Week 7
11/11/07
The first thing that I did at the beginning of this week was to set up a Google Mail Account (battisonmatt@googlemail.com). This would allow me to access Google Docs. My other team members also set up Google Mail Accounts, and now we all have access to our documents on Google Docs.
Another important task was to watch the Scrum Video. This was a very interesting video. It was about project management and how it can be used to complete a project in time and how best to use the time available to you.
At the first team meeting I showed the team the notes that I had taken on the Scrum video and as a team we discussed how best to utilise the Scrum techniques. It was decided that we would use Microsoft Project and produce a Gantt chart to show progress in our project. It was decided after more discussions between Nick and myself that we would appoint a milestone manager to look after the project. This milestone manager would be responsible for keeping the Gantt chart up to date. Also, team members who have been appointed individual tasks will have to 'check in' their work so the Gnatt chart is kept up to date, and any problems that arise will be tackled together as a team; this is to ensure that the project does not fall behind schedule. The last point that myself and Nick devised was that for each milestone there will be a different milestone manager.
11/11/07
The first thing that I did at the beginning of this week was to set up a Google Mail Account (battisonmatt@googlemail.com). This would allow me to access Google Docs. My other team members also set up Google Mail Accounts, and now we all have access to our documents on Google Docs.
Another important task was to watch the Scrum Video. This was a very interesting video. It was about project management and how it can be used to complete a project in time and how best to use the time available to you.
At the first team meeting I showed the team the notes that I had taken on the Scrum video and as a team we discussed how best to utilise the Scrum techniques. It was decided that we would use Microsoft Project and produce a Gantt chart to show progress in our project. It was decided after more discussions between Nick and myself that we would appoint a milestone manager to look after the project. This milestone manager would be responsible for keeping the Gantt chart up to date. Also, team members who have been appointed individual tasks will have to 'check in' their work so the Gnatt chart is kept up to date, and any problems that arise will be tackled together as a team; this is to ensure that the project does not fall behind schedule. The last point that myself and Nick devised was that for each milestone there will be a different milestone manager.
By using this system we allocated tasks to one another and decided that the work would be completed by Monday 12th Nov 07. It was decided that I would carry out the initial research for the film presentation.
Although we had already had been assigned our tasks, we decided as a team on Thursday 8th Nov 07 to start researching the different areas of the design document because it would be a large document. Each member was allocated a different area of the design document to look at. I decided to look at the questionnaires, usability testing and the data analysis.
For my film analysis it was decided that I would look at Hero. The film was released in 2003 and was directed by Zhang Yimou. It was decided that this film would be used because of its use of colour throughout, to tell the different stories. I watched the film, and made notes of my thoughts while watching it. I then read through the journal ‘The Expression of Colours’ again and used the table of colour and emotion and applied this to the film.
For next week my aim is to have the film analysis complete and ready for the team to use. I will also have my sections of the of the design document ready for use.
Although we had already had been assigned our tasks, we decided as a team on Thursday 8th Nov 07 to start researching the different areas of the design document because it would be a large document. Each member was allocated a different area of the design document to look at. I decided to look at the questionnaires, usability testing and the data analysis.
For my film analysis it was decided that I would look at Hero. The film was released in 2003 and was directed by Zhang Yimou. It was decided that this film would be used because of its use of colour throughout, to tell the different stories. I watched the film, and made notes of my thoughts while watching it. I then read through the journal ‘The Expression of Colours’ again and used the table of colour and emotion and applied this to the film.
For next week my aim is to have the film analysis complete and ready for the team to use. I will also have my sections of the of the design document ready for use.
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