To: Dr.

Bruce

From: WeFixit

Date: 19 September 2017

Subject: WeFixits Team Charter

Team Members:

Eric Anderson Project Manager

Lauren Nubla Research Manager

Christine Erdtsieck Editing Manager

Mission and Objectives:

WeFixit will develop and submit a new guide instructing people on how to deconstruct and fix a

Samsung Powerbot r7070 for iFixits website. This project mission will be considered complete

when the iFixit audience has full access to the guide on iFixits website. Our project supports the

iFixit Organizations objectives to make repair easy and accessible for people around the world

and to reduce the amount of electronic waste filling landfills.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Project Manager:

o Organize group meetings.

o Communicate with iFixit through email.

o Settle conflicts that might arise during discussion.

o Support editing manager and research manager when needed.

 o Make sure all deadlines are met.

Research Manager:

o Coordinate all research required.

o Delegate research responsibilities when needed.

o Lead photography and design.

o Support other team members as needed.

Editing Manager:

o Verify documents are formatted accurately.

o Ensure citations are error-free.

o Research when it is requested or required.

Team Operations:

Members are expected to be present at meetings and respond to communication in a

timely manner.

Group members will not only responsible for their own fields of work, they will

additionally be responsible for assisting other team members; ensuring that all members

feel supported and meet deadlines.

Communication will be through email and text messaging, text messaging being the

primary source for group notifications (Markel 42). Everyone is expected to respond to

email or text within 12 hours.

The team will attempt to complete as much of the project as possible in class.

Independent work done outside of class will be fairly assigned with clear goals.

Group meetings outside of class will be scheduled on a case by case basis.

 Decisions will be made through discussion with the goal of reaching a consensus

(Wolfe 56). If a consensus cannot be reached, then the majority rules.

Internal conflict and personal issues that prevent a team member from having the ability

to participate actively and effectively will be brought to the attention of the project

manager (Wolfe 116, Markel 40). Conflict will then be discussed and resolved through

respectful discussion.

Team members who do not meet the expectations outlined in this charter will be given

three warnings before the problem is brought the Dr. Bruce.

Firing Clause:

Team members who have received three strikes for breaching group roles and

responsibilities and team operations will be subject to being fired. After three strikes, the

group will immediately present the issue to Professor Bruce. Behavior which puts the

success of the group in danger will count as three strikes and be brought immediately to

Dr. Bruce.

Timesheet:

Deadline Assignment Time Status Team

Member(s)

9/19/2017 Group Charter to

By 11:55 PM Titanium

9/27/2017 Draft of proposal

 9/28/2017 Send proposal to

ifixit / Upload

ifixit response to

Titanium

Works Cited

Markel, M. H. (2016). Practical strategies for technical communication. Boston: Bedford/St.

Martins, a Macmillan Education imprint.

Wolfe, J. (2010). Team writing a guide to working in groups. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins.