Week Two Day Five..

10am Start:

This morning was mostly spent helping the web implementers integrate the features that they had been given ready for the 2pm demo. All the the features that were submitted were on the latest prototype, how ever we are still left with a lot of work to do next week. The burn down chart (cohort meeting) showed that we are not getting the features developed quickly enough. The daily plan that was brought up, I think is a good idea. With this plan it should add pressure to the people who have yet to finish their features but I felt this wasn't the case in the lecture. I also sat down with Richard Gibbons, Dan Ransom and Ashly Grimsey and discussed all the features we thought were complete. I showed this on the site map Chris Wade created earlier in the project. From that I was able to determine that the features that were completed, or nearly completed didn't really provide any dependence. We just need to sign these off as early as possible next week so we can concentrate on week 3 features.

System Integration Meeting 12pm:

A lot of issues were brought up here which need to be focused on next week. The emphasis is on the programmers, and we have introduced week feature cut of points so that the development of the system will go in the right direction. The cut off points I suggested will be week one on Monday, week two, late Monday - Tuesday and week three on Wednesday. Any features that have not been completed will have to be left out, depending on its importance.

Overview:

Today was mainly for me to catch on the whole project's development, because I have been busy with my feature all week. At the cohort meeting on Monday, I will be asking all the people whose features feel that they are incomplete and then separate them into the 3 weeks. We can then provide support to them in regards to design, integration and web implementation. The emphasis is on them to get it done, and the way we are currently working needs to be changed, as their are still a group of people getting the system up to standard, when it is every ones responsibility. I think it will be hard next week, but every one turns up and shows a bit more commitment and responsibility, I think it should go OK. We will have an idea of this at Monday lunch time. The introduction of the cut of points should put people under pressure a bit.