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MSD II: Project close-out

• Use this space to organize information for your review. Key elements are listed here

Expectations

• All team members present and prepared to report on team and individual status.
• All team MSD deliverables are complete and uploaded, and ready to be graded.
• Guide is present and prepared to evaluate all items included in the review.
• Review should take about an hour.

Status Review

Current state of the project

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• Compare your current project plan/schedule to your original plan/schedule.
  • Did the scope of your project change during MSD II?
    Yes
  • How and why did your schedule change during MSD II?
    Due to Covid-19, MSD II shifted from fixing issues with localization and object detection to full documentation of the current status as well as suggestions for the next team.
  • What have you learned from these changes that you can apply to future projects?
    We would say plan for the unexpected and always back up everything on the golf cart to git because you never know when you may need it.
    Yes, it is important to have test/sensor data so that simulations can be run remotely without access to the project.

• Review individual team member status.
  • Did you deliver on your personal responsibilities? Did you use your MSD II plan effectively? Was it realistic? If not already addressed above, what did you learn from this and how can you apply it to future projects?
    
    
    • Jon (PM + Communications)
      
      • Did you deliver on your personal responsibilities?
        I have delivered on personal tasks and objectives for this project phase. As Project Manager and Communications Lead, I have been timely with communications and email correspondence with the team-members, customer, guide and subject matter experts. We have also made sure to have effective team wide communication via Slack.
      • Did you use your MSD II plan effectively? Was it realistic? If not already addressed above, what did you learn from this and how have you applied this toward a meaningful and realistic MSD II plan?
        Although our MSD II plan was effective at covering the tasks we wanted to focus on, it failed to recognize the impact of the COVID-19 risk and its effect on our project as a whole. Despite the epidemic we were able to use our knowledge and experience to revise the initialization of the vehicle's software to develop a meaningful form of detailed documentation moving forwarddocumentation to minimize the learning curve for future phases, I believe we will be able to develop more realistic deadlines/tasks moving forward.
        
        
    • Chris (Facilitator)
      • Did you deliver on your personal responsibilities? Did you use your MSD II plan effectively? Was it realistic? If not already addressed above, what did you learn from this and how can you apply it to future projects?
        Throughout the semester I was able to create a video and tutorial on how to operate the vehicle, so the next team is set up well. I feel that I kept a manageable load and was proactive, so that I did not get behind on work. As facilitator no conflicts came up that need to be handle between the team since we have a good team dynamic.
        
        
    • Jamie (Lead Software Engineer)
      • Did you deliver on your personal responsibilities?
        Yes, prior to the global pandemic, I was successfully able to to complete software tasks, as well as assist my team with their software tasks. 
        
        
    • Matt (Lead Hardware Engineer)
      • Did you deliver on your personal responsibilities?
        Yes, as MSDII shifted my focus on software rather than hardware, I took part in rebuilding the navigation stack in order to remove issues that arrived from the previous team. I also took part in documentation for the next team and suggestions on how they should go about learning about ROS and the APM (getting started document).
        
        
    • Joel (Purchasing)
      • Did you deliver on your personal responsibilities?
        As the team's Purchaser, I have been on top of placing Purchase request forms as soon as discussed with the team and Guides. I also have instilled a strong relation with the MSD Office, especially with Kris Fisher. Because of this our team almost never has to wait for the order to go through and can place orders from companies that wouldn't be an option for many other MSD teams.

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