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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? What drives us in this project?

  • What is your collaboration style? How do you feel about pair programming vs. divide-and-conquer approaches?

  • How do you communicate best? How do you appreciate receiving communication from others?

  • How would you describe your work style?

  • What are your strengths? How can our strengths complement each other?

  • What’s gone well or poorly in your previous projects?

  • How will we set direction and make decisions as a team?

  • How will we overcome obstacles?

  • What do you need (resources, environment, communication) to do your best work?

  • What scheduling restraints do you have? What are your scheduling preferences?

  • What is your style for giving feedback? Does anything ever hold you back from giving feedback?

  • What do you identify as being your biggest strength(s) technically, as they relate to this project? Where do you feel you could use improvement in your technical skills, as they relate to this project? How can our team help support you in improving these skills?

  • What tools do you want to use to manage the project?

  • How do you want the group to solve problems when members run into issues with features of the project?

  • How do you know if a project is successful? How can we achieve that as a group?

  • How will we recognize each other's successes and celebrate them?

Any additional questions that you would like to add:

Template for DTR Memo

Project: Ideabox

Group Member Names: Julie H, Rob M

Project Expectations: What does each group member hope to get out of this project?

Improve JS/jQuery skills, improve at creating elements, appending, etc.

Goals and expectations:

I want the process to be smooth and organized. Work through methodically and manageably. Stay in good/regular communication.

Team strengths:

Julie-HTML/CSS/learner/schedule will be easy Rob-HTML/CSS/Design/learner/hard worker/schedule will be easy

How to overcome obstacles:

Ask someone! Grind it out, but not for too long. Communicate.

Schedule Expectations (When are we available to work together and individually?):

Pairing - w/ Luke Tues at 8am Pairing - w/ Ben Wed at lunch Julie - busy Mon late afternoon Saturday meet at 9:30am at Turing

Communication Expectations (How and often will we communicate? How do we keep lines of communication open?):

Regularly! Check in on Sunday. Anytime you push code.

Abilities Expectations (Technical strengths and areas for desired improvement):

Push often. Use Slack and text. CSS and design are strengths. Want to improve JS and jQuery.

Workload Expectations (What features do we each want to work on?):

Start together and work through details. Outline project Saturday AM.

Workflow Expectations (Git workflow/Tools/Code Review/Reviewing Pull Requests):

Git: push often, stay on branches, only merge to master when we have working features Code review. When you push, fill out a pull request for the other person.

Expectations for giving and receiving feedback:

Communicate! Just be straight forward and honest.

Agenda to discuss project launch:

Today.

Ideas:

Tools:

Additional Notes:

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