Sprint 3 Retrospective

✅ What Went Well

• Successfully integrated investment visualizations including asset allocation and historical portfolio charts.
• The connection between Transactions, Budgets, and Categories was established effectively.
• The Goals section is now functional with contributions being properly recorded and visualized.
• Implemented the AI assistant MyFinancePal with insights for transactions, budgets, and goals.
• A new Home page was created with logo, mission, vision, and defined color palette.

🔍 What Could Be Improved

• GitHub issues persisted, especially due to improper branch handling and accidental uploads of __pycache__ folder files.
• Merge conflicts caused by careless pushes and pull workflows affected the development flow.
• Styling with CSS and JavaScript was challenging in some areas due to limited experience with HTML/CSS structures.
• Integration of AI with Goals frontend encountered unexpected bugs and display inconsistencies.

📌 Action Items

1. Improve GitHub workflows and branch management:
   • Add .pycache/ and other unnecessary files to .gitignore.
   • Use feature branches properly and pull regularly to avoid major conflicts.
2. Enhance front-end development skills:
   • Reinforce understanding of HTML, CSS, and JS for cleaner and more responsive UIs.
3. Fix UI and logic issues in the Goals + AI section.
4. Continue refining the investment section for a better user experience.
5. Schedule more frequent short sync-ups to catch issues early and align tasks.