[IndySam]

You have to have one person devoted to making sure needed tasks get accomplished and that the overall project stays on track. It’s the only way to manage a project and keep it on task. It’s amazing how much time can be wasted at the beginning of a meeting just trying to figure out what needs to be done.

Last year I kept it all in my head and I used a system of punch charts to show what needed to be accomplished. It was easy for the sub-team leaders and crews to look at these lists at see what work needed to be done. It worked well.

This year I’m going to use Gantt charts so people can see what’s rolling around in my head. I am going to require the student leaders to keep me posted on progress and this year we will produce the daily lists together. I am hoping that by the end of the second week the leaders are doing most of the work themselves. I think it’s going to be a great learning experience for us all.