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On Site Activities

Playbook (approx page 43): capstone-support-dev:export:playbook/Capstone Playbook.pptx


Resources for On-site Activities


Action Items / Meeting Prep

These tasks should be completed before next on-site meeting (Day 3)

Team Development / Design Process Refresher

  • * Watch Wiki video (3 min)
    • Add your personal info (name, preferred pronouns, major, RPI email, and phone #) to team’s Wiki on EDN

Administrative Tasks

  • Follow instructions on Subversion page to download and install client, then checkout a copy of ONLY your project’s working folder from the Repository. Visit your PE’s office hours for assistance.
  • Prepare Client Meeting #1 PPT slides using the given template and instructions.
    • template
    • instructions - Client_Meetings
    • Create a thread in the Project Management forum called Client Meeting 1
    • When your slides are ready for review, post the slides to that thread. You'll also use the thread for your meeting minutes
    • Send a link to that forum thread to your PE so that they can review your slides.
  • Choose the client liaison within your team.
    • This person will be the focal point of contact for emails to/from your client. They are NOT the team's "spokesperson" at meetings, conference calls, on/off site meetings etc.
  • Read Meeting Minutes Wiki page to learn how to take good meeting minutes. You need to take meeting minutes from next class onwards.

Project Technical Work

  • We invite you to bring project questions to next class.
  • Identify one Customer Need for your project and translate it into an Engineering Requirement.
    • Watch Forum Posting video (3 mins)
    • (first person to post) Create a SINGLE thread in EDN Design Forum titled "Initial Needs and Requirements”
    • (everyone else) Reply to post with your thoughts.
  • For ongoing projects, review prior semesters’ final presentations in accordance with PE instructions for discussion during Meeting 3 or 4
    • PPT should be in last semester's Repository or Final Deliverables Forum on EDN
    • (first person to post) Create a SINGLE thread in EDN Background Info Forum titled "Questions about project"
    • (everyone else) Reply to post with questions you have about project

Reminder

  • Identify time and register for Team Building Retreat
  • Complete the Online Safety Training 'Rensselaer Manufacturing and Prototyping Laboratories-Safety Orientation' in Percipio (https://rpi.percipio.com/) before Class 6 and post completed safety certificate in a thread in Project Mgmt Forum.

full list of Capstone Daily Agendas

previous onboarding meeting- Day 1 Agenda

next project scoping meeting- Day 3 Agenda