Vinyl needs efficiency!!!!!!!!!

This had been the most issue I complained about: no efficiency!!! This team really good at wandering around, circling around, staying around, whatever you want to say. Almost every time we had a meeting, it always goes off the purpose of the meeting. During the post mortem this morning, this problem becomes apparent. Almost everyone said that the meeting is always off the topic. For me, the reason is not only that but also the management issue. These are the reasons for me:

1. off topic: Brianne suggested to have a list of meeting topic and the one who host the meeting need to stick on it. Roger suggested instead of having discussion during meeting, we need to make decision during meeting. Both suggestions are really nice. I hope the producers will take it into action and importantly, the meeting host need to be strict!
2. everyone is equal: With everyone is equal, everyone has the equal authority to make the design. This will bring the game nowhere. We need a hierarchy. We need a system! The lead designer decided the game design and everyone can gives him input. When the lead designer told the team the design changes during meeting, the meeting shouldn't be another design discussion! If someone has argument, the lead designer should talk in person with that person. Roger also mentioned a good point today. Instead of trying to buy everyone into the changes, be a strict person. Put the design change into action and deal with the complain later. No one can make everyone happy. So, again, when it's necessary the producers are OK for be mean.

One other thing that I think cause the inefficiency in our team is sincerity! This mostly happened on our art discussion. Whenever we have the artist in the meeting, we always backed down our opinion and whenever the artist is not around, we said the other thing. The main reason for this is so clear to me: the artist cries so easily! The team which mostly boys, doesn't want to offend the artist and made the artist cry. But... that's not going to be good for either the team and the artist! If you want to say something, just say it! As Roger mentioned to me last Friday, if before the artists cries every week, now she will cry once every two weeks during the build review meeting.

Anyways, Roger told the team this morning that whoever feels they weren't being sincere during build review. They need to do it start from this moment. Everything that being thumbed down during build review doesn't necessary meaning that it will be cut.

Well, I hope these will be improved after this post mortem. As for me, I will be more sincere on the build review and I will try to keep everyone on topic during meeting.

Vinyl  post IGF post mortem wall

Vinyl post IGF post mortem