RN1.4 UAT PM Connect Notes ‐ 15 JAN - sanjaygupta-professional/BDM GitHub Wiki

Executive Summary

The meeting focused on critical defect management and release readiness for Release 1.4, revealing significant challenges with defect tracking, categorization, and cross-team coordination. A substantial number of new defects were logged in the past 24 hours, requiring immediate attention and process alignment.

Key Updates & Status

Defect Status

  • Total active defects: ~74 (across multiple tracking boards)
  • New defects logged yesterday: ~40
  • Critical/High/Medium defects targeted for resolution by next day
  • Approximately 20 additional defects pending logging from Pablo's review
  • Current regression testing completion: ~50%

Documentation & Tracking Challenges

  1. Multiple tracking systems in place:

    • UAT defect board (~94 UAT defects)
    • Main release board (~74 active defects)
    • Separate regression testing spreadsheet (limited access)

  2. Process Issues:

    • Unclear/Inconsistent defect categorization criteria
    • Duplicate defects potentially present
    • Unclear ownership of defect triage
    • Communication gaps between QA and Product teams

Critical Decisions & Actions

Immediate Actions (Next 24 Hours)

  1. Product Team:

    • Yanick to log ~20 pending defects from Pablo's review - DONE
    • Ben/Yanick to review defect categorization and priorities
    • Remove PO tags from resolved items
    • Team members to check emails and respond to pending comments

  2. QA Team Needs To:

    • Remove duplicate defects
    • Share formal categorization criteria
    • Clarify regression testing status and plan

Process Improvements

  1. Documentation:

    • Consolidate tracking to the single dashboard view
    • Implement clear severity criteria:
      • Critical: Data and insights/upload related
      • High: Wrong UX implementation
      • Medium: Existing workaround but annoying
      • Low: UI alignment issues

  2. Communication:

    • Establish daily status updates
    • Use one centralized dashboard for discussions
    • Improve cross-team visibility

Risk Areas

  1. Release Timeline:
    • Significant number of open defects
    • Regression testing is only 50% complete

Next Steps

  1. Engineering Meeting Preparation:

    • Present complete defect count and status
    • Discuss the feasibility of closing Critical/High/Medium defects by tomorrow
    • Align on regression testing completion criteria

  2. Process Implementation:

    • Establish a single source of truth for defect tracking
    • Implement clear categorization criteria
    • Set up daily status review cadence