Meeting Summary 27/04/2015

In this meeting the group discussed the limitations of the previous posts in the Engineering category. This included grammar checking, adjusting post names and re-formatting some of the figures to make the posts easier to follow. In addition to this, the group outlined some changes to the portfolio that would ensure that the portfolio was easy to follow and to navigate around. This included rearranging the posts to be in chronological order, reordering the posts to begin with the earliest post, adding a home page button, and choosing a clearer blog layout.

During the meeting the group discussed the next series of posts in preparation for the deadline of the assignment. It was concluded that the group should focus on a select couple of posts:

1. A concluding post that summarises the product, how it is used, who it is used by, and where it fits into the market. This post should summarise the entire project, and clearly state the product which the group has developed to its finishing stage.

2. A cost benefit analysis which indicates potential costs for testing the product extensively through qualitative and quantitative research. This will show consideration of the product beyond the time scale in which the group has worked on the product, but is necessary for a product to be released on the market.

3. Future test planning considerations in which the next testing stages of the product are evaluated against a time scale. This is vital for the testing stages of a product to be released to the public, and is again showing consideration further than the group’s time scale.

4. Future considerations for technology and tools which would again be vital for a product being released upon the market. This is particularly relevant for the TravelSafe app as it would require technological testing, and reliability testing of the data sets intended for use.

In addition to these tasks the group will finalise the format and grammar corrections to the portfolio, ensuring the highest quality of posts and usability to the reader.

For the next meeting

The group concluded that a first draft of these posts should be completed as soon as possible in order to allow enough time for editing, and portfolio editing before the portfolio deadline on May 1st.

This post represents that coherent structure and story are present in the portfolio which uses the entry and tags mechanism of the blog system. It tells the story of the project by explaining individual roles clearly, explaining why these were decided, and what outcome they will produce later on in the project.

Minutes by Briony.