Buffer Week (Phase 6 Catch-Up & Spaced Review)

Weekly MUST Budget Buffer

0.0h / 0.0h cap

Hour Calibration

actual hours logged

Rule: slippage > 1.25x triggers Scope-Cut Rung 2

Week Execution 0%

0/ 5 tasks 0.0h

target

Week Objective & Target Output

Target Output

BUFFER WEEK — Zero new curriculum introduced under MUST. Catch up on deferred Phase 6 tasks (DP Strings, Spring Boot cloud deployment, HLD synthesis). Execute spaced retrieval on Problem-Solving Journal.

Weeks: W31 Active W32 W33 W34 W35

MUST — Critical Path

0 Tasks • ~0.0h

Non-negotiable core curriculum

SHOULD — Depth & Mastery

(4 Tasks)

Execute when MUST pace is on track

check

CORE Deferred Phase 6 Catch-Up

Complete any unfinished tasks from Weeks 26–30 (Spring Boot live cloud deployment, DP on Strings, Edit Distance, Docker compose).

5.0h

check

SPRING Spring Keep-Warm (Week 31)

Add one new REST endpoint + integration test to your deployed Spring Boot application, push to GitHub, and verify automated CI build and cloud deployment.

1.5h

check

CORE Problem-Solving Journal Spaced Review (Week 31)

Re-solve 5 tagged problems from Dynamic Programming and Graphs without hints.

2.5h

check

CP Contest & Upsolving (Week 31)

Participate in Codeforces Div.2 + LeetCode contest + mandatory upsolve.

2.5h

STRETCH — If Ahead

(1 Tasks)

Bonus reps & competitive advantage

check

SPRING Spring Boot OpenAPI Documentation

Add Swagger UI to your deployed application if not completed in Phase 6.

1.5h

verified_user

Weekly Clearance Gate

0 / 1 Cleared

check

Health & Guardrails: 1 full rest day taken every 2 weeks?

tune

If Behind / Life Interruption Protocol

Triage Rule

When academic exams spike or weekly time slips, execute this contingency plan:

shield Protect (Non-Negotiable)

This is the buffer week. Clear all Phase 6 items before Sem 6 ESE exams begin

schedule Defer (Safe to Shift)

nothing further → next week

edit_note

Week 31 Technical Notes & Journal

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