From: "participant4" <participant4@ami>
To: <HeadOfDept@ami>
Subject: Re: Please summarise the last meeting
Date: 15 December 2004 15:05

For the documentation of the design project, you and all of your colleages are asked to fill out a short questionnaire after e[ABSTRACT]   Write one paragraph of coherent text to summarize the meeting as a whole from your role's perspective.
  The physical appearance and functionality were discussed and agreed upon. 

   Each person's task in preparation for the next meeting was handed out. Ideas were discussed such as the physical material that the remote control should be made from and whether numbered buttons should be used or not.

   

   






   

  [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 to have a rubber spongy type body for the remote control*

  There would be no buttons but the changing of channels will be menu driven*

  It was decided that there would be an underlying frame to the remot

  It was also decided that the remote would be composed of "off the shelf" components. It was hope that bulked buying would reduce the cost
  It was decided that the language for the menu for the remote should be configurable so that this remote could be used internationally... this widens the potential market*

   

    

   

   

  [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.
  Would it be feasible, given the limitations on cost, to have a USB connection with a programmable memory on board the remote


  Fruit and veg may be fashionable but is it appropriate for a remote control

  The target audience being those under the age of 60 since fashion is a key feature of the remote control*

   

   

  [ACTIONS]  Name the next steps that each member will take until the next meeting. Write fragmented notes.

  Interface person and industrial person will work together to create a prototype of the physical product

  The marketing person will decide how the next stage of evaluating the product will be conducted

  The manager has to decide which person will have the greater influence at this stage.
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