Jeffrey Hicks

Project Name: Lockheed Martin
Student Name: Jeffrey Hicks

Total hours: 39

Project Name: Lockheed Martin
Student Name: Jeffrey Hicks

Date 11/10/00

Accomplishments this week (with hours spent on each task):

Helped Tamarah create documenton for rootnode.
Made the rootnode easier to use. (5 hours)
Reviewed all emails and documentation and started fleshing out rootnode. (8 hours)
Collaborate with mike about finalizing the database design.

Goals for next week

Import the remainder of the work into the testing environment.
Test the system
Create script which will allow a third party to verify that the tests passed.

Problems encountered this week.

Mike is upset at me because I didn't write the documentation for rootnode. I know stress is up, but we have prepared well for it. We have very good requirement documentation, a functioning testing environment, and the begginings of the user interface. In other words we are in testing mode, how many other groups do you think made it to teting. I think that it is important to focus on what needs to be done and continue working gracefully.

Date 11/3/00

Accomplishments this week (with hours spent on each task):
- Eric and I inserted Levi's database design (2 hours)
- Eric and I created tests for some of the simpler use cases (2 hours)
- I worked out some kinks in the testing environment. (3 hours)
Goals for next week
- Upload documentation and design into rootnode so Eric and I can test.
Problems encountered this week that need resolution
Rootnode site needs documentation.
DELETED THE ENTIRE CLASSES WORK! it got restored but this was mentally tramatising for a few days.

Date 10/27/00

Accomplishments this week (with hours spent on each task):

improved rootnode while waiting for levis database design ( 4 hours)
reviewed Erics work on making the requirements more testable (1 hour)

Goals for next week

Get database design and insert it into testing environment.

Problems this week

Can't find those emails that have all of the design stuff in them.
trouble receaving levis database design

Date 10/13/00 (with hours spent on each task)

Accomplishments this week.

Rootnode is completely done, I mean it this time! (way way too long 20+ hours)
Lockheed Martin expresses interest in testing environment after I showed them a demonstration.
Status Reports Presentation and meeting with Lockheed about improvements (2 hours)

Goals for next week

start using this thing. rootnode (testing environment)">

Task Report for Oct 6, 2000

Tasks done last week. Meetings 3 hours. Worked on database design 2 hours. Worked on presentation 3 hours. Created and Digitized ER Diagram 2 hours. Problems this week. (and rambling) The Database design seems to be the bottleneck. Since getting the database accurate is a much higher priority for the customer than building a software shell; the work load distribution between members is limited to our ability to collaborate on the design. Collaboration has been very high and every one is pitching in and making suggestions/changes and communicating with the client. We have been submitting lots of deliverables. Personally I am not that excited about the direction of the database design. I am very pleased that my group beleaves that software development is inherently difficult; a point which I have tried to make many times. I am glad that understaning the client and getting this database correct is our number one priority. Task Report for 9-22-00

Tasks done this week.

Critical Database interpretation. 6hour
Group Meetings. 1 hour
Efforts to upgrade access database 3 hour

Tasks for next week

Are short term plan is not helpfull for determining this.
I guess if we don't get the SQL server I can start teaching willing learners using different software.
Submit database interpretation to lockheed.

Problems this week

Communication is breaking down, meeting times should return to class hours.

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Week Ending on September 15, 2000
Accomplishments this week. (hours 6)

2 hour. Cleaned up Use Cases

1 hour. Transfered Use Cases to Web and Printed Diagram. (came in handy at meeting below)

2 hours: Monday, September 11, 2000 - meeting with Scott Hoyle; he gave an overview of the project with a lecture slide presentation.1 hour:

1 hour: Friday, September 15, 2000 - conference call at the office with Scott Hoyle from Lockheed; discussed software issues

Goals for next week

- GET THE ER DIAGRAM READY FOR PROGRAMMING. and establish strong communication with lockheed database guru.

- Invite members to my place so that I can teach them SQL on my nice big white board.

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(it really is a big white board)

Problems this week

Members still don't understand that any RDMS will work. I am not being effective in my argument.

Some how the file permissions in Webdocs keep getting changed.

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Week Ending on September 15, 2000
Accomplishments this week.
Cleaned up use cases. Loaded design into visio. Posted current version to web.	2 hrs.
3 meetings with Scott. received overview of the project (noon meeting) discussed RE diagram and Use Cases discussed purpose of project (dinner meeting) discussed revised use cases and software issues (phone meeting)	4 hrs.

Goals for next week.

Heavy critique of the ER Diagram!
Establish conveinent communication with the lockheed database guru.
Have a group SQL knowledge sharing meeting. (Levi, Jeff, and Eric)
Introduce Zope.

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Problems this week.

group still hasn't commited to an available RDMS. I suggest postgreSQL.
PostgreSQL
file permissions keep getting changed somehow.

Week Ending on September 8, 2000
Accomplishments this week (hours 14)

5 hours: Sunday September 3, 2000 - Got White Board and Held Meeting at my place. Using the documentation from last quarter we brainstormed up 6-7 use cases.

4 hours: Got CVS installed and working, and created a WORKSHEET to familiarize members with CVS. http://rootnode.com/jeff/lockheed/instructions/cvs

3 hours: Held a meeting in the lab where I tried to get every one up and running using CVS.

2 hours: Thursday September 7, 2000 - Met at the office for a conference call with Scott Hoyle of Lockheed. Received criticism and suggestions from Lockheed about the direction of the project.

Goals for next week

Meeting with Scott Hoyle of Lockheed Monday.
Focus on back end design.
Urge group to get any RDMS. Don't wait on SQL Server or whatever.

Problems this week

Team hesitations towards PostgreSQL server and ZOPE.

Tried to introduce a communication tool to help us follow up on our SOFTWARE PROCESS. (dropped idea)

Need to get group permissions so that CVS works for every one.

Week Ending on September 1, 2000
Accomplishments this week (9 hours)

4 hour. Familiarize self with project.

1 hour. Introduced CVS to team and Recommend upgrade from RCS.

2 hour Attempt to run last years demo.

2 hour Introduce Z-Object Publishing Environment

Goals for next week

Install CVS and participate project members.

Go to Home Depot and get large white board.

Introduce team to Use Cases and invite them to my house.

Learn more about the project

Problems this week

Team hesitations towards CVS and ZOPE.