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Originally Posted by Michael Sperber
No matter how you and your team choose to manage things, make sure everyone on the team buys into the process and communicate. In your communication, think of the following: clear, concise, open, frequent and honest.
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418 has been working with Project Management seriously for 2 years. It has shown a significant (understatement) increase in efficient use of time and resources. It is also a good system for students to learn, understand, and implement - training the new students as they enter the team.
One thing that I've noticed is that not all students 'get it' at the time they are going through the build process. Having to be accountable for having their part of the build ready, according to the time line when attending the weekly meeting, is not necessarily something everyone likes, respects, or wants to do. Sometimes, it isn't until after the build and the robot is shipped, that some students 'get it'. Our technical mentor, Danny Diaz, has done an extraordinary job of working with the team in this area. We can only improve and get better using this system.
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