Summary as of Wednesday 14th February 2024
Future research and recruitment
Thank you for your continued involvement in user research – your participation is integral to understanding the user experience on ASPeL. The research on the Named Persons journey continues. If you are interested in taking part in this work, or any future work related to ASPeL, please contact Rachel Cholerton, Senior User Researcher, at rachel.cholerton@digital.homeoffice.gov.uk.
Don’t forget to check out our roadmap to see what’s coming next to ASPeL.
Completed Sprint 140(Uakari)
Uakari fun and interesting facts: The Uakari is characterized by a bright crimson face and a very short tail.
Completed this Sprint: 140 (Uakari)
1) Interviews with external users: Named Person as-is establishment journey 2) Completed the upgrade test runner to WEbDriver IO v.8, by fixing outstanding stuborn tests. 3) Fixed nightly notification script that was failing with OOMKilled, caused by memory issues on the last few days of ROPs submission 4) Update the ‘Antibody generation’ condition for all PPL applications using antibody testing
Bugs Fixed this Sprint
There were no bugs fixed this Sprint.
New Sprint: 141 (Vicuña)
Vicuña Fun facts- DNA has suggested that the Alpaca is a descendant of the Vicuña. The vicuña’s long, woolly coat is tawny brown on the back, whereas the hair on the throat and chest is white and quite long.
Planned for Sprint 141 (Vicuña)
1) Reset and automate the billing info for the next financial year on ASPeL 2) Finish writing the PIL E development tickets. 3) Complete Investigation for the Reusable steps and disappearing comments. 4) Add HBA to the transfer journeys. 5) Prep for further usability on Named Persons work. 6) Consolidate PPL improvement work ready for prioritisation
Things to bear in mind
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Work in progress
1) Design a solution for animals being kept alive at the end of protocols 2) Add the 2025 Bank Holidays to ASPeL