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    Chapter 6 : Communication

    MMD3023
    Outline
    Communication
    Communication
    During a project we face to different changes that have
    different causes. But one of the most common is an
    alteration to the work specification.
    The computer industry has had to developed some form
    of control, this is called change control or change
    management.
    Communicating the changes may seem trivial, but the
    team is usually an extended one in which some processes
    are performed off site.
    Contacting several people to communicate a change and
    ensuring that they remember to carry it out is not trivial.
    Even identifying the change can be problematic. Unless
    each component has the identification code .
    Communication
    Apart from informing everyone any
    documentation will need to be revised and
    extra copies given out. This documentation
    for multimedia project can run into several
    hundred pages.
    On the other hand clients need to understand
    the possible consequences of changes.
    So documenting the changes and reporting
    the in an organized way is difficult.
    Communication
    Software engineers This make it clear that
    recommend using a change any change needs to be
    request form, which would considered by all
    involved for the possible
    have the following features: impact and the time for
    project name implementing the
    Date change to be agreed.
    Change initiated by Although this form will
    not be useful completely
    Change description
    for ever type of
    Requirement affected multimedia projects but
    Other program effect The similar process is
    Other system effect needed in multimedia
    developments.
    Planned start and completion
    resources affected
    Approvals
    Stages of a product
    A product generally follows these
    stages of development:
    1. Agreement to the overall structure and major content
    area
    2. Agreement of platform for offline projects, the systems
    technical capabilities for online, and product
    specification for both types of project
    3. Agreement to the detail of each component: text,
    navigation methods/menus, audio, graphics, video.
    4. Agreement that the package operates as stipulated for
    phase 1.
    5. Agreement that the product has fulfilled all
    specifications and is concluded.
    Responsibilities
    Project managers To keep clients informed
    responsibilities: on:
    to work with the client to a) general progress
    produce a mutually b) on any slippage as it
    acceptable proposal that occurs and actions to be
    outlines the project content,
    taken to remedy it
    timing and budget
    c) On any suggested
    To produce a detailed work
    schedule consistent with
    changes to the
    agreed start and finish specification arising
    dates, which will map out from technical or design
    phases of production. factors as soon as these
    occurs
    To monitor and record time
    spend on the project d) On any other factors that
    affect the project
    Responsibilities
    to ensure that each part of the project is produces
    to the right technical arrangement
    to ensure that the structure and approach to the
    program are agreed and signed off
    to ensure that the content is agreed and signed
    off
    To agree the number of turn-around days for the
    client organization for any revision
    to provide deadline for the client
    To get final sign off for the completion of the
    project
    The clients responsibilities
    To prepare a clear brief for the developers
    To work together on the detail of specifications
    To inform the project manager of any factors that will
    interrupt on the project
    To keep within the accept revised time, cost, and quality
    penalties
    To agree that any changes made after deadlines will incur
    time, cost, and quality penalties
    To agree that any slippage caused by delay of any type by
    the organization will incur time, cost, and quality penalties
    To help the developer gain access to any people or
    materials in the organization who will aid the project
    Summary
    Before beginning a project, determine its
    scope and content.
    The process of making multimedia involves
    idea analysis, pre-testing, task planning,
    development, and delivery.

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