EPS@ISEP | The European Project Semester (EPS) at ISEP

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Table of Contents

Work plan

Deadlines

  • 2021-03-08 Choose a project proposal and send your choice via email to epsatisep@gmail.com
  • 2021-03-18 Define the Project Backlog (what must be done and key deliverables - every member should preferably participate in every task), Global Sprint Plan, Initial Sprint Plan (which tasks should be included, who does what) and Release Gantt Chart of the project and insert them on the wiki (planning)
  • 2021-03-24 Upload the “black box” System Diagrams & Structural Drafts to the wiki
  • 2021-04-07 Upload the detailed System Schematics & Structural Drawings to the wiki and do the cardboard scale model of the structure
  • 2021-04-14 Upload the List of Materials (what & quantity) to the wiki
  • 2021-04-17 Upload the Interim Report and Presentation to the wiki. The report must contain the the following chapters: Introduction, Project Management, State of the Art, Marketing Plan, Eco-efficiency Measures for Sustainability, Ethical and Deontological Concerns, Proposed Solution and Bibliography. In particular, the Project Management chapter includes the updated project progress register, the sprint report for completed sprints (tasks that were included, statuses, assignees, allocations) and the updated release Gantt chart
  • 2021-04-22 Interim Presentation, Discussion and Peer, Teacher and Supervisor Feedbacks
  • 2021-04-28 Complete the List of Materials (local providers & price, including VAT and transportation) to the wiki
  • 2021-05-15 Upload refined Interim Report (based on Teacher & Supervisor Feedback)
  • 2021-06-08 Upload the results of the Functional Tests to the wiki
  • 2021-06-19 Upload the Final Report, Presentation, Video, Paper, Poster and Manual
  • 2021-06-23 Final Presentation, Individual Discussion and Assessment
  • 2021-06-28:
    1. Update the wiki, report, paper with all suggested corrections
    2. Place in the files section of the MS Teams channel of your team a folder with the refined deliverables (source + PDF) together with all code and drawings produced
    3. Hand in to the EPS coordinator a printed copy of the refined report and poster
  • 2021-06-30:
    1. Hand in the prototype and user manual to the client
    2. Receive the EPS@ISEP certificate
    3. Bring typical food from your country

Project Plan

Define your optimal sprint duration and plan your sprints until project end using Global Sprint Plan Table 1.

Table 1: Global Sprint Plan
Sprint Start Finish Status
1 01.03.2021 07.03.2021 X
2 08.03.2021 14.03.2021 X
3 15.03.2021 21.03.2021 X
4 22.03.2021 28.03.2021 In progress
5 29.03.2021 11.04.2021
6 12.04.2021 18.04.2021
7 19.04.2021 25.04.2021
8 26.04.2021 02.05.2021
9 10.05.2021 16.05.2021
10 17.05.2021 23.05.2021
11 24.05.2021 30.05.2021
12 31.05.2021 06.06.2021
13 07.06.2021 13.06.2021
14 14.06.2021 20.06.2021
15 21.06.2021 30.06.2021

Build your project backlog, including all relevant tasks/deliverables, using Project Backlog Table 2. Prioritize all backlog items (PBI), keeping higher priority items at the top, and lower priority at the bottom.

Table 2: Project Backlog
PBI Title Status
E1.U1. Weekly classes In progress
E1.U2. Homeworks In progress
E3.U1. Design thinking process for the product In progress
E2.U1. State of the Art In progress
E3.U2. Define problem and scope for the product In progress
E3.U3. Decide on the product specifications In progress
E3.U4. “Black box” System Diagrams & Structural Drafts In progress
E3.U5. System Schematics & Structural Drawings To do
E2.U2. Interim Report To do
E3.U6. 3D model To do
E4.U1. List of Materials (what & quantity) To do
E4.U2. List of Materials (local providers & price, including VAT and transportation) To do
E4.U3. Functional Tests To do
E5.U1. Design logo and brand identity To do
E5.U2. Create product landing page To do
E5.U3. Purchase domain To do
E5.U4. Select hosting providers ​ To do
E4.U4. User manual ​ To do
E2.U3. Presentation ​ To do
E2.U4. Video ​ To do
E2.U5. Paper ​ To do
E2.U5. Poster ​ To do

EPICS LEGEND:

  • E1: Weekly classes
  • E2: Final report
  • E3: Solution design
  • E4: Prototype
  • E5: Website

Plan each sprint at its beginning (Sprint Planning session) using the Sprint Plan Table 3.

Table 3: Sprint Plan
Sprint Task Duration (hours) Responsible Involved
3 Define problem and scope for the product (E3.U2.) 10 Team G, A, N, M, S
3 State of the Art (E2.U1.) 24
* subtask: Make a comparison between state-of-the-art solutions (low, medium, high impact) 8 G and M G, A, N, M, S
* subtask: Conclusions and review the final State of the Art Report 16 S and A G, A, N, M, S
3 “Black box” System Diagrams & Structural drafts (E3.U4.) 30
* subtask: Research on the subject 10 M and N G, A, N, M, S
* subtask: System Diagrams 10 G and S G, A, N, M, S
* subtask: Structural drafts 10 A and N G, A, N, M, S
3 Weekly classes (E1.U1.) 20*5 Team G, A, N, M, S
3 Homeworks (E1.U2.) 5 Team G, A, N, M, S

Review each sprint at its end and update each item status on the Progress Register Table 4.

Table 4: Project Progress Register
Sprint PBI Responsible Involved Status
1 SA + DSS A and S G, A, N, M, S In progress
To be planned DSS G and A G, A, N, M, S To do
To be planned IR M and A G, A, N, M, S To do
To be planned WEB S and N G, A, N, M, S To do
To be planned PR N and S G, A, N, M, S To do
To be planned FR M and G G, A, N, M, S To do

Identify key project deliverables (when they will be started and completed) and build a release Gantt chart. See Figure 1 for inspiration.

Figure 1: Release Gantt chart
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