Preliminary Report

Your team's first official document

NOTE

• All as a result of first meeting w/ client
• All are apparent/preliminary
• Feel free to add or re-arrange, but include at least these points

General

• Formal PDF of Word doc (or whatever)
• Use diagrams (hierarchical?) where makes sense
• Use hand/machine sketches as appropriate (keep simple)
  • Interface ideas
  • Architecture
• PDF tools
  • Acrobat on PC w/ scanner in glab
  • Unix ps/pdf tools

The Report

• Title Page
  • Project Title
  • Client
  • Date
  • Authors (team members)
  • Signatures of authors/members
• Overall Goal(s)
  • Summary prose
• Product Features
  • List and rank (1=fantasy, 10=required)
• Interface ideas/thoughts (sketch)
• Package Options
  • Plan A: features 1, 4, and 6
  • Plan B: features 2, 7, and 8
• Critical Path (CP) Items for EACH Plan
  • Show stoppers in general
  • Things to learn (assign)
  • Things to get/procure (assign)
  • Things to understand
• Fall-Back Options/Notes for CP Items
• Schedules
  • When will team meet alone? (weekly)
  • When will team meet with client? (bi-weekly)