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[Zach Pfeffer <zach.pfeffer@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I hope everyone doesn't mind, I just created a Linaro Event to remind
myself and figured I'd just add everyone else as well.

On 24 April 2012 14:23, Ilias Biris <ilias.biris@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello !
>
> I have 2 action points for TLs and PMs who have cards in JIRA for
> 2012Q1. These cards can be checked in 1 JIRA board following the link
> http://cards.linaro.org/secure/RapidBoard.jspa?rapidView=5&quickFilter=30
>
> Here is what I would like to ask you for:
> 1. Manual update of the card engineering status - every 2 weeks
>
> While the connection of cards to blueprints is still ongoing (related to
> s.l.o work) there has to be a manual update of the status for the cards.
>
> How to do this: edit a card, and update the "Engineering status update"
> field, with a concise comment indicating what is the ongoing status, any
> blocking issues, and the confidence that the card will be done before
> Connect@HongKong. You should summarise the work in progress instead of
> adding links to blueprints.
>
> Frequency of updates: every 2nd Wednesday, starting from  next week
> (02May). It means that by Wednesday EOB all the status updates are in place.
>
> I would like these updates for all cards which are actively being worked
> upon, even if they are  in Drafting state. If a card is not started
> simply note that in the engineering status update field and you are done
> until the work starts.
>
> 2. Cards marked as DONE or DEFERRED should have a proper closeout section.
>
> A template for the closeouts should be as follows
>
> * In the case of DONE:
>  - How did you meet the acceptance criteria?  What did you deliver?
>  - How did you validate?
>  - How would you showcase this work?
>  - What went well?  What didn't go well?  What could we improve?
>
> * In the case of DEFERRED:
>  - Why is the card deferred? Superseded by other cards, or is it
> obsolete due to other changes? Was there something delivered? What?
>  - Was there any validation done for any deliverables?
>  - Would the card need to be revisited for a new decision in the future?
> What should trigger such a review?
>  - What went well?  What didn't go well?  What could we improve?
>
> Please check your DONE/DEFERRED cards and update the closeouts
> accordingly, by the end of this week.
>
> As a closing remark: I have been preparing some wiki documentation for
> the usage of JIRA for the roadmap process. I expect the first draft out
> for your review by tomorrow latest. Please remember, you can ask your
> JIRA or roadmap related questions or file bugs as you encounter them through
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/linaro-roadmap
>
> Best regards,
>
> --
> Ilias Biris ilias.biris@xxxxxxxxxx
> Project Manager, Linaro
> M: +358504839608, IRC: ibiris Skype: ilias_biris
> Linaro.org│ Open source software for ARM SoCs



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