From: "participant4" To: Subject: Re: Please summarise the last meeting Date: 13 December 2004 12:52 For the documentation of the design project, you and all of your colleages are asked to fill out a short questionnaire after e ----- Original Message ----- From: HeadOfDept@ami To: participant4@ami Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 12:41 PM Subject: Please summarise the last meeting Dear Colleague, Would you be so kind to report to me on the past meeting? Please hit the reply button and fill in the questions below, then click send. Please keep in mind that your notes are part of the project documentation - among other things, they will be used by myself and other staff to stay informed about the state of the project. It is therefore essential that your notes - though kept short - are of high quality. In particular: a.. Do not use any abbreviations. b.. Write notes that are understandable for somebody who was not present during the meeting The head of your department [ABSTRACT] Write one paragraph of coherent text to summarize the meeting as a whole from your role's perspective. We have just completed a 30 minute meeting, the second of our project team which is in the early stages of planning a new television remote control product. This meeting was an opportunity for product features, market trends and user preferences to be reviewed. Each member brought relevant information to the meeting in which the goal was for a decision to be made on the target market group (demographic), the product features and the general design concept. As a team we attempted to use all available information to make the best possible plan as to the project plan. Due to various limitation and ambiguities, some decisions were made as matter of speed and group decision irrespective of available information. [DECISIONS] Name all decisions that were made during the meeting. Mark those decisions that you consider of high importance for your role with a *. Write fragmented notes. It was decided that the product would be marketed to an international 15-35 age group *that the product would be tailored to a high-end product position in the market relative to price, design, but not necessarily to features being overly high-tech that the design would aim to be simplified and extra features concealed that features would be organised relative to 1. audio 2. video features and 3 device controls. device controls would place frequent controls in a most accessible position a goal of the design concept would be to produce an ergonomic, styled product keeping in synch with the company values and project aims. [PROBLEMS/ISSUES] Name the problems or difficulties that occurred during the meeting. Mark those that you consider of high importance for your role with a *. Write fragmented notes. [ACTIONS] Name the next steps that each member will take until the next meeting. Write fragmented notes.