Awesome work all! Steve Lee Sent from my mobile device Please excuse typing errors
On Thu, 16 Aug 2018, 22:47 M. Kaine, <[email protected]> wrote: > It’s most certainly worth mentioning that the review would not have been > such a success without the *incredible* efforts of Kate and Gregg. Many > late nights and very little sleep, but with an unwavering commitment to > making everything happen. > > > > Many, many thanks to our fearless leaders!! > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, August 16, 2018 2:00 PM > *To:* UX-DSN; [email protected] Architecture; > [email protected] > *Subject:* Success > > > > The Review was an unmitigated success. > > > > Even if we did not need to do it for their requirements — it was very well > worth the effort. The combination of the intro presentation — the demo > — and the fact that every time they pushed, what they felt was solid — > has completely changed the dynamic with RSA. The project officer was > very pleased. Midway he remarked that for the first time he had seen the > light…. see it actually work all the way from setting preferences to seeing > those preferences show up on another computer. The QSS’s ability to make > it easy to explore — combined with the ability to save and have it show up > on the next computer — had amazing effects on all of them; making it real > and simple and clear. > > > > Here is a link to the exit meeting where they presented their report. It > starts out good and gets better. > > > > *Play recording* > <https://umd.webex.com/umd/lsr.php?RCID=c2c119db485140818a837de0e4b56750> (51 > min 10 sec) > > > > > > Thanks to the ASTEA and the whole QSS team for bringing it home. And the > fact that it went from first concept in May to reality in August was very > impressive to them. > > > > Thanks to Tyler for coming up with the AWS server idea - and Tyler and > DevOops for ensuring the server was there that we needed for “save". > > > > Thanks to Cindy for stepping forward and making the “save" possible in > time for this review (when it wasn’t on the original plan to have it done > in time) > > > > Thanks to Justin for giving us all the UIO+ changes and making those > functions work on the QSS in time for the demo > > > > Thanks to Steve for making the key language, contrast and zoom features on > QSS actually work. > > > > Thanks to Antranig and team for getting the plumbing in place - and > innovating where needed to make it work. > > > > Thanks to Sandra for keeping track of all the bits so we didnt drop any. > > > > Thanks to Colin for shepherding all the technical changes and challenges > through to completion. > > > > Thanks to Ignacio and Ben for getting the web help page up (and Daune and > Bern for getting content into it) > > > > Thanks to Javi for his problem continual solving — and creating build > after build in the middle of the night til we got it working. > > > > Thanks to Bern, David and Amarja for coming in and doing all the testing > and prep that made the demo’s *work.* > > > > Thanks to Bern, Maureen, Bern, Colin, Sandra, Vera, Eugene, Amarja, > Daune, and Rashida for both the prep and the great job in the interviews. > > > > Thanks to Eva for the prep work on the council plan and PO posting so we > had good answers for that when it came up. > > > > Thanks to those I forgot above since my brain is fried — and to *everyone* > for working on *everything* else above to make this happen. Everything > above and not listed above worked because of teamwork. > > > > > > It was all these features - and the glue that made it all work — that made > it come alive and be real and turn their heads. > > > > > > > > In the recording you will hear the project officer — and hear how > delighted he was. He even jokes that this may be the first time he said > something positive. That’s not really correct — but it is true that > mostly all we have heard are concerns and worries from him. There are > lots of people all the way to the top of the RSA and the Dept of Education > that are looking at this and wanting assurances that this was on track —— > and the PO wasn’t confident enough until now to confidently say — it is on > track, making good progress, with very good probability of being a success. > > > > This has made all the difference. We knew but they did not. You have > made it a lot easier for all of us — but most of all for Kate and I. > > > > AND - I will say that what we have now is so much better than what we set > out to build. The fundamentals are the same but the design and > functionality are way ahead. It has been said that the iPhone didn't > introduce anything that wasn’t already available in the Microsoft phone. > At least in function. But the interface and the way the functions were > integrated made it all work. Same here. > > > > If you didn't listen to the intro recording, Please do. It outlines a > new direction we are talking about with regard to pilots. It is just the > first description — and will evolve over time in discussion with RSA — but > it is an evolution I want you all to be aware of — both so you know where > we are going — and so you can contribute to the thinking and planning. > > > > Here is the link > > > > Introduction to Morphic and Our Plan going forward Aug 2018 > <https://www.dropbox.com/s/9p7utjig7p621wr/2018%20August%20video%20of%20GPII%20for%20RSA.mp4?dl=0> > > Skip ahead 10 minutes if you want to skip over Mary’s intro to the purpose > of the review. > > > > Congratulations again. > > Could not have gone better. > > > > all the best > > > > Gregg and Kate > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Architecture mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.gpii.net/mailman/listinfo/architecture >
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