GCcollab Renewal Sprint Goals

This page contains the Goals for the upcoming sprints.

Sprint 5 Feb 5th - Feb 16th

• GCX - Chat function on people search function app, resources on prod esources on prod
• GCX - Stats webpart files and channel display
• GCX - Update SCW validation - UAT Testing with Support Team
• GCX - A11y and OL review of live SharePoint pages (Home, Communities, Support)
• GCX-
• GCpedia - Extensions update and review (video embed)
• GCpedia - Devops environment prep
• GCcollab - E2E Testing on Angular front-end
• UX / UI Design - GCollab Calendar and Profile

Sprint 4 Jan 22nd - Feb 2nd

• GCX - Chat function on people search function app, resources on prod
• GCX - Stats webpart files and channel display
• GCX - Update SCW validation - UAT Testing with support team (future)
• GCX - Career Marketplace infrastructure architecture
• GCX - Support function app upgrade (review)
• GCX - Webpart tech debt - Wall extension
• GCX - Update welcome banner with newsletter link
• GCpedia - Extensions update and review (video embed)
• GCpedia - Devops environment prep
• GCcollab - E2E Testing on Angular front-end
• UX / UI Design - GCollab Calendar and Profile

Sprint 3 Jan 8th - Jan 19th 2024

• GCX - Chat function on people search function app, resources on prod
• GCX - Stats webpart files and channel display
• GCX - My groups webpart review
• GCX - Career Marketplace infrastructure architecture
• GCX - Support function app upgrade
• GCX - Update SCW validation
• GCX - Webpart tech debt - Wall extension + welcome banner
• GCpedia - Update theme, registration page, login page
• GCpedia - Extensions update and review (video embed)
• GCpedia - Data cleanup discussion, cleanup before migration
• GCcollab - E2E Testing on Angular front-end
• UX / UI Design - GCollab Calendar and Profile

Sprint 2

• GCX - Chat functionality and enhancements on directory people search webpart
• GCX - My groups webpart bug fixes
• GCX - Stats webpart files and channel display
• GCX - Career Marketplace infrastructure architecture
• GCX - Support function app and webpart upgrade
• GCX - Review SCW validation
• GCX - MS Clarity research (Pro B and authentication)
• GCX - Webpart tech debt and cleanup
• GCpedia - Update theme, registration page, login page
• GCpedia - Extensions update and review
• GCpedia - Data cleanup discussion, cleanup before migration
• GCcollab - Front-end events and posts
• E2E Testing - Testing in GCcollab front-end
• UX / UI Design - GCcollab Profile
• Holiday Tool Time 😃

Sprint 1

• GCX - Chat functionality and enhancements on directory people search webpart
• GCX - My groups webpart bug fixes
• GCX - SCW template bug fixes
• GCX - Sync and sync onboarding updates
• GCX - Stats webpart files and channel display
• GCX - Career Marketplace infrastructure architecture
• GCpedia - Image migration in IMTD dev environment
• GCpedia - set up devops project
• GCcollab - Front-end events and posts
• GCcollab - Merge user functionality
• E2E Testing - Testing in GCcollab front-end
• E2E Testing - Initial talks on Career Marketplace
• UX / UI Design - GCcollab Profile

Sprint 36 - November 13th - November 24th

• New frontend app > new UI components
• GCcollab merge user account plugin testing
• GCpedia / GCwiki MediaWiki upgrades / IMTD coordination
• Testing implementation for new frontend
• Wireframes for GCCollab

Sprint 35 - October 30th - November 10th

• New frontend app > new UI components
• GCcollab Elgg API research / investigation
• DB research
• GCpedia / GCwiki MediaWiki upgrades / IMTD coordination
• Testing implementation for new frontend
• Wireframes for GCCollab

Sprint 34 - October 16th - October 17th

• New frontend app > new UI components
• GCcollab Elgg API research / investigation
• DB research
• GCpedia / GCwiki MediaWiki upgrades / IMTD coordination
• Testing implementation for new frontend
• Wireframes for GCCollab

Sprint 33 - October 2nd - October 13th

• New frontend app > new UI components
• DB research
• GCpedia / GCwiki MediaWiki upgrades / IMTD Onboarding documentation
• Testing, a11y testing, dashboard
• Wireframes for GCCollab

Sprint 32 - September 18th - September 29th

• New frontend app > new UI components
• Infrastructure, Update existing cloud and IaC and load testing
• GCpedia / GCwiki MediaWiki upgrades / IMTD Onboarding documentation
• Testing, a11y testing, dashboard
• Wireframes for GCCollab
• GCcollab Elgg Career Marketplace UX improvements

Sprint 31 - September 4th - September 15th

• New frontend app > new UI components
• Infrastructure, Update existing cloud and IaC and load testing
• GCpedia / GCwiki MediaWiki upgrades / IMTD Onboarding documentation
• Testing, pipelines and automation CI/CD
• Wireframes for GCCollab > Usability testing
• GCcollab Elgg Career Marketplace UX improvements

Sprint 30 - August 21st - September 1st

• New frontend app > new UI components
• Infrastructure, Update existing cloud and IaC
• Preparing for dev environment load testing
• GCpedia / GCwiki MediaWiki upgrades / extension review
• Testing, pipelines and automation CI/CD
• Wireframes for GCCollab > Usability testing
• GCcollab Elgg Career Marketplace UX improvements
• GCconnex decommission comms

Sprint 29 - August 7th - August 18th

• New frontend app > new UI components
• Infrastructure, Update existing cloud and IaC
• Preparing for dev environment load testing
• GCpedia / GCwiki MediaWiki upgrades / extension review
• Testing, pipelines and automation CI/CD
• Wireframes for GCCollab > Usability testing
• GCcollab Elgg Career Marketplace UX improvements
• GCconnex decommission comms

Sprint 28 - July 24th - August 4th

• New frontend app > new UI components
• Infrastructure, Update existing cloud and IaC
• Preparing for dev environment load testing
• GCpedia / GCwiki MediaWiki upgrades / extension review
• Testing, pipelines and automation CI/CD
• Wireframes for GCCollab > Usability testing
• GCcollab Elgg Career Marketplace UX improvements
• GCconnex decommission comms

Sprint 27 - July 10th - July 21st

• New frontend app > new UI components
• Infrastructure, Update existing cloud and IaC
• Preparing for dev environment load testing
• Testing, pipelines and automation CI/CD
• Wireframes for GCCollab > Usability testing
• GCcollab Elgg Career Marketplace UX improvements
• GCconnex decommission comms

Sprint 26 - June 26th - July 7th

• New frontend app > new UI components
• Infrastructure, Update existing cloud and IaC
• GCpedia upgrade, GCpedia UX review
• Testing, pipelines and automation CI/CD
• Wireframes for GCCollab > Usability testing
• GCcollab Elgg Career Marketplace UX improvements
• GCconnex decommission comms

Sprint 25 - June 12th - June 23th

• New frontend app > new UI components
• Infrastructure, Update existing cloud and IaC
• GCpedia upgrade, GCpedia UX review
• Testing, pipelines and automation CI/CD
• Wireframes for GCCollab > Usability testing
• GCconnex decommission comms
• GCcollab Elgg Career Marketplace UX improvements
• Google Analytics updates

Sprint 24 - May 29th - June 9th

• New frontend app > new UI components
• Infrastructure, Update existing cloud and IaC
• GCpedia upgrade, extension review and infrastructure
• Testing, pipelines and automation CI/CD
• Wireframes for GCCollab > Usability testing
• GCconnex decommission comms and email

Sprint 23 - May 15th - May 26th

• New frontend app > new UI components
• Infrastructure, Update existing cloud and IaC
• GCpedia upgrade, extension review and infrastructure
• Testing, pipelines and automation CI/CD
• GCCollab main navigation changes to live platform
• Wireframes for GCCollab > Usability testing
• GCconnex decommission comms and email

Sprint 22 - May 1st - May 12th

• New frontend app > new UI components
• Infrastructure, Update existing cloud and IaC
• GCpedia upgrade, extension review and infrastructure
• Testing, pipelines and automation CI/CD
• GCCollab main navigation changes to live platform
• Wireframes for GCCollab > New user flow designs
• GCconnex decommission comms and email

Sprint 21 - Apr 17th - Apr 28th

• New frontend app > new UI components
• Infrastructure, Update existing cloud and IaC
• GCpedia upgrade, extension review and infrastructure
• Testing, pipelines and automation CI/CD
• GCCollab main navigation changes to live platform (live by April 28th)
• Wireframes for GCCollab > New user flow designs
• GCconnex decommission commsand email

Sprint 20 - Apr 3rd - Apr 14th

• Frontend prototyping > new UI components
• Infrastructure, Update existing cloud
• GCpedia upgrade, extension review and infrastructure
• Testing, pipeline and automation CI/CD
• GCCollab main navigation changes to live platform
• Wireframes for GCCollab
• GCconnex decommission comms plan and email

Sprint 19 - Mar 20th - Mar 31st

• Frontend prototyping > new UI components
• Infrastructure, Update existing cloud
• GCpedia upgrade, extension review and infrastructure
• Testing, pipeline and automation CI/CD
• GCCollab main navigation changes to live platform
• Wireframes for GCCollab
• GCconnex decommission plan
• GCconnex decommission comms plan

Sprint 18 - Mar 6th - Mar 17th

• Frontend prototyping
• Infrastructure
• GCpedia upgrade, extension review and infrastructure
• Testing, pipeline and automation CI/CD
• GCCollab main navigation changes to live platform
• Wireframes for GCCollab
• GCconnex decommission plan
• GCconnex decommission comms plan

Sprint 17 - Feb 20th - Mar 3rd

• Frontend prototyping
• Infrastructure
• GCpedia upgrades and infrastructure
• Testing, pipeline and automation CI/CD
• GCCollab main navigation changes to live platform
• Wireframes for GCCollab
• GCconnex decommission plan
• GCconnex decommission comms plan

Sprint 16 - Feb 6th - Feb 17th

• Frontend prototyping
• Infrastructure
• GCpedia upgrades and infrastructure
• Testing, pipeline and automation CI/CD
• Search functionality research spike + research current search feature
• GCCollab main navigation changes to live platform
• Wireframes for GCCollab
• GCconnex decommission plan

Sprint 15 - Jan 23rd - Feb 3rd

• Frontend prototyping
• Elgg API cont.
• Infrastructure
• Testing, pipeline and automation CI/CD
• Search functionality research spike + research current search feature
• GCCollab main navigation changes to live platform
• Wireframes for GCCollab
• GCconnex decommission plan

Sprint 14 - Jan 9th - Jan 20th

• Frontend prototyping
• Elgg API cont.
• Infrastructure
• Testing, pipeline and automation CI/CD
• Search functionality research spike + research current search feature
• GCCollab main navigation changes to live platform
• Wireframes for GCCollab

Sprint 13 - Dec 12th - Jan 6th 2023

• Frontend prototyping
• Elgg API cont.
• Infrastructure
• Testing, pipeline and automation CI/CD
• Search functionality research spike + research current search feature
• GCCollab main navigation changes to live platform
• Wireframes for GCCollab

Sprint 12 - Nov 28th - Dec 9th

• Frontend prototyping
• Elgg API cont.
• Infrastructure
• Testing, pipeline and automation CI/CD (Testing on GCWiki or GCaccount?)
• Search functionality research spike + research current search feature
• GCcollab bugs, usability and a11y improvements
• GCAccount a11y improvements
• Wireframes for GCCollab

Sprint 11 - Nov 14th - Dec 2nd

• Frontend prototyping
• Elgg API cont.
• Infrastructure
• Testing, pipeline and automation CI/CD (Testing on GCWiki or GCaccount?)
• Search functionality research spike + research current search feature
• GCcollab bugs, usability and a11y improvements
• GCAccount a11y improvements
• Wireframes for GCCollab

Sprint 10 - October 31st - November 11th

• Frontend prototyping
• Elgg API cont.
• Infrastructure
• Testing, pipeline and automation CI/CD (Testing on GCWiki or GCaccount?)
• Search functionality research spike + research current search feature
• GCcollab bugs, usability and a11y improvements
• GCAccount a11y improvements
• Wireframes for GCCollab

Sprint 9 - October 17th - October 28th

• Training and prototyping foundation pieces for frontend solution (CDS components? i18n?)
• Elgg API level of effort
• Infrastructure
• Pipeline and automation CI/CD
• Search functionality research spike
• GCcollab bugs, usability and a11y improvements
• GCAccount a11y improvements
• UX research, Information Architecture
• Value proposition and business cases for GCcollab

Sprint 8 - October 3rd - October 14th

• Training and prototyping for frontend solution (auth? UI? CDS components?)
• Elgg upgrade investigation (API mods? API standards?)
• Research and options analysis for infrastructure solution (Getting apps to run as web apps)
• Pipeline and automation research
• Search functionality research spike
• GCcollab bugs, usability and a11y improvements
• GCAccount a11y improvements
• UX research, Information Architecture
• Value proposition and business cases for GCcollab

Sprint 7 - September 19th - September 30th

• Research and options analysis for frontend solution
• Research and options analysis for backend solution
• Research and options analysis for infrastructure solution
• Pipeline and automation research
• Search functionality research spike
• GCcollab bugs, usability and a11y improvements
• GCAccount a11y improvements
• UX research, Information Architecture
• Value proposition and business cases for GCcollab
• Build backlog and roadmap in Github Projects

Sprint 6 - September 5th - September 16th

• Research and options analysis for frontend solution
• Research and options analysis for backend solution
• Research and options analysis for infrastructure solution
• GCcollab bugs, usability and a11y improvements
• GCcollab tech prototypes
• Design updated page architecture with Heuristic and a11y testing results
• Value proposition and business cases for GCcollab
• Build backlog and roadmap in Github Projects

Sprint 5 - August 22nd - September 2nd

• Research and options analysis for frontend solution
• Research and options analysis for backend solution
• Research and options analysis for infrastructure solution
• GCcollab bugs
• GCcollab tech prototypes
• Information architecture and card sorting
• Design updated page architecture with Heuristic and a11y testing results
• Build backlog and roadmap in Github Projects

Sprint 4 - August 8th - August 19th

• Research and options analysis for frontend solution
• Research and options analysis for backend solution
• GCcollab bugs
• Begin user research
• Design updated page architecture with Heuristic and a11y testing results
• Build backlog and roadmap in Github Projects

Sprint 3 - July 25th - August 5th

• Research and options analysis for frontend solution
• Research and options analysis for backend solution
• GCcollab bugs
• Begin user research
• Heuristic UX review of GCcollab
• A11y testing
• Build backlog and roadmap in Github Projects

Sprint 2 - July 11th - July 22nd

• Create a high level one page requirements document on technical direction for GCcollab
• Research and options analysis for frontend solution
• Research and options analysis for backend solution
• Begin user research
• Build backlog and roadmap in Github Projects

Sprint 1 - June 27th - July 8th

• Create a high level one page requirements document on technical direction for GCcollab
• Research and brainstorm technical options
• Research and brainstorm GCcollab strategy
• Begin user research
• Build out the backlog based on technical requirements and user research