What are the most significant risks that could jeopardize the success of the project? How are these risks being managed? What contingency plans are ready?
We are pushing toward a much more refined design in both software and hardware than the current MVP. There’s still plenty of work to be done integrating the user app and hardware. The user app is unfinished and the build of new hardware design is contingent on the arrival of new components, which we expect to arrive by May 4. These risks are managed by having the team working together more often than before and choosing shipping options that can arrive on time. Contingency plan is the current MVP.
Were any changes made to the existing design of the system (requirements, block diagram, system spec, etc)? Why was this change necessary, what costs does the change incur, and how will these costs be mitigated going forward? Provide an updated schedule if changes have occurred.
Lots of changes are made to the design of the system as we try to integrate the hardware with the soon to be finished user app. The ble firmware now uses data mode to receive about 750 bytes defining the display state of the LED matrix. The firmware now also requires user to send password to unlock the earring. On the hardware side, we are reducing the thickness of the earring by placing the battery and matrix both on top of the feather board and we plan to add a switch for turning on and off the system as well as a push button for receiving ble data packet so that the microcontroller doesn’t have to poll for data. (The push button is for power saving purpose). The software is under development to allow frame-defined moving pattern and ble data transfer between hardware and user app.
Please enumerate how you have adjusted your team work assignments to fill in gaps related to either new design challenges or team shortfalls.
Madi is working on the software and Shize keeps firmware updated to accommodate for software. The firmware now prioritizes software as it takes more work to develop the software and it’s easy to rework the firmware. The team discussed and agreed on the changes on hardware design and Saniya will assemble the new design once the parts are arrived.