Proj. Manag.
Project Management
Guidelines for Weekly Progress Reports
Weekly Progress Reports (see sidebar), the Gantt chart, and this Project Management page should be printed out before meetings with the sponsor and instructor.
All team members should be able to explain all items on the progress report.
Place a "*" at the beginning of the title of the active week Progress Report (see * in sidebar).
Project Objectives
Concisely list and prioritize the project objectives and constraints
High Priority Objectives
Adjustable footrest
Adjustable armrest
Adjustable back support
Small and portable
Quick, simple, easy, efficient
Safe for children
Easily sanitized
Second Priority Objectives
Easily reproducible
Aesthetically pleasing
Other Constraints and Issues
Mostly finished by the end of April
Testable prototype
Sponsors going out of town for awhile
WOW Design Solution
Ask what would their dream design solution would be like. You may not achieve this, but it is good to know what it would be like.
Risk Reduction Strategy
List areas of risk and strategy that will be used to eliminate risk really in the design process.
Test one of the adjustable/moving parts
See if quick and safe to use
springs, weights, pneumatics?
Intermediate Milestones
Identifying meaningful intermediate milestones is a critical for effective project management. Together with your sponsor identify such milestones, and specify specific performance requirements you aim to meet at each milestone.
Testable prototype in various stages
Armrest
Footrest
Backrest
etc.