The Mappers: “We find your way”

MSE StudioAutomated Test

FrameworkP&C Planning

2008-10-13

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Pedro João MotaThe Mappers team

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Agenda

Project background Planning Risk Management Reflections Questions

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Project background

Q/A Department– Internal/external projects quality assurance

ATF will be one integrated tool which facilitates the testing process by taking into consideration the Q/A unit best practices and enables to work in a more efficient way.

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Team

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Name

António Pedro Alvim

Paulo Casanova

Filipe Pontes

Pedro Mota

Pedro Saraiva

Role

Team LeaderCommunication

Manager

Process Manager Configuration and

Team Manager

Client Manager Support Manager

Functions

• Plan, WBS and Task management• Meetings schedule

• Define Processes • Control Versions• Control team roles• Deliverables Coherency

• Manage Client Interaction

• Tools instalation and Management

Mentors: Mário Rela, David Root, Marco Vieira

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Planning – MethodPlanning Setup Process:– Artifacts Identification– Activities Identification– WBS Definition– Computed Semester Time Budget– WBS Estimation– Plan the Schedule– Task Assignment

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Planning - MethodPlan the Schedule:– Drivers:

• Tasks• Milestones• Tasks dependencies

– Constraints:• Weekly budget• Client availability

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Task Assignment:– Role specific– Personal interest– Related with available

time

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Planning - Tools

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Microsoft Project– Report to Client– Control tasks start/end dates

Bugzilla– Communication tool

Microsoft Excel– Plan, Control and Report

– Effort – EVM

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Planning - TechniquesPlan Information:– Available Effort– EV Planned– EV Actual– Planned Effort– Actual Effort

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Detail Level:– WBS– Week– Team Member

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Planning – Process

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When Task Team Leader

All Team

Everyday Register Studio hours in personal file

Sunday Report Studio hours in a Central Repository

Monday Analyze Reported vs Planned hours for meeting discussion

Monday Internal Meeting: Point-of-Situation, Plan discussion

Monday Plan and report changes approved in internal meeting

Wednesday Mentors Meeting status report

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Update Responsabilities

Planning - Techniques

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When Team Leader

All Team

Available Effort

Planned Effort

Actual Effort

EV Planned/WBS

EV Actual

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Planning - StrategiesMeasures of Plan Success

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AvailableEffort

PlannedEffort

ActualEffort

EVPlanned

EV Actual

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Planning - Strategies

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Earn Value

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Agenda

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Risk ManagementCurrently:– Internal Weekly Meetings:

• Risk identification• Mitigation Plan elaboration

Next Steps:– Risk Workshop– Create and assign Risk Manager Role

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ReflectionsPlan ahead is important– Risk Impact identification– Future work (calendar deadline estimation)

Standartization of Personal time reports

Estimations should consider technique learning curve

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Questions

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Questions

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Planning - EstimationsEstimation Methods:– Expert Judger– Based on prior experience– Tailored Wideband Delphi

Estimation period:– For recurrent weekly tasks– Total task time

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