Project management

Management ... sounds like my kind of job.  Sit back, relax and dish out work so other people can complete it for you.  I THINK NOT.  Managing is a very responsible job.

This is our current assignment, supervising a group of 2nd year students to complete a full set of working drawings, like in a office.  The hand in date is the 7th of April 2011.

So what does a manager/supervisor have to do...

• Working out program to encourage progress - Fail to plan, plan to fail.
• Allocating students to specific drawings according to their skills.
• Avoid conflict at all times
• Be reasonable and responsible
• Stay calm - junior students can smell fear
• Be confident
• Use your natural talents to assist the group members in crit sessions.
• Be available at any time of day
• Keep them busy at all times, so that they don't deviate from the project.

My group is a hard working and enthusiastic bunch of people.  Everyone is working together and they have a lot of questions.  We are meeting twice a week for crits, Mondays at 14:30 and Wednesday at 12:00.

Thus far my program is complete and the students have to draw the plans. They have all the necessary information to complete the set in time for hand in. 

2nd years good luck!!!