Follow Up

Questions for Development Team Members

Please describe the plan or strategy your team used to direct the focus group.

 

Name each of the members of the development team and describe their role in the focus group process.

 

How did the actions of your team help the focus group participants think of requirements that they would like in an online advising system?

 

How did the actions of the development team hinder the focus group participants’ ability to think of requirements that they would like in an online advising system?

 

Describe two tactics you would use to improve the quantity and/or quality of the requirements generated in the focus group.

 

Describe one difficult interaction that occurred between the development team and a focus group member.  Describe how would you handle the interaction differently so the outcome was more positive?

 

How much control do you believe the development team has over the quantity and quality of requirements generated in the focus group?

 

How much control do you believe the focus group members have over the quantity and quality of requirements generated in the focus group?

 

If your future career includes working with users/customers to generate requirements for a product you are developing, describe the skills you have that will be most beneficial to you.  Describe the skills you need to improve to be successful

 

Did the different motivation levels of the development team seem to have an effect on the quantity or quality of the requirements generated in the focus group?  If yes, how can this be overcome?

 

Did the different motivation levels of the focus group members seem to have an effect on the quantity or quality of the requirements they generated in the focus group?  If yes, how can this be overcome?

 

 

Follow Up

Questions for Focus Group Members

 

 

How did the actions of the development team help you think of requirements that you would like in an online advising system?

 

How did the actions of the development team hinder your ability to think of requirements that you would like in an online advising system?

 

Describe two tactics you would use to improve the quantity and/or quality of the requirements generated in a focus group of students if you were part of the development team.

 

Describe one difficult interaction that occurred between the development team and a focus group member.  If you were a member of the development team describe how would you handle the interaction differently so the outcome was more positive?

 

How much control do you believe the development team has over the quantity and quality of requirements generated in the focus group?

 

How much control do you believe the focus group members have over the quantity and quality of requirements generated in the focus group?

 

If your future career includes working with users/customers to generate requirements for a product you are developing, describe the skills you have that will be most beneficial to you.  Describe the skills you need to improve to be successful.

 

Did the different motivation levels of the development team seem to have an effect on the quantity or quality of the requirements generated in the focus group?  If yes, how can this be overcome?

 

Did the different motivation levels of the focus group members seem to have an effect on the quantity or quality of the requirements they generated in the focus group?  If yes, how can this be overcome?