This report is to critically evaluate the applications workshop project and how our group worked together. Our main objectives were to design the database for The Pine Furnishing Warehouse to the satisfaction of the manager of the company. We had to update or modify the system each time we received feedback from the manager. This was to ensure a more efficient and durable database for the company and to give all the employees of the company more convenient access to the product and customer information.
These main objectives of our project were reached through discussions and interacting with our team members. We had five members in our group. Our first meeting was of great importance to the overall project as we were able to simply sit down and discuss the project and how we could work our way around it. We were able to specify what task each individual group member was completing before the next meeting. After the first meeting, the rest of the group and I were certain as to what was expected of us and how much effort hard work was required.
This meeting set the tone for all the later meetings and we 'elected' a chairman and a secretary and agreed that all work will be shar
There were many problems that we came across, especially with attendance to group meetings due to clashes with classes as some our group were based on a different campus of the University. These problems did arise very regularly and it was sometimes extremely difficult to even arrange a meeting with our tutor to present our progress. We did at some points not make any positive progress more than a week because of these difficulties. The way we solved these problems was to make sure that we did not lose contact with the group. There would always be e-mails from our secretary to remind us of our next meeting, a phone call to make sure we remained focused on the task.
We have previously studied the make up of groups and how we react in different ways when placed in a group situation. The Belbin's team skills inventory gave us an insight into how team members will react in group or team situations. In this theory there are various roles that a team member can "play". This entails the reactions of the team, how each individual deals with the project and strives to achieve their goals. It also gives an insight on how each individual will interact with other team members and contribute to the project.
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