Simulation Project -
Performance Criteria

This page gives some suggestions on assessing quality and performance.

One important aspect of successful teamwork is that all team members agree on what they expect from each other. Failure to reach agreement on this before the project starts may lead to difficulties later.

Some examples of performance criteria are:

• Is open and forthcoming in discussions
• Is democratic (i.e. willingly accepts team decisions)
• Is punctual for team meetings
• Is reliable in finishing assigned work
• Is creative and full of ideas
• Communicates clearly
• Contributes significantly to the project
• Takes the initiative when appropriate
• Is cooperative
• Is prepared to spend the time necessary to complete his/her tasks
• ...

For milestone #1, your will be asked to agree on and submit a set of performance criteria for the SuM2 project. Try to think of the kinds of behaviour that you think would be necessary for a team member to contribute successfully to your project.

Consider both

• general criteria which apply to all team members
• specific criteria for each role, in particular for the team leader

Here, quality refers to the results of the simulation project itself. Criteria could include:

• Accuracy of results
• Success of validation
• Number of parameters studied
• Number of man hours needed
• Subjective impression of team's ability to work together
• Compactness of concpetual model
• Modularity of simulation program
• ...

  Decide in your team what criteria you will use to assess the quality of your results.

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