SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY ASSURANCE - INFO 6255
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Objective
Introduction
Roadmap
Release Planning
Roles Adopted
Artifacts
Meetings
Testing Methodology
Implementation Details
Team Member Roles
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OBJECTIVE
 To Understand the basics
Development Methodology.
of
Agile
Software
 To learn the process of Scrum Software Development
Methodology which is a lightweight agile process
framework.
 To implement the practices used by Scrum in developing
a school network.
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INTRODUCTION
SchoolNetwork - Your best bud in school!
"To provide practical information about classes for
students, delivered by students."
The main objective of this project is to provide an
information resource for all students of Northeastern
University. This will be an extension to Blackboard
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Feature Details
SchoolNetwork contains the following modules:
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Logging In
User Profiles
Administrator Tasks
Groups
Upload/Download Files
Calendar
Desktop Sharing
Chat
Search Functionality
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User Stories
Login Module
 As a user, I want to be able to login the system by NEU ID and
password so that I can use the School Network application.
 As a user, I want to be able to look at my homepage as soon as I log
in because I want to view my announcements as soon as I log in.
Creation of Profiles
 As a user, I want to view my personal profile so that I can check for
correctness of my personal information.
 As a user, I want to create my own profile with some personal as
well as professional information so that others can get detailed
information about my and can view my resume.
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 As a user, I want to be able to look up information about
courses, majors and events online so that I can get detailed and
descriptive information of courses that I am interested in.
 As a user, I want to post useful information such as reviews
about courses/majors and information about events/career fairs
to public users to share my experiences.
Administrator Module
 As a user, I want to delete unused, invalid or overdue user
accounts so that I can delete unwanted data and save space on
the server.
 As a user, I want to delete negative, redundant posts or groups
so that I can maintain a disciplined environment for the users.
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 As a user, I want to be able to look at all the user requests in my
inbox because I want to organize them.
 As a user, I want to send a request to mark obscene/rude/explicit
comments as SPAM to maintain a neat and civilized system
environment.
 As a user, I want to add or delete the users from the system so that I
am able to have a correct record of the users.
 As a user, I want to post information on the website so that the
users can view it.
 As a user, I want view or/and approve groups created by users so
that I can check the authenticity of the group.
Groups Module
 As a user, I want to be able to create groups of students and
professors so that I can have group discussions or share information
within the group.
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 As a user, I should be able to send invitations to join in the public
groups so that I can look at information posted in those groups.
 As a user, I want to send invite requests to join in the public groups
so that I can look at useful information posted in those groups.
 As a user, I want to post information within the group so that I can
share some opinions or discuss some topics with the other group
members.
 As a user, I want to add/remove proper members from the group so
that I am .
 As a user, I want to create events and send invites to
students/professors for these events.
Upload/Download files Module
 As a user, I want upload files to the group I have subscribed to, to
share information or data such as course reference or presentations
with other group members.
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 As a user, I want to look at information and download the files as
a member of the group.
 As a user, I want to upload resume/documents/other files on my
profile so that I make my profile more comprehensive and clear
for others to know me.
Calendar Module
 As a user, I want to be able to look up the schedule of professors
and TAs so that I can schedule an appointment for academic
assistance.
 As a user, I want to set my availability schedules on line to so
that I can help students who need help.
 As a user, I want to schedule an appointment with professors or
TAs online so that I can confirm the meeting with professor or
TA.
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 As a user, I want to look my schedule (calendar) online so that I can
check if any student has scheduled an appointment with me.
 As a user, I want to reschedule/cancel appointments on my calendar
so that I can handle last minute changes in my schedule and keep
the students informed.
 As a user, I want to view reminders about my appointments online
so that I can sure I attend the meeting on time.
Desktop Sharing/Chat Module
 As a user, I want to communicate with users online, using a desktop
sharing tool so that I can seek help with regard to my courses.
 As a user, I want to chat with Professors, Teaching Assistants,
Alumni and other students so that I can seek help/advice about
majors, courses and other events in school using the chat window.
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Search Module
 As a user, I want to be able to perform advanced search by
people on the system because I want to look for people on
the system easily.
 As a user, I want to be able to perform advanced search by
files on the system because I want to look for files on the
system easily.
 As a user, I want to be able to perform advanced search by
groups on the system because I want to look for groups on
the system easily.
 As a user, I want to be able to perform advanced search by
events on the system because I want to look for events on
the system easily.
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ROADMAP
Launch
Release 1
Login module
User profiles
Administrative
functions
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Groups feature
Upload/Downl
oad files
Send invites to
groups
Release Date
Release Date
1st week of
November
3rd week of
November
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Feature List
Feature List
Feature List
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Release 2
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Desktop
sharing
functionality
Chat
functionality
Advanced
search
Release Date
1st week of
December
SPRINT SCHEDULE
THREE SPIRNTS FOR DEVELOPING THE WHOLE SYSTEM
SPRINT 1
SPRINT 2
SPRINT 3
2 Weeks
2 Weeks
2 Weeks
Launch
Release 1
Release 2
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SPRINT 1 –RELEASE 1.0
Internal User Stories:
 As a user, I want be able to track the product development
process so that I make sure the team is building the product right
and in line with the schedule.
 As a user, I want to be able to use a source control system so that
I can check in the code and version them and make it accessible
to other team members while the project is in progress.
 As a user, I want to be able to design and develop a database for
the product.
 As a user, I want to a testing framework so that I have fast and
more efficient way of testing the product
 As a user, I want to be able to test the performance of the
developed systems.
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ROLES
 Product Owner
 Scrum Master
 Team Members
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Software Developers
Testers and Software Quality Analyst
Subject matter expert
Technical publisher
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ROLES CONTINUED
Product Owner
 Acts as a voice of the customer.
 Writes customer centric items (User Stories)
 Responsible
for
Compiling
and
Prioritizing
requirements.
 Responsible for communicating the requirements to
the development team.
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ROLES CONTINUED
Scrum Master
 Liaison between the Product owner and the team.
 Acts as a team guide.
 Responsible for removing impediments that are
obstructing the team from achieving its sprint goals.
 Makes sure success is visible to the Product Owner.
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ROLES CONTINUED
Team Members
 Developers – Responsible for developing the product.
 Testers and Software Quality Analysts – Responsible for testing the
product and its overall quality.
 Subject Matter expert – A person who is an expert in a particular area or
topic. Responsible for providing valuable guidance in the domain.
 Technical Publisher – Responsible for the Publishing documents at every
stage of the project.
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ARTIFACTS
 Product Backlog
 Set of all unimplemented features.
 Listed in priority.
 Sprint Backlog
 List of user stories implemented in next sprint.
 Rank assigned to stories.
 Task Breakdown for each user story.
 Burn down Chart
 Graphical chart of the work done and remaining.
 Simplified view of the sprint progress.
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MEETINGS
Following would be our pattern of meetings
Daily Scrum – A 15 – 20 minute meeting every day to get the
update from every team member on the work done and to be
done for the day.
Sprint Planning - A planning meeting at the start of every sprint
to discuss in detail, about the work to be done during the sprint.
Sprint Review – A review meeting at the end of every sprint to
discuss the status of tasks, and lessons learned.
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TESTING METHODOLOGY
Agile testing methodology
 Software testing practice that follows agile software
development.
 Involves testing from the customers perspective from
early stage.
 Testing is done when ever code becomes available in a
stable state.
 Advantage is requirements can be implemented and
tested in weeks times.
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IMPLEMENTATION DETAILS
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Application Front End – Eclipse and Flex Builder
Backend Database – SQL Server 2008
Source Control System – Microsoft VSS
Testing Framework – AgileTest(Frontend),
AppLoader(Performance), SQL DB
Validator(Database).
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TEAM MEMBER ROLES
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Product Owner – Vinaya Vishwanath
Scrum Master – Trupthi Patil
Project Manager – Vrudhi Mohan
Team Members
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Architect– Bi Xian Wang
Developers – Anirudha Vaghmare, Poojan Mehta
Testing and QA – Tarang Shah, Vrudhi Mohan
Technical Publisher – Chinmay Hunasgi
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THANK YOU
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