Agile Practices in Mod 2

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Agile Practices in Mod 2

• How you've used agile as a process at Turing and what kind of project management tools you utilized. Address these questions:

  • What were you already doing?

  I think a piece of agile practices that I was already doing was trying to break the project out into smaller pieces and tackle that issue to completion before moving on. While I would always try to make a note to revisit finished features after application for refactor, breaking everything down to it's smallest piece with my partner and delegating responsibility is something that I feel very comfortable with and is the aspect of agile practices that I identify most with.

  • What did you put into place in Module Two?

  In Mod 2 I went into it with the mindset that I was going to try and corroborate with other mores consistently and try and to establish 'group-think' mentality. I feel as though most of my classmates had a desire for this as well as we worked much more collaboratively this mod than we had in the past.

  • What was effective?

  I'd like to think that my willingness to look at my peer's code when they were stuck and lead study sessions helped this effort. I think this made my peers feel more comfortable asking for help and, in turn, it made me feel comfortable asking for help if I was stuck on something and needed a fresh set of eyes.

  • What do you want to improve on in future projects?

  In future projects I want to hit the ground running faster and pay more attention to the DTR. While the DTR can sometimes be tedious and overly formal, I think it's incredibly helpful to be able to revisit if issues arise and it serves as a sort of ice breaker heading into the project.

• Description of the role you played in your pair/group projects this module -- what was your role as a teammate? How did you utilize your strengths and leadership skills?

It's hard to pin down my exact role because I'm not sure if I could accurately describe it. In certain instances I play different roles. When my partners have gotten stressed or worried, I feel that I've done a good job keeping things in perspective and making sure we take breaks. However, if the drive is there and we're hitting our stride, I like to keep the momentum going and encourage people to keep working. My favorite role has been teaching, especially if I figure something out that my partner can't see immediately. I really enjoy digging into something further and helping someone to understand and have that 'ah-ha!' moment.