Wikimedia Apps/Team/Retrospectives/2018-10-11

October 11 2018

== Previous Action Items ==


 * Dmitry: document new best practices wrt network, rx java [carry over] - still in progress


 * Charlotte: think about fun knowledge sharing for All Hands [carry over] - lightning talks


 * Charlotte: follow up with JK re: discussion with Margeigh and Nirzar - carry over


 * engineers: do code review every day, check comments - yes!

== Keep ==


 * Cleaning up the tasks on the J board. +1+

== Stop ==


 * Getting sick whilst travelling. Seriously.+100


 * Navigation redesign getting merged into the master branch and preventing rollout of notifications+100+87+


 * lack of communication, not keeping features in their own branches


 * not used to working with 2 releases at once


 * not aware of urgency around releasing nav

== Start ==


 * A somewhat more regular cadence of releases - and re-scoping work so we can do that if possible.


 * when start new release board and put tasks on it, name a target date for release and only take on tasks we're reasonably confident we can do by that date


 * helps w/ dependencies on other teams (qa, research, etc)


 * should check in with this along the way, esp during prioritizating meetings


 * this topic comes up a lot; we should think more retrospectively about previous releases


 * try this on the L board, see how it goes?


 * Releasing


 * Being on the product-all mailing list if you aren't already (email mneisler@wikimedia.org to be added)


 * check that you are getting emails from this list


 * Expensing a tea kettle for my desk. ;)

== Questions ==


 * Design schedule?


 * Carolyn filling in until end of year, Robin will start attending, Carolyn and Rita will be onboarding him


 * will be official in Jan

== Action Items ==


 * everyone: check that you're on the product-all list