Reading/Multimedia/Scrum notes/fabriceflorin

Last update on: 2014-04-08

2014-04-08
 
 * Yesterday
 * Read/triaged 1k+ emails from past 2 weeks (while I was on vacation)
 * Hosted Media Viewer Product Review for upcoming launch
 * Updated Release Plan + coordinated with Greg about this week's launch
 * Finalized next pilots list and community engagement tasks with Keegan
 * Scheduled IRC chat for Media Viewer on Wed. Apr. 16
 * Discussed usability testing and design tasks with Pau
 * Posted follow-up emails about Wikimania talks on MM list
 * Participated in Aaron's retrospective about his time at Wikimedia
 * Today
 * Update Media Viewer Help page with browser coverage
 * Prepare landing pages on Enwiki, Commons, discuss with Keegan
 * Contact French and Swedish wikis about upcoming releases
 * Announce First Pilot Release (when Greg says they're ready)
 * Prepare for next sprint planning meeting, update Mingle tickets
 * Follow up with Andrew Lih, Kevin Gorman, Internet Archive
 * Respond to community comments as needed

2014-03-25-to-04-06

 * On vacation
 * Updated Feeback survey
 * Wrote and published Help page
 * Wrote and posted Wikimania talks

2014-03-20
 
 * Yesterday
 * Participated in conflict management workshop (Day 3)
 * Met with Howie about Multimedia plans and next steps
 * Prepared Mingle cards for our next sprint planning meeting
 * Prepared first draft of slides for Multimedia Quarterly Review meeting
 * Discussed design tasks with Pau, set up new 'Design needed' dashboard
 * Prepared first draft of Feeback survey
 * Today
 * Host sprint planning meeting, updated Mingle tickets per team discussion
 * Update slides for Multimedia Quarterly Review meeting
 * Send vacation email to team, identify delegates to cover for me
 * Update Feeback survey, get started on Help page
 * Respond to community comments as needed

2014-03-19
 
 * Yesterday
 * Participated in team retrospective on last cycle
 * Participated in conflict management workshop (Day 2)
 * Met with Erik about Community Engagement plans and next steps
 * Prepared and presented multimedia update at Product Manager meeting
 * Prepared slides for Multimedia Quarterly Review meeting
 * Today
 * Participate in conflict management workshop (from 10am-2pm PT)
 * Meet with Howie about Multimedia plans and next steps
 * Prepare Mingle cards for tomorrow's sprint planning meeting
 * Complete slides for Multimedia Quarterly Review meeting
 * Get started on Feeback survey and Help page
 * Respond to community comments as needed

2014-03-18
 
 * Yesterday
 * Discussed design plans with Pau, set up next meeting
 * Wrote proposal for image load metric and updated all cards
 * Participated in conflict management workshop (next 3 days from 10am-2pm PT)
 * Responded to community comments on discussion page
 * Today
 * Host team retrospective on last sprint and cycle
 * Participate in conflict management workshop (Tue. + Wed. from 10am-2pm PT)
 * Meet with Erik about Community Engagement plans and next steps
 * Prepare and present multimedia update at Product Manager meeting
 * Prepare slides for Multimedia Quarterly Review meeting
 * Respond to comments about image load metric plans
 * Respond to community comments on discussion page

2014-03-17
 
 * Yesterday
 * Discussed Media Viewer community engagement plan with Keegan
 * Wrote & posted research questions for image load issues in Media Viewer
 * Updated #149 + asked team to vet acceptance performance criteria
 * Started slides for Multimedia Quarterly Review meeting
 * Responded to community comments on discussion page
 * Posted short update about video uploads with Internet Archive
 * Today
 * Discuss design plans with Pau, set up next meeting
 * Prepare card for histogram to visualize image load issues
 * Prepare slides for Multimedia Quarterly Review meeting
 * Participate in conflict management workshop (next 3 days from 10am-2pm PT)
 * Respond to community comments on discussion page

2014-03-14
 
 * Yesterday
 * Hosted sprint planning meeting, discussed cards for next cycle
 * Updated goals for upcoming cycles, selected cards for first pilot release
 * Posted report about next cycle plans on mailing list
 * Met with Internet Archive about uploading content from their site
 * Wrote IA meeting notes, updated Mingle ticket #306
 * Respond to community comments on discussion page
 * Today
 * Discuss Media Viewer community engagement plan with Keegan
 * Write research questions for image load issues in Media Viewer
 * Prepare slides for Multimedia Quarterly Review meeting
 * Respond to community comments on discussion page
 * Post update about next steps on MP4 RfC page

2014-03-13
 
 * Yesterday
 * Facilitated team planning meeting for our next cycles
 * Updated Mingle site to prioritize and move cards into appropriate cycles
 * Updated release plan and community engagement goals for Media Viewer v0.2
 * Tested 'Use this file' patch on Vagrant, wrote notes about improvements
 * Added more Mingle tickets for Upload Wizard, Structured Data tasks
 * Responded to community comments on discussion page
 * Today
 * Host sprint planning meeting, discuss cards for next cycle
 * Update goals for upcoming cycles, select cards for first pilot release
 * Post report about next cycle plans on mailing list
 * Meet with Internet Archive about uploading content from their site
 * Write research questions for image load issues in Media Viewer
 * Respond to community comments on discussion page

2014-03-12
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 * Yesterday
 * Met with mobile and VE product managers about next quarter's MM plans
 * Prepared goals and slides for tomorrow's planning meeting for Q4
 * Updated site with 10 more Mingle tickets based on community and team discussions
 * Responded to community comments on mailing list
 * Participated in product manager bi-weekly meeting, learned to use Vagrant
 * Today
 * Facilitate team planning meeting for Q4's next cycles
 * Update Mingle site to prioritize and move cards into appropriate cycles
 * Write and post report about next cycle plans on mailing list
 * Respond to community comments on onwiki discussion page
 * Update release plan and community engagement goals for Media Viewer v0.2

2014-03-11
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 * Yesterday
 * Hosted design meeting, focused on pilot release (opt-in, Commons links, reader feedback)
 * Updated Mingle tickets based on community and team feedback
 * Asked for community feedback about commons link on mailing list and onwiki
 * Followed up with Internet Archive about MP4 videos
 * Posted metrics meeting photos on Commons
 * Today
 * Meetings with mobile and VE product managers about next quarter's MM plans
 * Prepare goals, notepad and slides for tomorrow's planning meeting for Q4
 * Update site with more Mingle tickets based on community and team discussions
 * Respond to community comments on mailing list and onwiki discussion page
 * Product manager bi-weekly meeting

2014-03-10
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 * Yesterday
 * Discussed community engagement plan with Keegan
 * Asked for community feedback about opt-out feature on mailing list wiki
 * Updated Mingle tickets based on designer and community feedback
 * Posted metrics meeting photos online
 * Today
 * Host design meeting, focus on pilot release (opt-in, Commons links, reader feedback)
 * Update site with more Mingle tickets based on community and team feedback
 * Respond to community comments on mailing list and wiki discussion pages
 * Ask for community feedback about commons link on mailing list wiki

2014-03-07
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 * Yesterday
 * Hosted weekly meeting, planned next sprint, estimated new cards, discussed pilot release
 * Presented Media Viewer at monthly metrics meeting, updated slides and test pages
 * Posted MV presentation video, slides and test page on mailing list and social media
 * Set up meetings with VE and Mobile teams about next quarter plans
 * Edited metrics meeting photos and team video
 * Today
 * Discuss community engagement plan with Keegan
 * Update Mingle tickets based on designer and community feedback
 * Respond to community comments on mailing list and wiki discussion pages
 * Ask for community feedback about opt-out and commons link on mailing list wiki

2014-03-06
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 * Yesterday
 * Prepared Mingle cards for next sprint, tested completed tasks, add a few new ones
 * Completed and rehearsed presentation for monthly metrics meeting
 * Meeting with Howie about multimedia plans
 * More MP4 RfC research, late at night
 * Today
 * Host weekly meeting, plan next sprint, estimate new cards, discuss pilot release
 * Present Media Viewer at monthly metrics meeting
 * Ask for community comments about opt-out and commons link on mailing list wiki
 * Set up meetings with VE and Mobile teams about next quarter plans

2014-03-05
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 * Yesterday
 * Posted monthly engineering report for multimedia team
 * Discussed Partnership feature requirements with community members, filed a Mingle ticket for it
 * Reviewed community comments about French and Polish outreach, recommended next steps
 * Participated in product manager meeting
 * Updated Article Feedback project pages
 * Today
 * Prepare Mingle cards for next sprint, test completed tasks, add a few new ones
 * Complete and rehearse presentation for monthly metrics meeting
 * Respond to more community comments on wiki discussion pages
 * Complete MP4 research, post update about video plans (this keeps getting pushed back, sadly)

2014-03-04
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 * Yesterday
 * Removed Article Feedback from enwiki and frwiki, communicated project end, proposed data archive plan
 * Responded to Pau's new designs for Media Viewer features (links to/from Commons, survey link)
 * Responded to more community comments, organized French outreach for Media Viewer
 * Set up new weekly team meeting and design meeting
 * Today
 * Post monthly engineering report for multimedia
 * Prepare presentation for monthly metrics meeting
 * Respond to more community comments on wiki discussion pages
 * Complete MP4 research, post update about research and video plans
 * Prepare and rank more Mingle cards for next sprints and releases
 * Participate in product manager meeting

2014-03-03
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 * Yesterday
 * Guided next design steps for Media Viewer release, pointing Pau to highest priorities
 * Posted update on the Zoom feature design on the mailing list and wiki discussion page
 * Coordinated announcements about Media Viewer Release with Keegan, updated plan
 * Responded to Media Viewer comments on mailing list and blog post
 * Posted announcements about Monday's removal of Article Feedback on enwiki and frwiki
 * Today
 * Prepare and rank more Mingle cards for next sprints and releases, confirm team meetings
 * Prepare for removal of Article Feedback from enwiki and frwiki on Monday
 * Respond to more community comments on wiki discussion pages and mailing list
 * Complete MP4 research, post update about research and video plans

2014-02-28
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 * Yesterday
 * Hosted Multimedia weekly team meeting, planned next sprint and Media Viewer release
 * Wrote Media Viewer Release Plan Update based on team recommendations
 * Published and socialized Media Viewer blog post
 * Tested and accepted/rejected new features on MediaWiki
 * Prepared Next Release wall, moved cards over and scheduled planning meeting
 * Today
 * Continue MP4 research, prepare update about research and video plans
 * Respond to more community comments on wiki discussion pages and mailing list
 * Prepare and rank more Mingle cards for next sprints and releases
 * Prepare for removal of Article Feedback from enwiki and frwiki on Monday

2014-02-27
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 * Yesterday
 * Posted Media Viewer Update + Release Plan on multimedia email list, asked for feedback
 * Prioritized and ranked more Mingle cards for tomorrow's sprint planning
 * Updated Metrics plan for Media Viewer, as well as Mingle/Trello cards
 * Prepared Mingle card #263, 264 and 270 for Media Viewer launch-related tasks
 * Today
 * Host Multimedia weekly team meeting, plan next sprint and Media Viewer release
 * Write Media Viewer Release Plan Update based on team recommendations
 * Publish and socialize Media Viewer blog post
 * Test and accept/reject new features on MediaWiki
 * Prepare Next Release wall, move cards over and schedule planning meeting

2014-02-26
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 * Yesterday
 * Wrote and posted Release Plan for gradual deployment of Media Viewer v0.2
 * Contacted community champions for pilot sites (French, Swedish, Catalan, Korean, Vietnamese)
 * Participated in product manager meeting to discuss beta features + reader feedback
 * Prepared Mingle card #261 for quick survey to get reader feedback
 * Today
 * Post Media Viewer Update + Release Plan on multimedia email list, ask for feedback
 * Respond to more community comments on onwiki discussion pages
 * Prepare and rank more Mingle cards for tomorrow's sprint planning
 * Complete MP4 research, post update about research and video plans

2014-02-25
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 * Yesterday
 * Hosted design meeting, updated usability plan, upgraded usertesting.com account
 * Wrote updated blog post draft for Media Viewer v0.2, discussed with team
 * Discussed gradual release plan for Media Viewer v0.2 with team, addressed image load issues
 * Helped finalize plan for using Multimedia mailing list to discuss more development details


 * Today
 * Write and post Release Plan for gradual deployment of Media Viewer v0.2, contact community champions for pilot sites
 * Write Media Viewer Update, email multimedia list, ask for feedback
 * Respond to community comments on onwiki discussion pages
 * Complete MP4 research, post update about research and video plans
 * Prepare Mingle cards for next sprint

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2014-02-24
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 * Friday
 * Hosted IRC chat, with pre-announcement as well as team retrospective and chat notes
 * Updated Media Viewer pages with more info, including Pau thumbnails
 * Updated Community Engagement Plan for Media Viewer v0.2


 * Today
 * Facilitate design meeting, review new designs, update usability plan
 * Engage community for gradual release of Media Viewer v0.2, respond to emails, onwiki discussions
 * Complete MP4 research, post update about research and video plans
 * Prepare next sprints and release for Media Viewer on Mingle

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2014-02-21
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 * Yesterday
 * Hosted weekly sprint planning meeting, updated agenda and Mingle deck
 * Updated Community Engagement Plan for Media Viewer v0.2 (prepare IRC Chat, on-wiki discussion)
 * Prepared Mingle cards for next release, move Media Viewer v0.3 cards to that release


 * Today
 * Host IRC chat, with pre-announcement as well as team retrospective and chat notes
 * Update Media Viewer pages with more info, including Pau thumbnails
 * Post update about MP4 RfC closure and video plans
 * Respond to Article Feedback questions, prepare for removal

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2014-02-20
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 * Yesterday
 * Met with Kaltura about upgrading to their new video player 2 and integrating with Media Viewer v0.3
 * Posted update for Media Viewer v0.2 (IRC Chat, on-wiki discussion)
 * Met with Pau and Mark for short design catchup meeting, with list of key tasks
 * Posted more Mingle cards for Media Viewer v0.2, based on community feedback
 * Worked with Keegan on MP4 RfC analysis


 * Today
 * Host weekly sprint planning meeting, updated agenda and Mingle deck
 * Update Community Engagement Plan for Media Viewer v0.2 (prepare IRC Chat, on-wiki discussion)
 * Prepare Mingle cards for next release, move Media Viewer v0.3 cards to that release
 * Update Media Viewer pages with more info, including Pau thumbnails

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2014-02-19
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 * Yesterday
 * Updated feature requirements in Embed feature based on team discussions
 * Discussed/updated community engagement plan with Keegan (MP4 RfC > Media Viewer v0.2)
 * Archived old discussion items for Media Viewer v0.1, cleaned up discussion page for v0.2
 * Finalized next steps following MP4 RfC closure, started response hand-coding with Keegan
 * Participated in product manager bi-weekly meeting at 3pm


 * Today
 * Meet with Kaltura about upgrading to their new video player 2 and integrating with Media Viewer v0.3
 * Post update for Media Viewer v0.2 (IRC Chat, on-wiki discussion)
 * Post more Mingle cards for Media Viewer v0.2, based on community feedback
 * Prepare list for short design catchup meeting, add Pau thumbnails
 * Prepare update about MP4 RfC closure and video plans

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2014-02-18
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 * Friday
 * Updated feature requirements for attributions in Embed and Download features
 * Prepared community engagement plan for this quarter (MP4 RfC > Media Viewer v0.2)
 * Reviewed community feedback on MP4 RfC Report closure, prepare update
 * Reviewed community feedback to AFT5 announcements on enwiki, frwiki and mediawiki
 * Took a few hours off for personal reasons


 * Today
 * Update Mingle cards based on team discussions, prepare design meeting tomorrow
 * Discuss community engagement plan for this quarter with Keegan
 * Archive old discussion items for Media Viewer v0.1, add Pau thumbnails for v0.2
 * Post update for Media Viewer v0.2 (IRC Chat, on-wiki discussion)
 * Finalize update about MP4 RfC closure and video plans
 * Product manager bi-weekly meeting at 3pm

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2014-02-14
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 * Yesterday
 * Facilitated weekly sprint planning meeting with Multimedia team
 * Reminded folks about MP4 RfC closure, finalized closure plans with Commons bureaucrats
 * Finalized getting Keegan's time for community engagement for the quarter (yay!)
 * Long dental procedure in the afternoon, not much got done while I was under :)
 * Finalized legal license requirements for Embed feature
 * Reviewed community feedback to AFT5 announcements on enwiki, frwiki and mediawiki, thanked contributors


 * Today (+ coming days)
 * Update feature requirements for attributions in Embed and Download features
 * Discuss community engagement plan for this quarter with Keegan (MP4 RfC > Media Viewer v0.2)
 * Start archiving old discussion items for Media Viewer v0.2, add Pau thumbnails
 * Prepare update about MP4 RfC closure, after reviewing new community feedback
 * Prepare update for Media Viewer v0.2, to be posted next week (IRC Chat, on-wiki discussion)
 * Taking a few hours off this afternoon for personal reasons

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2014-02-13
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 * Yesterday
 * Posted Article Feedback Report on mw.org, based on team retrospective
 * Posted AFT5 announcements on enwiki (AFT5 talk + Village Pump), frwiki, email and gerrit
 * Prepared for Thursday's weekly meeting (groomed Mingle cards, Etherpad agenda)
 * Updated Multimedia section of Platform Engineering page


 * Today
 * Facilitate weekly sprint planning meeting with Multimedia team
 * Start archiving old discussion items for Media Viewer v0.2, add Pau thumbnails
 * Prepare update for Media Viewer v0.2, to be posted next week (IRC Chat, on-wiki discussion)
 * Prepare MP4 RfC Report + Retrospective, get ready to post it when RfC is closed
 * Will be working from home on both days, and will join you via Hangouts + IRC

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2014-02-12
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 * Yesterday
 * Started engagement plan for Media Viewer v0.2 + Scheduled IRC Chat
 * Contacted Commons bureaucrats about closure of MP4 RfC, updated spreadsheet
 * Asked legal guidance on license requirements for Embed feature
 * Prepared wiki version of Article Feedback report


 * Today
 * Archive old discussion items for Media Viewer v0.2
 * Prepare update for Media Viewer v0.2 (IRC Chat, on-wiki discussion)
 * Prepare for Thursday's weekly meeting (groom Mingle cards and backlog)
 * Wikify MP4 RfC Report + Retrospective, get ready to post it when RfC is closed
 * Post Article Feedback Report + Retrospective, socialize recommendation


 * Thursday + Friday
 * I will be working from home on both days, and will join you via Hangouts + IRC

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2014-02-11
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 * Yesterday
 * Multimedia Design Meeting with Pau & team, follow-up notes + next meeting
 * Wrote detailed attribution specs for Embed/Download this file and Email a link
 * Wrote development plan for Kaltura audio/video upgrade + Media Viewer v0.3 integration
 * Posted 80 photos of recent Wikimedia events (+ researched batch use of Upload Wizard)
 * Posted quick update on Article Feedback


 * Today
 * Write engagement plan for Media Viewer v0.2 + Schedule IRC Chat
 * Write MP4 RfC Report, study responses, contact community members
 * Post Article Feedback Report + Retrospective, socialize recommendation

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2014-02-10
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 * Friday + Weekend
 * Updated Media Viewer pages to describe v0.2 and v0.3 features
 * Posted progress reports on Media Viewer Discussion page
 * Updated Article Feedback Report + Retrospective


 * Today
 * Multimedia Design Meeting with Pau & team
 * Write engagement plan for Media Viewer v0.2 + Schedule IRC Chat
 * Write MP4 RfC Report, study responses
 * Post Article Feedback Report + Retrospective

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2014-02-07
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 * Yesterday
 * Multimedia Design Notes + Meeting
 * Multimedia Features Testing + Acceptance
 * Monthly Metrics Meeting + Photos
 * Article Feedback Retrospective


 * Today
 * Update Multimedia and Media Viewer pages
 * Write MP4 RfC Report, study responses
 * Post Article Feedback Recommendations

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2014-02-06
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 * Yesterday
 * Plan Weekly Sprint, update Mingle
 * Multimedia Features Testing + Acceptance
 * Multimedia Quarterly Review Meeting
 * Article Feedback Report


 * Today
 * Multimedia Design Notes + Meeting
 * Multimedia Features Testing + Acceptance
 * Monthly Metrics Meeting + Photos
 * Article Feedback Retrospective

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2014-02-05
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 * Yesterday
 * Wrote Multimedia Engineering Report
 * Product manager offsite


 * Today
 * Meet with Vimeo about importing WebM videos from their site
 * Plan Weekly Sprint, update Mingle
 * Test Current Sprint features
 * Update Media Viewer pages
 * Write MP4 RfC Report

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