Received: from [139.222.1.4] by messenger (ArGoSoft Mail Server Freeware, Version 1.8 (1.8.6.4)); Wed, 2 Feb 2005 11:44:16 +0000 Message-ID: <000e01c5091c$b65a1b60$0401de8b@participant3> From: "participant3" To: References: <01c5091b$Blat.v2.2.2$17d13722@messenger> Subject: Re: Please summarise the last meeting Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 11:45:35 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000B_01C5091C.B57364E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C5091C.B57364E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 -----=20 From: HeadOfDept@ami=20 To: participant3@ami=20 Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 11:34 AM Subject: Please summarise the last meeting Dear Colleague, =20 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: =20 a.. Do not use any abbreviations.=20 b.. Write notes that are understandable for somebody who was not = present during the meeting=20 =20 The head of your department =20 =20 [ABSTRACT] Write one paragraph of coherent text to summarize the = meeting as a whole from your role's perspective. =20 Since I am the user interface designer, I saw the previous meeting as = an opportunity to discuss very generally what the remote should do and = how it should operate. We very generally discussed layout designs and = mentioned that there is a tension between wanting it to have = comprehensive functionality but not to be too 'busy'. By the end of the = meeting we all seemed to agree that we should do a fairly simply remote = in terms of functionality but to do it very well, for example to have an = ergonomic design and buttons that are easy to understand. =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 [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. *To have a simple but well-designed remote. To have the industrial designer and user-interface designer work = closely together. To have a lock function on the remote. =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 [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. At first we seemed uncertain of whether the remote should work solely = for the television or for all televison-related electronics. *The pacing of the meeting did not seem consistent. We didn't make the = best use of time. =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 [ACTIONS] Name the next steps that each member will take until the = next meeting. Write fragmented notes. I am working on some general design ideas. The marketing person is = hopefully researching our target demographic. The industrial designer = has some overlap with what I am doing, so I think she will come to the = next meeting with some overlapping design ideas. The project manager = should be writing the minutes of the last meeting and preparing the next = meeting. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C5091C.B57364E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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:=20 HeadOfDept@ami
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, = 2005 11:34=20 AM
Subject: Please summarise the = last=20 meeting

Dear=20 Colleague,

 

Would you be so = kind to=20 report to me on the past meeting? Please hit the reply button and fill = in the=20 questions below, then click send. Please keep in mind that your notes = are part=20 of the project documentation =96 among other things, they will be used = by myself and other staff to stay informed about the = state of=20 the project. It is therefore essential that your notes =96 though kept = short -=20 are of high quality. In particular:

 

  • Do not=20 use any abbreviations.=20
  • Write=20 notes that are understandable for somebody who was not = present during=20 the meeting

 

The head of your=20 department

 

 

[ABSTRACT]   Write one paragraph = of=20 coherent text to summarize the meeting as a whole from your = role=92s=20 perspective.

 

 Since=20 I am the user interface designer, I saw the previous meeting as an = opportunity=20 to discuss very generally what the remote should do and how it should = operate.=20 We very generally discussed layout designs and mentioned that there is = a=20 tension between wanting it to have comprehensive functionality but not = to be=20 too 'busy'. By the end of the meeting we all seemed to agree that we = should do=20 a fairly simply remote in terms of functionality but to do it very=20 well, for example to have an ergonomic design and buttons = that are=20 easy to understand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DECISIONS]   Name all decisions = that were=20 made during the meeting. Mark those decisions that you consider of = high=20 importance for your role with a *. Write fragmented notes.

 *To=20 have a simple but well-designed remote.

To=20 have the industrial designer and user-interface designer work closely=20 together.

To=20 have a lock function on the remote.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PROBLEMS/ISSUES] Name=20 the problems or difficulties that occurred during the meeting. Mark = those that=20 you consider of high importance for your role with a *. Write = fragmented=20 notes.

 At=20 first we seemed uncertain of whether the remote should work solely for = the=20 television or for all televison-related electronics.

*The=20 pacing of the meeting did not seem consistent. We didn't make the best = use of=20 time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ACTIONS]  Name the next steps that = each=20 member will take until the next meeting. Write fragmented=20 notes.

 

I am=20 working on some general design ideas. The marketing person is = hopefully=20 researching our target demographic. The industrial designer has some = overlap=20 with what I am doing, so I think she will come to the next meeting = with some=20 overlapping design ideas. The project manager should be writing the = minutes of=20 the last meeting and preparing the next=20 meeting.

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