Task:Sprint progress - Revision history

generalantilles: Cleanup and categorization

2008-11-14T04:11:44Z

Cleanup and categorization

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	You can follow the first iteration at [[100Days/Sprint2]]		You can follow the first iteration at [[100Days/Sprint2]]

-	==The ~~problem~~: ~~progress unknown~~==	+	==The Problem: Progress Unknown==
	maemo.org is being developed through public sprints since February 2008. The parties involved are the maemo.org funded crew, the Nemein guys in charge of the Midgard CMS and the Nokia contacts.		maemo.org is being developed through public sprints since February 2008. The parties involved are the maemo.org funded crew, the Nemein guys in charge of the Midgard CMS and the Nokia contacts.

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	This leads to common issues like:		This leads to common issues like:
-	* Not knowing whether a task is ~~stuk~~ or the responsible is working on it, just not reporting progress.	+	* Not knowing whether a task is stuck or the responsible party is working on it and just not reporting progress.
-	* Not knowing whether a task apparently ~~stuk~~ will be addressed anytime soon or will drop to the next sprint.	+	* Not knowing whether a task apparently stuck will be addressed anytime soon or will drop to the next sprint.
	* Not knowing whether a task could get help from others, including people external to the core team.		* Not knowing whether a task could get help from others, including people external to the core team.

-	According to previous agreements, everybody should send weekly reports to the mailing list. In practice only few people ~~has~~ done it few times.	+	According to previous agreements, everybody should send weekly reports to the mailing list. In practice only few people have done it and only a few times.

-	==The ~~proposal~~: ~~adapt scrum~~==	+	==The Proposal: Adapt SCRUM==
-	In fact these problems are well known in project management, ~~specially~~ in distributed environments. Agile development fights this lack of information with ~~e.g.~~ a daily short scrum meeting and a table showing the progress of all committed tasks.	+	In fact these problems are well known in project management, especially in distributed environments. Agile development fights this lack of information with a daily short scrum meeting and a table showing the progress of all committed tasks.

-	===~~First of all: documented~~ tasks===	+	===Document tasks===
-	Documenting is always good, but in our case is essential. A written description of a task is the first and best element to ensure that everybody agrees on the same. We owe transparency to the Maemo community and we want to receive their help whenever possible. Tasks can be started by one person and continued by others. At any time a team member might want to know ~~abous~~ a specific task and ~~s/he~~ can't go to the office of the co-worker and ask.	+	Documenting is always good, but in our case it is essential. A written description of a task is the first and best element to ensure that everybody agrees on the same plan. We owe transparency to the Maemo community and we want to receive their help whenever possible. Tasks can be started by one person and continued by others. At any time a team member might want to know about a specific task and they can't go to the office of the co-worker and ask.

	All this leads to documenting tasks properly. All tasks willing to be commited in a maemo.org sprint should have either:		All this leads to documenting tasks properly. All tasks willing to be commited in a maemo.org sprint should have either:
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	'''Proposal''': No new tasks accepted in the Backlog after Sprint2 unless they are backed by a decent wiki page or bug report.		'''Proposal''': No new tasks accepted in the Backlog after Sprint2 unless they are backed by a decent wiki page or bug report.

-	===~~Second: daily~~ microreports===	+	===Daily microreports===
-	~~Daily~~ standup scrum meetings when working online is difficult. ;) Instead, it's easy to update (ideally daily) your status in a wiki page by telling in 3 sentences:	+	Having daily standup scrum meetings when working online is difficult. ;) Instead, it's easy to update (ideally daily) your status in a wiki page by telling in 3 sentences:
-	# What have I done since my last report. This is useful for others to see what is the progress.	+	# '''What have I done since my last report.''' This is useful for others to see what is the progress.
-	# What are the obstacles I'm facing. This is useful to highlight problems (e.g. non-evident dependencies) where others can help.	+	# '''What are the obstacles I'm facing.''' This is useful to highlight problems (e.g. non-evident dependencies) where others can help.
-	# What is ~~your~~ plan today. This helps you to get organized and provides an orientation to others working in related tasks.	+	# '''What is my plan today.''' This helps you to get organized and provides an orientation to others working in related tasks.

	'''Proposal''': Start this practice in Sprint2.		'''Proposal''': Start this practice in Sprint2.

-	===~~Third: progress~~ table===	+	===Progress table===
-	We can skip time allocation and nice graphical burn-down charts :) but it would be useful to have a simple table showing the basic information for all the tasks involved in a sprint. This way it would be easy to see in a first glance where are the green and red areas.	+	We can skip time allocation and nice graphical burn-down charts, :) but it would be useful to have a simple table showing the basic information for all the tasks involved in a sprint. This way it would be easy to see in a first glance where are the green and red areas.

	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
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	\| 2008-05-23 \|\| Task D \|\| Michelle \|\| 50% \|\| Tomato = Really stuck/delayed		\| 2008-05-23 \|\| Task D \|\| Michelle \|\| 50% \|\| Tomato = Really stuck/delayed
	\|}		\|}
		+
		+
		+	[[Category:Community]]
		+	[[Category:maemo.org]]
		+	[[Category:Sprints]]

qgil: Task completed

2008-07-08T08:28:56Z

Task completed

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-	{{task\|~~ongoing~~}}	+	{{task\|completed}}

-	You can follow the first iteration at [[100Days/Sprint2~~/Progress~~]]	+	You can follow the first iteration at [[100Days/Sprint2]]

	==The problem: progress unknown==		==The problem: progress unknown==

qgil: /* Third: progress table */

2008-07-02T21:23:59Z

Third: progress table

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	! Task		! Task
	! Owner		! Owner
-	! ~~Completion~~	+	! %
	! Highlights		! Highlights
	\|- style="background:LightGreen"		\|- style="background:LightGreen"

qgil: /* Third: progress table */ '''DONE'''

2008-07-02T21:19:15Z

Third: progress table: '''DONE'''

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	! Highlights		! Highlights
	\|- style="background:LightGreen"		\|- style="background:LightGreen"
-	\| 2008-06-24 \|\| Task D \|\| Miguel \|\| ~~100%~~ \|\| LightGreen = Completed	+	\| 2008-06-24 \|\| Task D \|\| Miguel \|\| '''DONE''' \|\| LightGreen = Completed
	\|- style="background:LightBlue"		\|- style="background:LightBlue"
	\| 2008-03-21 \|\| Task B \|\| Micaela \|\| 50% \|\| LightBlue = Good progress		\| 2008-03-21 \|\| Task B \|\| Micaela \|\| 50% \|\| LightBlue = Good progress

qgil: /* Third: progress table */

2008-07-01T18:44:27Z

Third: progress table

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	! Highlights		! Highlights
	\|- style="background:LightGreen"		\|- style="background:LightGreen"
-	\| 2008-06-24 \|\| Task D \|\| Miguel \|\| 100% \|\| LightGreen = Completed.	+	\| 2008-06-24 \|\| Task D \|\| Miguel \|\| 100% \|\| LightGreen = Completed
	\|- style="background:LightBlue"		\|- style="background:LightBlue"
-	\| 2008-03-21 \|\| Task B \|\| Micaela \|\| 50% \|\| LightBlue = Good progress.	+	\| 2008-03-21 \|\| Task B \|\| Micaela \|\| 50% \|\| LightBlue = Good progress
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 2008-02-20 \|\| Task A \|\| Mika \|\| 50% \|\| Default = Just standing.	+	\| 2008-02-20 \|\| Task A \|\| Mika \|\| 50% \|\| Default = Just standing
	\|- style="background:Orange"		\|- style="background:Orange"
	\| 2008-04-22 \|\| Task C \|\| Michael \|\| 50% \|\| Orange = Some help needed!		\| 2008-04-22 \|\| Task C \|\| Michael \|\| 50% \|\| Orange = Some help needed!
	\|- style="background:Tomato"		\|- style="background:Tomato"
-	\| 2008-05-23 \|\| Task D \|\| Michelle \|\| 50% \|\| Tomato = Really stuck/delayed.	+	\| 2008-05-23 \|\| Task D \|\| Michelle \|\| 50% \|\| Tomato = Really stuck/delayed
	\|}		\|}

qgil: /* Third: progress table */

2008-07-01T18:43:31Z

Third: progress table

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	! Completion		! Completion
	! Highlights		! Highlights
		+	\|- style="background:LightGreen"
		+	\| 2008-06-24 \|\| Task D \|\| Miguel \|\| 100% \|\| LightGreen = Completed.
		+	\|- style="background:LightBlue"
		+	\| 2008-03-21 \|\| Task B \|\| Micaela \|\| 50% \|\| LightBlue = Good progress.
	\|-		\|-
-	\| 2008-06-30 \|\| Task A \|\| Mika \|\| 50% \|\| Default = ~~Standing, no problem~~.	+	\| 2008-02-20 \|\| Task A \|\| Mika \|\| 50% \|\| Default = Just standing.
-	\|- style="background:~~LightSkyBlue~~"	+	\|- style="background:Orange"
-	\| 2008-06-~~30 \|\| Task B \|\| Micaela \|\| 50% \|\| Blue = Work in (good) progress.~~	+	\| 2008-04-22 \|\| Task C \|\| Michael \|\| 50% \|\| Orange = Some help needed!
-	\|-	+	\|- style="background:Tomato"
-	~~\| 2008-06-30~~ \|\| Task C \|\| Michael \|\| 50% \|\| ~~Yellow~~ = ~~Help~~ needed!	+	\| 2008-05-23 \|\| Task D \|\| Michelle \|\| 50% \|\| Tomato = Really stuck/delayed.
-	\|-	+
-	\| 2008-06-30 \|\| Task D \|\| Michelle \|\| 50% \|\| ~~Red~~ = Really stuck/delayed~~, problems.~~	+
-	\|-	+
-	~~\| 2008-06-30 \|\| Task D \|\| Miguel \|\| 100% \|\| Green = Completed~~.	+
	\|}		\|}

qgil: /* Third: progress table */

2008-07-01T18:23:40Z

Third: progress table

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	===Third: progress table===		===Third: progress table===
-	We can skip time allocation and nice graphical burn-down charts :) but it would be useful to have a simple table showing	+	We can skip time allocation and nice graphical burn-down charts :) but it would be useful to have a simple table showing the basic information for all the tasks involved in a sprint. This way it would be easy to see in a first glance where are the green and red areas.
-	* Task	+
-	* Owner	+
-	* % of completion, or even a ~~simple e~~.~~g. "Not started", "Started", "Ongoing", "Almost complete", Complete"~~.	+

-	~~for all the tasks involved in a sprint~~. ~~This way it would be easy to see~~ in ~~a first glance where are the green and red areas~~.	+	{\| class="wikitable sortable"
		+	\|-
		+	! Committed
		+	! Task
		+	! Owner
		+	! Completion
		+	! Highlights
		+	\|-
		+	\| 2008-06-30 \|\| Task A \|\| Mika \|\| 50% \|\| Default = Standing, no problem.
		+	\|- style="background:LightSkyBlue"
		+	\| 2008-06-30 \|\| Task B \|\| Micaela \|\| 50% \|\| Blue = Work in (good) progress.
		+	\|-
		+	\| 2008-06-30 \|\| Task C \|\| Michael \|\| 50% \|\| Yellow = Help needed!
		+	\|-
		+	\| 2008-06-30 \|\| Task D \|\| Michelle \|\| 50% \|\| Red = Really stuck/delayed, problems.
		+	\|-
		+	\| 2008-06-30 \|\| Task D \|\| Miguel \|\| 100% \|\| Green = Completed.
		+	\|}

qgil: /* Second: daily microreports */ Explaining why the three questions

2008-07-01T16:37:49Z

Second: daily microreports: Explaining why the three questions

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	===Second: daily microreports===		===Second: daily microreports===
	Daily standup scrum meetings when working online is difficult. ;) Instead, it's easy to update (ideally daily) your status in a wiki page by telling in 3 sentences:		Daily standup scrum meetings when working online is difficult. ;) Instead, it's easy to update (ideally daily) your status in a wiki page by telling in 3 sentences:
-	# What have I done since my last report.	+	# What have I done since my last report. This is useful for others to see what is the progress.
-	# What are the obstacles I'm facing.	+	# What are the obstacles I'm facing. This is useful to highlight problems (e.g. non-evident dependencies) where others can help.
-	# What is ~~the~~ plan ~~until the next report~~.	+	# What is your plan today. This helps you to get organized and provides an orientation to others working in related tasks.

	'''Proposal''': Start this practice in Sprint2.		'''Proposal''': Start this practice in Sprint2.

qgil: /* The problem: progress unknown */ Link to 100Days/Sprint2/Progress

2008-07-01T14:19:41Z

The problem: progress unknown: Link to 100Days/Sprint2/Progress

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	{{task\|ongoing}}		{{task\|ongoing}}
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		+	You can follow the first iteration at [[100Days/Sprint2/Progress]]

	==The problem: progress unknown==		==The problem: progress unknown==

qgil: {{task|ongoing}}

2008-06-30T22:00:21Z

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-	{{task\|~~proposed~~}}	+	{{task\|ongoing}}

	==The problem: progress unknown==		==The problem: progress unknown==