9am Start:
Shopping Cart Feature:
Yesterday I finished the development of my feature at an individual level. Today I spent the majority of the morning researching on sessions, mainly working along side kieryn annette, Ashley Grimsey and Jason Findlay. We needed help from the lecturers again, but we got it done eventually. Once the sessions got working we started getting the functionality of the feature correct, ie comparing total tickets available in the database with my shopping cart feature. The design of the shopping cart feature has changed slightly but not a lot. Again Dan Ransome has been supporting me all day with the integration side of things. He has been communicating with Richard Gibbons and Farook Naji who have created the new website layout template. Ashley Robbins created my buttons for my feature, which I initally had problems with putting a hyperlink on it.
Overview:
Another long day (7pm), but my feature is complete even though today started very slowly. Dan Ransom will be putting together all the feature set tommorow morning ready for the demo at 11am. I have told him to call me if there is any problems but there shouldnt be. If the demo goes well, I will be having a meeting with mainly James Tubb and the rest of the managers just to catch up on what I have missed, ie in terms of feature development, ready for me starting week three. I dont know how well every one got on today but I think next week will be very busy, especially to meet the Friday 30th March launch date. Hopefully we can take a lot more positives from the demo which will give us more confidence going into next week.
Wednesday, 21 March 2007
Tuesday, 20 March 2007
Week Two Day Two..
9am Start:
View Shopping Cart Feature:
Today I concentrated all my efforts towards my feature alone. I initially got it working so that it retrieved it from a database but found out that this was not the best way of doing it. I have redone it using sessions and have done all I can because the sessions are not up and running yet. I will be helping Ashley Grimsey tomorrow getting this session fixed because a lot of features depend on it. I had a lot of people help me with me feature today, Dan Ransom provided support all day as well as the following people: Adam West, Rob Morrisby, Jennie Bate, Simon Collen, Chris Haines and the lecturers of course. Even though I had to change the design of my feature the support was greatly appreciated. This meant that my feature was a lot more easier to develop, but cannot progress further until the session problem is fixed.
Overview:
I think if we can get the sessions sorted tomorrow as soon as possible it will bring every ones features together. We have all just got to keep together and keep working at it. Personally I feel the last two days have been a waste, but I think this will change tomorrow. Once my feature is completed I will be helping out with the weekly coordinators (Dan and James) help them with any problems they may have. So far out of this project,the last couple of days have been the hardest and hopefully it will ease of from now, if not just got to keep at it.
View Shopping Cart Feature:
Today I concentrated all my efforts towards my feature alone. I initially got it working so that it retrieved it from a database but found out that this was not the best way of doing it. I have redone it using sessions and have done all I can because the sessions are not up and running yet. I will be helping Ashley Grimsey tomorrow getting this session fixed because a lot of features depend on it. I had a lot of people help me with me feature today, Dan Ransom provided support all day as well as the following people: Adam West, Rob Morrisby, Jennie Bate, Simon Collen, Chris Haines and the lecturers of course. Even though I had to change the design of my feature the support was greatly appreciated. This meant that my feature was a lot more easier to develop, but cannot progress further until the session problem is fixed.
Overview:
I think if we can get the sessions sorted tomorrow as soon as possible it will bring every ones features together. We have all just got to keep together and keep working at it. Personally I feel the last two days have been a waste, but I think this will change tomorrow. Once my feature is completed I will be helping out with the weekly coordinators (Dan and James) help them with any problems they may have. So far out of this project,the last couple of days have been the hardest and hopefully it will ease of from now, if not just got to keep at it.
Monday, 19 March 2007
Week Two Day One..
9am Start
First thing we did today was get together in our feature set. Because a lot of our features depend on other to work, we thought it would be best to support the first the development of the first feature and so on. Up to 11, I was helping Jennie start her feature. A lot of this was just researching on the Internet.
Project Managers Meeting 11am:
This meeting was not as long as the others because I think we have just got to get on with it. Apart from setting the overview of the week, we decided that programming should start on Monday and that we have daily Cohort Meetings to allow everyone to input their ideas if any.
Systems Integration Meeting 12.30:
The weekly coordinators role was switched to Dan Ransome and Phil Trotman this week because I am developing my feature. We discussed what was expected of us this week again and that we will all have to work harder because there is more features to be developed as well as finishing off last weeks feature set.
Cohort Meeting 4pm:
This was not a bad turn out but there were only a few issues resolved. We all decided on the logo and the marketing side of things, but there seem to be still lack of input. We still have yet to decide on the design of the buttons and the template for the site which was disappointing.
View Cart Feature:
Because my feature depends on 5 other features it was very hard to start this. I basically read up around the topic, using my php book and the Internet. In terms of creating a starting prototype, I think Ive done enough for my feature to work individually but in order to test it correctly I need the information from the other features. Dan Ransome was supporting me all day, which was really helpful. The main problem I have is trying to work out the total price. I could seem to pass the variables from the drop down menu. Hopefully tomorrow the features that link to mine will be done and there should be support available from the lecturers too.
Overview:
I don't think today was very productive, but we have to keep on going. I am annoyed that we didn't get the final design sorted, but I'm sure that will be soon. It is hard to say the progress of my feature at this time, but should have a better view of it tomorrow. Because of my involvement with the whole project last week Im finding it hard just to concenrate on my feature alone. Hopefully it won't affect the final outcome of my feature.
First thing we did today was get together in our feature set. Because a lot of our features depend on other to work, we thought it would be best to support the first the development of the first feature and so on. Up to 11, I was helping Jennie start her feature. A lot of this was just researching on the Internet.
Project Managers Meeting 11am:
This meeting was not as long as the others because I think we have just got to get on with it. Apart from setting the overview of the week, we decided that programming should start on Monday and that we have daily Cohort Meetings to allow everyone to input their ideas if any.
Systems Integration Meeting 12.30:
The weekly coordinators role was switched to Dan Ransome and Phil Trotman this week because I am developing my feature. We discussed what was expected of us this week again and that we will all have to work harder because there is more features to be developed as well as finishing off last weeks feature set.
Cohort Meeting 4pm:
This was not a bad turn out but there were only a few issues resolved. We all decided on the logo and the marketing side of things, but there seem to be still lack of input. We still have yet to decide on the design of the buttons and the template for the site which was disappointing.
View Cart Feature:
Because my feature depends on 5 other features it was very hard to start this. I basically read up around the topic, using my php book and the Internet. In terms of creating a starting prototype, I think Ive done enough for my feature to work individually but in order to test it correctly I need the information from the other features. Dan Ransome was supporting me all day, which was really helpful. The main problem I have is trying to work out the total price. I could seem to pass the variables from the drop down menu. Hopefully tomorrow the features that link to mine will be done and there should be support available from the lecturers too.
Overview:
I don't think today was very productive, but we have to keep on going. I am annoyed that we didn't get the final design sorted, but I'm sure that will be soon. It is hard to say the progress of my feature at this time, but should have a better view of it tomorrow. Because of my involvement with the whole project last week Im finding it hard just to concenrate on my feature alone. Hopefully it won't affect the final outcome of my feature.
Friday, 16 March 2007
Systems Integration...
I have posted the following on the discussion boards. Just to let everyone know what is going to happen next week and give them feedback on how well we have worked too. Hopefully it will give them a confidence boost in what they are currently doing.
Hey Guys
From next week I will be programming my feature, so the week cordinator role will be passed on to Dan Ransom, Phil Trotman etc. I will try to keep in touch as much of possible, but i will need to concentrate on my feature. It will be there job to make sure that the features are completed that week and address any problems that may occur.
Supporting Role.
We will allocate groups to people at the meeting on monday because of all the changes. Ie with some people from week one needing to finish their feature.
Although this week didnt really turn out as expected, i think we have worked well together within our system integration team and can depend on each if needed. Just need to stick at it and keep it up, how ever I dont think we will be putting the hours in next week like we did this week.
If any one has got any problems, let me know
Hits
Hey Guys
From next week I will be programming my feature, so the week cordinator role will be passed on to Dan Ransom, Phil Trotman etc. I will try to keep in touch as much of possible, but i will need to concentrate on my feature. It will be there job to make sure that the features are completed that week and address any problems that may occur.
Supporting Role.
We will allocate groups to people at the meeting on monday because of all the changes. Ie with some people from week one needing to finish their feature.
Although this week didnt really turn out as expected, i think we have worked well together within our system integration team and can depend on each if needed. Just need to stick at it and keep it up, how ever I dont think we will be putting the hours in next week like we did this week.
If any one has got any problems, let me know
Hits
Week One Day Five..
10am Start:
Presentation of Week One Feature Set:
It was evident today that we had made a lot of improvements since the prototype yesterday, but there are still a lot of issues that need to be resolved. A lot of these issues are surrounding the design and mainly the navigation of the proposed system. The database team will be in charge of the navigation side of things from Monday forward, making sure it works correctly.
Project Managers Meeting: 1pm
There were a number of issues that we talked about here which hopefully will resolved starting from next week. This week we have learnt a lot from the mistakes we have made and we need to learn from this in order to move forward. There have been a number of changes, for example week one features to be finished on Monday, as well as the development of week two features will start too. This will give us more time to implement and resolve any errors that may occur. Jennie Bate will be posting deadlines and time constraints which have been agreed upon by everyone who attended the meeting.
Cohort Meeting:
Again a lot of good discussions and ideas were put across regarding the design. How ever each role seems to be working well within itself, but not communicating well with the rest of the course. This will change from Monday, where everyone who wants to have a say can meet up and express their thoughts.
Peer Assessment:
I think this is a good idea and to be honest apart from one or two members I believe everyone in the system integration team should get a fair mark. I think this because the people who have turned up have been here 9-5 at least from Tuesday onwards, ready to provide support for anyone who needs it. I will not be taking into account my role as a leader, but how I have performed in terms of supporting over this cumming week, in which I think I have helped as much as possible, or as much as it is needed.
Overview:
It is clear that a number of changes need to be made. How ever we are all to blame. The main concern I have is that if people have a good idea they are coming out into the open with it and they feel that we(Managers) are not letting them know what is going on. I don't know how the other groups are managing this, but every meeting that myself and James Tubb go to we have fed back to the rest of the system integration team. Saying that there are minutes of meeting available to everyone, its just a case of more commitment is needed. Come Monday I think we can correct all this and be back on track to a successful SB2.
Presentation of Week One Feature Set:
It was evident today that we had made a lot of improvements since the prototype yesterday, but there are still a lot of issues that need to be resolved. A lot of these issues are surrounding the design and mainly the navigation of the proposed system. The database team will be in charge of the navigation side of things from Monday forward, making sure it works correctly.
Project Managers Meeting: 1pm
There were a number of issues that we talked about here which hopefully will resolved starting from next week. This week we have learnt a lot from the mistakes we have made and we need to learn from this in order to move forward. There have been a number of changes, for example week one features to be finished on Monday, as well as the development of week two features will start too. This will give us more time to implement and resolve any errors that may occur. Jennie Bate will be posting deadlines and time constraints which have been agreed upon by everyone who attended the meeting.
Cohort Meeting:
Again a lot of good discussions and ideas were put across regarding the design. How ever each role seems to be working well within itself, but not communicating well with the rest of the course. This will change from Monday, where everyone who wants to have a say can meet up and express their thoughts.
Peer Assessment:
I think this is a good idea and to be honest apart from one or two members I believe everyone in the system integration team should get a fair mark. I think this because the people who have turned up have been here 9-5 at least from Tuesday onwards, ready to provide support for anyone who needs it. I will not be taking into account my role as a leader, but how I have performed in terms of supporting over this cumming week, in which I think I have helped as much as possible, or as much as it is needed.
Overview:
It is clear that a number of changes need to be made. How ever we are all to blame. The main concern I have is that if people have a good idea they are coming out into the open with it and they feel that we(Managers) are not letting them know what is going on. I don't know how the other groups are managing this, but every meeting that myself and James Tubb go to we have fed back to the rest of the system integration team. Saying that there are minutes of meeting available to everyone, its just a case of more commitment is needed. Come Monday I think we can correct all this and be back on track to a successful SB2.
Thursday, 15 March 2007
Week One Day Four...
Thursday 15th March
9.30 Start.
The first thing I did today was help set up the features for the website design team so that they can format a few bits of the site ready for the 11am demonstration. The demonstration did not go well at all, especially when a few of the presenters were not there. There were a lot of issues surrounding the version we had produced and simply was not ready to go out live on to the Internet come Friday at 12.00. After the presentation I organised the whole cohort based around the groups of features. I made sure that there was a member from each role (Systems Int, Website Design and Design) to support that group of feature by speaking to the role managers who then allocated it accordingly. They all had a copy of the prototype in which they can develop their feature on to. This is the format we will be using starting next week and I believe it has worked very well today. Today I was mainly supporting Simon Collen (Register help feature). He was getting along fine and to be honest he did a lot of the work on his own, I put my suggestions in when they were needed. I was with him through out today until his feature was done to a suitable standard. Today I was mainly checking on the progress of how the groups were working together and making sure everyone was on task. Today we learnt another valuable lesson which we should not come across again next week. However we have all worked well as a team (from those who turned up) and it is all something we should be positive about. It was coming up to 6 when I left for today and Richard Gibbons was near completion of the website integration process. I am fairly confident that we have turned around the disaster from this morning ready for the launch tomorrow.
Email Notification Issue:
As well as that there were some issues surrounding Jennie Bate’s email. A few people thought it was unfair. I and Jennie went round and discussed this with the people that were there; who thought the email was a bit harsh. How ever I totally agree with what Jennie said and a lot of people though that myself and Jennie were being a bit ‘bossy’, but we have resolved this and are open for anyone to come and talk to us. I think what myself and Jennie has done so far has worked and we are always open to suggestions if people are willing to give the input, which seems to be a lack of at the moment.
System Integration:
There have been a number of issues surrounding our roles and we had a meeting today to discuss this. I posted my suggestions earlier this morning and everyone in our team agreed that this is the method we should take. Later on today we came to a decision with the website design team that we will both integrate the site in future, which we will be further discussing tomorrow.
Overview:
Again the day started poorly, but I think we have worked hard today as a cohort to turn this around. There are a few minor tweaks but we should be able to resolve this come next week. I would definitely say that the positives outlay the negatives today which have given me a huge confidence boost in terms of the success of the project.
9.30 Start.
The first thing I did today was help set up the features for the website design team so that they can format a few bits of the site ready for the 11am demonstration. The demonstration did not go well at all, especially when a few of the presenters were not there. There were a lot of issues surrounding the version we had produced and simply was not ready to go out live on to the Internet come Friday at 12.00. After the presentation I organised the whole cohort based around the groups of features. I made sure that there was a member from each role (Systems Int, Website Design and Design) to support that group of feature by speaking to the role managers who then allocated it accordingly. They all had a copy of the prototype in which they can develop their feature on to. This is the format we will be using starting next week and I believe it has worked very well today. Today I was mainly supporting Simon Collen (Register help feature). He was getting along fine and to be honest he did a lot of the work on his own, I put my suggestions in when they were needed. I was with him through out today until his feature was done to a suitable standard. Today I was mainly checking on the progress of how the groups were working together and making sure everyone was on task. Today we learnt another valuable lesson which we should not come across again next week. However we have all worked well as a team (from those who turned up) and it is all something we should be positive about. It was coming up to 6 when I left for today and Richard Gibbons was near completion of the website integration process. I am fairly confident that we have turned around the disaster from this morning ready for the launch tomorrow.
Email Notification Issue:
As well as that there were some issues surrounding Jennie Bate’s email. A few people thought it was unfair. I and Jennie went round and discussed this with the people that were there; who thought the email was a bit harsh. How ever I totally agree with what Jennie said and a lot of people though that myself and Jennie were being a bit ‘bossy’, but we have resolved this and are open for anyone to come and talk to us. I think what myself and Jennie has done so far has worked and we are always open to suggestions if people are willing to give the input, which seems to be a lack of at the moment.
System Integration:
There have been a number of issues surrounding our roles and we had a meeting today to discuss this. I posted my suggestions earlier this morning and everyone in our team agreed that this is the method we should take. Later on today we came to a decision with the website design team that we will both integrate the site in future, which we will be further discussing tomorrow.
Overview:
Again the day started poorly, but I think we have worked hard today as a cohort to turn this around. There are a few minor tweaks but we should be able to resolve this come next week. I would definitely say that the positives outlay the negatives today which have given me a huge confidence boost in terms of the success of the project.
System Int/Website Design/Design Issues
I have suggested the following for the plan for next week, Deadlines are yet to be finalised.
Yesterday seemed like a huge waste of time for most of us and a lot of lessons were learned so we need to decide either today or tomorrow on how to best use our time next week and set boundaries between us and the programmers.
From next week (Monday) I suggest the following:
All Programmers that week start on Monday
I have already allocated Systems Integration Members to groups of people for next week, these groups can stay the same. Each System Int Member is to have a copy of the whole system (Latest version created on Friday 15th March). As well as providing support, we will be making sure that any errors that come along with some ones feature, that the programmer alone try and fix with our help. It will be their responsibility to make sure that their feature fits in with the surrounding features and system. I have allocated the programming groups so that this can be possible, and there should be no reason why programmers should be working on their own and not in their allocated group. Once their feature has been done we then have to help them test.
We can have 3 stages of testing:
* initial stage - feature on its own
* 2nd stage - feature combined with copy of system and other features
* Final stage - features combined with latest version of system and interacts with all the surrounding features.
We have to make sure that when we test, we have the programmer there with us at all 3 testing stages. This is so that THEY can fix their errors on their own.
In addition to the support from Sys Int, I am going to propose at the managers meeting tomorrow that there some one from the design and website design team with the latest designs and logos etc. This is so that the group of features will be consistent and when we integrate it all together it should be easier.
Finally, Once all the features work and so on, the System Integrators will be merging all the features together, if all the above is done correctly, it should be easy and we shouldn't be making the same mistakes as yesterday
A copy of the system will be made to Sys Int on Monday which will need to be copied to the programmers H: drive, How ever depending on the size of the programming group allocation, I would suggest an alternative method there and then.
What does everyone think? We need to start working as soon as we can from Monday next week and Full Commitment is requirement from everyone, or this is not going to work
Yesterday seemed like a huge waste of time for most of us and a lot of lessons were learned so we need to decide either today or tomorrow on how to best use our time next week and set boundaries between us and the programmers.
From next week (Monday) I suggest the following:
All Programmers that week start on Monday
I have already allocated Systems Integration Members to groups of people for next week, these groups can stay the same. Each System Int Member is to have a copy of the whole system (Latest version created on Friday 15th March). As well as providing support, we will be making sure that any errors that come along with some ones feature, that the programmer alone try and fix with our help. It will be their responsibility to make sure that their feature fits in with the surrounding features and system. I have allocated the programming groups so that this can be possible, and there should be no reason why programmers should be working on their own and not in their allocated group. Once their feature has been done we then have to help them test.
We can have 3 stages of testing:
* initial stage - feature on its own
* 2nd stage - feature combined with copy of system and other features
* Final stage - features combined with latest version of system and interacts with all the surrounding features.
We have to make sure that when we test, we have the programmer there with us at all 3 testing stages. This is so that THEY can fix their errors on their own.
In addition to the support from Sys Int, I am going to propose at the managers meeting tomorrow that there some one from the design and website design team with the latest designs and logos etc. This is so that the group of features will be consistent and when we integrate it all together it should be easier.
Finally, Once all the features work and so on, the System Integrators will be merging all the features together, if all the above is done correctly, it should be easy and we shouldn't be making the same mistakes as yesterday
A copy of the system will be made to Sys Int on Monday which will need to be copied to the programmers H: drive, How ever depending on the size of the programming group allocation, I would suggest an alternative method there and then.
What does everyone think? We need to start working as soon as we can from Monday next week and Full Commitment is requirement from everyone, or this is not going to work
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