Template For Creating Epics For Data Science Projects

[akhaleghi]

Overview

We need to develop a uniform way to approach large data science projects and make it easier to identify smaller subtasks to facilitate completion.

Action Items

• [x] Write draft template
• [x] Consult CoP and org leads
• [x] Add template to repository

Resources/Instructions

Example Epics: Issues #106 , #107 DS repo add template section

[ExperimentsInHonesty]

Draft template

---

name: ' ' about: ' ' title: '' labels: epic, role: CoP lead, size: epic assignees: ''

---

Overview

Action Items

• [ ] Find available data sources and add to Resources section
• [ ] Determine is this is one-time or ongoing project (and assign appropriate label)
• [ ] Write one-sheet (see Resources below)
  • [ ] Define stakeholder
  • [ ] Summarize project, including value add
  • [ ] Define project 6 month roadmap
  • [ ] Detail history (if any)
• [ ] Define tools to be used for analysis and visualization (if applicable)
• [ ] Create issues required to fulfill project requirements, including exploratory data analysis, required tasks, and deliverables
  • [ ] Create data dictionary (EDA task)
  • [ ] Perform data cleaning (EDA task)
  • [ ] Understand and outline data context

Resources/Instructions

Example Epics: Issues #106 , #107

One Sheet Resources: One Sheet Template How to create a One Sheet guide Check issue #3 for sample one sheets

Data Dictionary Resources: USGS Explanation

[ExperimentsInHonesty]

Website project is currently organizing all the dashboard issues that are relevant to all projects and CoPs, there may be some info in the future from that work, that will be relevant to the template this issues creates

• https://github.com/hackforla/website/issues/6614