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[https://wiki.mozilla.org/People:removing_roadblocks_to_productivity/project_dev_qualityoflife Developer Productivity] | [https://wiki.mozilla.org/People:removing_roadblocks_to_productivity/project_dev_qualityoflife Developer Productivity] | ||
# | # Highlighted developer pain points like Bugzilla and build performance and code review overload. | ||
# | # The Release Engineering and Developer Services teams were given more support and staff to prioritize: | ||
#* Improving Bugzilla performance | |||
#* Moving more build servers to the cloud (AWS). | |||
#* Deploying modern workflow tools like Review Board and Treeherder. | |||
[https://wiki.mozilla.org/People:removing_roadblocks_to_productivity/project_broken_comms Broken / Too Many Communication Channels] | [https://wiki.mozilla.org/People:removing_roadblocks_to_productivity/project_broken_comms Broken / Too Many Communication Channels] | ||
# | # Solicited involvement in the [[WeeklyUpdates/2014-06-02|Monday project meeting]] ([https://air.mozilla.org/mozilla-weekly-project-meeting-20140602/ AirMo]) | ||
# | # Formed a working group | ||
#* Sean Rich | |||
#* Jason Crowe | |||
#* Kadir Topal | |||
#* Byron Jones | |||
#* Corey Shields | |||
#* Jennie Halperin | |||
#* Matthew Noorenberghe | |||
#* Cassandra Lee | |||
# Held [https://drive.google.com/a/mozilla.com/#folders/0B0PPzqHbJSSWdjlWMl9tNzU1QjA 4 project meetings] | |||
# Created a [[People:removing_roadblocks_to_productivity/project_broken_comms/intranet_mana_costs|Product Comparison]] sheet | |||
# Invited Jo as Queeniebee to share her wikimo survey experience best practices with the team. | |||
# Refined the [https://docs.google.com/a/mozilla.com/forms/d/1Hn8utb2vbQIQtDQChRyiAznQE_JpL0Yj4mrL6boLl5k/edit# DRAFT survey] | |||
# Pulled [https://docs.google.com/a/mozilla.com/spreadsheets/d/1VxJ6F0wSGaglGYdj3HVP3ltdWw_ef7k3WKLx9LwbEZI/edit#gid=0 user stats to understand how users are using Intranet and Mana]. | |||
# Conducted a listing exercise of key differences between Intranet and Mana so that we can address cultural preferences, develop education/training campaign, etc. See: [[People:removing_roadblocks_to_productivity/project_broken_comms/intranet_mana_costs|Product Comparison]] | |||
[https://wiki.mozilla.org/People:removing_roadblocks_to_productivity/project_lack_of_standardization Lack of Standardization] | [https://wiki.mozilla.org/People:removing_roadblocks_to_productivity/project_lack_of_standardization Lack of Standardization] | ||
# Introduction of Trello to align and track priorities. The Platform team has adopted this and project managers on the Desktop/Android side as well. It's a light-weight way to put a common face on organizing priorities. | # Introduction of Trello to align and track priorities. The Platform team has adopted this and project managers on the Desktop/Android side as well. It's a light-weight way to put a common face on organizing priorities. | ||
# The 2015 planning process was a excellent exercise for the organization to help standardize on the way we plan, measure and track our goals. This was not spearheaded by the RRTP initiative but it will help address some of the issues that came out in the feedback. It also lays the ground work for us to solve some of the problems around the alignment between teams. | # The 2015 planning process was a excellent exercise for the organization to help standardize on the way we plan, measure and track our goals. This was not spearheaded by the RRTP initiative but it will help address some of the issues that came out in the feedback. It also lays the ground work for us to solve some of the problems around the alignment between teams. | ||
==Lessons learned== | ==Lessons learned== | ||
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# Continued investment into SCM and build improvements | # Continued investment into SCM and build improvements | ||
# A new effort to improve test failures (oranges) | # A new effort to improve test failures (oranges) | ||
[https://wiki.mozilla.org/People:removing_roadblocks_to_productivity/project_lack_of_standardization Lack of Standardization] | [https://wiki.mozilla.org/People:removing_roadblocks_to_productivity/project_lack_of_standardization Lack of Standardization] | ||
# | # Regular program reviews to help articulate progress on goals and strategic plan. Some products are doing this already. I plan to have one for the Platform team. | ||
# Introduction of tools like Trello for more and more projects to provide an infrastructure for planning and tracking. | |||
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