From: "participant2" To: Subject: Re: Please summarise the last meeting Date: 13 December 2004 15:01 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 2:56 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. Discussed the overall design and look and feel of the remote control. Gather core principles to base implementation choices on. [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. a.. Choice of materials and components for look and feel and User Interface * b.. Theme of the product [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.. Shortage of time for meeting b.. Too much data and information to discuss, digest, etc. c.. Lack of flexibility to let discussion "flow", was too much emphasis on the order of the meeting and trying to fufill a pre-determined criteria, or list of objective [ACTIONS] Name the next steps that each member will take until the next meeting. Write fragmented notes.