From 8843d1ecef79674a2836c8b5c5dc7bcb6b3eaa55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ryan Alder Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2019 21:27:43 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] positives column --- retrospective.tex | 61 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/retrospective.tex b/retrospective.tex index a93bcca..ae3918b 100644 --- a/retrospective.tex +++ b/retrospective.tex @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \pagenumbering{gobble} \begin{singlespace} % 4. If you have a logo, use this includegraphics command to put it on the coversheet. - %\includegraphics[height=4cm]{CompanyLogo} + %\includegraphics[height=4cm]{CompanyLogo} \par\vspace{.2in} \centering \scshape{ @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ {\large Prepared by }\par Group\CapstoneTeamNumber\par % 5. comment out the line below this one if you do not wish to name your team - \CapstoneTeamName\par + \CapstoneTeamName\par \vspace{25pt} } \begin{abstract} @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ changes to collars through an application built for Android mobile devices. The MariaDB SQL database management system will be used to store the data received from the collar for viewing and analysis. - \end{abstract} + \end{abstract} \end{singlespace} \end{titlepage} @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ lends itself very well to division among the three group members, and all team members' responsibilities have been explicitly defined and agreed upon. The team members all successfully researched the components of the project that they are responsible for, and their research has been incorporated into a thorough -design document. +design document. Both the technical reviews produced by the individual team members and the design document have been validated by the client, and there is consensus @@ -104,25 +104,25 @@ team members could meet with our client. As a result our interaction with our cl minimal at times, and resulted in only a few meetings over the course of the term. While this did not prove to be a significant blocker for our work, it did result in some necessary clarification recently with our client in regards to our vision on how we planned to move forward. -We plan on fixing this problem by scheduling a biweekly meeting with our client at the beginning -of next term. The best way to ensure that our team can keep our client up to date is to have a +We plan on fixing this problem by scheduling a biweekly meeting with our client at the beginning +of next term. The best way to ensure that our team can keep our client up to date is to have a definite meeting time, and the best way to schedule this meeting would be as soon as all class schedules have been finalized. Another problem we encountered was lack of funding. While this was not an issue at the beginning of the term, it is looking to be a serious blocker in the near future as our next step the moment we get back from winter break is to purchase hardware. Ideally, this hardware would be -purchased prior to even returning to school to allow our team to start work on the physical +purchased prior to even returning to school to allow our team to start work on the physical aspect of our project immediately. Our client has approved our hardware proposal, which was the last step before purchasing. Our team has discussed this funding with our TA, who in turn has brought it up to Professors Winters and Fairbanks. In an effort to ensure funding will be secured as soon as possible, we will continue to follow up with our TA and the professors if necessary. Our last small problem we came across was in regards to formatting for our different submissions. -One of our documents was incorrectly formatted as a result of our misunderstanding of the +One of our documents was incorrectly formatted as a result of our misunderstanding of the requirements. Also, towards the beginning of the term we named our files incorrectly, resulting -in the loss of points. In order to ensure that all style guidelines are met in the future, we -will communicate with our TA, other students, and our professors as needed. Prior to asking +in the loss of points. In order to ensure that all style guidelines are met in the future, we +will communicate with our TA, other students, and our professors as needed. Prior to asking others, we will peruse the online documents provided to us on Canvas to ensure that we are not asking questions that have already been answered. @@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ is soon to be established. Each group member and the client provided the times during which they are available, revealing that there were no time slots during which each individual was available to meet. As such, one of the group members will likely skip this meeting, and the rest -of the group members will fill them in. +of the group members will fill them in. In preparation for the client meeting, team members have been doing further research into their components of the project. This coincides well with the @@ -197,13 +197,44 @@ expectations were not significantly different. % actions column: specific actions that will be implemented in order to create the necessary changes \begin{tabular*}{\linewidth}{@{\extracolsep{\fill}}|p{0.3\linewidth}|p{0.3\linewidth}|p{0.3\linewidth}|@{}} \hline - + Positives & Deltas & Actions \\ \hline \begin{itemize} - \item one + \item \emph{Week 3} This week included full completion of the requirements document rought draft and + we began merging our problem statements. The requirements document is very near + complete and we anticipate very little additional work to finish. Our team + reports good division of labour, and initial communication with client + went well. + \item \emph{Week 4} Good work has been put into researching the specific + hardware we will need for our project. Specifics into the protocol + and communication between modules has been decided on well prior + to the design document. Professor Hamdaoui is aware of our progress + and mentioned we are ready for funding. Lastly, we have completed + the requirements document and are pleased with our work on it. + \item \emph{Week 5} All team members have completed their tech reviews + with no problems to report. Our team met with our client, who was + pleased with our work so far and continued to mention funding, and + asked for some form of presentation in regards to our hardware + decisions. + \item \emph{Week 6} A biweekly meeting has been setup with our client + to discuss current status. All tech reviews have been completed, + and the meeting with our client went very well, with plans to talk + more in the future. + \item \emph{Week 7} Design document has been fully completed and + submitted, fully packed with specific information on how we will + complete our project. + \item \emph{Week 8} Design document has been sent to our client for + review. We are one step closer to funding as the question has been + posed to both our TA and the professors. + \item \emph{Week 9} We culminated our finalized work and sent it to our + client for review. + \item \emph{Week 10} We met with our client in regards to our submitted + documents. Our client, Professor Hamdaoui, was really receptive to + our work and is excited for us to get our hands on the hardware in + order to begin the actual project. \end{itemize} - & + & \begin{itemize} \item two \end{itemize} @@ -211,7 +242,7 @@ expectations were not significantly different. \begin{itemize} \item three \end{itemize} \\ - + \end{tabular*} \end{document}