Figure 5: A Sample Gantt Chart
Team dynamics goes to the heart of a well functioning group. It is the unseen forces that operate in a team between different people or groups that can strongly influence how a team reacts, behaves or performs, with the effects being very complex. Meanwhile a significant shift is taking place in our modern organizations, which increases the emphasis on the group or the team. Technology is the driving force behind this shift as currant tasks have grown too difficult for individuals to tackle alone. Harnessing the potential power of the team can have a dramatic effect on productivity and job satisfaction leading to the group or team becoming the core unit in many organizations. Research has shown that groups are more effective in solving problems and learn more rapidly than individuals.
Activity #1: Identify students to be part of groups playing to the strength of the student’s background. Assuring that every group has one student with their strength in either the electrical, mechanical or software disciplines, will put the project in the best possible position to succeed.
Activity #2: Monitor the group’s progress throughout the development life cycle taking corrective action as required, especially when a task falls behind a pre-determined task timeline.
The Robot Arena:
Activity #1: Building the Robot Arena
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