There has been some great feedback of where teams have and have not had success with the implementation of project management. I think there are some important aspects of the original post which should be brought up.
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Originally Posted by crazykid234
I had an internship this past year where they used project management extensively...
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Project management is used in many industries. I think that should play a part into the answer to your question. You utilized and maybe learned about project management in your internship, that knowledge could probably benefit some of the students on the team. Whether or not a strict schedule you create and update is followed during the build season, I think an introduction to project management could prove to be beneficial learning experience.
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Originally Posted by crazykid234
I worry that with our short schedule it's not worth the effort.
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As brought up in previous posts, maybe a simplified schedule could be useful. With tools like Gantt Charts I think they can been a useful resource. In one of my engineering courses my freshman year in college I learned how to use MS Project. I introduced it to one of the teams I was helping with last summer. It was a completely new thing for them. They used them, at least in the beginning of the season and even though they weren't used religiously the team now knows what Gantt Charts are, how they work, how they can be useful, how to use them, and have knowledge they didn't have before. I think even just that makes it worth it.