Agile Final Project

This is my final submission and learnings for the coursera honors project as a part of the Introduction to Agile Development and Scrum certification course.

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🚀 Project Overview

In this project, (Problem statement given - we develop a product catalog for an e-commerce website. This includes essential CRUD operations for products, features like product liking, cloud hosting, and automated deployments.)
Expected Outcome - To manage the project through Agile practices using GitHub Projects and Kanban board.

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📅 Project Workflow

We follow Agile methodologies to organize and execute tasks. Here's a high-level view of the process:

1. Create Repository & Project:

   • Repository: final-agile-planning
   • Project: [Final Project Kanban Board]

2. Define User Stories:

   • Create a Product: As a user, I need to create a product so that it can be added to the catalog.
   • Retrieve a Product: As a user, I need to retrieve a product so that I can view its details.
   • Update a Product: As a user, I need to update a product so that I can modify its details.
   • Delete a Product: As a user, I need to delete a product so that it can be removed from the catalog.
   • Like a Product: As a user, I need to like a product so that it can show my preference.
   • Dislike a Product: As a user, I need to dislike a product so that it can show my disinterest.
   • List All Products: As a user, I need to list all products so that I can view the catalog.
   • Query Products: As a user, I need to query a subset of products so that I can find specific items.
   • Cloud Hosting: As a user, I need the catalog hosted in the cloud so that it’s accessible globally.
   • Automated Deployment: As a user, I need automated deployments so that changes are reflected without manual intervention.

3. Organize Issues:

   • Move List All Products and Query Products to the Icebox.
   • Move the rest to the Product Backlog.

4. Backlog Refinement:

   • Rank stories based on priority.
   • Update top 5 stories with acceptance criteria using Gherkin syntax.

5. Labels:

   • Add enhancement or technical debt labels to all stories.

6. Sprint Planning:

   • Create a 2-week sprint milestone named Sprint.
   • Move top 4 stories to Sprint Backlog with story points.

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📝 User Stories & Acceptance Criteria

1. Create a Product

As a user
I need to create a product
So that it can be added to the catalog.

Acceptance Criteria:

Given a form to enter product details
When I submit the form with valid data
Then the product is created and added to the catalog

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🔄 Kanban Workflow

My project workflow follows Agile practices using a Kanban board. Here’s a step-by-step guide to our Kanban workflow:

1. Sprint Planning

1. Select Stories:

   • Choose the top 4 user stories from the Product Backlog.
   • Assign them to the current sprint milestone named Sprint.

2. Estimate Story Points:

   • Assign story points to each selected story based on complexity.

3. Move to Sprint Backlog:

   • Move these stories from the Product Backlog to the Sprint Backlog.

2. Execute Sprint

1. Start Work:

   • Assign the top story to yourself.
   • Move the story from Sprint Backlog to In Progress.

2. Progress the Story:

   • Work on the story until it is ready for review.
   • Move the story from In Progress to Review/QA.

3. Review and Complete:

   • After review, move the story to Done.
   • Take the next story from the Sprint Backlog, assign it to yourself, and move it to In Progress.

4. Repeat Steps:

   • Continue the process until the sprint ends.

3. Track Progress

• Burndown Chart: Monitor the burndown chart to track the sprint's progress and ensure that tasks are on track for completion.

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📊 Burndown Chart

The burndown chart is an essential tool for tracking the progress of our sprint. It shows the remaining work versus the time available.

1. Setup:

   • Use GitHub’s in-built charting for detailed analytics.

2. Monitoring:

   • Check the chart regularly to ensure the team is on track.
   • Adjust workload if necessary to meet sprint goals.

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🛠️ Tools & Technologies

We use the following tools and technologies for this project:

• Project Management: [GitHub Projects]

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🤝 Contributors

• Aditi Chhajed - Product Owner, Scrum Master, Developer

Feel free to reach out for any questions or suggestions.

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