New Buddy System: noe buddy tells me!

Short Description

The new buddy system works in such a way,

• if you are in the same row, 2 or 3 of you are in the same buddy group.



• By default, the first point of communication should be the person highlighted in blue. If he is unavailable, default backup will be chosen by alphabetical order of his first name.

• For example, if Alex is unavailable, Chuan Ji will be the next liasion. So if Alex is going overseas, he informs Chuan Ji, and Chuan Ji informs Chao Xing that he will replace Alex for the week. Any message Chao Xing wants to pass down to the team via sms, he will now message Chuan Ji instead of Alex)

Objectives: noE buddy tells me!

Once in awhile, we get the problem of a communication breakdown especially during a last minute issue (e.g. match cancellation due to poor pitch conditions). And what happened to Wei Long, Randy and Vik before was that "Nobody tells me!!!" and they ended up at the venue even though the match was cancelled.

But what if you have a designated buddy in the team and at the same time, we all make a little extra Effort to help coordinate a message relay system in conjunction with our existing communication channels. I believe we can improve the communication among the team better. Now, don't worry, know that your buddy will ensure that you are kept informed of the updates. Hopefully, not just the pun on words, but when we "noE buddy tells me" now and we are not some blur cock standing around asking, "Eh, who's supposed to pass this message to whom?" or "Eh how come I receive the same message 3 times from 3 different people."

Having discussed and experimented a little with 9 members of the team prior to this post, I am formally suggesting this system to the entire team. The buddy system will help in the following (but not limited to) ways:

• for last minute issues (e.g. cancellations, injuries due to morning soccer)



• attendance issues (e.g. has your buddy updated his attendance via playmaker? It it that your buddy can/can't play in a match at the 11th hour? But please note that it is not the sole responsibility of the names highlighted in blue to make sure you update your attendance timely. Each of you should be reminding one another.)



• concerns (while I will prefer you come to me personally, but if you are shy, feedback to your buddies and they will relay to me)

• Keep your buddy updated about team affairs and the team updated about your buddy's commitment levels (2-way communication, if I have to step in to ask sth like, "how come this person is mia?" when instead the team should be informed proactively, something is wrong somewhere already. So please please update proactively.)



• more communication between your buddies (well it's part of my wishlist)