Iteration Ace of spades

I.Iteration goal

(not final, may be edited) "To lay the foundations." We will design the architecture, develop a generic framework which allows plugging different games in it and start the development of one game(Punctuation game). At the end of the iteration we should have the ability to add games to our platform and one game. Basic UI parts will be implemented. There will be a page with menu(list) of available games from which a game can be selected. Some voice instructions will be added.

II. Start date and end date

29.04.2014 - 19.05.2014

12.05.2014 Sync up meeting

III. Planned velocity

38 man hours

IV. Meeting minutes

01.05.2014 - Stand up

• Common topics discussion:

We discused if we can make difficulty level in this sprint. Minko can easily add it to the framework. It may take more time to Plamen and Tany implemet it in the game. Yonida wants each game to have 7 levels of dificulty.

• Status Reports:

Tanya an Plamen will think out how to divide the work on the game so that they can work simultaneously.

Minko has work on the generic framework and will continue working on it.

Yosif will work on the initial instructions.

05.05.2014 - Stand up - Canceled cause of the hollydays

08.05.2014 - Stand up

• Common topics discussion:

Minko suggested a convention for the name of the branch of each commit:

Ex. TPunctuationGame

The suggestion is accepted.

• Status Reports:

Minko has made the Generic framework and will work on the bug Game loads two times.

Tanya and Plamen has discussed how the work on the Punctuation game can be divided. Tanya will work on the UI. Plamen will work on the functionality. Till the next meeting Plamen will be making the main interfaces for the game.

Yosif has made the initial instructions.

12.05.2014 - Stand up

• Common topics discussion:

Yonida reminds for the demo meeting.

• Status Reports:

Minko has made the main parts of "Basic games selection interface". Yosif will work on the "Add more information on the home page.Add some kind of popup with "Don't show me again" checkbox, with additional information." parts of the "Basic games selection interface" story. Tanya and Plamen doesn't have progress with the game.

16.05.2014 - Stand up

• Common topics discussion:

Yonida confirmed that all the instructions should be in Bulgarian. She will help Yosif with the text content of the initial instructions.

• Status Reports:

Minko has made basic development on voice instructions. Tanya has probles with the missing dependencies. That stops her wotk. Plamen will help her. Yosif will work on voice instructions and will add text to the initial instructions.

V. User stories status

• Initial instructions - Verified;
• Voice Instructions - in progress;
• Basic games selection interface - in progress;
• Punctuation game - Fixed;

VI. Planned and real velocity comparison

Planned velocity was 38 man hours. Real velocity is 4 man hours.

VII. Retrospective

What was good:

• Following good practices;
• Recular meetings;
• Good communication;
• All the developement commited early enough to set up the demo;
• Good colaboration;
• The stand ups were efficient. During them issues were addressed and solved;
• Tasks were well defined;
• The most important and citical features were implemented;

What we can do better:

• Organization, meetings start can be better;
• The ownership can be better;
• Stories refinement can be better;
• Comunicate and share knowadge for the for the code can better;

Action items:

• Vesela will prepare agenda for the meetings;
• Yonida will improve the ownership of the product;
• The team will select only one permanent chanel for meetings;