Handbook Usage

This handbook is designed exclusively for current and future EBRAINS team members. It serves as a comprehensive guide to assist team members in performing their roles effectively.

Effective Use of the Handbook

Daily Reference: Use the handbook as a daily reference tool to guide your actions and decisions. If you are unsure about a detail, it’s better to act than to hesitate. Encourage others to consult the handbook gently, suggesting:

For future reference, you might find this guideline helpful.

Resource for Answers: If you receive a link from the handbook in response to a question, view it as a helpful resource rather than an expectation to know all handbook contents by heart.

Documentation of Solutions: When you find a solution to a problem, ensure it gets documented to aid the entire team. Discuss who should document the solution and to encourage responsibility ask:

Who will document this?

Link to Relevant Resources: Always try to include relevant links when discussing topics in chats or emails. If someone else forgets, remind them by asking:

Could you please include a link?

Current Practices: The handbook should reflect our current practices rather than aspirations or outdated methods. Propose updates through merge requests directly on the handbook to keep our processes current.

Link to the Handbook: When communicating information related to the handbook, always share a link to the relevant section instead of copying the text. Encourage others to do the same.

Join the #handbook channel to keep up-to-date with any updates or changes to the handbook.