April
19
Week 8: SKS Collaboration Plan
Summary and report out on the results of the SKS exercise
Start
- Drafting an agenda on what we’re going to be discussing at our group meetings
- Writing a list of things that we hope to accomplish (individually and as a team) each week
- Keeping tabs on all of our accomplishments on a google doc so that every team member is up to date with what the others are doing
Keep
- Meeting on a regular basis
- Communicating with each other throughout the week and not just during meetings or class time
- Paying close attention to the ideas and inputs of each team member
Stop
- Mixing zoom links up
- Forgetting to show up to meetings
- Leaving blog assignments for the last day
Save Tuba’s detailed Collaboration Plan for our team clearly articulating our Goals (Small g and Big G), Roles, Procedures, and Relationships.
Small goals
- Diana: Focus on developing coding skills, garner a slightly more advanced proficiency of Russian, keep up with what the team is working on outside of app development
- Rubiat: Focus on developing coding skill sets to implement new features to the app and improve user experience along with having clear communication with team members outside of the app development.
- Yamil: Ensure Alpha validation focus groups are completed with designed protocols
Big goals
- Come up with a clearer plan for beta testing process
- Work on getting the first four levels of the app in before the end of the semester
- Come up with better metrics to assess the short-term impact of the app
Roles
- Diana: Works on coding the app, cultural specialist (understands Kazakhstan’s educational system/the general mindset of the people)
- Rubiat: Works on coding the app, Works closely with the design team.
- Yamil: Design beta validation protocols to ensure a successful and efficient use of the limited time during the in-country experience
Procedures
- Have a team member take notes in a shared google doc at every meeting, and assign clear action items to people so that things get done before the next meeting.
- Make decisions by having discussions with the whole group and reach a consensus.
- Communication methods:
- Share all documents in Google Docs
- Communicate through GroupMe
- Meet over Zoom on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Relationships
- Spend some time talking about topics that aren’t necessarily related to the venture during meetings
- Ensure that every team member feels comfortable sharing their opinions
- Make an effort to socialize outside of an academic setting (e.g. meeting up for lunch once we’re all on-campus)
- Be mindful of the potential scheduling difficulties/time zone differences of each teammate, and brainstorm ways to work around them such that everyone gets to attend the meetings