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=Firefox Desktop Iterative Development=
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==Objectives==
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The Iterative Development Model implemented for Firefox Desktop aims to accomplish six key objectives:
* '''Transparent - '''Who is working on what, when, and why.
* '''Predictable and Repeatable - '''Know what to expect from the process.
* '''Inclusive - '''Include all key participants (Eng, UX, QA, Security, Product) and stakeholders in the process.
* '''Clear Direction and Decision Making - '''Know what we should do and who makes the call.
* '''Clear and Stable Priorities - '''Be clear on what is most important for each iterative cycle.
* '''Innovative - '''Provide flexibility to engage in experimental and original projects.
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==Iteration 37.2 Performance==
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'''Note:'''  Next update on Tuesday January 27 following the conclusion of Iteration 38.1
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At the conclusion of Iteration 37.2:
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* '''Velocity Range:'''
** Modified velocity range established using new performance modelling technique and data starting from IT 32.2 when the full desktop team was integrated into the iterative development model.
*** Maximum production capacity rebased to 250.
*** Median production capacity rebased to 170.
*** Minimum production capacity rebased to 74.
** Modified velocity range will be used as the baseline to evaluate performance in Q1 2015 starting with IT 38.1.
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* '''Firefox Release 37 Production Goal:'''
** Team failed to achieve the production goal of 470 points and completed 417 points (89%) across the two iterations of the 37 release cycle .
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* '''Firefox Release 38 Production Goal:'''
** New production goal will be established prior to the start of IT 38.1.
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* '''Team Performance:'''
** Points completed increased to 234 across 86 bugs from the previous iteration.
** Percentage of point target completed increased to 97% from the previous iteration.
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* '''Iteration 37.2 - Completed Work:'''
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==Product Backlog==
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All work related to the ongoing development and maintenance of the Firefox Desktop Product are collected and prioritized in the Product Backlog.  The goals of the Product Backlog are to:
* Enable work to be prioritized so that the team is always working on the most important features.
* Support continual planning as the product emerges so the plan matches reality.
* Improve forecasts so that the stakeholders make the best decisions about the direction of the product.
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The Product Backlog is maintained by the Senior Management team (Chad, Gavin, Madhava) to ensure new priorities are available for each Sprint Planning meeting.
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'''Product Backlog:'''  [http://tinyurl.com/mzxrgre View Bugzilla]
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==Backlog Triage==
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===Triage Guidelines===
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These guidelines determine whether a bug should be included in the Firefox Desktop Backlog.
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To be included in the Firefox Desktop Backlog, a bug should:
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* be in an actionable state
** for defects, the problem is ready for Engineering or UX: diagnosis, measurement, design, or fixing
** for feature requests or enhancements, it means that there's a clear problem statement or suggestion
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* have a difficulty/user-impact ratio low enough that we can reasonably expect to spend time fixing the bug within the next 6 months
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* be within the general area of ownership/responsibility of the Firefox Desktop Team (Engineering and UX)
** this means e.g. platform bugs that are outside of our area of expertise/ownership should generally not be added to the Backlog
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===Triage Backlog===
* [http://tinyurl.com/nd2awrh View Triage Backlog in Bugzilla]
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===Adding Bugs to Triage===
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* Click on 'set flags'
* Set 'firefox-backlog' flag to '?'
* Desktop Team will review for inclusion in the Product Backlog every two weeks
 
==Iterations==
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'''Note:'''  Next update on Tuesday January 27 following the conclusion of Iteration 38.1
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The Iteration Backlog is a collection of Work that the team has committed to implement, test and deliver in a two-week iteration.
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===Current Iteration - 37.3===
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===Upcoming Iterations===
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'''Firefox 38 Release'''
* '''Iteration 38.1:'''  Tuesday January 13 - Monday January 26
* '''Iteration 38.2:'''  Tuesday January 27 - Monday February 9
* '''Iteration 38.3:'''  Tuesday February 10 - Monday February 23
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==Definition of Done==
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* The Definition of Done ensures a potentially shippable product increment is released at the conclusion of a release cycle.
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* A potentially shippable product increment means compliance with the work's individual acceptance criteria and not the full story under development.
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==Roles and Responsibilities==
{| class="wikitable fullwidth-table"
! Role !! Contacts !!
|-
| Project Champion ||
* [https://mozillians.org/u/johnath/ Johnathan Nightingale]
|-
| Program/Project Management
* Monitor team and project performance
* Submit status report at conclusion of each Iteration
* Organize and facilitate Triage and Planning meetings
* Guide team through the practices and procedures of the project
* Ensure team and project impediments are addressed
|
* [https://mozillians.org/u/mmucci/ Marco Mucci]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/jchaulk/ Jenn Chaulk]
|- 
| Product Manager
* Define and document product features
* Maintain Product Backlog, Feature Stories up-to-date and prioritized
* Review Iteration Build Release
|
* [https://mozillians.org/u/cweiner/ Chad Weiner]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/clarkbw/ Bryan Clark]
|-
| UX/Design
* Self-organizing and self-managing; team determines how much work they can commit to from the Product Backlog during each Iteration Planning meeting
* Deliver UX assets/work necessary to progress work in backlog
* Responsible for attending Planning meetings
* Report impediments to the Project Manager
* Keep work item, Feature Story and Epic status up-to-date
|
* [https://mozillians.org/u/madhava/ Madhava Enros]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/sevaan/ Sevaan Franks]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/darrin/ Darrin Henein]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/mmaslaney/ Michael Maslaney]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/phlsa/ Philipp Sackl]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/bwinton/ Blake Winton]
|-
| Dedicated Engineering
* Self-organizing and self-managing; team determines how much work they can commit to from the Product Backlog during each Iteration Planning meeting
* Deliver build for every sprint consisting of work from sprint backlog
* Responsible for attending Planning meetings
* Report impediments to the Project Manager
* Keep work item, Feature Story and Epic status up-to-date
|
* [https://mozillians.org/u/gavin/ Gavin Sharp]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/paolo/ Paolo Amadini]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/mak/ Marco Bonardo]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/Enn/ Neil Deakin]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/felipe/ Felipe Gomes]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/mhammond/ Mark Hammond]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/smacleod/ Steven MacLeod]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/8879c6d17a/ Asaf Romano]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/ttaubert/ Tim Taubert]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/adw/ Drew Willcoxon]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/dolske/ Justin Dolske]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/dao/ Dao Gottwald]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/Gijs/ Gijs Kruitbosch]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/Unfocused/ Blair McBride]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/MattN/ Matthew Noorenberghe]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/jaws/ Jared Wein]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/mdeboer/ Michael de Boer]
|-
| QA
* Create and execute test plans
* Verify acceptance criteria
* Responsible for attending Planning meetings
* Report impediments to the Project Manager
|
* [https://mozillians.org/u/mschifer/ MarcSchifer]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/juanb/ Juan Becerra] (Firefox 32)
* [https://mozillians.org/u/ae5685404e/ Tracy Walker] (Firefox 33)
* [https://mozillians.org/u/lizhenry/ Liz Henry] ([https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_34/Test_Plan Firefox 34])
|-
| Release Management ||
* [https://mozillians.org/u/lmandel/ Lawrence Mandel]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/lsblakk/ Lukas Blakk]
* [https://mozillians.org/u/sylvestre/ Sylvestre Ledru]
|-
|}
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==Communication==
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===General===
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* '''Team Mailing list:''' [[Firefox/firefox-dev]]
* '''Team IRC Channel:''' [irc://irc.mozilla.org/fx-team #fx-team]
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===Sprint Planning/Review and Status Meeting===
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Meeting !! Day of week !! Pacific Time !! Eastern Time !! Central European Time !! Time zone conversions
|-
| "Morning" || Tuesdays || 8:00AM - 9:00AM || 11:00AM - 12:00PM || 5:00PM - 6:00PM || [http://arewemeetingyet.com/Los%20Angeles/2014-04-29/8:00/w/Firefox%20Planning/Status%20Meeting AWMY]
|-
| "Afternoon" || Tuesdays || 4:00PM - 5:00PM || 7:00PM - 8:00PM || 1:00AM - 2:00AM || [http://arewemeetingyet.com/Los%20Angeles/2014-05-20/04:00/w/Firefox%20Planning AWMY]
|}
 
* '''Duration:'''  1 hour
* '''Vidyo Room:'''  "Firefox"
* '''Iteration Backlog:''' [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10sr6YhDNmO4oimlNtxDZ5fe6IaQKmZ7gqT-ZWqAygrI/edit?usp=sharing View Priority List]
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==Iteration Performance Reports==
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'''Note:'''  Next update on Tuesday January 27 following the conclusion of Iteration 38.1
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* View Current Report - [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/IterativeDevelopment/IT-37.2PerformanceReport Iteration 37.2:  Tuesday December 9 - Monday December 22]
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/IterativeDevelopment/PerformanceReportArchive View Report Archive]
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==Contribute to Firefox Desktop==
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===Good First Bugs===
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These are tagged as [good first bug] in a bug's Whiteboard field.  The challenge of a "good first bug" is only peripherally about the bug itself. The focus, for a new contributor, should be on getting your development environment set up and learning how to navigate Mozilla's contribution process. There are some [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Introduction excellent documents on MDN] to help you get started, and the #introduction IRC channel exists just to help people getting started as contributors.
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* '''Desktop Backlog Good First Bugs - [http://tinyurl.com/n7neqn6 View in Bugzilla]
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===Good Next Bugs===
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Marked as [good next bug] on the whiteboard, these are a the next level up, where the challenge of the bug is actually fixing the bug. There are four parts to a well-described Good Next Bug: a willing mentor, a clear initial description of the problem, clear expectations on the part of the both the mentor and contributor, and a cooperative working relationship as the bug is resolved.
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* '''Desktop Backlog Good Next Bugs - [http://tinyurl.com/n5go84a View in Bugzilla]
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===Diamond Bugs===
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Marked as [diamond] on the whiteboard, this label doesn't speak to a bug's difficulty, but rather speaks to its importance. Diamond bugs are bugs that have been brought up as important bugs in engineering's various priority-triage processes but aren't assigned to an engineer by the end of the triage process.
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* '''Desktop Backlog Diamond Bugs - [http://tinyurl.com/kmqddfd View in Bugzilla]
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