Q3 Planning Meeting - Engineering Team
Date: September 1, 2026 · Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM · Location: Zoom
Attendees: Sarah Chen (VP Eng), Marcus Williams (Backend Lead), Emma Rodriguez (Frontend Lead), James Park (DevOps), Lisa Nguyen (QA Lead), Tom Anderson (Product Manager)
Agenda
- Q2 Retrospective
- Q3 Roadmap Review
- Resource Allocation
- Technical Debt Priorities
Q2 Retrospective
Wins:
- Successfully launched mobile app v2.0 on both iOS and Android
- Reduced API response times by 40% through caching improvements
- Zero critical production incidents for 8 consecutive weeks
- Onboarded 3 new engineers smoothly
Challenges:
- Payment gateway integration took 3 weeks longer than planned
- Test coverage dropped to 72% (target is 80%)
- Documentation fell behind code changes
Q3 Roadmap
Priority 1: Real-time Collaboration Features
- WebSocket implementation for live updates
- Collaborative editing (similar to Google Docs)
- Presence indicators (who's viewing/editing)
- Timeline: 8 weeks, Owner: Marcus
Priority 2: Performance Optimization
- Database query optimization (identify slow queries)
- Implement Redis caching for frequently accessed data
- CDN setup for static assets
- Timeline: 4 weeks, Owner: James
Priority 3: Mobile App Enhancements
- Offline mode support
- Push notifications
- Dark mode
- Timeline: 6 weeks, Owner: Emma
Technical Debt
- Upgrade Node.js from v16 to v20
- Migrate from Webpack to Vite
- Refactor authentication service (currently monolithic)
- Update test suite to increase coverage to 80%
Action Items:
• Sarah: Schedule 1-on-1s with each lead by Sept 8
• Marcus: Draft technical spec for WebSocket architecture by Sept 15
• James: Audit current infrastructure costs and present optimization plan
• Emma: Create mobile feature mockups for product review
• Lisa: Develop Q3 test automation strategy
Next Meeting
October 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM - Q3 Mid-point Check-in