From ac9628ba8cab6890e6f6482c0d20480344633018 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Gillingham Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2025 09:50:21 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Added sprint retrospective notes for retro 2025-08-28 --- .../Retrospective-Notes-2025-08-28.md | 71 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 71 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/processes/retrospective-notes/Retrospective-Notes-2025-08-28.md diff --git a/doc/processes/retrospective-notes/Retrospective-Notes-2025-08-28.md b/doc/processes/retrospective-notes/Retrospective-Notes-2025-08-28.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..6127a9116 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/processes/retrospective-notes/Retrospective-Notes-2025-08-28.md @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +# 2025-08-28 + +## Sprint 2025-08-28 Retrospective (2025-10-01) + +| Chair | Timekeeper | Note Taker | +|-------|------------|------------| +| TW | KB | IG | + +## Items from previous Retrospective +### NDW1926 Linux build? + - *ACTION*: FA To check with CMS how to adopt Windows 10 LTS for build server. + +### ISIS Shares (\\isis\shares) organisation - have not got around to it yet. + - Carry over to next retro. + +## Items from this retrospective: +### Review of First Line Support + - Discussion were had around the adoption of the first line support procedure. + - GR identified that there was a problem where some issues were not picked up and missed from being actioned. + - GR suggested a formal handover at the end of a week, perhaps write up a Friday summary of the week. + - GR mentioned that Top Desk is the corporate platform and maybe we should look at using it. + - FA Mentioned Jira, but it's not free and we would need to look at licensing. + - FA suggests adopting a system where we can enter issues and close them out. + - *ACTION*: FA to consider options in conversation with team members. + +### Developer Manual - protection of master branch + - There was a bit of a debate in comparison between the ease of updating the manual versus the +ideology that documentation should be at the same quality as code. + - It was decided that instead of committing directly to master, we should have a trial period of +creating PRs and flash-reviews. This policy should be reviewed at a later date to consider its efficacy. + +### Documentation on wiki instrument-information--hotfixes + - JH raised the question as to whether we need to our hotfix/deploy process and suggests that we +should either keep the hotfixes page up to date or remove it. + - FA suggests creating a flash review or ticket. + - Remove the Hotfix column. + - Deploy scripts to not prompt to add text to the hotfix column. + +### Wiki instrument information pages are significantly out of date + - GR asked whether we should make an effort to improve them, as having a page is useful for instrument support? + - TW posed the question as to whether we should use the existing pages as a starting point or bin them and start again? + - *ACTION*: TW to place a warning at the top of every page stating that the current information is +historical content and may not be up to date. + +### Disc space + - TW stated that small discs on various machines has caused repeated issues. + - *ACTION*: GR to set up a group meeting with CMS to discuss. + +### Wierd permissions on stage-deleted + - Could we modify permissions of the stage-deleted folder or perhaps don't use it? + - Issue bumped until CMS is available to discuss. + +### Timings of deploys + - GR commented that deployments being scheduled only a couple of weeks before cycle and during Summer holidays +can be problematic, the Summer being of particular issue. + - We should attempt to deploy a week earlier and deliver demos earlier. + +### Deploy script refinement + - TW pointed out that occasionally a manual step in the deployment process does not get done, but +there is no check that it actually has been done. + - The Roadmap should incorporate procedures to address this. + +### Renaming of 'server-common' + - JH suggested that we should rename 'server-common' to 'ibex-ca-helpers'. + - FA suggested 'ibex-epics-helpers' + - *ACTION*: JH to find some suitable names + +### Galil-old branch + - FA suggested that a repo check on galil-old would be a good idea. + - *ACTION*: FA to create a ticket to create a repo check on galil-old. + From 7cda098cf8d64411cb14912de2be2324fa0602db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Gillingham Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2025 09:56:19 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Retrospective notes 2025-08-28: Spelling corrections. --- .../retrospective-notes/Retrospective-Notes-2025-08-28.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/processes/retrospective-notes/Retrospective-Notes-2025-08-28.md b/doc/processes/retrospective-notes/Retrospective-Notes-2025-08-28.md index 6127a9116..b129bc825 100644 --- a/doc/processes/retrospective-notes/Retrospective-Notes-2025-08-28.md +++ b/doc/processes/retrospective-notes/Retrospective-Notes-2025-08-28.md @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ - GR identified that there was a problem where some issues were not picked up and missed from being actioned. - GR suggested a formal handover at the end of a week, perhaps write up a Friday summary of the week. - GR mentioned that Top Desk is the corporate platform and maybe we should look at using it. - - FA Mentioned Jira, but it's not free and we would need to look at licensing. + - FA Mentioned `Jira`, but it's not free and we would need to look at licensing. - FA suggests adopting a system where we can enter issues and close them out. - *ACTION*: FA to consider options in conversation with team members. @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ historical content and may not be up to date. - TW stated that small discs on various machines has caused repeated issues. - *ACTION*: GR to set up a group meeting with CMS to discuss. -### Wierd permissions on stage-deleted +### Weird permissions on stage-deleted - Could we modify permissions of the stage-deleted folder or perhaps don't use it? - Issue bumped until CMS is available to discuss. @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ can be problematic, the Summer being of particular issue. ### Deploy script refinement - TW pointed out that occasionally a manual step in the deployment process does not get done, but there is no check that it actually has been done. - - The Roadmap should incorporate procedures to address this. + - The Road-map should incorporate procedures to address this. ### Renaming of 'server-common' - JH suggested that we should rename 'server-common' to 'ibex-ca-helpers'. 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