From: "participant1" To: Subject: Re: Please summarise the last meeting Date: 15 December 2004 12:43 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: participant1@ami Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 12:32 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. Meeting was managed in a amatuerish way, bit too unfocussed in locations. I feel that we got there in the end and have an idea of what needs to be done for the next stage. We have the basic requirements and to some extent goals for individuals for the next stage. [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. *RC will incorporate the ability to locate itself using a beeper system similar to those found on certain digital telephones. *Use of LCD to manage most functions with few buttons to confuse. Most common functions will be accessible in this manner. [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. certain participants were slightly underprepared (Functional designer and Project manager) *Keeping the meeting flowing well. [ACTIONS] Name the next steps that each member will take until the next meeting. Write fragmented notes. User Interface designer. Come up with various designs with a joystick, 3 buttonsand LCD. Marketing Expert. Research into opinions based on current design spec Functional designer. Look into practicality of proposed design. Battery, transmitter for locating RC, speaker to make user aware of location and LED to help signify location as well. Project Manager. Oversee everybody. In other words not do much expect write reports?