Product & Team Management Ver. 10.30.12

1. Product & Team Management Ver. 10.30.12

2. TEAM ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENTTABLE OF CONTENTS 1) Pre-questions 2) The Coach; Role and Purpose 3) Team Size & Member Roles 4) Team Rules & Norms 5) Meeting Locations & Needs 6) Resolving Conflicts 7) Post-questions 8) Additional Resources & Contact Information

3. TEAM ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT Pre-questions (Table of Contents) Note: RRI  RoboRAVE International • Name two roles players can have on an RRI team? • A RRI team has _____ to _____ players? • Who are the two people you should go to for resolving conflicts on the team? • What are two team norms listed in this module?

4. TEAM ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT The Coach: Role & Purpose (Table of Contents) • Facilitator in charge of the teams • Opens and manages RoboRAVE International account • Register teams for correct divisions and robot challenges • Assures team member information is correct

5. TEAM ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT The Coach: Role & Purpose (Table of Contents) 4) Guides teams re: • Rules, • Optional points, • Motivation, • Time management, • Deadlines, • Conflict resolution, • Robot design, • Programming possibilities, and • To be on task before and at the event

6. TEAM ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT Team Size & Member Roles (Table of Contents) • Have FUN; Guided learning; interactive; innovation; standards…BUT if it is not fun…the students (and the adults won’t come back!) • Everyone participates; There is a role for everyone; teams need to share the work • 2 to 4 players per team; The highest grade level determines the division (i.e., one 6th grader on the team? Then it is a Middle school team)

7. TEAM ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT Team Size & Member Roles (Table of Contents) Four Job Titles & Descriptions Project Manager: • Guides team progress and use of materials • Manages timeline for design, programming, documentation • Trains a second team member for assistance & backup support Hardware Engineer: • Leads robot design and construction for challenge specifics • Manages timeline for completion and testing • Trains a second team member for assistance & backup support

8. TEAM ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT Team Size & Member Roles (Table of Contents) Software Engineer: • Leads programming for team • Manages back up programs; alternative programming ideas • Trains a second team member for assistance & backup support Communication/Media Specialist: • Leads documentation for online, written, photographs, video • Manages optional point assignments for forum • Trains a second team member for assistance & backup support

9. TEAM ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT Team Rules & Norms (Table of Contents) Establish rules for how teams will manage themselves re: conflict, equipment management, member communications, division of duties, or excessive absences Contracts re: for cost of equipment and who pays for breakage; being committed to attend the day of the event Using kits? Don’t SHARE parts! Process needed to: replace parts; replace team members

10. TEAM ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT Meeting Locations and Needs (Table of Contents) Space: Need a place to lay out track & set up robots Location: Need good lighting, smooth and even surfaces Electrical outlets: Need for laptops and battery rechargers

11. TEAM ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT Meeting Locations and Needs (Table of Contents) Storage: Lockable space for all equipment Meeting Time: frequency varies Classes  daily, OR other groups  lunch, afterschool, weekends; but regardless of when you meet …BE ON TIME Suggested Space: Gym, cafeteria, large classroom, computer lab, library

12. TEAM ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT Resolving Conflicts (Table of Contents) FIRST activity: team building Establish responsibilities: roles for team members Contracts:for students & parents re: team rules, roles, and responsibilities Provide clear steps for conflict resolution re: internal to the team, with another team, when to involve the coach

13. TEAM ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT Post-questions (Table of Contents) Note: RRI  RoboRAVE International • Name two roles players can have on an RRI team? • A RRI team has _____ to _____ players? • Who are the two people you should go to for resolving conflicts on the team? • What are two team norms listed in this module?

14. TEAM ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT Additional Resources & Contact Information (Table of Contents) • Guidelines for Creating a Robotics Team – Jerram Fosse, LwL Productions • Team Building Activities for ElementaryStudents – (Uni. Of Missouri) • Project Management – (Google doc) • Team Management – (Google doc) Contact information: Teamorg@gotoif.org Albuquerque Area: 505.867.2007 Outside Albuquerque Area: 888.527.2007 Fax: 888.701.3071 GO TO OTHER MODULES…

15. TEAM ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT Additional Resources & Contact Information (Table of Contents) Organizing a Team (go to Google Documents listedbelow) • Suggestions for creating a robotics team,click here • Author: Kim Griego, Robot Coach & Teacher, Cleveland HS, Rio Rancho, NM Teamwork PowerPoint; Teamwork Research Assignment;Team self-evaluation CONTACT INFORMATION GO TO OTHER MODULES…

16. TEAM ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT Additional Resources & Contact Information (Table of Contents) Troubleshooting, Communication, and Conflict Resolution • Brian Montoya, Robot Coach & Teacher, Puesta del Sol, Rio Rancho, NM Leadership Troubleshooting • Author: Kim Griego, Robot Coach & Teacher, Cleveland HS, Rio Rancho, NM Golden Rules for Teamwork • How to team talk(Google Doc) • Resolving conflict in teams(Google Doc) • Resolving conflict in team writing(Google Doc) CONTACT INFORMATION GO TO OTHER MODULES…