Situation report, Sprint 10

Here's the latest roundup of progress on the project. I didn't manage to post at the end of Sprint 9, so this is a double post to catch us back up to the present day!

Sprint 9

Done (technical):

• Implement cached content on homepage
• Implement ability to opt out of receiving feedback from other users
• Implement PayPal integration
• Implement permalinks for individual items of feedback
• Move support mailbox to new host

Done (non-technical):

• Add community guidelines to feedback and response forms
• Add product overview information and links to homepage
• Improve dashboard layout and information

Sprint 10

Done (technical):

• Improve search functionality
• Parse user profiles and feedback / responses for URLs
• Implement insights pages for users
• Replace back-end image handler with something more lightweight

Done (non-technical):

• Improve search page layout
• Major user interface overhaul to improve (a) consistency and (b) mobile experience
• Take new users to profile page after completing email validation
• Add invite friends link to homepage
• Continue discussions with early adopters

Next:

• Explore options for enabling users to post additional content on their pages
• Gather user input on the types of relationships we support when leaving feedback
• Write FAQs for the site
• Pay back some of the technical debt accumulated over the last few months
• Early adopter presentations and information sessions

We're on a short firebreak this week to squash bugs and to do user testing with some of our colleagues. Things go back to normal next week for one last sprint before Christmas.