TEAM:Our Goal this week has been to write-up company summaries for competition, do more research into the potential customers and contact them. it has been a bumpy week for all of us as we have not had much success with the customers. that project has extended into this next week and until thanksgiving.

PERSONAL PROJECT:
Some of the plug-ins that i have worked on this past week have proven to be very good at helping with some of the less user-friendly parts of excel and visual basic, some explain out or better emphasis the things to do so it has been a good deal this week to spend time developing that further.

CLASS:
As we talked about coach Wooden and how it relates to the gospel and way in which the gospel teaches to change a man from the inside and he will change his surroundings, i was brought to think a lot of how men are inspired to teach and help us even if they are not members, i think their influence reaches the world and effects many.

Week 9

11/13/2010

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TEAM:Since we redefined our focus and what we should be looking for, we have had great success. this past week we defined potential customers by looking and digging into the industries which we serve. our goal has been to start building profiles for companies and contacting them in order to better grasp the costs associated with the industries.

PERSONAL PROJECT:
I had a great week identifying and putting to use some different plugin's that i found for visual basic and excel. I may need to take another week or so to get through them and fully utilize their potential. i wasn't planning on spending so much time on the different plugin's, but i am in good shape as far as my schedule goes, i have caught up and am ahead of where i had planned to be on some of my other planned things, so i have the time to really delve in and develop my knowledge where it is needed.

CLASS:
      Nothing has been learned or done that was not centered or understood or done because of my relationship to the gospel.  He who knows no that he knows not, follow him. Information acted upon causes a disparity or gap between what we know and where we should be. To help reduce the gap we must change, this change will help to reduce the disparity.The spiritual and intellectual goals of our lives must not be compartmentalized, they are inseparable in how vital we must rely on the gospel orientation and templates to analyze and goal intellectually.    In order to solve the problems we create, we must move to the next intellectual level, the spirit will guide that movement.  Look academia through the lens of the gospel, then you will learn true principles.
 
TEAM:
We met with Bam, the client for our consulting project, and were able to refocus our dedication and diligence towards finding customers, figuring out prices for manufacturing of the product, and also what the competition charges its customers. We needed to develop a little stronger our information in regards to the big players in the industry that we feel would be main competitors and so we did our due diligence to find what we could. also we started contacting some of these competitors and also industry experts to help us get a better feel for how they approach the industry, their customers, competition, and potential threats to the way that they do business. very good week.

PERSONAL PROJECT:
This week was kind of slow, i did what i had planned but it ended up not being too hard, i focused on identifying download-able plug-ins to enhance the performance and accessories of excel and visual basic, i will be exploring them next week.

CLASS:
As we discussed Netflix much of it was very interesting. The way the market changes soo quickly is a testament to the amount of knowledge and upkeep is demanded in the market. in order for them to do well they have to stay on their toes and anticipate the way the market will move, also to find their niche they need to understand their competitors weaknesses and also the unfilled want of the clients, and by filling that need first they are able to secure a stronger hold in market share. Something that sets Netflix apart from its competition is the customer ratings and recommendations database. because of such a well integrated system they are able to demand good market share, they found what their customer wanted.