In the previous sprint we looked at the problem from a holistic view, but now that it is done, it is time we go back to continue and focus on the data center again.
Our sprint planning session
After a brainstorm session with crazy ideas (like a virtual reality experience in a spooky data center… spoilers: we didn’t to it) we came up with a concrete goal and fair enough subgoals. Our sprint goal this time is:
Create a physical prototype explaining the difference between the current situation and the proposed solution for the data center, leading to the creation of material passport.
The first week was fun. We visited the Scrap Plaza to get some insights about the stuff KLM throws away, why they throw it and what happens to it. We also acquired a Peggy 2.3 board, which we can be used in the physical prototype. The demo of the physical prototype was also created to make initial tests. Further adding to this, the week was more of a ‘create-it’-week. But there was definitely some research about the two options for the data center, based on the information acquired from the first two sprints.
The scrap plaza
This flowed into the second week, where we mainly worked on the priorities for this particular sprint. We also had our translate session again, where it became clear that we had to be much more concrete with our information and give attention to details. Right now we are using a lot of terms known to us, but not to the average joe. We started to visualize everything and make it clear from the get go to put our point strong across the table.
Two days before the sprint demo, we had the time to go to the OCC (operation control centrum). It looked like NASA. Eventually we hope that our system can also help the employees in this building.
The OCC
Overall, this sprint was pretty intense wherein every single member in our team worked really hard and into the depth of things. Our biggest struggle was to find a balance between the depth of each and present it in an understandable manner to our partners.
Our Sprint demo presentation was divided into three parts, The generator, the proposal and the Circularity passport.
Two screens of the Generator prototype
The Generator we created basically catered to all the departments of KLM. It was on the sorts of a survey-questionnaire wherein the user gets to answer multiple choice questions focussing on his need and want. The back-end of the Generator was configured to pick the best technology solution according to the answers on the front-end. We had a pre-filled demo of this Generator having the focus on Data center. The result included two options, which basically is our proposal.
The proposal we presented to our stakeholders are:
- Working with PoE LEDS
- Working with Wifi LEDS
We explained how the system works, what would be the pros and cons, details including pay-back time and investment costs to help KLM make a firm decision, also in a way giving us a direction to proceed further.
We had a fun survey session through Kahoot to help our stakeholders decide in a playful manner which option fitted their needs the best. And eventually they chose option 01, which is working with power over ethernet.
For the next sprint we want to expand our generator into a web-application, work on the circularity passport for the chosen option and think of another way to present it. We will also start working on details with regard to the business model and perhaps ideas for the next and final sprint. But for now, we are focused in working towards seeing our project go live!