Beta sprint summary by FZU Flying Club_Beta Sprint

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This assignment belongs to which course	EE308FZ Software Engineering https://bbs.csdn.net/forums/ssynkqtd-04
Where this assignment is required	https://bbs.csdn.net/topics/617676810
Team name	FZU Flying Club
The goal of this assignment	Help students understand Beta Sprint and promote course project progress
Other references	None

1 Introduction

During this Beta Sprint phase, our team conducted a comprehensive upgrade and improvement for the FZU Flying Book website to provide more professional and efficient services. The FZU Flying Book website primarily focuses on sharing case studies from senior students, covering modules such as study abroad experiences, graduate exam cases, recommendation for postgraduate study cases, civil service exam cases, and more. Additionally, we introduced online chat functionality and a friendship-oriented comment section to create a richer interactive experience for users.

2 Task Setting and Completion Status Comparison

To ensure the smooth progress of the project, we set a series of tasks before the sprint began. The following is a comparison of task setting and completion status:

Task Description	Completion Status
Add website traffic display module	✔
Add case tag navigation module	✔
Add study abroad case sharing module	✔
Add recommendation for postgraduate study case sharing module	✔
Add graduate exam, civil service exam, and job-seeking case sharing module	✔
Optimize online chat functionality	✔
Improve comment section functionality	✔

3 Status of Planned Achievements

*The plans made before the sprint mainly focused on problem-solving and feature enhancement. Here is the status of the improvement plans

3.1 Add Various Cases: Study Abroad, Postgraduate Recommendation, Graduate Exam, Civil Service Exam

• Issue: Inconsistent case sharing formats, unfamiliar with line break operations.
• Plan: Standardize document formats and topic names, improve text formatting.
• Status: ✔

3.2 Add Website Traffic Display Module

• Issue: Deployment difficulties.
• Plan: Find relevant code snippets, deploy, and test.
• Status: ✔

3.3 Add Case Tag Navigation Module

• Issue: Deployment of navigation bar and tags is challenging, unclear navigation settings, slow initial response.
• Plan: Find relevant code snippets, deploy and test, improve response speed, enhance user visual experience and usability.
• Status: ✔

3.4 Optimize Online Chat Functionality

• Issue: Multimedia information transmission is restricted in online chat functionality, requiring optimization.
• Improvement Plan: Optimize code.
• Status: ✔

3.5 Improve Comment Section Functionality

• Issue: Slow content sending and loading in the comment section, needs speed improvement.
• Improvement Plan: Optimize code.
• Status: ✔

3.6 Uncompleted and To-be-Improved Parts

3.6.1 Content Section

1. Add and enrich cases in various sections to increase the number of website cases.
2. Draft comment section guidelines.
3. Draft online chat prompt instructions.
4. Draft website rules, disclaimers, and other content.

3.6.2 Website Functionality Section

1. Enhance the multifunctionality of the markdown online editor.
2. Improve the backend, write some interface code to automatically deploy md files exported by the markdown online editor on the FZU Flying Book website.

4 FZU Flying Book Project Website Link

*For evaluation and review convenience, we provide the following link to the FZU Flying Book project website:

Link: https://fzu-fly.online/

*Need VPN

5 Demonstration of Various Functions

*We have prepared operational videos for each function, as well as a comprehensive project demonstration video.

5.1 Function 1: Comment Section Functionality

Sprint Plan 4 demonstration video comment module

5.2 Function 2: Online Chat Functionality

Sprint Plan 4 demonstration video online chat module

5.3 Function 3: Study Abroad Case Tag Navigation Functionality

Deployment of the case TAB navigation bar

5.4 Function 4: Markdown Online Editor Functionality

Sprint Plan 5 demonstration video

5.5 Function 5: Website Traffic Display Functionality

Demo video of Showing the number of visitors to the site

5.6 Function 6: Showcase of World QS Top 100, various master’s study abroad experience case sharing sections

Showcase of World QS Top 100, various master's study abroad experience case

5.7 Function 7: Showcase of domestic cases in postgraduate recommendation, graduate exams, civil service exams, and job-seeking experience sharing sections

Showcase of domestic cases in postgraduate recommendation, graduate exams, civil

5.8 Comprehensive project demonstration video

Comprehensive project demonstration video

6 Member Contribution Allocation

*In this sprint phase, each team member made significant contributions. Here is the allocation of specific tasks and contributions:

Student ID	Task Description	Contribution
Zhang Qin 张钦	Sprint One blog writing, Sprint Two blog writing, Sprint Three blog writing, user survey, case collection, case modification, case deployment, client usage survey report blog writing, Beta Sprint summary blog writing, website function showcase video recording, participation in various deployment tasks	15%
Liu Yiqi 刘译祺	Case modification, case deployment, website function showcase video recording, participation in various deployment tasks	12%
Yin Xiangbin 尹相斌	Case modification, case deployment, website function showcase video recording, participation in various deployment tasks	11%
Chen Zhenggang 陈正罡	Case collection, website function showcase video recording, participation in various deployment tasks	10%
Zhao Pan 赵攀	Case modification	9%
Peng Houming 彭厚铭	Case modification	4%
Yi Li 易立	Defense image and table creation, blog image and table creation	6%
Hu Jiachen 胡佳辰	Defense PPT creation	6%
Chen Jinghua 陈敬华	Case deployment, participation in various deployment tasks	9%
Zhang Jiayang 张嘉扬	Case deployment, participation in various deployment tasks	9%
Chen Yuheng 陈宇恒	Case deployment, participation in various deployment tasks	9%

7 Insights, Experiences, and Achievements in Beta Sprint Phase (Each Member)

7.1 Member 1: Zhang Qin

As a project manager, actively participating in the processes of task allocation, deployment, and organizing meetings, I have summarized some insights and experiences during the Beta Sprint phase.

1 Leadership and Team Collaboration

1.1 Task Allocation
Effective task allocation is crucial for the success of the project. Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of each team member contributes to the rational distribution of responsibilities, enhancing overall team efficiency.

1.2 Team Collaboration
Encouraging open communication and collaboration within the team is key. Regular check-ins and progress updates help us address issues promptly. Advocating a culture of mutual support and knowledge sharing has elevated the overall team morale.

2 Project Planning and Execution

2.1 Comprehensive Planning
Detailed planning before the sprint is vital. Clearly defining goals, setting achievable objectives, and breaking down tasks ensure the team has a clear roadmap. This planning played a crucial role in the success of the entire sprint.

2.2 Adaptability
Despite meticulous planning, challenges are inevitable. Maintaining adaptability and making swift decisions and adjustments to unexpected issues ensure the project stays on the right track.

3 Organizing and Conducting Meetings

3.1 SCRUM Meetings
Organizing SCRUM meetings proved to be an effective strategy for maintaining team consistency and addressing issues. These short and focused meetings allowed us to discuss progress, obstacles, and plan the next steps collaboratively.

3.2 Feedback and Improvement
Encouraging open feedback during meetings led to continuous improvement. Team members felt comfortable expressing their opinions, providing valuable insights. Implementing feedback promptly enhanced our efficiency and the quality of our deliverables.

4 Deployment Challenges and Solutions

4.1 Deployment Difficulties
Facing deployment challenges is inevitable. Once issues were identified, promptly allocating resources, seeking assistance, and collectively finding solutions were crucial steps.

4.2 Learning Opportunities
Every deployment challenge presented a learning opportunity. Overcoming obstacles not only enhanced the team’s technical skills but also fostered a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

5 Personal Growth and Development

5.1 Project Management Skills
Taking on the role of a project manager provided a platform for developing and enhancing project management skills. Balancing leadership, organizational skills, and technical understanding contributed to personal and professional growth.

5.2 Decision-Making and Accountability
Being at the forefront of decision-making reinforced the importance of accountability. Every decision had an impact on the team and project outcomes. Embracing this responsibility improved decision-making skills and overall project management capabilities.

6 Future Considerations

Reflecting on the Beta Sprint, it is evident that continuous improvement is essential for long-term project success. Acknowledging areas for individual and team growth will guide future efforts. The experiences gained during this phase will undoubtedly play a role in subsequent projects.

7 Conclusion

In conclusion, the Beta Sprint phase was a valuable experience that not only contributed to the project’s success but also provided opportunities for personal and professional development. These experiences will serve as the cornerstone for future projects, and the collaborative spirit within the team will continue to drive success in our endeavors.

7.2 Member 2: Chen Zhenggang

By working together as a team, we were able to quickly share information, coordinate resources, and make quick adjustments in the face of challenges. This enabled us to make significant progress in a short period of time and take the quality of our products and user experience to the next level.

Second, collaboration played a critical role in the beta sprint. Collaboration is not just about simply assigning tasks to each team member, but more importantly ensuring that we are able to communicate, co-ordinate and co-operate smoothly. During the beta sprint, we held regular meetings to discuss the progress of the project, problems, and solutions. We actively sought each other’s input to ensure that everyone understood and participated in the decision-making process.

By collaborating, we are able to quickly identify problems and work together to find effective solutions. We support each other, encourage innovative thinking, and remain enthusiastic and committed to our projects at all times. This collaborative spirit enabled us to stay productive during the intense sprint and achieve satisfactory results.

For the beta sprint insights, I think the most important thing is to stay agile and adapt to changes. During the development process, we were constantly faced with new challenges and changes in requirements. Through teamwork and collaboration, we were able to quickly adjust our strategy, reallocate resources, and move on. This agility allowed us to better cope with uncertainty and make significant progress in a short period of time.

In conclusion, through this beta sprint experience, I have learnt the importance of teamwork and collaboration. They not only help to improve the efficiency and quality of work, but also stimulate the creativity and engagement of team members. I am confident that we will continue to apply these valuable lessons in our future projects and work together to create even better products and services.

7.3 Member 3: Zhao Pan

1 Improvements in concentration and working memory
After beta sprint training, I found that I was able to stay focused for longer periods of time during the design process. This improved focus allowed me to think more deeply about design choices and better remember previous decisions, resulting in consistency and logic throughout the design process.

2 The Importance of Feedback Mechanisms
Beta Sprint relies on immediate feedback, which is a key element of the design process. In website design, timely feedback means that problems are identified and corrected more quickly. This can be achieved through user testing, prototype reviews or communication between teams, helping me to continually tweak and improve the design.

3 Creative thinking boost
Beta sprints help stimulate creative thinking, which is very important for designing websites. This training method has helped me to be more flexible in dealing with design challenges and to be more open to trying out new creative solutions. This creative thinking helps to design more innovative and engaging user experiences.

7.4 Member 4: Chen Yuheng

Beta sprints have taught me a lot about back-end development. An important point is the value of rapid iteration and continuous delivery. Breaking down projects and producing visible results for each iteration has allowed me to move development forward more efficiently. Teamwork was also key, working closely with other teams brought a more holistic perspective. Rapid feedback helps us quickly adapt the product to more closely match user needs. This approach has honed my flexibility and adaptability, allowing me to tackle challenges with greater confidence. Beta sprints have given me a deeper understanding of teamwork, delivering value and continuous improvement.

7.5 Member 5: Zhang Jiayang

A Beta Sprint is a rapid design and prototyping iteration methodology designed to help teams solve complex problems and validate concepts in a short period of time. As a front-end engineer, participating in a Beta Sprint may have provided me with some unique takeaways and insights from my experience.

Rapid Prototyping: At the heart of Beta Sprints is creating prototypes and testing them in a short period of time. This allows me to quickly turn concepts into visible product form and iterate quickly through user feedback. For front-end engineers, this can mean applying my coding and design skills more frequently to quickly build prototypes of interfaces that can be interacted with.

User-Oriented Design: Beta Sprint focuses on user testing and feedback to ensure that the design and development process remains aligned with user needs.

Rapid Decision Making and Iteration: In a Beta Sprint, decisions are made quickly and rapidly, and the team must be willing to accept and apply feedback quickly. This culture encourages agility and flexibility, which can accelerate project progress.

Problem Definition and Resolution: The first step in a Beta Sprint is to clearly define the problem and then quickly propose a solution. This process helped me to better understand the nature of the problem rather than just achieving the given solution.

Overall, participating in a Beta Sprint provides me with a new work experience that allows me to better respond to rapidly changing requirements, enhance cross-functional collaboration, pay more attention to the user experience, and quickly turn concepts into verifiable prototypes in a short period of time.

7.6 Member 6: Yi Li

In team collaboration, we mistakenly estimated the difficulty of some steps, resulting in significant fluctuations in the completion level of daily plans and causing members to urge each other. We have re evaluated and revised the daily plan to ensure smooth handover of work among team members. I realize that when working on a team project, a clear project plan should be established, including milestones and task assignments, using project management tools to track and manage task progress, and promptly identifying and resolving delays or blockages.

At the same time, the progress report tables drawn by the responsible persons in each stage are different, which makes it difficult to summarize them. After discussion, we have determined a framework for a report form to ensure that future leaders can effectively obtain project progress information.

In this beta sprint, I realized that before the project starts, the team should conduct a complete planning process, including schedule segmentation, unified format, clear division of labor, accurate content, etc., in order to ensure that the project is completed with quality within the expected time.

7.7 Member 7: Hu Jiachen

First and foremost, effective communication was crucial to our success. We established clear channels for sharing information, discussing ideas, and resolving conflicts. Regular team meetings helped us stay updated on each other’s progress and ensured that everyone was on the same page. By discussing issues openly and honestly, we were able to find solutions and maintain a positive team dynamic.

Each member of our team brought unique skills and perspectives to the table. By leveraging our individual strengths, we were able to divide and conquer the various tasks involved in the project. This enabled us to work efficiently and stay ahead of schedule. We also recognized the importance of continuous learning and sought to improve our skills collectively, which contributed to our overall growth as a team.

Collaboration tools such as shared documents, project management software, and code repositories played a significant role in our team’s productivity. By centralizing our work and enabling real-time collaboration, these tools facilitated communication and made it easier to track progress and ensure alignment. Moreover, they helped us maintain a clear understanding of our roles and responsibilities, ensuring that no tasks were overlooked or neglected.

Another key to our success was the establishment of a strong team culture. We fostered a supportive and inclusive environment where each member felt valued and empowered to contribute. This encouraged open dialogue, creativity, and innovation, as well as a collective sense of ownership over the project. By celebrating our achievements and learning from our setbacks, we maintained a positive outlook and remained committed to our common goal.

7.8 Member 8: Chen Jinghua

There is a lot of harvest in this beta project. In terms of communication, we pursue face-to-face communication that effectively improves the work efficiency of the team. Annotate the code as much as possible in the pull process, and write the entire code for each commit. In this process, our better cooperation has allowed us to complete the project more smoothly, this is the key for our team to make the project successful.

The test project combines local and global testing to test the finished functionality in stages. Troubleshooting, but can gradually solve the problem.

I think the beta project taught me a better relationship with software engineering projects. I got a lot from this one.

7.9 Member 9: Yin Xiangbin

From December 9 to December 16, 2023, our software engineering team conducted a beta sprint at the end of development. The purpose of this sprint is to complete the beta version of the product and collect user feedback so that improvements can be made before the official release.

In this sprint, our team overcame many difficulties and finally successfully completed the goal. The following is the experience and insights from this sprint:

Experience

Clear goals and plans
Before starting the sprint, our team first clarified the goals and plans for the sprint. The goal is to complete the beta version release of the product, and the plan includes completing all functional development, testing, deployment, etc. Clear goals and plans help our team focus on completing tasks efficiently.

Communication and collaboration
During the sprint, there was close communication and collaboration between our team members. We meet every day to discuss work progress and solve problems encountered in a timely manner. Good communication and collaboration help our team solve problems quickly and improve work efficiency.

Flexible
During the sprint, our team encountered some unexpected problems. For example, a serious bug is discovered during the testing phase and requires redevelopment. Our team is able to respond to these issues in a timely manner and complete the task within the stipulated time. The ability to be flexible helps our team stay calm when encountering difficulties and find solutions to problems.

Enlightenment
This sprint gave our team a lot of experience and insights. First, our team realizes the importance of teamwork. During a sprint, team members support each other and work together to overcome difficulties and achieve goals. Secondly, our team realizes the importance of flexibility. During the development process, you may encounter various unexpected situations. Our team’s ability to respond to these situations in a timely manner and complete tasks within the specified time is inseparable from our team’s flexibility and adaptability.

All in all, this beta sprint was a successful experience. Our team gained valuable experience in this sprint and will continue to work hard in future work to continuously improve the team’s development capabilities.

7.10 Member 10: Liu Yiqi

Beta Sprint is an innovative work method originating from Silicon Valley, emphasizing team collaboration and cross-departmental cooperation. In a short period of intense work, everyone needs to give their all, which can improve work efficiency. During the process, I deeply experienced the importance of rapid learning, as well as the concept of user-centered design. Each failure is an opportunity to learn, and as long as we learn from our mistakes, we can continuously improve and enhance. At the same time, Beta Sprint also made me realize that innovation is not only about technological breakthroughs, but also about changes in thinking and working methods.

7.11 Member 11: Peng Houming

Beta Sprint is a teamwork approach designed to promote rapid innovation. Developed by Jake Knapp, one of the founders of Google, the idea is to focus on a specific problem for a short period of time. This approach typically lasts a week, during which the team works closely together, brainstorming, prototyping, and so on. The goal of Beta Sprint is to validate the feasibility and market potential of the solution as quickly as possible, thereby avoiding long periods of development and input-output imbalances. Participate in the beta sprint needs to have good communication and coordination ability, and the in-depth understanding of the problem domain. During the Beta Sprint, team members need to trust each other and be willing to share their ideas and experiences to explore the best solutions together. Each team member is required to complete the assigned tasks within the specified time to ensure team progress and efficiency. All in all, beta sprint is a kind of effective method to solve the problem, can help the team achieve fast innovation. I hope you can find your own harvest and growth in this process, and make contributions to the success of the project.

8 Evaluation Form Link

*To facilitate the review process, we provide the link to the Beta Sprint project defense evaluation form.

Link: https://docs.qq.com/sheet/DYVdtTktxeW91R2RQ

9 Conclusion

In summary, the Beta Sprint phase was a challenging and rewarding process. Using an incremental model, our project successfully added new features to the website, making it more comprehensive through the close collaboration of the team and the application of professional knowledge.

Additionally, by organizing SCRUM meetings, the team improved the functionality and performance of the website deployed in the previous Alpha Sprint, providing users with a higher quality service for sharing study abroad materials and other experience sharing sections such as graduate exams, recommendation for postgraduate study, civil service exams, and job-seeking.

Looking forward to continuing to elevate the project in future developments.