Sprint #3

Sprint Dates

Sprint Start Date

Mon 9/29

Sprint End Date

Fri 10/10

To Do

✓ Complete Time Sheet

  • Timesheet #6 due Sunday 10/5 at 11:59 PM EST.

  • Timesheet #7 due Sunday 10/12 at 11:59 PM EST.

✓ Grade Professional Development #2 & Team Report #2 by Wednesday 10/01 at 11:59PM EST.

✓ Grade Professional Sprint Report #2 on Gradescope by Wednesday 10/08 at 11:59PM EST.

✓ Attend Monthly Meeting #1, all TAs are required to attend 1 session on Wednesday 10/01. [Room TBD]

✓ See the Fall Schedule for timesheet and report deadlines.

Sprint Schedule

Team Meeting #1 (50 minutes):

  • This is a credit-bearing class; take attendance and make sure students have their cameras turned on.

  • Project Updates from students:

    • What have they been working on since the last sprint?

    • Were there any hurdles, roadblocks or barriers that they experienced while completing this week’s task?

    • What do they plan on committing to completing by the next mentor meeting?

  • Time for questions from students to mentor.

    • Questions related to the project.

    • Questions related to the company.

  • Ensure students are assigned tasks to work on before meeting again in the next lab.

Lab Section #1 (1 hour and 50 Minutes):

  • Begin lab by spending 10-15 minutes on your choice of the 3 following activities

    1. Ice Breaker - Please refer to the TA MS Teams chanel for more ideas

    2. Reviewing Professional Development Topics - In Sprint #2, students learned about Elevator Pitches, Psychological Safety, Personal Branding. Refer to the assignments here and facilitate a conversation about their main takeaways or feedback on the assignments.

    3. Discuss upcoming Team Meeting - With your team, spend time to figure out how you want to present your findings to your mentor for this week. For example, you could create a slide that highlights key points and blockers you’re facing, prepare a demo, or anything else that seems suitable.

  • Complete a Sprint Retrospective of Sprint #2 by discussing the following questions with your team.

    1. What worked well during Sprint #2?

    2. What didn’t work well during Sprint #2?

    3. How can we improve Sprint #3?

    4. What are some questions you have regarding Sprint #2?

  • Next, have students answer the following questions in their daily stand-ups.

    1. What have you been working on since the last meetings?

    2. What are you currently working on?

    3. Are there any blockers preventing you from doing your work?

  • Use the remainder of the time to work on your project.

Team Meeting #2 (50 minutes):

  • This is a credit-bearing class; take attendance and make sure students have their cameras turned on.

  • Project Updates from students:

    • What have they been working on since the last sprint?

    • Were there any hurdles,roadblocks or barriers that they experienced while completing this weeks task?

    • What do they plan on committing to completing by next mentor meeting?

  • Time for questions from students to mentor.

  • Ensure students are assigned tasks to work on before meeting again in the next lab.

Lab Section #2 (1 hour and 50 Minutes):

  • Begin lab by spending 10-15 minutes on your choice of the 3 following activities

    1. Ice Breaker - Please refer to the TA MS Teams chanel for more ideas

    2. Discuss upcoming Team Meeting - With your team, spend time to figure out how you want to present your findings to your mentor for this week. For example, you could create a slide that highlights key points and blockers you’re facing, prepare a demo, or anything else that seems suitable.

  • Next, have students answer the following questions in their daily stand-ups.

    1. What have you been working on since the last meetings?

    2. What are you currently working on?

    3. Are there any blockers preventing you from doing your work?

  • Use the remainder of the time to work on your project.

  • Sprint Tasks for students: Sprint 3 Tasks