Prototype Reflection

Overview

Reflection is an important part of learning process

For this assignment you are going to take time to think and reflect about what you have learned so far this semester during the scope definition effort.

The numbered questions pertain to how your team worked together. The peer review table assesses each individual team member. Answers should be as long as they need to be. There is no required or minimum length.

Preparation

• Find a quiet place and time to think and reflect.

• Look back on your the sections of the Software Development Plan

  • Think about the meetings and effort to complete them

• Review the Questions below and complete

Team Dynamics Questions

1. How well did your team achieve the project goal for the prototype? (choose one)

   • Extremely well
   • Well
   • Adequately
   • Poor

2. Did all team members agree on the following aspects of the prototype? (choose yes or no for each item)

   • Identifying risks
   • What to prototype
   • Division of responsibilities
   • Prototype design
   • Prototype implementation

   If team members did not agree on all the above aspects of the prototype, how did the team resolve the issues encountered?

3. What went well for your team?

4. What should your team have put more effort into? Less effort into? Why?

5. What challenges did your team encounter?

6. Overall, how effectively did your team work together on this project? (choose one)

   • Extremely well
   • Well
   • Adequately
   • Poor

Peer Review

For each of your teammates (and then yourself) complete the following:

• Contribution

  • What percentage of the total deliverable were they responsible for?
  • Give a brief explanation of the contribution in the comments.

• Cooperation and ability to work with the team (attendance, contribution at meetings and discussions, carrying out designated tasks, dealing with problems). Rank cooperation on a scale of 0 (no cooperation) to 10 (maximum) contribution; give a brief explanation of the cooperation in the comments.

• Communication (effectiveness in meetings and discussions, clarity of work submitted to the team, communication between meetings and discussions, and providing feedback.) Rank communication on a scale of 0 (no communication) to 10 (maximum) communication; give a brief explanation of the communication in the comments.

• Dependability (consistency in involvement and achieving due dates, commitments, and deadlines.) Rank dependability on a scale of 0 (no dependability) to 10 (maximum) contribution; give a brief explanation of the dependability in the comments.

• Comments: required for each of the above categories.