Team Contract

TEAM CONTRACT

BUSINESS CAPSTONE: BES3500

CROWDFUNDING PROJECT

Semester 2/2015                                                                                                                          

Team Members:

1) Ashean Mendis – MEABD31

2) Ahmed Rishwan- RIAHD73

3) Gnei Shuhany Hassen- KGSHF12

4) Zeenath Mohideen – MOZED22

The purpose of this team working agreement is to outline standardized expectations for

This units (Business capstone) crowdfunding project, and is concerned with the working relations and group structure among team members.

Team procedures:

Communication

Communication between team members shall be via e-blog, phone and Whatsapp conversations, and weekly team meetings. Members will check their e-mail and the blog once daily and reply when requested or necessary. Date, time preferred and agreed by all; as per convenience of each member Saturday and Sunday afternoons have been allocated as a fixed meeting days for discussions and to combine each members efforts. If a member cannot attend a team meeting, they must communicate to all members 24 hours prior to the meeting. Failure to communicate their absence will result in a strike (see "Consequences" below).

Decision Making

Each team member’s ideas and directions will be taken in to consideration and will be brought into a brainstorming session. The team believes brainstorming is a very effective method to resolve decision. Final ideas and decisions will be adopted by majority vote. Failure to communicate, or acting on a decision not sanctioned by the entire team, will result in one strike. (Please refer to "Consequences" section.)

Responsibility

Equal distribution of tasks has been allocated to each member according to their preference, so that maximum effectiveness could be achieved and equal distribution of marks per member should be allocated. Team members are expected to complete all tasks assigned to them by the due date. Failing to do so will result in one strike. (Please refer "Consequences" section)  Further if a member arises an unclear or difficult responsibility, it must be voiced to other team members swiftly so that they can be clarified or redefined.

Leadership

A team member will be allocated as the team leader although a democratic debate system will be used for decision-making. The allocation of work and agendas will be discussed by the team leader. Each member will be constantly updated every now and then regarding the progress of the work and each member’s completed tasks would be sent to the leader before the due date.

Group Progress

The group will create a timeline that includes dates for expected completion of work and other group objectives. This timeline will help the group to determine progress and how rules should be enforced with regard to participation of team members.

Consequences

Consequences will be based on a strike program with three strikes resulting in a probationary status and four strikes resulting in removal from the team.

Strikes may be given for any one of the following reasons:

·         Missed meetings without either communication 24 hours prior or a legitimate conflict.

·         Failure to abide by the rules presented in this working agreement.

·         Low commitment and substandard work presented in assigned tasks.

·         Failing to submit work for each deadline missed would result in 5% reduction

The ideas and requirements set forth in this working agreement are established so as to provide the best possible working conditions for completing the assigned project.

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a)      I participated in formulating the standards, roles, and procedures as stated in this contract.

b)      I understand that I am obligated to abide by these terms and conditions.

c)      I understand that if I do not abide by these terms and conditions, I will suffer the consequences as stated in this contract.

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