This article reflects information as of 2020. For the latest details, please contact us.
Hello and good evening, everyone.
This is the Web-DOG Executive Committee.
The student competition "Web-DOG," which kicked off in July 2020, entered its production phase yesterday, September 16, as its first installment: the "Web-DOG Iwate — Azumamine Brewery Site Renewal Competition." From here we'll record the students' production process on note, so please do follow along.
You can see how the competition was held here.
1. A Kickoff Meeting Online
As with when the competition was held, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we ran the kickoff meeting online as well, connecting Iwate and Tokyo.
This meeting had 15 participants in total: teachers and students from Morioka Business & Design Vocational School, and the Web-DOG Executive Committee.
Discussing and deciding positions
The meeting flow was as follows.
・Explanation of how to proceed with the project ・Explanation of the project-management tool Backlog ・Discussion to decide positions ・Q&A ・Deciding the next brainstorming session with the company
Basically, we plan to advance production in class slots of twice a week, two periods per session, for a total of four periods. Depending on the case, we're told they can also use after-school seminar time in the form of part-time work.
This time it's only requirements definition and design/implementation, so we expect it to take about three months until production is complete.
Projected schedule
2. Using the Project-Management Tool Backlog
Especially for projects with many people, proceeding without a management tool becomes quite tedious and complicated. So this time we're using the project-management tool Backlog, which makes "who" does "what" "by when" clear and the status easy to grasp.
https://backlog.com/ja/
One of Backlog's big features is that anyone can start using it in a short time. So at the kickoff meeting, we introduced how to use it concisely.
Explaining the Gantt chart
Right away, the students registered on Backlog via email.
And Ito, from the Business Information course at Morioka Business & Design Vocational School, will serve as this project's project manager, coordinating the members and driving the project.
The Web-DOG Executive Committee will keep watching over them too!
Do your best!
3. Next Time: A Meeting with Azumamine Brewery
Now that "Web-DOG Iwate — Azumamine Brewery Site Renewal" has officially started, after getting the tools needed to move as a team in website production in order, next time will be a meeting with Azumamine Brewery.
Please follow our note and don't miss the next meeting either!
4. Now Recruiting Local Gunma Companies!
While "Web-DOG Iwate — Azumamine Brewery Site Renewal" is progressing smoothly, we're also preparing to hold the next "Web-DOG Gunma."
We're already connected with schools within Gunma that can cooperate, so please spread the word to local Gunma companies that can help out!
If you'd like to know more, please download the explanatory materials here.
Download the materials (PDF)
We've also prepared a promotional poster you can easily share.
Download the materials (PDF)
Reviewing the promotional poster