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title: "GitLab's Functional Group Updates: October 2nd - November 2nd" # replace "MMM" with the current month, and "DD-DD" with the date range
author: Chloe Whitestone
author_gitlab: chloemw
author_twitter: drachanya
categories: company
image_title: '/images/blogimages/functional-group-update-blog-cover.jpg'
description: "The Functional Groups at GitLab give an update on what they've been working on"
tags: inside GitLab, functional group updates
---

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Every day from Monday to Thursday, right before our [GitLab Team call](/handbook/#team-call), a different Functional Group gives an [update](/handbook/people-operations/group-conversations/) to our team.

The format of these calls is simple and short where they can either give a presentation or quickly walk the team through their agenda.

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### Discussion Team

[Presentation slides](http://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/group-conversations/backend-discussion/2017-10-02/#1)

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  <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9YsTEIHmBwU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe>
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### Product Team

[Presentation slides](https://www.slideshare.net/JobvanderVoort/gitlab-product-update-oct-3)

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  <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QlCjFR6Jukw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"> </iframe>
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### People Ops Team

[Presentation slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EZ026lOKsURcsym8pg3497yDbSTcMslHQ9rE0iCDPtQ/edit#slide=id.g1c74eaa825_1_0)

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  <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lQdTJAG2DUo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"> </iframe>
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### CI/CD Team

[Presentation slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ucmf5FH6fPVZ0gnG_MdX5l0Z8oc3siMw52KO9x2PtMg/edit)

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  <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_o2-Hr84iYY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"> </iframe>
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### Edge Team

[Presentation slides](http://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/group-conversations/edge/2017-10-31/#1)

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  <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wwoeczh_FIE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"> </iframe>
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### UX Research Team

[Presentation slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1i6t2ofgxeUpmLzOqGyT-JcMAPuBu_tt18XAQuQDszEg/edit#slide=id.p)

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