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
Unit must produce super clean platforms, no loose residue remaining
Be able to remove cured resin without the use of liquids
Second Priority Objectives
Quick cleaning for large scale use and convenience
Able to collect and store removed resin for disposal
Easy and safe to use
Other Constraints and Issues
Speed of cleaning per unit
Noise & waste from cleaning process
Risk Reduction Strategy
List areas of risk and strategy that will be used to eliminate risk really in the design process.
Compiling a collection of different tools (ie. wire brushes, power tools, heat gun, compressed air pump) for quick and dirty testing
Temperature treating the print platforms to see affects on material properties of resin
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.
Identifying a concrete definition of clean vs. unclean
Determining the need for a multi-stage cleaning process
Eliminating different methods of cleaning (ie. scraping vs. rotary motion, wire wheel vs. scraper)