Bewildered
Contribution
- Migrate project from JIRA to Monday.com
- Long-term project planning using Gannt charts
- Velocity tracking & scope reduction using burndown charts
- Structuring sprints for the purpose of vision alignment
- Facilitating SCRUM rituals (Sprint Planning, Review & Retrospective)
- Risk management
- Creating tools using UML Graphs
- Conflict management and resolution
- Regular progress reviews with client (teacher)
Practical Examples
Monday.com Boards
When I joined the project at the start of pre-production we decided to migrate the project to Monday.com. I built several fit-for-purpose boards, using automations to move cards and send a notice to specific team members to review the work. Because of the simple interface we found that team members were more consistent in tracking their time on cards. Using the API, we were also able to implement feedback and bug report forms in UE4 that automatically added new cards to the team’s boards.
Monday.com Migration Presentation
Whenever significant changes to the team’s workflow were made, I took responsibility to inform the team before sprint planning using a short presentation. This ensured everyone was on the same page, and allowed new team members to reference these presentations in the future to get themselves up to speed with the team’s workflow.
Obstacles
During the concepting stage the team was unable to align on a single vision and produce a playable prototype. This meant that when I joined at the start of pre-production, the highest priority issue was to settle on a vision and prove it’s desirability, viability and feasibility. Together with the lead team, we put together a long sprint to resolve this issue so we could conclude concepting. Unfortunately, we overestimated our design resources and therefore weren’t able to deliver on this sprint goal. Therefore, we had to take another sprint to wrap up concepting, after which we were able to proceed with pre-production.
Accomplishments
Through my contributions as producer, I was able to significantly improve the team’s adoption of SCRUM and bring focus onto the most critical issues facing the project.