2025-05-07

Sprint 2025_04_03 Retrospective (2025-05-07)

Chair

Timekeeper

Note Taker

FA

???

DK

Previous previous sprint

  • TW: New wiki style better for searching, can still use GH search. Other search plugins available to improve further, will investigate.

  • JD: PyRight day postponed as people busy.

Previous sprint

  • FA: Possibly host central MYSQL instance ourselves. CMS will investigate server options.

  • FA: May need to revisit onsite rotas later in year.

  • LJ: EPICS collaboration on site - more local contacts made through recent meeting.

Current Sprint

Move retro notes away from dev wiki?

  • LJ: if not wiki for retro notes, then not definitely not MS Teams.

  • TW, GR: MS Teams not good for searching.

  • TW: Concatenate all notes into one page to help searching?

  • KB: Not recommended for general search results as will pick up all matches in wiki including notes.

  • FA: Exclude some retro notes from search results?

  • TW: Sphinx can be configured accordingly.

  • GR: Try above and revisit next sprint retro?

  • ALL: Yes.

  • TW: Can add tags to pages to aid searching/result filtering.

Office spring clean?

  • GR: Will put something in calendar for an afternoon.

  • Various: Boxes, monitors, dead chairs to get rid of.

Now no SECI - Tech Debt day to remove references?

  • KB: Some VIs still used.

  • KB: Releasing to HIFI & ARGUS in August and then testing, so can’t remove all SECI before that.

  • Various: Then start SECI removal after next release?

  • LC: will book date for beginning of September.

IBEX Training:

  • TW,LJ: SECI no longer covered in course so went more quickly. Also fewer trainees this time.

  • KB: Expand course to cover more functionality and fill time instead.

  • LJ: Will create ticket to cover changes.

No longer look at project board during Stand-Up meeting once per week?

  • GR: Do auto project board checks satisfy requirements?

  • LJ: Need to check uptake of tickets from top of Ready column. Not currently covered in checks.

  • KB: Could be added to checks (e.g. ticket taken from below one of higher priority).

  • LC: Auto check better idea - people will forget what board looks like from week-to-week for comparison.

  • FA: Useful to see names of tickets on auto check results. Need context for results.

  • KB: This can also be added to checks output.

  • LJ: Not much more gained by ‘physically’ looking at board.

  • GR: Should still look at board at time of release to check progress of specific tickets.

  • KB: Can always optionally look at board. LC changed Stand-Up instructions.

😠😢😄

  • FA,DK: 😄 EPICS meeting on site went very well. Thanks to local organisers.

  • LJ: 😄 IP recruitment process over (nearly). LC: Offer going out soon.

  • CM: 😢 about Oracle purchase freeze and GPC removal.

  • DK: 😢 that was low turnout for IBEX training.