Relying on other group members

Throughout the project, a large part of the team work was relying on people. This was an issue because it meant that if people were unreliable, some of the work would not get done or there would be a delay in the process and it would make people fall behind, in terms of their gantt chart. My first example would be group members attendance. If someone was absent it would cause the rest of the group's work to be delayed.  With important tasks like contributing ideas for the website and team meetings, it was very important that all the team members were present because we needed the maximum number of people to help design and plan the website. When some team members were absent due to illness or examinations it proved difficult for the rest of the group to function properly. The group also had to rely on certain people regarding the team meetings. The person who was head of the meeting was relied on by other group members because they had to cover everything that needed to be covered and also give everyone an equal opportunity to put forward their ideas and opinions. The group members also had to rely on the minutes secretary to ensure that they typed up the minutes of the meeting and distribute it to everyone on the same day. This held a lot of responsibility and was a key function withing the group.

We also had to complete a task that required everyone in the group to go away and research two different artist websites. This meant that everyone needed to be present so they could do the research and give their feedback in a team meeting. Unfortunately, not everyone was present whilst completing this task and we did not get a full set of ideas for the website. To help resolve this problem I would make sure that we held the meeting for this task on a day that everyone was present. We would then have a full set of ideas and the planning and designing for the website would be much easier. The group had to rely on one of the group members to produce a set of website structure diagrams. The website structure diagrams basically outlined what the website structure would look like and what website pages each member of the group was going to create. This was a task that had a lot of responsibility because without it, the team would not know what pages they were designing and we could not get started quickly.

How my contribution affected others

By ensuring that team meetings were held on the days that every group member was absent, was a good solution to the problem becasue it ensured that all group members knew about the meeting and they were present of the time it commenced.

Was this a long or short term issue?

This was a long term issue becasuse the group had to ensure that they were present for every team meeting throughout the whole production of the website. This proved a success and helped with the development of my new skills. I learned how to manage a team and suggest improvements to the way things were being done.