Sprint Retrospectives 7.2 - FEUP-MEIC-DS-2025-26/madeinportugal.store GitHub Wiki

Sprint 1 Retrospective

Code reviews showed clear improvement compared to Sprint 0.
The Pub/Sub system was successfully implemented and integrated.
Image validation was completed, resolving previous related issues.
Other prototypes integrated smoothly with our Pub/Sub system.
Communication with other teams was productive, including coordination outside our class.

Some planned tasks were not completed, such as improving the search distance metric and enhancing search relevance.
Team communication was strong in the first week but declined later due to overlapping deadlines from other courses.
There was noticeable reliance on certain team members, which created bottlenecks when they were unavailable.

A few technical improvements, particularly related to search relevance and system refinement, remain incomplete.
Some integration-related issues and enhancements were postponed and still require attention.
The workload distribution problem persists, with uneven task ownership continuing to pose a risk for future sprints.

Productivity increased significantly compared to Sprint 1, with all initially planned issues being successfully completed.
Communication improved, both within the team and with other prototype groups, enabling smoother integration and faster resolution of doubts.
The team handled external academic pressures better than in the previous sprint, reducing the impact of conflicting deadlines on progress.
Workload distribution became more balanced, lowering dependency on specific members and improving collective ownership of tasks.

External course deadlines and dependencies still caused some minor delays, despite better mitigation.
A few tasks required additional refinement after completion due to evolving requirements.

Overlapping deliverables from other courses can still disrupt planning and focus.
Some areas of the system, particularly search relevance improvements, still require further refinement in future sprints.