EPS@ISEP | The European Project Semester (EPS) at ISEP

Table of Contents

Work plan

Deadlines

  • 2021-03-08 Choose a project proposal and send your choice via email to epsatisep@gmail.com
  • 2021-03-18 Define the Project Backlog (what must be done and key deliverables - every member should preferably participate in every task), Global Sprint Plan, Initial Sprint Plan (which tasks should be included, who does what) and Release Gantt Chart of the project and insert them on the wiki (planning)
  • 2021-03-24 Upload the “black box” System Diagrams & Structural Drafts to the wiki
  • 2021-04-07 Upload the detailed System Schematics & Structural Drawings to the wiki and do the cardboard scale model of the structure
  • 2021-04-14 Upload the List of Materials (what & quantity) to the wiki
  • 2021-04-17 Upload the Interim Report and Presentation to the wiki. The report must contain the the following chapters: Introduction, Project Management, State of the Art, Marketing Plan, Eco-efficiency Measures for Sustainability, Ethical and Deontological Concerns, Proposed Solution and Bibliography. In particular, the Project Management chapter includes the updated project progress register, the sprint report for completed sprints (tasks that were included, statuses, assignees, allocations) and the updated release Gantt chart
  • 2021-04-22 Interim Presentation, Discussion and Peer, Teacher and Supervisor Feedbacks
  • 2021-04-28 Complete the List of Materials (local providers & price, including VAT and transportation) to the wiki
  • 2021-05-15 Upload refined Interim Report (based on Teacher & Supervisor Feedback)
  • 2021-06-08 Upload the results of the Functional Tests to the wiki
  • 2021-06-19 Upload the Final Report, Presentation, Video, Paper, Poster and Manual
  • 2021-06-23 Final Presentation, Individual Discussion and Assessment
  • 2021-06-28:
    1. Update the wiki, report, paper with all suggested corrections
    2. Place in the files section of the MS Teams channel of your team a folder with the refined deliverables (source + PDF) together with all code and drawings produced
    3. Hand in to the EPS coordinator a printed copy of the refined report and poster
  • 2021-06-30:
    1. Hand in the prototype and user manual to the client
    2. Receive the EPS@ISEP certificate
    3. Bring typical food from your country

Project Plan

Define your optimal sprint duration and plan your sprints until project end using Global Sprint Plan Table 1.

Table 1: Global Sprint Plan
Sprint Start Finish
1 01/03/2021 07/03/2021
2 08/03/2021 14/03/2021
3 15/03/2021 21/04/2021
4 22/03/2021 28/03/2021
5 29/03/2021 11/04/2021
6 12/04/2021 18/04/2021
7 19/04/2021 25/04/2021
8 26/04/2021 02/05/2021
9 03/05/2021 09/05/2021
10 10/05/2021 16/05/2021
11 17/05/2021 23/05/2021
12 24/05/2021 30/05/2021
13 31/05/2021 06/06/2021
14 07/06/2021 13/06/2021
15 14/06/2021 20/06/2021
16 21/06/2021 25/06/2021

Build your project backlog, including all relevant tasks/deliverables, using Project Backlog Table 2. Prioritize all backlog items (PBI), keeping higher priority items at the top, and lower priority at the bottom.

Table 2: Project Backlog
PBI Title Status
TR Teambuilding report Done
TC Topic choice Done
SA State of art and project backlog In progress
BB Blackbox To do
SSS System schematic and structural drawings + cardboard model To do
LM List of materials To do
IR Interim report and presentation To do
LLR List of materials (revised): local providers & price, including VAT & transportation To do
RDP Refined design of the product To do
RIR Revised interim report To do
SD Start Design To do
FD Finalize design To do
FD Finalize design: high fidelity prototype To do
FT Upload result of functional tests To do
FR Upload final report + presentation + video + paper + poster To do
FP Final presentation To do

Plan each sprint at its beginning (Sprint Planning session) using the Sprint Plan Table 3.

Table 3: Sprint Plan
Sprint Task Duration (d) Responsible Involved
1 TR 7 A C, V, F ,K ,A
2 TC 7 Z C, V, F ,K ,A
3 SA 7 K C, V, F ,K ,A
4 BB 7 A C, V, F ,K ,A
5 SSS 7 F C, V, F ,K ,A
6 LM 7 C C, V, F ,K ,A
7 IR 7 V C, V, F ,K ,A
8 LLR 7 F and K C, V, F ,K ,A
9 RDP 7 V and A C, V, F ,K ,A
10 RIR 7 C C, V, F ,K ,A
11 SD 7 K C, V, F ,K ,A
12 FD 7 V and F C, V, F ,K ,A
13 FD 7 C and A C, V, F ,K ,A
14 FT 7 F C, V, F ,K ,A
15 FR 7 K C, V, F ,K ,A
16 FP 7 F C, V, F ,K ,A

Review each sprint at its end and update each item status on the Progress Register Table 4.

Table 4: Project Progress Register
Sprint PBI Responsible Involved Status
1 TR A C, V, F ,K ,A Done
2 TC Z C, V, F ,K ,A Done
3 SA K C, V, F ,K ,A In Progress
4 BB A C, V, F ,K ,A To-Do
5 SSS F C, V, F ,K ,A To-Do
6 LM C C, V, F ,K ,A To-Do
7 IR V C, V, F ,K ,A To-Do
8 LLR F and K C, V, F ,K ,A To-Do
9 RDP V and A C, V, F ,K ,A To-Do
10 RIR C C, V, F ,K ,A To-Do
11 SD K C, V, F ,K ,A To-Do
12 FD V and F C, V, F ,K ,A To-Do
13 FD C and A C, V, F ,K ,A To-Do
14 FT F C, V, F ,K ,A To-Do
15 FR K C, V, F ,K ,A To-Do
16 FP F C, V, F ,K ,A To-Do

Identify key project deliverables (when they will be started and completed) and build a release Gantt chart. See Figure 1 for inspiration.

Figure 1: Release Gantt chart
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