Reading/Multimedia/Retrospectives/2017-12-07
Previous Action Items edit
Ramsey to continue to work with engineering team to set norms around absences and picking up the slack/coverage
What in the team's process is going well? edit
- GSD Mode! (Get Stuff Done)
- My code's been reviewed super-quick, also I've reviewed and +2'd some other code (which makes me feel grown-up!)
- To this point, our code review call-outs in the standup have become more prevalent and effective
- I've mainly been working with Ramsey, and the fact that he is available for chatting despite his busy schedule is very helpful for me :)
What in the team's process could be improved? edit
- Still need to find a solid way to get the attention of WMDE devs whom we rely upon to unblock some things
- Maybe even just clarity on their other commitments, and level of commitment to unblocking us
- Wish there was a better way to chat besides IRC (I struggle with it)
- Pam: Mostly just need a place to reach out to people, see e.g. structured data slack instance
- Mark: Hangouts bad option - no API, no access control. GroupMe is good. Slack is good too, but very heavy.
What in the team's process is confusing? edit
- Product->Design->Engineering pipeline is maybe not well defined - somewhat a factor of our current situation, but it may affect outcome quality at some point in the future
- ^agree
- Ramsey: Next quarter's process will be better, right now let's focus on prepping for more in-depth prototyping next quarter, find technical issues, etc.
- Pam: Reach out to me if you feel you need guidance
Action Items edit
- Cormac: Archive this and last retro
- Ramsey to continue to work with engineering team to set norms around absences and picking up the slack/coverage
- Pam (email): Explore better communication channels for feedback (IRC is the current default)
- Pam and Ramsey to talk about Product->Design->Engineering pipeline, starting with what is missing from user stories, try to get started with a loose process upon which we can iterate