster ​Certification ​Exam ​upon ​completion ​of ​the ​class. IMPORTANT - Training Session Registration Notes: 1. Prior to registering, ensure that you have supervisor approval to attend. Cost: Please be approved for $875.00 + GST. The final amount is dependant on the total number of participants (could be as low as $725 per participant), but $875 is the MAXIMUM amount you will be charged. Payments will be processed internally via JV (this is NOT a free course). 2. Email ExchangeLab@gov.bc.ca with the following information: Name of your expense authority and email of financial contact from your branch. Financial Coding information: [CL.RESP.SVC.STOB.PROJ] [xxx.xxxxx.xxxxx.6516.xxxxxxx] On the day immediately following this course (November 28) there will be a Scrum Master Panel to bring learnings in to a Government context, further discussion and provide examples of Government teams/products. This will run from 10:30am - 12:00pm. Course Pre-requisites: - all participants are encouraged to participate in Agile Fundamentals first, which is a free, one-day session offered at the Exchange Lab for internal government employees.  Trainer Bio The trainer for this class is Petra Skapa, Certified Scrum Trainer. Petra Skapa was taught Scrum by Ken Schwaber, co-creator of the Scrum Framework, in 2002 and has been a team member as a developer, Scrum Master, Iteration Manager and Agile Project Manager. Her experience has great diversity of domain, including airlines, retail, public sector, medical and telecom. Petra holds a Bachelors degree in Human and Social Development from the University of Victoria, 1998, and a post graduate diploma in Object Oriented Software Technology from Saint Mary’s University, 2001. She has been a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) since 2011 having taught hundreds of students globally, in both English and French. She is also a Certified Scrum Practitioner (CSP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Product Owner (CSPO) and a Certified LeSS Practitioner (Large Scale Scrum). Petra’s IT career began through an internship at TransCanada Pipelines as a developer in 2002, and she then joined ThoughtWorks, an international Agile consultancy, in 2003. She worked for a range of Fortune 1000 clients around North America on product delivery and agile coaching engagements. In 2007, she joined the Gap as their Chief Agilist, leading their enterprise wide agile transformation. From there she worked in Europe with ValTech, a leading consultancy, on large scale agile transformations. In 2011 she co-founded her own practice focused on supporting enterprise wide agile transformations through Scrum training, Agile consulting and coaching. Petra’s background as a social worker makes her unique and brings with it the understanding that all change comes from individuals. Petra understands that people’s choices are directly influenced by their motivations, be they external or internal. She can get inside an organization quickly by immediately connecting with people and goes to where the work is. Petra can quickly build trust with a team by seeking understanding of their perspectives, and lead them in a direction where they see value for themselves, their product and their organization. She believes every Agile adoption is as unique as every individual and therefore she varies her approach to each specific context. Petra presents regularly at conferences such as, Agile Central Europe, Agile Eastern Europe, Better Software Conference, Dev Chicks, XP Suisse, Scrum Gatherings and Agile Open Canada. She is the co-organizer of the Agile Victoria Meet-up and hosts a Scrum Breakfast Club. Petra’s key values are integrity and respect for people. http://www.linkedin.com/in/petraskapa

The Exchange Lab is a creative space where multi-disciplinary teams of public servants can learn new ways of working using technology as an enabler to build a modern public service.Save your spot and come on down for a quick tour to meet the teams hard at work enhancing services for citizens!Using Eventbrite is easy and self-serve - you can manage your spot (register, un register) all at the touch of a button. Would you like to learn more about the BCDevExchange at the Exchange Lab and the teams? Follow us on LinkedIn, and if you are internal to the government on the @Work Page

This course is designed for leaders who are Band 3 and above and are responsible for high performing Agile Teams.

There are six principles that guide procurement process in British Columbia: Fairness Openness Demand Aggregation Value for Money Transparency Accountability To ensure these principles are followed, a generic procurement process was created. Our IMIT Procurement Architect Team was established to satisfy the particular needs in the IMIT field.  This presentation will demystify the six principles and the process, as we walk through the six steps. Who will benefit from attending? This is perfect for those who are interested in or work in procured services on a regular basis. The presentation will teach you the general procurement process. The takeaway will be knowing who to talk with and what to do  during the procurement process. Presenter Martin Ma, MBA & MCPM, IMIT Procurement Architect. He has worked in IT area for BC government for 11 years, conducting procurement management, financial management, project portfolio management and vendor management. He is familiar with ITIL, IMIT infrastructure, Project Management, Procurement, Policies and Commercial Laws. Presentation: 9 am to 10 am Register today! By registering, you will be helping us in our ongoing discussion to improve and bring in talks that interest you. Would you like to learn more about the Exchange Lab and the teams? Sign up to our Newsletter, follow us on LinkedIn, and if you are internal to government on the @Work Page  Questions? Contact us at ExchangeLab@gov.bc.ca ......................................................................................................................................... Join Skype Meeting   Trouble Joining? Try Skype Web App Join by phone Local - Victoria: +1 (250) 952-9304,,904447595# (BC, Canada)                 English (United States) Local - Vancouver: +1 (604) 398-9304,,904447595# (BC, Canada)             English (United States)   Toll-Free: +1 (888) 952-9304,,904447595# (BC, Canada)                            English (United States)     Find a local number   Conference ID: 904447595 Forgot your dial-in PIN? |Help  

Are you often a facilitator and could improve your visual facilitation skills? Through Royal Roads University, the BCDevExchange is coordinating a one-day Visual Facilitation Practices course for government staff to take in the fall. There are two dates available but they are the same course. Who will benefit? Product Owners, Scrum Masters, or anyone involved in facilitating workshops or exercises who could use some upgraded visual facilitation skills.  Approximate Cost: The BCDevExchange (Ministry of Citizens' Services) will be covering the costs. Location: Royal Roads University (Details to come) Testimonial: “The Visual Facilitation Practices course at RRU was an engaging, unique and fun day! Who wouldn’t want to spend the day creating visual artifacts with Mr. Sniff markers, pastels and big poster paper? We explored tips and tricks for graphic recording and visual facilitation and I’ve been able to incorporate these into my meetings and workshops.”   Emily (Heayn) Moore Project Manager, Communications and EngagementDigital Platforms and Data Division, OCIO, CITZ When registering, please ensure that you have already obtained supervisor approval to attend this full-day off-site course at Royal Roads University. Participants are responsible for their own meals and transportation.

Are you a developer working on an application on OpenShift? The Zero-Trust Security model was added to the platform and we're here to help.

A one-day BCDevExchange course on what being Agile is all about from a mindset, cultural and practical perspective, with the practical methodology worked through as Scrum, which is by far the most used Agile methodology in government today. Contents Course summary Course aims and objectives Modules Eligibility Duration Cost Training locations and dates Register BCDevExchange training locations Course summary Agile Fundamentals aims to introduce agile concepts and techniques in a classroom situation using a combination of presentations, exercises and fun activities embracing the principle of ‘learning by doing’. Whether you're a recently minted Scrum Master, Product Owner or have little to no experience of this thing called "Agile", or even if you'd like a refresher on what being Agile is all about from a mindset, cultural and practical perspective, this course will be of value to you. The day is made up of fun activities, from wrestling with spaghetti and marshmallows to fiddling with lego in our Lego4Scrum workshop, along with a brief history of Project Management, Agile, its values and principles. The practical methodology that we work through is Scrum, which is by far the most used Agile methodology in government today. During the course, there will be the opportunity to apply the techniques with a ready-prepared simulation, which will help consolidate learning. This full-day session is organized for BC Government employees who are looking to introduce Agile methodology to their own area of work (not specifically digital or service projects), but is the same material aimed primarily at new teams entering the Exchange Lab. What Agile Looks Like in Gov: Watch this video of one of the Product Teams at the Exchange Lab to see how we work! Course aims and objectives Agile Fundamentals introduces agile methodology and techniques to teams who need to understand and apply agile to their work area or are dealing with other teams or services that are already working in an agile way. By the end of the course you will be able to: explain the origins of Agile including the values, principles and how process fits recognize the importance of a different mindset and different ways of understand the Scrum framework Modules Traditional Way of Approaching Work Agile Origins Mindset Agile Manifesto and Principles Agile and Process Scrum overview Product Simulation Journey Mapping, personas, features Agile estimating and planning Backlog refinement Kanban Eligibility This full-day session is organized for BC Government employees who are looking to introduce Agile methodology to their own area of work (not specifically digital or service projects), but is the same material aimed primarily at new teams entering the Exchange Lab. Duration The course takes 1 working day. It usually runs from 9:00am to 4:30pm. Cost There is no cost to taking this course at this time. Training location and dates Visit Eventbrite for location and dates information New course dates We publish course dates based on teams starting at the Exchange Lab. To stay up to date, sign up for the BCDevExchange Newsletter. Register Register via Eventbrite for upcoming sessions. BCDevExchange training locations Victoria, BC Testimonial "This session was excellent: a motivating introduction to Agile principles very engaged and passionate facilitation by Matthew, Jesus and Jake hands-on exercise and frequent opportunity to present/discuss as a group made this day fly by  In my view this should be the first touchpoint for anyone dabbling into the Agile world; it’s the perfect foundation for every subsequent course provided by Global Knowledge, Alluvial and the likes."      -Richard Guenther, MSc      BPM Coach, Business Services Branch - BC Pension Corporation Would you like to learn more about the Exchange Lab and the teams? Follow us on LinkedIn, and if you are internal to the government on the @Work Page Once registered, you will be able to manage your own registration should you need to cancel*. *To cancel your ticket, login to your Eventbrite account and go to your profile > Tickets > click on the ticket you wish to cancel > there will be a “Cancel Order” button.

A one-day BCDevExchange course on what being Agile is all about.

This two-day training session will cover DevOps platform training (application operational tasks). Note: This course is for BC Government staff and contractors only. Also, those who are part of a team in the Exchange Lab will have priority in taking this course. Come Prepared! Ensure that: your GitHub account has 2FA enabled Git is installed on your laptop you have downloaded oc cli tool (Here) Content:https://ocp101-content.pathfinder.gov.bc.ca Once registered, reminder emails will be sent out closer to the session dates. If you need to cancel your registration, please do so by logging in to your Eventbrite account and cancelling the ticket on your Ticket page. Thank you. Are you waiting to take OpenShift training? There are LOTS of resources available to you in the meantime – see below to start learning! Thanks to Todd Wilson for his help in putting this list together. -          Interactive Learning Portal -          Getting Started on the DevOps Platform -          Free EBooks OpenShift for Developers: EBook Deploying to OpenShift: EBook DevOps with OpenShift: EBook Community: Do you have immediate questions about OpenShift? We have a whole community to support you. Head to rocket.chat and ask in the #devops-how-to channel. New to rocket.chat? Register for rocket.chat here Would you like to learn more about the Exchange Lab and the teams? Follow us on LinkedIn, and if you are internal to the government on the @Work Page

The Exchange Lab is a creative space where multi-disciplinary teams of public servants can learn new ways of working using technology as an enabler to build a modern public service.Save your spot and come on down for a quick tour to meet the teams hard at work enhancing services for citizens!Using Eventbrite is easy and self-serve - you can manage your spot (register, un register) all at the touch of a button. Would you like to learn more about the BCDevExchange at the Exchange Lab and the teams? Follow us on LinkedIn, and if you are internal to the government on the @Work Page

A ready to use, OpenShift compatible, HTML to PDF microservice for your application.

A simple containerized backup solution for backing up one or more postgres databases to a secondary location..

Documentation and resources (complete with examples) required to deploy a SonarQube server instance into a BCGov OpenShift pathfinder environment, and integrate SonarQube and ZAP scanning into your Jenkins pipeline. With SonarQube you can perform and report on code quality, and code coverage, and scan for known vulnerabilities and security issues.

Documentation and resources required to deploy a Matomo web analytics server instance into an OpenShift environment. Matomo is a fully featured web analytics server and is a great alternative to Google Analytics when data ownership and privacy compliance are a concern.

Fathom Analytics provides very simple website stats without tracking or storing personal data.

Can't live without cron in your OpenShift project? Check out [go-crond](https://github.com/BCDevOps/go-crond) it's an OpenShift compatible cron daemon written in golang.

MSSC demonstrates the capabilities of the Common Hosted Email Service, which provides applications with email messaging functionality. To learn more see [API Usage](https://github.com/bcgov/common-hosted-email-service/blob/master/app/README.md#api-usage) documentation.

Capabilities, OAuth Security, API Endpoints, Example Code

Store, update, index and retrieve attachments and documents.

Capabilities, OAuth Security, API Endpoints, Example Code

Generate standardized documents with structured templates.

Merge templates, images and structured data into an output document. Uses microsoft office templates. XML is the only [data format](https://www.windwardstudios.com/content/datasource) implemented. Referenced resource files like images must be stored with the template in DMS(WCC). Document of [various formats](https://www.windwardstudios.com/content/output-formats) can be produced.

The Toolkit is intended to assist teams within the BC Public Service navigate through a Privacy Impact Assessment when working in an Agile manner.

A quick reference for privacy and handling of personal information in the context of the BC Public Sector.

The BC Data catalogue helps users to find, understand and explore data. The catalogue also provides contact information so that data users can contact Data Custodians for additional information if required.

Province of British Columbia API Guidelines

A collection of BC Government hosted RESTFul API specifications.

What the Design System is and how it works.

Accessibility considerations in the design system

Primary and secondary colours to be used on all government digital websites and services.

Font families and styling to be used on all government digital websites and services.

Iconography uses images and symbols to represent an object visually. They communicate a message and should be distinct and informative.

Beta status indicator

Headers help users understand what the content of the page is about and provides a quick, organized way to reach the main sections of a website.

Footer help users understand what the content of the page is about and provides a quick, organized way to reach the main sections of a website.

Navigation bars provide a list of links to important content on a website or application. Typically they are placed in the header.

Guidance on designing digital forms

Primary buttons allow users to carry out an important action.

Secondary buttons allow users to carry out a supporting action

Disabled buttons are greyed out to indicate to users that they cannot undertake the action associated with it.

Links lead users to a different page or further information.

Callouts are an excerpt of text that has been pulled out and used as a visual clue to draw the eye to the text.

Radio buttons allow users to select one item from a given list.

Checkboxes allow users to select one or more items from a list.

Dropdowns allow users to select one option from a list.

Text inputs allow users to enter any combination of letters, numbers, or symbols of their choosing in a structured format.

Textarea allow users to input multiple lines of text

Components are constantly being added to the design system. The backlog shows what’s on the list, upcoming, and currently in development.

Anyone can propose a new component for inclusion in the B.C. government Design System. Components are proposed and selected for development based off our evaluation criteria.

How to use the design system prototyping libraries

BC Government's home on GitHub. Open source code developed by and for the BC Government resides here.

This guide is intended for application developers, and provides instructions for setting up and configuring a workstation to develop and deploy applications in an OpenShift Container Platform.

Sign iOS or Android applications for public or enterprise distribution

The BC Data catalogue helps users to find, understand and explore data. The catalogue also provides contact information so that data users can contact Data Custodians for additional information if required.

Quickly build API-centric applications. Leverage the latest microservice and container design patterns. And tie it all together with the Kong microservice API gateway.

View your app through common mobile/tablet viewports such as iPhones, iPads and several Android Devices.

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A set of base images and deployable apps for use in OpenShift by BC Gov Developers.

An image that can be used for chained builds that require Oracle Instant Client software RPM's.

A PostgreSQL Docker image that includes PostGIS and dependencies needed to support GDAL.

The OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) automatically finds security vulnerabilities in web applications.

These Interactive Learning Scenarios provide you with a pre-configured OpenShift® instance, accessible from your browser without any downloads or configuration. Use it to experiment, learn OpenShift and see how we can help solve real-world problems.

Get a quick hands-on introduction to OpenShift, the open source Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering from Red Hat®. With this practical guide, you’ll learn the steps necessary to build, deploy, and host a complete real-world application on OpenShift without having to slog through long, detailed explanations of the technologies involved.

Get an in-depth tour of OpenShift®, the container-based software deployment and management platform from Red Hat® that provides a secure multitenant environment for the enterprise. This practical guide describes in detail how OpenShift, building on Kubernetes, enables you to automate the way you create, ship, and run applications in a containerized environment.

For many organizations, a big part of DevOps’ appeal is software automation using infrastructure-as-code techniques. This book presents developers, architects, and infra-ops engineers with a more practical option. You’ll learn how a container-centric approach from OpenShift® can help your team deliver quality software through a self-service view of IT infrastructure.

This guide is intended for application developers, and provides instructions for setting up and configuring a workstation to develop and deploy applications in an OpenShift Container Platform.

A guide that compiles some best practices for developing cloud native applications.

Learn how to deliver an app-like experience to your users using these modern best practices for web app development

This resource is a Service Definition of the BC Government OpenShift Container Platform Service and concisely describes the key elements of the service for current and prospective users of the service.

The process for getting a new project set up on the BC Gov OpenShift platform.

The process for granting a new user access to the BC Gov OpenShift platform.

The process for inviting new user to contribute to BC Gov GitHub Repositories.

As the owner of the project, initially you are the only one who can access it and work in it. If you need to collaborate on a project with other users, you can add additional members to the project.

BC Gov OpenShift networking overview

Overview of expectations for Open Source code in BC Gov.

Architecture and Technology Guidance for modern application development in BC Gov.

Overview of Communication, Community and Support mechanism mechanism and conventions within the BC Gov developer community.

Team-driven content authoring & automation for secure internal and external documentation.

Learn more on security and privacy requirments when working in an open environment like Github.

What the Mobile Starter Kit is and how it works.

The Service Definition for the Mobile Starter Kit and related tools.

Application Security in a Cloud Native World.

This is the Developer Guide for custom network security policy development that product teams can reference to get information on designing and adding custom network security policies to applications hosted on the Openshift platform. The custom policies allow applications teams to take advantage of the new security model that is now available on the platform through the use of the Aporeto software.

Quickstart guide on network security policies for applications hosted on the Openshift platform to allow product teams to take advantage of the new security model that is now available on the platform through the use of the Aporeto software.

A placeholder for a tutorial for developing custom network security policy for the components outside of the Openshift platform. Coming soon...

How-to tutorial for adding custom network security policies to applications hosted on the Openshift platform to allow product teams to take advantage of the new security model that is now available on the platform through the use of the Aporeto software.

An overview of the implementation plan for enabling Zero-Trust security mode on the BC Gov's Openshift platform.

An overview of the Aporeto solution used to implement the Zero-Trust security model on the Openshift platform.

An overview of some of the design decisions made as part of the Aporeto implementation on the BC Gov's Openshift platform.

An overview of the high level components installed on the BC Gov's Openshift platform as part of the Zero-Trust Security Model implementation.

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An overview of the high level components installed on the BC Gov's Openshift platform as part of the Zero-Trust Security Model implementation.