2021-2022 Integrations Retrospective

Owned by Sarit Hand
Jun 03, 2022
2 min read

Review and Accomplishments this term

The beginning of this term had a few setbacks with most of its members resigning leaving two members, Sarit Hand and Elizabeth Dunham. Sarit and Elizabeth worked on refocusing the team’s goals and tasks and with Christine Di Bella’s help, were able to adjust the plan to accomplishable goals.

The goals, listed below, were accomplished:

Redesign the layout of the integration tables to make them readable and simpler to update.
Review and adjust the Integration pages' structure to improve visibility.
Review and rewrite the annual survey to include users and designers alike.
Reidentify integration system categories, and normalize definitions so they are the same across pages and surveys for consistency and clarity.
Conceptualize the annual Integration team’s activities for conducting surveys and, collecting and analyzing data.
Identify future needs of the team and make them known to the incoming Chair.
Requested 3 new members to bring the group to 6. Austin Munsell joined the group in May; the group’s preference is to have an even number.

 

Goals for 2022-2023

After discussing with Christine, the team has identified additional goals needing to be accomplished that warranted continuing the sub-team for at least one more term. The following is a list of the goals with sub-tasks.

  • Conduct survey

    • Send out notice of survey in July newsletter

    • Open survey at the annual meeting in August

    • Promote survey at ASpace Online Forum, Email Member List, and other online forums, etc.

    • Close survey end of November

    • Evaluate success/need for modifications

  • Compile Data from survey between December to approximately February (TBD)

    • Update integration tables as needed

    • Summarize results of survey/present to ASpace Governance (Feb/Apr) (TBD)

  • Identify and maintain list of audience, locations to promote and post survey

    • Maintain list in Google Drive for business continuity

    • Track which sources provided best responses to make future decisions about where to post the survey

  • Formalize annual schedule of maintenance of integration pages/survey

    • Guidance on how to update tables

  • Final deletion of old tables from Integration pages

    • Final reading of pages for any additional editing

  • Review and make transparent the intake form on main page

  • Consider questions to be added to Survey

    • “What is the latest version of ASpace supported by the integration?”

    • “Plans for continued maintenance or Roadmap for development”