CST 499 Week 7

What project milestones did you accomplish this week?

• I officially wrapped up the capstone portal with our needed revisions (there were some areas for improvement on the excel file related functions across our portal, as well as implementing tooltips on app buttons for extra clarity). 
• I successfully finalized the GitHub repository to be client-ready, which means it also includes developer onboarding documentation for future volunteers.   
• I also created the project presentation video for our festival, which was difficult (squeezing my giant project into a ~3 min demo was something else) but ultimately fun to complete. This involved creating a cloned and randomized dummy database (for demoing) which was yet another cool skill among many picked up this summer. 
• Finally, I took care of the rest of our course assignments, such as completing the ILP website, zipping all my project files and submitting them, and of course submitting the draft presentation video. I am officially ready for the festival.  

What is your plan for next week?

• This coming week I intend to reach back out to my client and ask if any more issues were found or if any last minute revisions need to be made. Technically we already thoroughly tested the project and found it to work well, but it's also good practice to constantly stay in communication because bugs are almost always present in some form when it comes to software. 
• Since I am going to technically keep volunteering with NTS, we are going to plan future features on our portal as well, such as the upcoming student attendance application and then most likely some type of student grading application. 

What challenges, if any, are you currently facing in project development? Do you need instructor assistance?

• No real challenges. I will be certain to reach out in case I happen to need help, thanks!