Project Milestones
This past week, my team concluded our first 3 week sprint. During this sprint, we came to a consensus on the technology stack we will use. Additionally, I personally was in charged of completing the final user interface (UI) using Figma. I also set up the repository and branches using Azure Dev Ops and helped the team get up to speed with having ability to commit changes to the shared repository. Apart from this, we also had the client (mentor) look over our current work and approve it.
Next Week's Plan
For the upcoming week, my team and I plan to develop the project using the chosen technologies and UI design. We hope to complete the most essential features this week, allowing us to add the remaining secondary features in the following weeks, before the end of the semester.
Challenges
In terms of challenges, we are struggling the most with balancing project management using the Scrum framework and actually getting software development work done. So far, we have focused too much on planning and project management rather than actual software development. That said, this week we hope to change this and focus more on software development, as the due date is quickly approaching. I think these challenges have been a good learning experience for future employment.