TFD-0007: Web Team Consolidation

TFD-0007: Web Team Consolidation

Date: 2026-03-22 Status: Accepted Decided by: Board of Directors Facilitated by: Oscar · CEO

Context

The factory has three overlapping web/design roles in QA — Wesley (Web Designer, Draft), UX Designer (Active but no persona), and Franco (Frontend Auditor, temporary Draft). Recent builds (intranet, vigie technique) exposed inconsistent results from lack of unified design leadership.

Decision

  1. Retire Franco (Frontend Auditor) — Temporary role with 90% overlap to Wesley. Remove all files.
  2. Activate Wesley (Web Designer) — Change status from Draft to Active. Wesley handles both visual design and implementation.
  3. Activate Uma (UX Designer) — Assign persona name "Uma" (U for UX). Change status to Active. Uma handles information architecture, usability, and user experience strategy.
  4. No new production line — Web/design remains an internal capability in QA, not a product offering. Client documentation portals, if needed, are Stage 6 packaging artifacts.
  5. Design system first — Wesley's first task after activation should be establishing a design system (tokens, components, spacing) before touching pages.

Specialist Input

  • Clara (CTO): Consolidate overlapping roles before expanding scope. No new production lines until first one proves itself.
  • Elena (Enterprise Architect): Web/design is internal capability, not product. Client web work is Type 4 (deployed talent responsibility per TFD-0006).
  • Pablo (Production Line Architect): Client docs are Stage 6 packaging artifacts, not a separate pipeline.
  • Quinn (QA Engineer): Establish testable design system criteria before any implementation work.
  • Nora (Nomenclature Specialist): Retire Franco (overlap violation), rename directories to include persona per TFD-0005.

Consequences

  • QA department goes from 3 web roles to 2 (cleaner, no overlap)
  • Wesley and Uma have clear separation: Uma = what/where (UX), Wesley = how it looks/works (visual + code)
  • Design system becomes a prerequisite for web work quality
  • No architectural changes to production lines