Formation review¶

How to use: fill this in at the group kickoff on 2026-09-16. It is the evidence page for the 10% topic-selection component.

Date: 2026-09-16. Facilitator: Jerad Dunne (Formation Scrum Master). Present: [ ] Leticia Aderhold [ ] Jerad Dunne [ ] Allie Hodges [ ] Hina Kramer

Outcome¶

Item	Result	Link
Selected question (rubric number, "refined", or "new")	Question 4 with the similarity method from question 1 (P-01)	`RESEARCH_QUESTION.md`
Selected proposal issue	#41	issue #41
Decision method	Selected by Jerad Dunne on 2026-09-14; confirmed by the group at the kickoff, or revisited by a Decision needed issue before 2026-09-17	`docs/decisions/ADR-0004-topic-selection.md`, `docs/decisions/ADR-0006-group-reinstated.md`
Group	Four members reinstated on 2026-09-15	`docs/decisions/ADR-0006-group-reinstated.md`
Roles	Confirmed as proposed / changed (link)	`project.yml`, `docs/team/README.md`
Charter signatures	___ of 4	`TEAM_CHARTER.md` section 14
Second raters	Signals: ___; lineage: ___; drift: ___	`docs/workspace/WORK_SIGNUP.md` section 6
Dataset chosen	GitSkills sample	`data/README.md`
Instructor approval of topic received	yes / pending

Rubric expectation	Pass / Fail	Evidence link
Question is specific, feasible, grounded in the challenge, and connected to an observable software-engineering problem		`RESEARCH_QUESTION.md`
Initial backlog exists with descriptions, acceptance criteria, owners, estimates, and milestone		Milestone `Sprint 1`
Repository has the recommended structure and README		`README.md`
Team charter signed by all four members		`TEAM_CHARTER.md`
Datasets inspected before choosing		`data/README.md`, `docs/workspace/FINDINGS_LOG.md`
AI use logged		`ai-use-log.md`

Item	Owner	Issue #