2021-01-06

Items from the retrospective before last

Email template

  • Still needs to be done, DO added to his list.

POLARIS Sample Changer

  • DO suggested a reasonable amount of time (~3 days) is required with the device to finish off remaining issues.

Items from last retrospective

Drop-in sessions and the shared/private email discussion

  • Initial invitation can be sent from shared ISIS ExptCtrls account. Select setting to not require response to avoid clutter.

Release notes

  • New process in place and automation following shortly

Presence on site not enough if there are multiple tasks at once

  • Plan at moment is to have 2 people on site per day if restrictions allow and demand dictates. Will wait to see how current situation develops before deciding on strategy and rota.

Items from this retrospective

  • Friday tickets not being reviewed quickly enough, true for general tickets too. Reviews should take precedence over rework, especially towards end of sprint.

  • Suggestion to have Monday morning for reviews to save context switching between consecutive work days. Developers should at least self-assign tickets to be reviewed at this time.

  • Friday “sprint” went well and was enjoyed on the whole. Other ongoing tasks did get in the way of people taking on a specific Friday ticket.

  • Discussion about shorter sprints to concentrate on specific matters (c.f. Mantid tidy-up week) “Technical Debt Sprint”? Decided not realistic in cycle, but more likely in longer shutdowns.

Additional Comments

  • Discussion on GitHub price plans followed main meeting