Incorporating Less Frequently Available Team Members

[Taylor]

Progress charts work well in these areas. If there is a graphic display in the workshop that shows what has been done, what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, and who to talk to for details on each sub-project, it helps the members be more self-sufficient and raises overall accountability.

[gvarndell]

Originally Posted by Taylor

Progress charts work well in these areas. If there is a graphic display in the workshop...

Consider the benefits of taking this one step further -- make status and progress information available to all team members via the internet.
Whether via email blasts or team web page, if your team members can keep current even when they can't be 'in the shop', then they won't have to spend their precious shop time catching up.
One could argue this is important enough to merit assigning some team members to be responsible for the maintenance of such information.