Team D on Zappos
Presentation #2: The Boring OneChallenge Accepted
Starring:Carolina Pestana
Jaylene AshbyMelody Echavarria
Milton CerdaSvyatoslav Dolgolevskiy
MONDAY
Monday
• Professor Vragov sends out instructions and warns that he will not be in town for the next two classes;
• Team D really reads into the instructions;
• Team D finds them contradictory and confusing:
– Are there two separate presentations after all?
– How can a website be described for 25 minutes with slides?
– How can this “task” be broken into smaller subtasks?
• Team D requests clarifications fromprofessor.
TUESDAY
Tuesday
• Professor Vragov responds, confirming two separate presentations; suggesting doing what is told;
• Members of Team D search ways to get in touch and communicate outside the not exactly perfect Blackboard;
• Three members succeed; one restrains.
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday
• Team D conducts a first meeting in class sans one team member;• Assignment is actively discussed, still being confusing and
somewhat disliked;• Websites are discussed; Zappos chosen;• Roles distributed:
– Project manager: Slava;– Secretary: Jaylene;– Smart one: Carolina;– Creative department: Melody;
• Responsibilities distributed;• Project files started;• Major part of the first presentation is finished
before the end of the class.
Wednesday
NEXT WEDNESDAYImmediately,
Next Wednesday
• Team D conducts a second meeting in class; last team member suddenly appears;
• Another team member suddenly disappears; balance is maintained;• Projects are on track;• First presentation is ready to be merged into a single file; fails to do
so due to the absence of the entire creative department;• Questions arise:
– What exactly should be in the second presentation?– Which of the two presentations gets to be presented?
• A new email to professor Vragov is written;• Professor Pazdrowski attends the class; asks
about the project; looks confused.
Next Wednesday
THURSDAY
Thursday
• Professor Vragov replies; says it is the second presentation that gets presented; instructs to include screenshots of the project files as well as everything that happened to the team while on the project;
• Team D is deeply disappointed to find that the presentation that has been in the making for an entire week and is ready doesn’t get to reach the public in the end;
• Team D sends professor a letter of disagreement; suggests teams present the “fun” presentationsand submit project files instead.
Thursday
FRIDAY
Friday
• Professor declines.
WEEKEND
MONDAY2 days left
Monday
• Team members share files with each other;
• Individual project files are linked into the Master file;
• Microsoft Project 2010 wins “The Most Confusing Software Experience for a Thousand Dollars” Award.
TUESDAY1 day left
Tuesday
• Other final exams suddenly occur;
• Christmas songs start to annoy;
• This presentation is born;
• Team D hopes for the best;prepares for the worst.
(Thank you)
Team D:Carolina Pestana
Jaylene AshbyMelody Echavarria
Milton CerdaSvyatoslav Dolgolevskiy
Special thanks to:Professor Vragov