How I love My Peaks!

From this week we are going to be commenting on the ongoing projects, which I think is a good idea. It may open people up to talking about their thoughts and feelings about how things are going.

The 1 challenge maybe not to drone on and keep it interesting, after all there are other things, some of us, would like to say!

The CiSSy Project

The CiSSy project is not going as well as I would have liked at the moment. I need to generate some more layout ideas, and quickly. I part of the reason I have become side tracked is because of the responsibility of being a project manager, though as a manager, I will have to learn to 'juggle' tasks.

There is a little re-writing of the web plan to do also, I feel the base is okay but there needs to be some substance to it. The 'delivery requirements' is a particular concern. I think currently the plan lacks defined information, regarding the technologies involved in the production of the CiSSy site.

I intend to put this right by Sunday 3rd December though.

The iMe Project

The web plan is again my main concern with this project, and also the delivery requirements again. Similar reasons to the 'CiSSy' project really.

But enough web plan misery, I am actually quite happy at where I am at with regards to layout and site design. I feel I have come up with some decent ideas but I need to get some feedback on them, this of course is 'EVIDENCE', I emphasise this because it helped me to get a 'merit' in the 'culture vulture' project.

I want to get into the production of the 'iMe' site as soon as possible really, I think with the other projects we have on going it would be a good idea to get a site up and running before the 19th Dec deadline. It may ease the pain later!

The 'On the Job' Project

Well as I stated in the previous blog, I am actually quite enjoying the responsibility, in a weird way, of being Project Manager. It has its challenges such as making sure the team produces what they should, when they should, but I think they are doing me proud at the moment. Keep it up 'me Daves'!

It has been interesting to meet a client and have to take down all the information, then relay it to the team. There have been a few meetings already and I do not mind them, but it does mean I have to sacrifice some of the other more creative tasks.

I hope by next week our team will have in place a full web plan, rough designs and digital designs. My Gantt chart says we start production on Monday the 4th Dec, so if the Gantt chart says so, it shall be!!

Peak of the Week!

Yes it's back!!

Well I would say my peak has been getting the 'merit' (though technically that should have been last weeks peak) but I also got a nice letter from the college this week, it informs me that I have been received an award for 'best interactive media' student.

I will have to attend a ceremony to receive my prize, which makes me nervous, but it made me very proud to be nominated. It made my day! So two peaks then, just how I like it! Hopefully lots more to come.

Aims

1. To have our team where I want us to be, i.e web plan, rough designs, digital designs done, ready for production on Monday.

2. To have CiSSy web plan finished for Sunday this week.

3. To have iMe web plan finished for Sunday this week.

Just the 2 aims, but big ones. If I can get these aims done, I will be a happy student next week.

Thanks for reading, and as usual, FEEDBACK PLEASE, talk to me people!!

Mark