Evaluation

Going into the evaluation process, my group had a pretty solid idea of what our concept was and how it worked. We spent plenty of time creating our prototypes and working out the details of our product and service. Sometimes, criticism and suggestions aren’t necessarily something you want, but for our group, it worked out for the best. The evaluation process started when we pitched one on one with another group for a long period of time. This allowed us to be the most in depth with our pitch and ask questions that we wanted answered. I think that this step in the process was the most beneficial, because it gave us the most time to think about what we can change based on early suggestions. Although most concerns and suggestions were easy changes, we made the ones that we thought were appropriate and got ready for the next step which was pitching very briefly to the entire class. After we tweaked some small aspects, we pitched to the class and gained even more insightful feedback, mostly about the sanitization and shipping of our process. Our group was open to all suggestions and of course willing to change our product if we liked the suggestions or criticism, and this is what made the process smooth and efficient. We weren’t attached to this idea that was put out there; we realize that more minds work better than four, and when we started to see trends in suggestions we thought of new ways to incorporate them. Like I said, there were patterns in what questions and concerns people had on their feedback sheets. Things like glass containers could break, cross contamination in the pills, and competing with store brand items were ideas that crossed our mind, but nothing we focused on. It was only until we received feedback when we realized that some changes should be made. It was nice to hear that people liked the idea and the subscription process, and the only changes were minor details about the service. Being the last main step in the project, the evaluation process definitely allowed out group to hone in on the details as we finalize our project.