10/4/21
QA feedback:
Worried that so few QA bugs were logged. It seems like most of the bugs were filed by internal (Design) and not with the QA team.
Needs more explicit requirements for testing and the test plan.
Need more devices to test with. Erin will approve request.
Need to find devices - Nate states he had a few in the drawer.
8/23/21
Sprint Schedule is WIP - Final Draft stages. This is not “locked” and will only be used as a guideline for remaining work.
What went well:
Release Documentation process is going well.
Meetings are more productive as we are scheduling the priorities and able to reduce some of the noise
Decisions are getting easier to make more quickly and not requiring re-work.
What could go better:
8/9/21 -
Feedback - post sage week - none at this time
Action Item
Design Feature cutoff -Ann to work on for future planning
New stories added?
7/26/21
Sage week required carry over of most sprint items.
7/12/21
New Priority Process with planning for Mobile Toolbox work.
-Reviewed full list of features for MTB October release
Follow up meeting to be scheduled to work through T shirt sizing stories
-Need to do full breakdown for each epic with correct stories included.
Ann to include link to document once finalized.
6/28/21
What went well:
Jack still ramping up and its getting easier
Productivity is up
What could go better:
Temp is up - this is bad
Passive Data repository is a large story. Should try to estimate prior to starting a task. Still working through the tasks to get it ready
Estimating uploads without Erin is difficult
Action Items :
Reduced velocity due to the Monday holiday and potential vacation time - Expected to impact total output
6/14/21
App launched - have been doing fixes and new builds from NU
Shannon Demo - iOS assessment viewer
What went well:
Zephyr Scale approved and will begin writing manual tests with QA from SDP
Goals were accomplishable with designs so this sprint went better with limited “emergencies”
Onboarding is completed and Jack is started to get his feet under him.
Ops backlog is under control so able to focus better on sprint work.
What could go better:
No release signoff process for MTB app and would like for at least android
Need to fully document processes (sprint planning, standup, RTW etc)
Planning and roadmaps are not clear and published, we need to communicate better for platform features vs small one offs
Action Items
Ann to investigate why not all stories appear on sprint board (besides epics) - Fixed, it was a permission issue
create a release process and document for production with approval designators - In progress - SDLC needs additional work.
5/17/21
Overview: MTB Norming is set to launch June 1 with final deployment on May 20
What went well:
Able to get back into the office and feeling much more productive. +1
Plus getting to the office for the first time was nice.
Able to get Tech Debt and Process Debt resolved around releases has really helped.
Feeling good heads down time. Getting close for Android
Onboarding learning has been fun.
Feature Discussions are getting nitty gritty (notifications) but that means that we are close to set and able to see the details.
Pieces are coming together for Norming App.
Agreement to have SDP QA testing will hopefully start soon.
And able to test with the iOS app and start to look at additional features.
What could go better:
Fires have come up which has put the commitments made at risk for sprint deadlines
Changed models for survey questions
No QA
Action Items:
Ann will be out from June 1-June 8 - Erin will handle standups and sprint planning.
5/3/21
What went well
We got work done. +2
Meetings seem to have a lot of progress and team is working out issues collaboratively.
Getting definitions around June v October to allow team to understand bigger picture.
Xa has been awesome getting the bin tray transition resolved quickly
Jack’s onboarding went well
Still not getting everything planned pre sprint so putting out fires. +2
Alx getting asked to handle Synapse problems which is causing an issue with dev flow.
Onboarding documents were a little out of date, but will be updated.
Action Items:
Ann to work with Ryan and Kevin regarding Synapse escalations -
MAC - I have followed up with Ryan and we will be investigating the correct escalation process and documenting it so that this doesn’t keep happening.
Alx is also no longer listed as the team manager in Synapse so all questions do not go to him for basic management.
4/19/21
What went well:
Jack started
What could go better:
Lynn leaving is making requirements gathering difficult. We are continuing to struggle with getting decision makers and proactive planning/documentation
Action Items:
Create project intake process (Ann) (still pending)
4/5/21 - Sprint Planning:
Demo (completed 3/29 across team)
Retro Notes:
What went well
Demo presentations on MTB meeting and received very positive feedback
We interviewed a candidate and are looking forward to adding to our team.
What could go better
We need to get better about getting things deployed quickly they have been sitting for weeks and weeks.
Estimating and Story pointing.
Getting Specs and Jira updated (Need to get better stories and documentation together that show upcoming work
Teams are asking for results but we are not getting enough upfront information or there is an expectation that a hallway convo becomes a requirement on the roadmap. We need to define, document and publish a roadmap and let people know where to look for it.
Proposed intake process around all projects on bridge team and get clear requirements etc
Need to do a better job with communicating expectations from stakeholders and to them as well.
Action Items:
Create project intake process (Ann)
need clear requests, understand design implications etc.