Minutes OB 080410

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Minutes  OB Team Meeting

Time : 5:45 - 6:45

Date : 10/04/08 

Day  : Thursday

Venue : Barrettos (Alan Gilbert Building, cnr Grattan St & Barry St)

Attendance : Elle, Mel, Alex, Damian

Absentees : -S

Meeting facilitator : Mel

Minute Taker : Mel

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1. Maintainence Tasks (1 min)
 - amendments to agenda
NONE 
 - arrange minutes
 - coffee =)

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2. Status Check (1 min)
>> have people read the docs?

Some ppl have
ACTION- Mel and Damian: read case study

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3. Wiki (5 mins)
>> overview of use and demo
>> do we want to use it?

Yes,
Shift to "editthis" wiki
ACTION- Mel: create and email out info

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4. Project Summary (10 mins)
 
>> description of components

2 main qtns
Q1 longer than Q2

Q1 - analysis

* adjustments to bossless teams (case study)
* impact

* define terms, provide examples to support application of theory
* limitations of theory to predict what is actually observed.
* backed up with additional research
* uses David Barry reading


Q2 - suggestions of improvement 

* recommendations based on observations
** improvements to process
** decision of whether to continue (same/with changes/shut down) 
* use info from Q1
* making it progress to better outcomes.
* alternative solutions may be researched to provide examples.


>> gathering opinions

* Relevant readings - week 4, reading 2 (David Barry)
ACTION- All: read David Barry paper in reading guide

* all from a "team point of view"
* bring it to individual level, not mentioned in case study, but we have word limit allowing this.



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5. Planning (10 mins)

>> create an overall plan with general milestones and task breakdown

ACTION- All: Take key points of Q1 to get all info combined in next step.

- Intro together next meeting
- Plan together next meeting
- Seperate components from here
- Seperate key points from out review and turn these into seperate tasks.


Plan discussed and updated in doc.

SUMMARY
- Wk 6 Meeting 
  - key points brief
  - intro
  - allocation of key points
- Wk 7 Meeting 
  - completed content Q1
  - allocate reviews of Q1
  - allocate Q2
- Wk 8 Meeting 
  - completed content Q2
  - Q1 - flowing and ready to submit
  - allocate reviews of Q2
  - combined all and ready for submission

- Review each section afterwards.





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6. Task Allocation (10 mins)

Deferred to next meeting with more info.

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Any other discussion:

- Exam requires mention of how the team worked.
  - Record some observations along the way.


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Actions to be taken:

Mel:
- create editthis wiki and email info
- read case study

Damian:
- read case study

All:
- read David Barry paper in reading guide
- Take key points of Q1 to get all info combined in next step.
  - This should include links to research papers/references.
- remember to note "how the team worked" for exam.


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Details of the next meeting:

5:30 
Thurs 17/04/08
Barretto's


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For next meeting's agenda:

Write up intro
Decide on key points (with justifications)
Allocate Key points to extend
Planning of Tasks better