2/10/10- 15/5's

Team Assigned Task: On Thursday (2/4) our team met before class and began to brainstorm some ideas of how the training would work and what it would look like. We also tried to come up with some incentives or rewards for Long John Silvers employees that successfully completed the shortening maintenance unit. We also discussed the beginning of the Project Plan. I would say that this task is only 50% completed because the Project Plan is not completed, we have not fully settled on our delivery method, and we are still deciding on the reward system. On Sunday (2/7) our team met virtually. At this meeting we discussed the progress of the Project Plan. I would say our work on the Project Plan is at 50%. At this meeting we also discussed the changes needed for our Project Charter. On Monday (2/8) I worked on fixing and updating the Project Charter based on Dr. Grant’s and our team’s suggestions. I would say that our Project Charter is now 100% complete and ready to be seen by our client. On Monday I also worked on various components of the Project Plan, which is still about 50% complete. On Tuesday (2/9) Amanda had sent me a favicon to add to our webpage. I was able to add this icon on to our webpage after about an hour of work. I would say this process is 100% complete. On Wednesday (2/10) I added our new team 15/5 to our webpage. I also updated our schedule.

Reflection:

Remembering: This week I…

• Contributed to discussions on project delivery
• Contributed to discussions on a possible reward system
• Added information to our Project Plan
• Made changes to our Project Charter
• Added a favicon to our website

Understanding:

I think that it was important to hear comments from my peers on possible reward systems. There were many ideas that I would not have come up with on my own. This is important because it shows the needs for effective communication within our group. I also received the favicon idea and image from Amanda and that is important for my realization that I can rely on the experiences and talents of my team members.

Applying:

I will be able to apply this new knowledge with future teams that I work with. It will also help me to come to team members to ask for help. The favicon idea will help me when I develop and create websites in the future.

Analyzing:

I see a growing pattern of having the team rely on each other’s knowledge and experience to help each other out. I can also see a pattern on how our team is coming to have a better understanding of each other and start to see common goals emerging.

Evaluating:

I think that I have done pretty well so far. I think my contributions to our discussions on a project delivery method and a possible reward system have been useful. I think that my additions to our project plan have been appropriate and the edits to the project charter necessary. I wish I had thought of the favicon idea that Amanda came up with, but I was satisfied that I was able to use her knowledge and my skills to get the favicon applied to our website.

Creating:

I think our next steps are to finish working on our Project Plan. I also think we need to come up with a more formal plan for the delivery of our unit. We also need to flesh out our ideas on a reward system and come up with a plan.