Project Milestones (Winter 2015)

• Milestone 0.0: Exploration of Project Ideas. [Week 1 - Week 3]
  • Identify an application domain for your Android project.
  • Gather information from end users (i.e. people who will use your app).
  • Do market research (e.g. Google Play Store) if needed.
• Milestone 1.0: Submission of a Project Proposal. [Week 4 - Week 5]
  • date of submission: February 15, 2015
  • Watch the video (approx. 7 minutes) about creating user stories. [1]
  • Create a business statement.
    • key questions
      • What kind of Android app are you going to build?
      • Have you found similar apps on the market (e.g. Google Play Store)? If so, please include some links in your proposal.
      • How does your app differentiate from other similar apps on the market?
    • focus: application domain, end-user needs, business values
  • Create user stories (or use cases).
    • key question
      • How is a user going to use your app?
    • SCRUM User Stories (from the perspective of an end-user) [2] [3]
    • an example from a CDOT project [4]
  • Create a list of features on your app.
  • Create a sketch of your design.
    • Note: The design may change as your project goes through the iterations.
  • Create a system diagram of your app.
    • identify the key components (e.g. UI, database, Web API, server)
      • an example:
  • Create a tentative timeline.
    • based on the priorities of user stories/use-cases
    • identify checkpoints/milestones
  • Your proposal must include the name of your app, names of team members, and the date of submission.
• Milestone 2.0: Design and Implementation. [Week 7 - Week 12 (February 15 - March 31); 6 weeks]
  • Submit
    • the revised project proposal 2.0
    • the Design Report
      • Read the design requirements below.
  • Weekly GitHub activities
  • Weekly standup meetings on Fridays [5]
    1. What have I done since the last Scrum meeting (yesterday)?
    2. What will I do before the next Scrum meeting (tomorrow)?
    3. What prevents me from performing my work as efficiently as possible?
  • Sprints (i.e. iterations) [6]
• Milestone 3.0: Project Presentation and Final Report. [Week 14]
  • April 13, 2015 (Monday)
• Milestone 4.0
  • Final Project Report (Template) [7]
  • Submission Requirements [8]
• Project Evaluation Rubric [9]