[337] in I/T Delivery
monthly project report - casetracker
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Barbara Goguen)
Tue Aug 8 10:55:42 2000
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Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 09:55:35 -0500
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From: Barbara Goguen <goguen@MIT.EDU>
Cc: tooltime-team@mit.edu
project name: casetracker 1.5
project leader: barbara goguen, oliver thomas
report date: August 8, 2000
submitted by: barbara goguen
url: http://web.mit.edu/tooltime/notebook/
accomplishments past period:
- reviewed pre-discovery notes along with all other reported development
requests and sorted into themes for potential discovery efforts
- exported copy of data from production and imported into test server
- reviewed online descriptions of service levels and types of services
offered by asst; documented our specific additional concerns/requests in
preparation for conversation with asst.
- sent preliminary note to circle.com (natural intelligence) inquiring
about availability of server side java expertise for hire.
- continued to inquire among internal resources about availability and
interest in assisting with design of next phase work.
- met with representatives from ODSUE-IT/SSIT to assist in their decision
to move forward with using Casetracker
goals for coming period:
- continue to hunt for internal java resource
- have more detailed conversation with circle.com regarding development
resources for hire
- move email and web enhancements from test into production
- populate it partners access list with a small set of "testers"
- meet with greg anderson to discuss next steps for discovery effort(s)
issues:
- lack of internal java server expertise at a time when the next phase of
work is to focus on the server and architecture issues
key learning:
- be persistent!!
team dynamics:
- all is well.
