This week we wrapped up the SRC activities. Most of the drive trains were completed but the rookies did not get to go much further than that. We basically ran out of time and had to prepare for Kickoff.
We fleshed out a high level plan on TeamworkPM and reviewed it with the other mentors and team. We've also decided to try out the WhenToHelp scheduling tool. Hopefully using this tool will help us manage the team work more efficiently. From some of the interest poll results, many people are interested in the multiple areas equally. I would rather they pick one to focus on but as of now, they don't have enough experience yet to know if they don't like something or not.
On a daily basis, we will open the build session with a short meeting where we review what happened the prior day and what our next steps are so that everyone knows what they are working on. At the end of the session, we will hold a wrapup meeting where a member from each sub team reports on their accomplishments and issues and what the next steps are. They will put this information in the build season log. Anyone who needs to catch up can read the log. As a team we haven't been very good keeping a log up to date but it is essential for this year.
We also need to better manage the cleanup process at the end of each day. People who sign up for a shift need to stay for the entire shift. Pre-sorting the bins of stuff to return to inventory will also help speed it up. We estimate that it will take 30-45 minutes. Hopefully, as we get better at it and people learn where stuff belongs, it will go faster. 45 minutes lost every day does add up.
Last night, the official game hint was announced. I am not usually a big game hint chaser because most off the time they don't really make sense or give much advantage. This one was ominous. "Change is coming." Bring it on!
Of course, last minute shopping for prototyping materials have to be done and we need to make arrangements for food on kickoff weekend.
Happy Holidays! Rest up while we can before the fun begins!
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