Firefox/Activity Stream/Status/02-Nov-2016
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Firefox Activity Stream Program - Cross-Platform Status Report - Nov-02-2016
Overall Project Health
On track, issues well managed 
Some risks, unknowns without clear mitigations 
Blocked on deliverables, needs decision, escalation required
| Platform/Area | Version | Health | Notes |
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| Desktop | Add-On |
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'Mount Revelstoke' sprint in progress, with end date of Nov 6th. Yellow status due to the fact that final MVP breakdown work and schedule is still pending. |
| Android | FF52 TBC |
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Currently in sprint 1.9 (ending Nov 04) with work landing in FF52. Currently not confirmed if 52 is the delivery vehicle as final MVP breakdown, and subsequent forecasting is still underway (hence Yellow status). |
| iOS | V7.0 TBC |
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Currently in sprint 1.9 (ending Nov 04). V6.0 is now in stabilization, and V7.0 development period has begun. V7.0 as the AS delivery vehicle is not yet confirmed as final MVP definition is still being broken down and resulting forecasted end date is still pending (hence Yellow status). |
Exec Summary/Hot Topics
General
- Product has confirmed the MVP definition for all platforms at the User Story level. Engineering breakdown of those user stories is not yet complete. All teams are aiming to complete that breakdown in the coming weeks, and once finalized a forecast for delivery of Activity Stream for each platform will be generated and communicated.
- The release schedule/heartbeat for iOS is being adjusted by 1 week to align with the current sprint cadence.
Desktop
- Current Sprint 'Mount Revelstoke'
- Team continues to work toward Shield Study deployment
- Planning to partially dedicate sprint beginning on Nov 21st to remaining MVP breakdown work, to enable creation of MVP delivery forecast.
Android
- Current Sprint 1.8
- Priorities - new tab/home panel, highlights, telemetry.
- Team capacity has been set for mobile AS team as a whole, but going forward will be calculated separately for Android & iOS sub-teams.
iOS
- Current Sprint 1.8
- Priorities - new tab/home panel, highlights,telemetry
- V6.0 Code Complete was set on Oct 28th. AS feature development continues through the V7.0 development period.
- Team capacity has been set for mobile AS team as a whole, but going forward will be calculated separately for Android & iOS sub-teams.
Risks & Issues
| Description of Risk/Issue | Affected Platform(s) | State | Owner | Version | Plan to Resolve/Mitigation | Target Date |
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| Final MVP definition still to be solidified | All | Closed | Barbara/Nick | TBD | Product has determined which user stories are considered MVP for all platforms. Team is moving on to finalize engineering breakdown of these stories. | Oct 17th |
| Team work capacities & therefore MVP delivery date unknown | All | Open | Jenn | TBD | Team will be using Monte Carlo analysis/simulation to calculate team capacity, which will also support development of MVP delivery forecast. Dependent on final breakdown of MVP user stories. | Nov 30th |
Development Status
On track, issues well managed Some risks, unknowns without clear mitigations Blocked on deliverables, needs decision, escalation required
For more details please visit the Activity Stream Trello Board
MVP Feature Development
- This section to be populated upon completion of MVP Definition. In the meantime please see the following for development state details:
- Desktop on GitHub
- Mobile Sprint Planning - work still to complete for current sprint
- Mobile Performance - work completed to date
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Important Links/References
- Desktop on GitHub
- Mobile Sprint Planning - work still to complete for current sprint
- Mobile Performance - work completed to date
