Overall Finalization

Contribution to the Community:

We see our project positively influencing the lives of residence in North Vancouver. This influence will come after the execution of the project in June 2014. As the safely steps in place for an emergency will be tested any issues that arise will be looked into. After the project completion citizens should feel safer knowing that the efficiency of communication has been increased amongst safety personnel.

What was Learnt Along the Way Regarding Project Context, Planning and Implementation:

As mentioned previously about the implementation of the project, planning clearly demonstrated its effectiveness during the execution of our project. Although there our client did not set deadlines for our project, setting a reasonable schedule for ourselves motivated our teams into completing our tasks. Thus, after knowing that the rest of the group has finished their part, there was no reason to delay individual work even if there was no real deadline. In other words, the better the planning, and the better the outcome of the project will be.

Project Completion

How the Project Unfolded During Implementation:

At first, the whole project seemed very daunting and confusing after we listened to our client’s request. There was a period where our group does not know how to start and had time conflicts to meet the other group. Our first major step towards the project was majority of the two groups got together and step up a schedule and brainstorm ideas together. That meeting impacted all of us tremendously and drove the teams into the right direction; those who understood the project explained to those who were unclear until everyone knew what to do. A while after, we held our second major meeting, this time we assigned work to different members who excel at certain tasks. As we the project progressed, it became much easier overtime and does not seem that difficult anymore.

What has Gone Well and What Needed Extra Work:

In our project, we produced injects for the North Shore Emergency Management Office which were composed of visual injects made from Photoshop and verbal injects which were written descriptions. We were required to work together with another CBEL group on the same task in which we successfully collaborated with them by delegating tasks equally to each group to ensure that both groups worked as one cohesive group, and no task was repeated by the groups. As a result, our successful collaboration with the other group allowed us to work efficiently and produce good quality injects to be sent to the client. Our group also worked well together as we divided tasks equally to ensure that every member has a fair contribution to the project, and we frequently met as a group to make critical decisions regarding the project. One aspect our group could have improved on is the attendance of meetings, full attendance in group meetings were rare, and would often require those who were present in the meeting to reiterate what occurred at the meeting to the absent member

Project Outcomes:

In the project, we were asked by the client to create approximately 30 to 50 visual and written injects. We managed to create a total of 50 injects for the client, which were divided into visual injects created using Photoshop, and written descriptive injects. The majority of injects were visual because we decided as a group it was more suited for the client’s purposes of using them. As we were required to collaborate with another CBEL group on this task, our group was responsible for creating 25 injects respectively, in which we successfully produced 17 visual injects, and 8 written injects. Our visual injects used software such as Photoshop to reproduce images on how important structures and buildings in North Vancouver could look after being affected or damaged by an earthquake or natural hazard. Our written injects use descriptive first-person language to describe a scenario of the aftermath of a natural hazard of a key structure or location in North Vancouver.

Final Photo of the Project Being Submitted to the Client

Project Implementation

In conjunction with the other team also working on the same project all deliverables to the client have been finalized. Each student has been assigned very specific tasks to complete in order for the project to be completed smoothly. In total there are 50 injects between both teams. The actual work being completed is confidential and photos may not be shared on this blog. Approximately 30 injects were required which leaves plenty of wiggle room for the client to be completely satisfied. Email communication has been very effective and overall the project is going very smoothly.

To complete each of the tasks Photoshop is required and students working on the visual injects have access to the program. This means that there will not be a cost associated with the project or any additional resources required.

Photoshop Edit Before Inject Completion

It is expected that the project be complete before the poster session which means that approximately 2 injects need to be completed per student per week. As the client does not need the project complete until the beginning of June all-important deadlines will be met.

The written injects are individual tasks that have been decided upon as a group and should be very clear to the student completing the inject. The Photoshop injects are being completed by multiple students who have met up and shared their own tips with each other in order for efficient and effective completion of the task.

There are no safely issues associated with the project. All risks associated with the project are copyright problems in which our client is looking into, this is why the injects cannot be shared and are confidential.

Client satisfaction is the largest indicator of success. Overall group satisfaction and completion of all tasks on time are also indicators of success. In June our project will be implemented, the feedback received from the implementation is also an indicator of success.

Response Blog

This blog is to respond to comments the team has gotten on previous posts!

Question: In your hopes to make a positive difference to the residents of North Vancouver, how would you see this project impacting their lives?

Answer: We see our project positively influencing the lives of residence in North Vancouver because the safely steps in place for an emergency will be tested and any issues that arrive will be dealt with. After the project completion citizens should feel safer knowing that the efficiency of communication has been increased amongst safety personnel.

Question: Are you on target with your plan? Have you found that your estimates are reasonably accurate?

Answer: So far our team is very pleased with our progress and it is looking like all deadlines will be met. This is due to our diligent planning and prompt meetings and goals. The workload has been reasonable and manageable, our team has also evenly split the workload and we have all set target goals and deadlines. Everything so far has gone in accordance to our original timeline.

Question: I hope you get the chance to sit back from this work now and then to observe how the relationship between you and your client is developing, how the relationships between team members are developing, and whether the process of project implementation that you are following is working well, or whether you will change the process next time you work on a project.

Answer: Our team is fortunate to have a very cooperative client and mentor whom have both been very quick to respond to any questions. There have not been any communication problems thus far in the project. Our team meets weekly to make sure everyone is on the same page and work is continuously moving forward. Our client gets updates and so far is pleased with our progress. Project management has gone smoothly and there have not been any conflicts. The overall process of team management would not be changed should a similar project occur in the future.