Sprint 1 Retrospective

https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/reportingsystem/new-sample-project

This is our example repository that contains everything we worked on for Sprint 1.

Review Docker: Reviewed old projects and main commands for docker.

Create Sample Docker projects: Created a sample Docker Project, Did the getting started activities.

Repository for event project: The main repository for the event project.

Learn About RabbitMQ : Learned RabbitMQ components and Implemented them using Docker.

Review Scrum :  Reviewed the scrum guide and understand the process.

For the project, I am part of the reporting team. I mainly work on the event system software that sends and receives a message to other systems using the RabbitMQ messaging system interface. I also work with the database person and did make a docker example project and a cheat sheet of all the docker commands.

What worked well / did not work well

 The thing that worked well for our group is that we were good at organizing everything and everyone was responsible for certain tasks, and I noticed that some of the tasks overlap between us. For example, the backend person must work more closely with the database person. The first few days we were a little confused, but as everything came together our workflow improved tremendously, which helped to complete all the issues for sprint 1. One thing that did not work well is that we had few problems with GitLab, our template was not loading properly at the start so we could not assign proper labels to issues. Also, during meetings, we should have done the group tasks together instead of a person just doing the task.

What changes could be made to improve as a team?

For a project, communication is the key to success. I think that as a team we should be communicating more rather than doing our tasks during the meetings. For instance, if someone is struggling to figure something out, the other team members can help the person and give insights to lead the individual in the right direction. Also, for the next sprint when we are making cards we should be more specific about the descriptions and properly think about the issue and how we can achieve it and it is clear to the person what needs to be done.  

 What changes could be made to improve as an Individual.

As an Individual, the change that I can make is to plan properly for the next sprint. The first sprint I started of slow because I was not sure how you do something or if I am doing it the right way. A properly planned sprint will help me to go with a flow and have a balance rather than getting overwhelmed by doing all the tasks towards the end of the sprint. My communication with the team should get better as we move on to the next phase.

Overall, this was a great learning experience. I think the first sprint was a success and a starting point for our team to move forward with a vision to complete the task that is assigned for us. I’m looking forward to working with the other teams to combine everything and see our progress.