Re-Organization of our Team

[ENeyman]

On our team, we use a Google Group to keep the whole team informed and updated. It works very well because you can get alerts sent straight to your email. Also, anyone can post something and the whole team will know.

[MrTechCenter]

Me and my team would love to tell you all about our team organization/structure. Send me a message and I'll email you!

[AJCaliciuri]

Team 1305 uses many techniques in organization. Firstly for communication, we use Google Apps (Groups, Calendar, Site, Docs...) for communication and collaboration. Social Media like Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and YouTube are reserved for unofficial team communication and external communication (the public). As for internal structure, we created a hierarchy structure based on Team 1334's concept. Its available here. The leadership structure is void of mentor positions (but they are still there). We have a Team Captain and then a management team (second and third rows of positions from the top). Our team realized last year that most of our older members had all the knowledge. So we set up our Web Share (a Google Site) which works like a wiki, any member can change and update guides and how-to's on a variety of subjects. Like our Programming guide and CAD workshops to train our 9th and 10th graders on the basics. As for mentors, you can find them everywhere. Teachers are a great place to start. From there, you should look to local businesses, organizations and sponsors for mentorship. As you said, outreach events are another great recruiting tool. Please feel free to use our resources. Check out our resources page on our website: www.team1305.org/resources

[Josh Fritsch]

Check out the Team RUSH Toolkit for Success. I think that you will find it has an incredible amount of information on how to build and structure a sustainable team. Its a 250 page document that includes what you are looking for.

http://teamrush27.net/requesttoolkit.html