Project:
RomCom, paired project
Group Member Names:
Alex Thompson, Jim Charnesky
Goals and Expectations for the Project (What does each group member hope to get out of this project? What do we want to achieve as a team? How will we know that we're successful?):
We both hope to gain a better understanding of how CSS and HTML interact with JavaScript. We feel that if we both can explain what our code and program does it will be a success. We hope to achieve a soild understanding of the code and a establish good workflow habits.
Team strengths & collaboration styles (consider discussing your Pairin qualities here):
Our strengths are that we are both easy-going, but have a desire to achieve and learn.
How we can use our strengths to overcome obstacles:
We can avoid frustration and stress, while holding ourselves accountable to our objectives.
Schedule Expectations (When are we available to work together and individually? What constraints do we have? Make sure to discuss the remote questions above in regards to this section):
We both are pretty flexible in our schedules, with a few appointments that we both that we can easily work around.
Communication Expectations (How and often will we communicate? How do we keep lines of communication open? How will we make decisions as a team? How will we communicate about our emotional and mental well-being with each other?):
We will communicate daily via Slack. We both agree we should let the each other know if problems arise. Furthermore we will do daily green, yellow, red stoplight checkins.
Abilities & Growth Expectations (Technical strengths and areas for desired improvement):
Jim - Strengths: Some previous JavaScript experience, some experience with GitHub. Improvements: Stronger understanding of interactions between files.
Alex - Strengths: I have a strong understanding of classes and tests. Improvements: Anything related to CSS or HTML because I have zero experience. And GitHub.
Workload Expectations (What features do we each want to work on?):
We both would like to work a little bit on each feature so we have a broader understanding of what's going on.
Workflow Expectations (Git workflow/Tools/Code Review/Reviewing Pull Requests/Debugging and Problem-solving Techniques):
Take turns being a driver/navigator using Tuple, and then reviewing each others pull requests, and debugging each others code.
Pomodoro Break Schedule:
40 minutes on, 5-7 minute breaks to start, adjusting as needed.
Expectations for giving and receiving feedback:
We both expect the other to give feedback with good intention, with goal of improving our learning/understanding.
Additional Remote Considerations:
We will exchange phone numbers incase connection problems arise.
Project management tools we will use (GitHub projects or Trello are popular tools):
Standard day planner, planned times to meet and work two days in advance.
Day 1 Agenda:
Read over project guidelines and rubric. Set goals for the project. Complete deliverables. Sleep well.
Additional Notes:
We can update the DTR as needed.