Tausif - AS2 - Week 8 Blog: Testing Phase, Team Sync and Presentation Planning

Week 8 marked a clear shift in the project. Development had been progressing well with Manzil leading the build and Aman contributing to the verification system for home charger providers. This week the team came together to consolidate that progress and move into the testing phase.

Roshan had shared some feedback around perceived participation levels for some team members. While contribution had been ongoing in various forms, we took the feedback seriously and used it as a prompt to formalise our engagement and make it more visible going into the final weeks. Aman had been unwell and missed the class session but showed up to the evening makeup session, which reflected the commitment the team had to staying on track despite the circumstances.

That evening the three of us, myself, Manzil and Aman, had an in depth meeting based on Roshan's feedback from class. Manzil walked us through the latest build and the progress made on the home charger marketplace feature. We then worked through how to structure our testing and contribution workflow so that each team member could run the app, identify issues and push changes remotely without disrupting the main build.

I drew on my experience from Cross Platform Apps to contribute to this discussion, talking through practical approaches to testing across different devices and managing remote commits safely. Discord became our coordination space for working through issues in real time while pushing updates simultaneously.

We also went through the app together to begin identifying areas needing improvement ahead of the Week 9 demonstration. Alongside this we had an initial conversation around the Week 12 final pitch, discussing what VehicleGrid needs to demonstrate by that point, what the key messages are and how we intend to present it to the board. This gave the remaining weeks a clearer sense of direction beyond just development.

This week marked the beginning of the testing phase running alongside continued development and the start of thinking seriously about the final presentation. The team is aligned and the groundwork is in place for a strong finish to the trimester.