Management Proposal - Group 14 - 2009
Management Proposal
Group 14 has assigned roles to its members strategically by evaluating each member’s strengths and weaknesses, and has planned its activities and meetings with great consideration to maximize productivity, time efficiency, and organization. Through proper management the group plans to effectively execute the project requirements on time, and with high quality of work.
Group members:
Nathan Mayers: Communication Liaison/Leader
email: njmayers@buffalo.edu
Responsibilities:
- Primary communicator with Erich Devendorf, Teaching Assistants, and other group members.
- Retrieves, analyzes, records, and distributes vital information and data to other group members.
Philip Odonkor: Mechanical Expert
Responsibilities:
- Lead the group in disassembling the product.
- Gain an elevated understanding of the mechanical aspects, and processes of the product, and convey that information to other members of the group.
Eric Nowicki: Product Manager
Responsibilities:
- Keep records of meeting times and activates.
- Inform group members of upcoming requirements and meetings.
Mitchell Slomowicz: Primary Wiki Coordinator
Responsibilities:
- Post a majority of the information to the wiki site.
- Gain the skills to make the wiki site professional and informative.
Matt Pfender: Technical Expert
Responsibilities:
- Gain an understanding of the technical processes and acquire technical data such as spec sheets.
- Oversee product dissection using the technical data obtained.
Management of Group/Time
Group 14 plans to manage its workload by using effective time management, and maintaining a high level of productivity and organization. The group will meet about once a week when all the group members are available. The group will have multiple meeting locations, most commonly in Capen Library, and at group members' homes. Convenient meeting times will be Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 5:00 PM. For more information regarding work management please refer to Group 14’s Gantt Chart. To get in touch with Group 14 please contact the Communication Liaison, Nathan at njmayers@buffalo.edu, or Product Manager Eric Nowicki at epn3@buffalo.edu.
Conflict Resolution
As we know, conflicts will most likely arise in this project, not only with the product itself, but the group. We will not always be able to meet as scheduling may be hard, and personal time is valuable. The product itself may pose more challenges than we plan it to when undertaking the dissection and reassembly. Regardless of the type of possible problem, we will solve them in an orderly, organized manner in which we will consult each other, discuss possible views/solutions, and come to a group decision in order to produce a solution that benefits the group most.
