Day 2: Meet the Client + Prepare for Hackathon
Get all the information you can from your client, and decide on your battle plan for the hackathon!
This is an example of the remote edition fo 2020. Go to the website of your specific edition if you want to figure out what's happening now!
09:00 [team only breakout] Prepare first client meeting
Prepare for your first client meeting!
Present your team members (students and coaches)
Check if you understood all needs and goals (you can reuse the pitch you made on day 1)
List all the questions you have
Decide who does the talking
Decide who takes notes
Some tips and tricks can come in handy if you've never attended a client meeting before:
10:00 or 11:00 [client and team] Client meetings
Depending on the team you are on, you will have a client meeting at 10:00 or 11:00.
The overview of the #osoc20 partner meetings, with a link to a room for each project: https://cloud.openknowledge.be/s/RyD2T6acDy9aAXy
If you need more meetings, you are free to book them with the team and client.
12:00 [coaches & student coaches only] Optional Fika
Talk about what's been going on your team; the good and the bad – in the Fika voice channel <3
13:00 [team only breakout] Scope Your Hackathon Goal
Why we do hackathons
We do hackathons at the start of osoc to...
...really get to know each other. It's your time to shine, show what you can do and see how your other team members can bring a project to the next level ✨
...run through a first cycle together; from defining what you're going to build, to building, to delivering a first valuable thing, which you will define during the scoping session.
...make mistakes. Please make a lot of mistakes and learn, to do better in the next cycle 🔥
What happens during a scoping session
Decide with the team what you want to create during the hackathon. This depends on your project, team members and goals! There's a tutorial on how to do a scoping session.
For example:
Refine the story
Create your wireframes/mockups
A first prototype
Try out a new technology
... Surprise us
Take the time you need, the team decides when they are to start hacking!
Oh and remember the rule of π (pi)... When doing an estimation of a task, let's say, for an hour, it's most likely to take about 3.14 times longer. Thank us later.
Need to get the creative juices flowing first? Do a brainstorm session first!
15:00 [team only breakout] Start Hackathon
Let's get started!
17:00 have a nice day 🥳
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