Event

Agile Philanthropy SF Bay Area Chapter Inaugural Event

 

Purpose

To bring together a delivery team and Mano A Mano, provide the overview of the non-profit, to plan the release, and conduct two iterations. Use momentum from the event to create a sustainable involvement from the volunteer team.

 

Project

To create a modern, brochure-like, website for Mano A Mano's so donors and volunteers in the US can connect with the work Mano A Mano is doing in the field. Possibilities include CMS, Newsletter, video.

 

Goal

Deliver one feature for the event with Mano A Mano as part of the Agile Philanthropy project. We are looking for delivery team members (about 4 pairs) (dev, qa, ux, copy, etc. ). We also need a mentor or two who can familiarize themselves with the codebase before the event so it is a success.

 

Project Methodology:

 

We are planning on utilizing a time boxed Agile project management style with some XP engineering practices. Since this volunteer effort will find it difficult to establish a stable throughput long term, we will rely more heavily on a kahnban pull system for sustained engineering. Particular practices will be discussed in the release planning meeting and tailored to the Agile Philanthropy SF Bay Area Chapter preferred approach.

 

Dates:

Evenings of either:

1.  May 20-22
2. June 2-4
3. May 27-29

 

In order of desirability of current polled folks. This needs to be decided.

 

Description

We're using this event as a way to bring people together, do some release planning and deliver code. The first evening would have Segundo, the founder of Mano A Mano, will speak and give the vision for the organization, and their current challenges. Then we'll do some release planning and project chartering. The next two evenings we will conduct one iteration each that end in a running, tested feature. This should be a good time for the volunteers, and a fun way to give back.

 

Necessary for Go Ahead

 

Need to be decided before May 6, 2009

[X] A Scrum Master / Agile Coach / Iteration Manager (Bob Primary?, Ed, Segundo)

Bob is willing, and then could hand over to Ed or Segundo

[ ] Prioritized Backlog User Stories

Bob wants to get a call together to discuss. Will do tomorrow April 30

[ ] Acceptance Criteria for the stories

[ ] Stories out to folks ahead of time

[ ] At least 2 Pairs Ruby Developers Signed up

[ ] Make sure key people who are flying in are available, Segundo and Dwight

[X] Need a good definition of success for the event.

Goal: To go live with content management, edit and use files from straight HTML, capture and send newsletters. Major accomplishments module. Be in a position to go live if Mano A Mano chooses.

[X] Need one experienced person in Bay Area with more technical involvement

[ ] Project Infrastructure setup

[X] Site Available all three nights and coordinator for each night: Pivotal

[ ] Development Environments on everyone's laptop

[X] Videographer

[ ] Private Network for the group

[ ] Need for db, db, subversion, users, tooling, ruby IDE

[ ] Projectors

 

Backlog Candidates, to be discussed

These are the enhancements Mano a Mano would most like:

• Newsletter template, current & archive. Added 3/19 at Dan's Request
• User clicks on newsletter link and sees the current newsletter
• Mockup of page needed
• Need to engage a designer
• Flexible layout of photos with text wrap around
•  User sees a list of old newsletters in reverse date order.
• Admin can create a new newsletter (Template with CMS blocks)
• can go live when saved
• Admin can save newsletter as a Draft that is not viewed on the site until published
• User can click on a print newsletter button that is styled for printing on 8.5x11 (portrait) with page breaks. Need a mockup and a designer for this layout.

• Project donation goal pages(s) with enhanced graphics (building clinic, constructing road)
• News story blog with history
• User views entries from tumblr.com on the Blog link from the mano site.  This appears to be integrated into the Mano Website

• Google earth/maps view of Mano a Mano projects with links to project pages
• User sees Current interactive map on about Bolivia on production web site
• User sees Google Earth map of Bolivia
• Administrator can add a drop pin with basic information about the project and an image
• Link to project page
• Latitude and Longitude of drop pin
• Name of project
• Photo

• Searchable links to projects (so donors can find and see status of "their" projects)
• Will need Bolivian help implement (Rotary, Caterpillar) editing capabilities through the web.
• User views a list of projects categorized by project type
• User clicks on a project from the project list and views the project page
• Admin can create a new project page with CMS editing block for content.  Admin clicks on create a new project and enters when they save they are presented with the new page with a CMS editing block.
• Name that will show up as link in list
• Project Type

• Accomplishments page (clinics built, lives saved, ...)
• CMS Page for accomplishments

 

I'd like to volunteer page

• User can fill out a I'd like to volunteer form and that generates an email on the back end to a specified

 

General Stories 

• Multi level drop down.
• Incorporate static html in site.
• Identify Rails Programmer in Mineapolis
• Investigate Google Philanthropy for donation of ad words

 

Needed for deployment:

 

 

1. Simple CMS in more places (to enable user content management)

2. Reorganize top and bottom navigation buttons and make home clear

3. Add an "I'd like to volunteer" page

 

5. Transition plan from current website including hosting plan, support plan, documentation and user training.

6. Refresh content to match current website.

7. Update donation page to include capablities in current site.

8. Add "Donate" link to standard page header.

 

Second priority:

6. Integrate into google cart API (to save 4% PayPal)

7. Clean up the cruft from lots of part time contributors

8. Add more rspecs

9. General UI improvements

10. General Marketing

 

Other Goals and Ideas to be refined:

- Video Support (e.g. to allow for stories to be told)

- Google Earth (MAPS?) for virtual tour of Bolivia

- Story-telling support in general

- 21st century NonProfit website

- Blog support / newsletter support.

- Fundraising goal tracking / campaign support - user configurable - advanced graphics.

- Craft store support.