Development

Design

Presentation Set Up

Working through the Development Process

You are going to follow an agile process to develop your outcome. We will have two "sprints" where your product will get made, tested and then you will get feedback.

Your first feedback session will be end of week 3 or early week 4 during term 4.

Minimum Viable Product

After 4 weeks work your product shouldn't be finished but your users should be able to test it and try it out. It should be functional even if not all the features are implemented yet. This could be a paper prototype, a first level of a game, or a first edit of a video.

Project Management using Trello

Managing your project is really important to make sure what you set out to achieve is do able and that you don't leave it to the last minute

Trello

In order to plan our project we are going to use Trello an online project planning tool.

Step 1: Set up your account

Go to trello.com and click "Get Trello for Free" then Sign up with your Google Account

Step 2: Create a Workspace and Board

Create a new Workspace, It does not matter what it is called and then Create a new Board from the bar at the top of the page. Give it a name and hit Create

Set up your work space

Create 5 columns:

Extra Cool Stuff
Sprint 1 - Minimum Viable Product
Sprint 2 - Minumum Awesome Product
Doing
Done

You can also add your teammates if you have them to the same board and assign tasks to them.

You can then add cards for each of your tasks. Make sure that each of the tasks are small enough that you could possibly complete them in a lesson.

Key Tasks and Dates to add into above Trello

Sprint 1 - MVP

Term 3 week 10, Term 4 week 1 & 2: Monday 23rd September to Friday 25th October

Testing, Trialling and Feedback of MVP

MVP Ready - Week 3: Monday 28th October to Friday 1st November

Sprint 2 - MAP

Term 4, week 4, 5, 6: Monday 4th to Friday 22nd November

Outcome Completed

Term 4, week 7: Monday 25th to Friday 29th November
Outcome exported in correct format (and physically made if needed)
Outcome in the expected environment if digital i.e. uploaded to itch.io
Presentation Slides completed
Print Posters & Assemble

Tech Fair Presentation

Term 4, week 8: Monday 2nd to 5th December
Finishing touches to boards
Checking all links / QR codes work
Set up your display on Thursday 5th December ready for 3pm Start

Development

Now get developing! Your aim is to complete your tasks for sprint 1 so that you can test and receive feedback for your MVP

Remember to check in and update your Trello along the way!

As you work on and complete tasks you should move the task to the appropriate section.

It can also be helpful to colour code tasks for specific members or related tasks.

At the end of each sprint/checkpoint you should archive your tasks.

Testing & Feedback

At this point you need to get some feedback, especially if you have options but not quite sure which path to follow.

Giving and receiving feedback is tough. Feedback should be helpful, could improve the work, move things forward and bring about confidence.

Feedback needs to be constructive… and honest

Use THE FEEDBACK MATRIX - see slides

But what does it mean to be constructive?

Adjective

1. serving a useful purpose; tending to build up

The Feedback Matrix.pdf

Remember:

Feedback should be helpful
Help with choosing options / give direction
Might identify a gap or something that hasn't been considered
Make sure it feedback given is constructive and relevant

You are trying to get rid of the unintended consequences.

If feedback is unconstructive it can be ill-aimed, irrelevant, antagonistic.

~ Polishing or Make it juicy ~

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