Small stories

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Brief

This is a collection of 'small stories' that we can work on in-between the priority briefs.

A small story is something that doesn’t require a lot of consultation or significant input from other roles, and you can manage it within your own capacity.

Everyone should complete at least one small story each cycle.

If the tasklist runs out feel free to look at issues labelled "small story" in each of our repositories:

• govuk-frontend
• govuk-design-system
• govuk-frontend-docs

Tasks

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1. Character count component reads out hints in an unintuitive order when initially focused govuk-frontend#4517
   accessibility concern character count 🐛 bug +3
2. Make the email sign up CTA more visible #1974
   analytics design +2
   
3. Look into other kinds of text alignment that users find hard to read #2080
   accessibility accessibility concern guidance typography +4
   
4. eslintrc.js is about to be deprecated #3649
   dependencies tooling +2
   
5. Deprecate remaining all.scss in favour of index.scss govuk-frontend#4988
   sass / css small story +2
   
6. https://github.com/alphagov/design-system-team-internal/issues/901
7. Replace links to polyfill.io in comments on support/v3.x branch govuk-frontend#5106
   small story +1
8. Investigate presence of both / trailed and non-trailed paths in GA #3877
   analytics small story +2
9. Getting warnings from Sass govuk-prototype-kit#2411
   +0
10. Edit transcripts for #DSChat videos #3966
    small story +1
    
11. Experiment using ESLint FlatCompat to move to flat config #4009
    javascript small story tooling +3
12. Improve content for mentioned example in the 'Start using a service' pattern #4222
    awaiting triage small story +2
    
13. Update support documentation in the team playbook design-system-team-docs#105
    documentation small story +2
    
14. Build a research backlog #4225
    0 of 3
    small story +1
    

    
15. Understand what follow up we need for Service navigation in V6 #4241
    design navigation small story +3
    
16. Update Design System website to use Service navigation component #4239
    design small story website +3
    
17. Add guidance to the playbook on how to run a benefit / risks analysis and how to share it openly with users design-system-team-docs#109
    small story +1
    
18. Add guidance on pre-mortems to the team playbook design-system-team-docs#110
    small story +1
    
19. Add a guide to the playbook on decision making and documenting rationale design-system-team-docs#111
    small story +1
    
20. Iterate the contribution model with lessons learned from Nav and so it matches our delivery cycle #4243
    small story +1
    

    
21. DS monthly chat November/December Christmas special 24 #4266
    community small story +2
    
22. https://github.com/alphagov/design-system-team-internal/issues/923
23. https://github.com/alphagov/design-system-team-internal/issues/924
24. Use Google Analytics to build a list of most visited component and patterns #4281
    small story +1
    
25. Edit 'Gender or sex' pattern to avoid discouraging services to ask their users for equality information #4289
    small story +1
    
26. Create community objectives page in the playbook design-system-team-docs#114
    small story +1
    
27. https://github.com/alphagov/design-system-team-internal/issues/930
28. Rough outline of community activities planned for 2025 #4315
    0 of 7
    small story +1
29. https://github.com/alphagov/design-system-team-internal/issues/931
30. Join service run throughs from Top 75 teams #4318
    small story +1