8/7/2007SE _8_07_Misc_PostMortem.ppt1 Additional Topics & Team Project Post-Mortem

8/7/2007SE _8_07_Misc_PostMortem.ppt2 August 7 Class Various Topics –Test Issues (blocked test cases, diagreements) –Measurement Review –Other Deliverables for August 11 Project Postmortem (cycle report) Cycle 2 presentations Peer Feedback forms Completed project notebooks Audits Cycle Exit Completed project (source, documents & all quality records)

8/7/2007SE _8_07_Misc_PostMortem.ppt3 Team Project Postmortem Tracking process improvements during project Process Improvement Proposals (PIP) Port-Mortem Areas to consider Better personal practices Improved tools Process changes

8/7/2007SE _8_07_Misc_PostMortem.ppt4 Postmortem process Team discussion of project data Review & critique of roles

8/7/2007SE _8_07_Misc_PostMortem.ppt5 Postmortem process Review Process Data Review of cycle data including SUMP & SUMQ forms Examine data on team & team member activities & accomplishments Identify where process worked & where it didn’t Quality Review Analysis of team’s defect data Actual performance vs. plan Lessons learned Opportunities for improvement Problems to be corrected in future PIP forms for all improvement suggestions Role Evaluations What worked? Problems? Improvement areas? Improvement goals for next cycle / project?

8/7/2007SE _8_07_Misc_PostMortem.ppt6 Cycle Report Table of contents Summary Role Reports Leadership – leadership perspective Motivational & commitment issues, meeting facilitation, req’d instructor support Development Effectiveness of development strategy, design & implementation issues Planning Team’s performance vs. plan, improvements to planning process Quality / Process Process discipline, adherence, documentation, PIPs & analysis, inspections Cross-team system testing planning & execution Support Facilities, CM & Change Control, change activity data & change handling, ITL Engineer Reports – individual assessments

8/7/2007SE _8_07_Misc_PostMortem.ppt7 Role Evaluations & Peer Forms Consider & fill out PEER forms Ratings (1-5) on work, team & project performance, roles & team members Additional role evaluations suggestions Constructive feedback Discuss behaviors or product, not person Team feedback forms (Team Leaders)

8/7/2007SE _8_07_Misc_PostMortem.ppt8 Project Notebook Updated Requirements & Design documents Conceptual Design, SRS, SDS, System Test Plan, User Documentation* Updated Process descriptions Baseline processes, continuous process improvement, CM Tracking forms ITL, LOGD, Inspection forms, LOGTEST Planning & actual performance Team Task, Schedule, SUMP, SUMQ, SUMS, SUMTASK, CCR*