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###DTR: Define the Relationship
Use this template to when conducting DTR with your project partners. It's recommended that you copy/paste this template into your own gist each time you conduct a DTR to take notes on the conversation.
Guiding Questions to Define The Relationship:
What are your learning goals for this project?
Lauren: comfort level increase with JS, and improve on css skills.
Lee: same
What drives us in this project?
Lauren: drive to get to mod2
Lee: mastery of Javascript
What is your collaboration style? How do you feel about pair programming vs. divide-and-conquer approaches?
Lauren: unified, face to face
Lee:same
How do you communicate best? face to face (both
How do you appreciate receiving communication from others? kindly and specifically
How would you describe your work style? methodical (lee) get-up-and-go (lauren)
What are your strengths? patience (lee) communicative (lauren)
How can our strengths complement each other? always hearing the other's perspective allows for efficiency of forward motion.
What’s gone well or poorly in your previous projects? blindsiding one another by working without one another's knowledge (both), disegual (commits and pushes)
How will we set direction and make decisions as a team? (check-ins before each work day)
How will we overcome obstacles? one step at a time, within before without
What do you need (resources, environment, communication) to do your best work? everything
What scheduling restraints do you have? friday evening (lee) sunday night (lauren)
What are your scheduling preferences? flexible
What is your style for giving feedback? direct and kind
Does anything ever hold you back from giving feedback? emotions
What do you identify as being your biggest strength(s) technically, as they relate to this project? styling (lee) html (lauren)
Where do you feel you could use improvement in your technical skills, as they relate to this project? Javascript/jQuery
How can our team help support you in improving these skills? keep the pairings coming. more live coding. white boarding.
What tools do you want to use to manage the project? github workflow and slack
How do you want the group to solve problems when members run into issues with features of the project? troubleshooting together and testing with dev tools before seeking outside help.
How do you know if a project is successful? When we are both satisfied with the final product and when we've both learned alot.
How can we achieve that as a group? with communication
How will we recognize each other's successes and celebrate them? verbal communication during our check-ins.
Any additional questions that you would like to add:
Template for DTR Memo
Project:
Group Member Names: Lee Graham
Project Expectations: What does each group member hope to get out of this project?
Goals and expectations:
Team strengths:
How to overcome obstacles:
Schedule Expectations (When are we available to work together and individually?):
Communication Expectations (How and often will we communicate? How do we keep lines of communication open?):
Abilities Expectations (Technical strengths and areas for desired improvement):
Workload Expectations (What features do we each want to work on?):
Workflow Expectations (Git workflow/Tools/Code Review/Reviewing Pull Requests):
Expectations for giving and receiving feedback:
Agenda to discuss project launch:
Ideas:
Tools:
Additional Notes:
Start skeleton Friday morning (html); 9-10am Study room 2
Saturday CSS and possibly start javascript whiteboarding; 10am-10pm study room 1( 10-12, skylab, 5:30-7:30)
Sunday 11-1, 2-4 study room 2
daily checkins come monday.
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