Group 3 - Homelite Fluid Pump (Gasoline Powered) - Management Proposal

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Management Proposal

In order to accomplish the many tasks that Group 3 will encounter throughout the duration of this project, a protocol that outlines certain aspects of group management has been created. The facets of this protocol include the assignment of a Point of Contact for the group, a group productivity model & meeting schedule, the assignment of group member roles, and group conflict handling.

Point of Contact

Mark Tomaszewski (Communication Liaison) :
Telephone: (716)541-8630
E-mail: marktoma@buffalo.edu

Productivity Model & Meeting Schedule

The most important aspects to being successful as a group in accomplishing time-sensitive goals include thorough communication, clarification of expectations, and peer review with feedback. These are the key aspects to maximizing the productivity of the group such that the project gates can be completed within given time constraints.

Through regularly scheduled group meetings the group can assess its current status with respect to the project requirements, and in doing such, group members can cooperatively build a strategy by which to maintain productivity according to the above-mentioned key aspect of productivity.

Mandatory group meetings are periodically scheduled to take place every Monday and Wednesday immediately following MAE 277 Lecture. Group members should plan to dedicate at least one hour of time to these group meetings. The meetings will take place on the ground floor of the Silverman Library in Capen Hall.

Other meetings may be necessary from time to time and it's expected that in most cases it will be possible to schedule an auxiliary meeting while the group members are in attendance of a mandatory meeting. However, in some instances this may not be possible, and in those cases the group will arrange an auxiliary meeting through telephone communication.

Group Member Roles

Upon Compiling a list of the group members' strengths and weaknesses in the Work Proposal, it became clearly evident ho to assign dutiful roles to the group members for this project. The following table presents the Roles assigned and Description of Duties for each group member.

Group Member Roles

Group Member	Roles	Decription of Duties
Abner Bogan	Documentation Expert	Document the dissection process in detailed written format Responsible for consistency in part number labeling Work directly with the Communication Liaison to provide documentation for reports
Alex Keller	Technical Expert Solid Modeler	Lead the hands-on product dissection process with disassembly & assembly Put Safety First! Work directly with the Documentation Expert to provide him with detailed information and commentary regarding product dissection
Alberto Santiago	Project Manager	Influence the group's productivity with: Achieving prioritized objectives (long-term) Organizing group meetings (short-term) Addressing conflict (immediate) Maintain open lines of communication with (and between) all group members Serves as reinforcement for any group member who needs help with his own duties
Hamlet Spencer	Visual Media Expert	Document the dissection process in visual format Label each part Photograph each part Visually catalog all parts Source and/or create visual media for reports Work directly with the Communication Liaison to provide him with an organized batch of visual content for reports
Mark Tomaszewski	Communication Liaison Technical Assistant	Update the Group's Wiki page Work directly with the Documentation Expert and the Visual Media Expert to compile data and compose reports Maintain professionalism in the group's communication Edit all published reports Backup the Technical Expert with his duties

Conflict Handling

In the event that group conflict occurs, it will be the duty of the group's Project Manager, Alberto Santiago, to address the conflict in a group setting and arbitrate a solution to the conflict. The group's first method of choice for reaching a resolution to conflict is to compromise within reason. If a simple compromise cannot be reached, then the group will rely upon a majority vote to resolve conflict.