Analytics/Tooling

DRAFT - document in development

This page documents a project for the Analytics team to update its project and product management tools.

Goals

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  1. Abandon use of Mingle
  2. Adopt a new set of tools to empower the team by May 30th 2014.

Criteria

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  • Publicly visible
  • Graphical - project status is represented in an easy to understand manner
  • Easy to maintain - updating user stories & tasks is simple and quick
  • Preferably Open Source
  • Collaborative (many editors in real time)

Contenders

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Phabricator

+ Google Spreadsheet

Scrumbugz

+ Bugzilla

+ Gerrit

Trello

+ Google Spreadsheet

+ Gerrit

+ Bugzilla

Publicly Visible Yes Yes Yes
Graphical OK Good Best
Easy Maintenance Good Good Best
Open Source Yes Yes No
Collaborative No No Yes
Pros
  • Will replace Gerrit & Bugzilla
  • Creates burn-down charts automatically (supports points)
  • Runs on top of Bugzilla so bug tracking already integrated
  • Requires the least amount of clicks to get anything done
  • Creating workflows for features is trivial
Cons
  • Workboards truncate task titles
  • Need to adapt project management and Features (product management) workflows to Phabricator's Task paradigm
  • bugs and stories are indistinguishable
  • Need to adapt project management and Features (product management) workflows to Bugzilla's Bug paradigm
  • Licensed Tool
Overall