Release 1
16 User Stories have been selected for release 1. These focus on providing the basic functionality for system administration (to set up the base data) and the capturing of material activity (e.g. new materials, usage and disposals). A list of the selected Stories is shown in the table below in priority order.
N.B. these are only the User Stories selection for Release 1. Subsequent releases will follow soon after and will look at areas such as reporting and alerts.
As this is the first release, the prioritisation was done by Health & Safety and the Project Team. Prioritisation for subsequent releases will include reps from the Bio and Radioactive community.
This first release consists of a total of 40 Story Points, which based on Agile velocity estimations should be able to be completed in 2.4 iterations, giving a release date of 17th May.
Release 1 User Stories
| Title | As a . . . | I need . . . | so that . . . . . | Story Points |
| Maintain users | H&S (& School Co-ordinator) | to add/amend/remove users | I can maintain an up-to-date list of who should have access to the system | 3 |
| Maintain Schools | H&S | a master list of College/Schools based on Org Heirarchy | School drop-down lists can be populated in other parts of RETAIN | 3 |
| Upload EBIS data | H&S | to upload building/room data from EBIS | I don't have to manually maintain all of the basic room info | 3 |
| Maintain locations | H&S | to add/amend/remove locations (labs?) | I can control where substances are stored | 3 |
| Maintain substances | H&S | to add/amend/remove substances and which categories they belong to | I can maintain an up-to-date list of which substances fall under which regulations | 2 |
| Maintain disposal routes | H&S | to add/amend/remove disposal routes | I can maintain an up-to-date list of valid disposal routes | 2 |
| Tag labs to Schools | School Co-ordinator | to tag labs that belong to my School | I can view/enquire at School level | This Story has been removed as it overlaps with 'Maintain Locations' and 'Maintain Users' |
| Enter new substances | Researcher | to enter new substances that I have acquired (purchased or otherwise) | I can abide by the legislation | 2 |
| Enter usage | Researcher | to enter my usage of substances | I can abide by the legislation | 5 |
| Enter disposals | Researcher | to enter my disposal of substances | I can abide by the legislation | 3 |
| Amend usage/disposals | Researcher | to amend usage/disposal entries that I have made | I can correct data entry errors | 2 |
| Radioactive half-life | Researcher | the system to display values that take account of radioactive half-life | I can be confident that the displayed values are correct | 2 |
| Negative quantities | Researcher | to use more of a substance than was originally acquired | I can utilise the 'extra' quantity that suppliers often deliver | 2 |
| Empty bins | School Co-ordinator | to flag when bins have been emptied | quantity calculations can be re-set for correct reporting | 3 |
| Override entry | School Co-ordinator | to override a researchers entry | I can correct data discrepencies | 2 |
| Monthly report | School Co-ordinator | to produce a monthly report | I can check it, correct any discrepencies and file it for the relevant regulatory body | 3 |
Delivery Forecast
tba (awaiting prioritisation by H&S)
Agile Velocity Estimations
- 2 x 80% developers + 1 x 40% PM/Analyst = 10 mandays pw.
- Agile benchmark is 50%, so 10 mandays x 50% = 5 days production pw.
- 5 production days pw = 5 x 7h = 35 hours production per week
- Therefore each 2 week iteration = 70 hours production
- Estimations to-date suggest 1 story point = 4 hours ,therefore max 17 story points per iteration