Here are notes from the today's retrospective. It was more abbreviated than usual due to the fact that so many people were out of the office (Felix, Spencer, and Mike).
*What went well* 1) We accomplished all of our goals for functionality: image resolution, shopping cart, browsing different object types, creating objects, splitting, embedding, etc. 2) The demonstration impressed all observers because the application looked very polished and features so much functionality 3) We are being very responsive to user questions and concerns, particularly evidenced by Mike's in-person visit to collect more feedback *What did not go as well* 1) Content modeling and functional validation: User Q&A markup exemplifies the fact that we have not been entirely successful in identifying the content components that are important to the users. The markup we created during the conversion process and the tools we developed to support the mark up don't align with how users expect to utilize the content. 2) User communication/managing expectations: Users were not fully in the loop as to when testing would start; users are also still not aware of the exact scope of the current project; Roger is worried that the system may actually be adding to his work load. Users, for example, expect features like search and more robust authoring (versioning, etc.), although these features are out of scope for now. 3) Clarity on how the system will be used: People can see that content can be created, structured, and used to create new types of documents. However, no one understands how the content will actually be used on the website and whether work still needs to be done in the wCMS, etc. *Next Steps/Actions* 1) Demian and Niels will be on site next week and will meet with users to improve communications and address scope and functionality questions. We will schedule meetings to discuss: - web integration - application workflow and usability - user acceptance testing, user involvement and release 2) We will plan sprint five next week in order to fully debrief Mike and incorporate his findings from user meetings 3) We will move the last demo to the Monday (9/24) following the end of Sprint 5 in order to maximize the amount of work we complete; this will likely be the "kick off" for the UAT period -- Demian Hess Director, Digital Asset Management and Publishing Systems | Avalon Consulting, LLC <http://www.avalonconsult.com> P: 703 635 3302 | M: 301 943 8307 | Fax: 845 367 5496 LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/company/avalon-consulting-llc> | Google+ <http://www.google.com/+AvalonConsultingLLC> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/avalonconsult> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited.
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