Mentor Meeting Summary

• Date: July 26th, 2026

Main Discussion

• The meeting focused on preparing the final project presentation and evaluation.
• The mentor emphasized that the presentation should provide an honest analysis of the project rather than presenting it as an entirely successful product.
• We discussed approaches for organizing the presentation, supporting the analysis with project data, and highlighting lessons learned.

Mentor Feedback

Focus on Project Analysis

• The presentation should emphasize:
  • Major project issues.
  • Why they occurred.
  • How they affected the project.
  • What could have been done differently.
• Analysis should be supported by project metrics and evidence rather than opinions.

Improve Presentation Structure

• Instead of presenting each practice area independently, organize the presentation around the project's major challenges (e.g., migration), discussing each issue from multiple software engineering perspectives.
• A timeline or issue-based narrative was recommended to better connect planning, tracking, configuration management, requirements, and other practice areas.

Use Data to Support Conclusions

• Collect project metrics that demonstrate:
  • Planned vs. completed work.
  • Estimated vs. actual effort.
  • Sprint progress.
  • Team workload distribution.
• Explain how these metrics could have revealed project problems earlier and informed better decisions.

Be Honest and Objective

• Avoid hiding project weaknesses or presenting an overly positive narrative.
• The mentor stressed that objective analysis is more valuable than trying to justify mistakes.
• Team performance should be discussed using evidence and metrics rather than personal opinions.

Presentation Preparation

• Create the presentation from scratch instead of reusing previous slides.
• Begin with a broad collection of ideas and supporting data before selecting the final presentation slides.
• Prepare additional backup slides containing supporting information for the Q&A session.

Artifact Review

• Project artifacts will be reviewed before the presentation and may also be revisited afterwards.
• The presentation should complement the repository rather than attempting to cover every detail.

Agreed Actions

• Build a new presentation focused on project analysis rather than feature demonstration.
• Organize the narrative around key project challenges and lessons learned.
• Support all conclusions with metrics and repository evidence.
• Prepare backup slides for detailed questions.
• Share a draft presentation with the mentor for review before the final presentation.