Assignment 10: Beta Release
Grade Value: 75 points
Due: Thursday November 13, in class
brief
This week your Beta release is due. As the Design Document assignment said:
This release is for "friends and family," so you'll want most of the functionality finished. However, make sure you don't over-commit; as Getting Real puts it, Fix Time and Budget, Flex Scope.
assignment
Just like the other engineering meetings, you will present the following:
- The goals of the previous implementation period
- What you planned to implement (and who was to do it)
- What you actually accomplished (high-level overview)
- The main challenges you ran into
- Your plans for the launch
- Where you stand in terms of the overall project (the big pieces that have been done, are left, features you've cut, etc)
Also, your first slide should have
- your product name
- 10 word (or less) mission statement (as discussed in class)
Target Time: about 1-2 hours as a group (not including the actual implementation work).
evaluation criteria
- How much of your planned beta release has been implemented?
- How well-thought out are your plans for the actual release, and the testing after launch?
- How well-defined, and well-distributed, are your tasks?
in studio
Bumpr will start class with a vignette of their experience.
Groups will present in this order: Inherit Health, RunMonster, Bumpr, Jumpin, TourSafari