[General] Re: [Proposal] Plan for Inter-Entity Test Session this Friday

[Aparna Kadakia]

Here's the wiki page with all the relevant URLs for the test session.
http://chandlerproject.org/Projects/KKIETestSession

Let me know if I am missing anything,
Aparna

On Aug 15, 2007, at 3:12 PM, Mimi Yin wrote:

> Below is a proposal for this Friday's Inter-Entity test session.
>
> Goal of Test Session: Test new documentation, in particular:
> + Landing Page
> + Download and Sign-up pages
> + Publish and Subscribe (in Chandler Hub) process
> + Screencasts
>
> Part I: Getting set up
>
> 1. Introduction to Chandler Project and Test Session Goals
>
> 2. Point people to wiki page with all the relevant links. (Aparna  
> is putting this together.)
>
> 3. Start with the landing page: http://chandlerproject.org
>
> 4. Download the Desktop and Sign up for a Chandler Hub Account
>
> {Refer people to the Get Started Guide: http://chandlerproject.org/ 
> getstarted}
>
> 5. Install Chandler Desktop.
>
> 6. Try Publishing a Collection
>
> {Test 2 different versions of the publish instructions.}
> + http://chandlerproject.org/Notes/InstructionsPublishInvite
> + http://chandlerproject.org/pub/Product/GetStartedGuide/4- 
> SharingCollection.html
>
> 7. Try inviting each other share the published collections.
>
> 8. Access each other's published collections via Chandler Hub.
>
> Again, our focus is on testing the documentation rather than the  
> workflows themselves. Essentially, are people able to follow along  
> with the instructions?
>
> ===
>
> Part II: Screencasts
>
> View screencasts one at a time. After each screencast, ask people  
> to try out in Chandler the things they saw in the screencast.
>
> (We should probably tell people that they can re-watch the  
> screencasts or parts of the screencasts as much as they want. It's  
> not a test ;)
>
> Question we have about the screencasts:
> 1. What's the best ordering for the screencasts?
> 2. Are they too long? too short?
> 3. In each screencast, are there moments that are too slow? too fast?
> 4. Do people re-watch particular sections?
> 5. Are there parts that require more context?
>
> Proposed order for showing the Screencasts:
> 1. Navigation and the Faceted Sidebar
> 2. Stamping
> 3. Smorsgabord and Quick_Entry
> 4. Triage and Tickling
> 5. Sharing via the Hub
>
> (I'm most uncertain about whether 3 should go before 2)
>
> You can view the screencasts here: https:// 
> designdav.osafoundation.org/Screencasts/
> (Currently, I have pretty solid drafts for everything except  
> 'Triage and Tickling'.)
>
> The movies are quite large, so we should definitely try to download  
> them in the background during Part I of the Test Session.
>
>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>> From: Aparna Kadakia <aparna at osafoundation.org>
>>> Date: August 8, 2007 5:22:40 PM PDT
>>> To: everyone <everyone at osafoundation.org>
>>> Subject: KEI test session next week
>>>
>>> We will be conducting a KEI QA session next Tuesday at lunch time  
>>> in the office. If you plan to be around, be sure to participate  
>>> and show solidarity for the OSAF team :-)
>>> ...and as mentioned in the last line of the announcement,  
>>> everyone who participates get s free Hat!
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Aparna Kadakia [mailto:aparna at osafoundation.org]
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 2:24 PM
>>>> To: LPFI Mailing List; Jake Mix; Cedric Brown; Erin Decker;
>>>> adevitt at kei.com
>>>> Subject: Chandler 'Preview' is here!
>>>>
>>>> A warm Hello to all from OSAF land,
>>>> As many of you may know, we are about to release the first  
>>>> "Preview"
>>>> version of our flagship product, Chandler (if you are new and would
>>>> like to read up about Chandler, you can do so at : http://
>>>> www.chandlerproject.org/ )
>>>>
>>>> The last few months have been rather gruelling for the team as we
>>>> have gone through the cycle of developing the application, testing
>>>> it, polishing it, dogfooding it, getting feedback from the  
>>>> community,
>>>> fixing the various bugs in it etc.
>>>>
>>>> We are finally ready to have some/all of you give a quick shot at
>>>> using Chandler and providing us with your feedback. Your  
>>>> feedback can
>>>> range from basic defects in the software to various usability  
>>>> issues.
>>>>
>>>> So here's the proposal:
>>>> How about we all get together next *Tuesday*, Aug 14th in Whoville
>>>> around 12:15 PM. We can have lunch ordered early around 11:30 AM so
>>>> people can finish lunch before starting the test session.
>>>> What you will be provided with is the user guide as well a demo of
>>>> the screencast on how to use Chandler.
>>>> What you will need to bring with you is your laptop.
>>>>
>>>> Many of the OSAF people will be around to answer questions  
>>>> during the
>>>> session.
>>>>
>>>> We are highly interested in your feedback. So
>>>> please let me know if you will be able to participate.
>>>> If this date/time doesn't work well, let us know and we will try to
>>>> reschedule it for another day.
>>>>
>>>> We will be giving out free Hats to everyone who participates. Also,
>>>> really cool looking Chandler T-shirts have been ordered. Anyone who
>>>> participates will also get a free T-shirt when the stock arrives
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>> Aparna

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