From: "participant2" To: Subject: Re: Please summarise the last meeting Date: 13 December 2004 11:37 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: participant2@ami Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 11:26 AM 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. Meeting was called to kick-off the TV remote control project. A brief was given on the aims, budget and team for the project and product. The team consists of Laura (Project Manager), Creg (User-Interface Designer), Andrew (Marketing) and myself (David Industrial Designer). [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. no substantial decisions about the project were made [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. a.. Defining the project b.. Describing the product c.. Defining what the functions of the product a.. Deciding and defining who is going off to do what? We have no feel for the strengths and weaknesses of the team and what our particular roles are for this project. [ACTIONS] Name the next steps that each member will take until the next meeting. Write fragmented notes. a.. no clear stated action or directives were issued or given during the meeting. b.. implicit request to "go think about it"