Following the completion of exams and a mountain of coursework, it was time to finally commence the much awaited summer placement.
The placement formally began today with the project kick-off meeting. As could be expected, this consisted of meeting the project team (my project supervisor, one of his Post-Docs, and one of his PhD research students), along with an overview of why the project is necessary and a high-level overview of the scope.
Initial views are that the project will be both enjoyable and challenging, in particular due to the tight timescales - 4 months in total, so the full project lifecycle from initiation to closure will need to be squeezed to ensure adequate time for actual development of the software product.
