minutes from July 18th

Minutes Taken From Wednesday’s Meeting July 18, 2007

Recap of Tuesday’s Meeting: we discussed rules (monthly and not orderly), template, cover page, font selections for front cover, presentation plans, content of page assignments, and we came up with a tagline.

We were then asked by the instructor to relax and think about timeline check points (which are due to be reported at the end of the week).

Matt then gave the group some presentation tips:

1. Make sure What, When, and where is right on track
2. Examples and scenarios were also given.
3. The presentation should reflect customer relations.
4. We should control the client as opposed to vice verse.
5. If push comes to shove and we run out of info to discuss, recap, use examples, and know your information.
6. People pay attention to first third and the last third of presentation.
7. Lecture up front, answer questions in the middle and show examples during the final 1/3 of the presentation.
8. Questions should be delayed to appointed time in order to preserve time.

We then brainstormed about the key points of the presentation:

1. Project Scope Confirmation
2. Product Type
3. Role Defintition / Individual Strengths
4. We Picked a Project Manager
5. Timeline Creation
6. We checked against the scope rules
7. Strategy by timeline and role
8. Started to conceptualize
9. Compound against competition (Infield – Library)
10. Created Template
12. Publishers Guidelines
13. Created Market and Theme
14. Created content to timeline


The group discussed Scope, Milestone Chronology, and Highlights of Key Deliverables in more detail.

Scope: Our understanding of the task
Milestone Chronology: Highlights of week #1 and Week #2, in order.
Highlights of Key Deliverables which were: Timelines, Thumbnails, Cover Layout Templates, and a Content Directions plan.

Product Research was discussed as well as the order of progress.
The Order of Progress:
1. Roles
2. Product Research
3. Timeline
4. Theme
5. Page by page Content Assignments
6. Thumbnails(16 pages)
7. Content Directional Plan
8. Layout Templates
9. Cover Mockup
10. Publishing Rules
11. Target Market

The Team then discussed the contents of the presentation topic summary which consisted of:
1. High Level Next Steps – short term and long term
2. Include the answer to the question “Are we on track?”

We read objectives as posted on the blog.
Covers were reviewed. Suggestions of completed content by Monday were made.
Version two of the cover assignment was considered. Monday Kathy will bring more thumbnails of front cover.
Class was dismissed.