Good idea!
Intro
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Maybe explain why 3 months? ie, a sprint?
What are Epics?
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Space needed before (ie, big)
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I do have a concern that saying people might need to spend 45 mins filling in 2 sides of A4 comes across negatively (even if every Epic I’ve helped shape has taken at least twice as long as this!).
But I also see that we need to convey the importance of the process and it does take time to get it right. Not sure what to do here! Maybe just underpin the time element with something about needing to capture the requirements accurately?
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Could I suggest we not refer to the content of Epics as problems?! Perhaps say ‘why this piece of work needs to be addressed/progressed’?
Getting started
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Do we really mean ‘have a benefit to ISIS’? Certainly we’d expect some benefit to at least some area of the ISIS science programme. But we don’t want people to think that a technique-specific Epic won’t
fly, for example. Equally, cross-facility benefit would also be good.
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I would word the form filling out bit more strongly: actively encouraging it to be filled out in direct consultation with a member of the Mantid Team.
Steve
From: Sarah Foxley - STFC UKRI <sarah.foxley@stfc.ac.uk>
Sent: 12 June 2024 13:46
To: mpb@mantidproject.org
Subject: [Mpb] Agenda item no. 5 today - Epic site
Dear all,
As part of Agenda item no 5 for today’s meeting I will be showing you a page I have drafted for the Mantid SharePoint site about Epics. The intended audience is ISIS so it is aimed at those who will be writing/delivering Epics or who will
directly benefit from Epics.
There won’t be time to look at it in detail so it any of you want a quick look before the meeting it is available at
https://stfc365.sharepoint.com/sites/Mantid/SitePages/Mantid-Epics.aspx .
Provided we are generally happy with it I was planning a soft launch of it to the Mantid Team, Epic Owners and Stakeholders later this week or when I return from leave at the end of the month.
All the best
Sarah
Sarah Foxley
Mantid Team Lead and Engineering Manager
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Phone – 01235 446938
She/Her/Hers
