Team Contract

Members: Shubhom Bhattacharya, Rohan Rai, Ta Wei (David) Yeh, Ho-Jung Yang

Day, time, and place for regular team meetings:

[ECE 3400 Class Time] Friday , 11:15 AM - 12:05 PM
[ECE 3400 Lab Time] Thursday, 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
[Outside Meeting Time] Monday at 6 PM



Preferred method of communication:

Facebook Messenger will be preferred form of communications.

Decision-making policy:

Decision by consensus.



Method for setting and following meeting agendas:

Meeting agendas will be set by the current team leader. Messenger has a a reminder function that can be used to notify each other of when meetings will be. We will keep each other on track.

Method of record keeping:

The future team lead will be in charge of recording minutes on a google doc to which we will all have access.



Team Expectations

Work Quality

Perfect everytime. We don't tolerate imperfections. Presentations and writing quality will be less scrutinized.
Whoever fails has to buy food of a monetary value greater than $10.

Team Participation

We can all agree on which tasks need to be done and delegate to each other, making sure that everyone is up to their work distributions.
We'll work near whiteboards and everybody will be given a marker so that they can begine writing their ideas immediately.
We'll take intermittent breaks to keep high level of focus and making meeting agendas with timestamps for certain tasks.
We will be organized around informal shared leadership.



Personal Accountability

Expected individual attendance:

Be on time to all meetings (5 min can be acceptable but we might call you).

Expected level of responsibility for fulfilling team assignments, timelines, and deadlines:

Just do it. ~Nike

Expected level of communication with other team members:

Be in touch, if urgent we'll just call.

Expected level of commitment to team decisions and tasks:

Full commitment this is your life now.



Consequences for Failing to Follow Procedures and Fulfill Expectations

Describe, as a group, you would handle infractions of any of the obligations of this team contract:

Buying food for everybody else.

Describe what your team will do if the infractions continue:

Visit Robin Parker for team advice. Facetime with him if necessary.

Team Leadership Plan

Team Leader will be in charge of delegation but must also leave the door open for advice and some level of delegation from team members. This is an informal team leader.

Week 1-4 (Start-up, Lab 1, Milestone 1): David
Week 5-8 (Lab 2, Lab 3, Milestone 2): Shubhom
Week 9-12 (Lab 4, Milestone 3): Ho-Jung
Week 13-16 (Milestone 4, competition, final report): Rohan

Contract

I participated in formulating the standards, roles, and procedures as stated in this contract. I understand that I am obligated to abide by these terms and conditions. I understand that if I do not abide by these terms and conditions, I will suffer the consequences as stated in this contract.

  • Rohan Rai - 8/31/18
  • Ta Wei (David) Yeh - 8/31/18
  • Ho-Jung Yang - 8/31/18
  • Shubhom Bhattacharya - 8/31/18