MEMORANDUM

TO: ME 476C STUDENTS

FROM: JENNIFER WADE AND SARAH OMAN
SUBJECT: ANALYTICAL TASKS ASSIGNMENT
DATE: 2017 SECOND SEMESTER

Individual Post Mortem Analysis of ME 476C

(100pts: 75pts content/25pts Technical Writing)
The Post Mortem analysis is an individual assignment where you will discuss how the first
semester of capstone went. It will be turned into Bb Learn at the beginning of your second
semester.

This Report must answer questions all of the following questions:

1. Did the team complete the Purpose and Goals stated in the Team Charter?
2. Were the Ground Rules and Coping Strategies stated in the Team Charter followed?
What worked and what did not?
3. Which aspects of project performance (time management, product quality, manuf. Cost,
etc.) were most positive?
4. Which aspects of project performance were most negative?
5. Which tools, methodologies and practices contributed to positive (or negative) aspects of
performance?
6. What problems did the team encounter?
7. What specific organizational actions can be taken to improve performance?
8. What specific technical lessons did you learn?

This Progress Report must include:

 An introduction to the report contents
 The answers to the above questions organized into the following two categories
o Contributors to project success
o Opportunities/areas for improvement
 As this should be in report-style format, each paragraph should flow into the next, from
topic to topic. Each paragraph should clearly and smoothly convey which question you
are answering without using the question as a header.

The end goal of this Progress Report is that EACH individual team member shows they can
constructively analyze the performance of themselves and their team in order to improve
upon the second half of the project. When writing about any negative aspects of the first
semester, be sure to word the report in the most positive manner possible.

Format reports as follows:

- Single spaced, 11-point font - Reference page for any and all
- Include cover page with: sources used
o Name - SUBMIT AS PDF (no Word,
o Date .gdoc, Pages, etc.)
o Team number and name - Length: 3-4 pages
o Section information