This project involved working closely with a group of people I was and was not familiar with, leading to some ups and downs in our group dynamic. When not at school with the ability to communicate with each other, we used a master Google doc to note down ideas and things we needed to do. Communication with teachers was pretty clear, as they understood what we wanted to do and saw what we were doing to make sure we were on track with a somewhat vague plan that we presented. The plan consisted of a drawing and bullet points including key features that we wanted to include in the vehicle.

As for hiccups along the way, we did not encounter anything major that slowed us down tremendously, fortunately. In terms of time management, I believe that we managed our time well, as we were able to meet deadlines and start testing on the designated date. This is likely because we did not have any major roadblocks. One of our problems was CAD designing, as our group was not very familiar with OnShape besides the limited experience we had with the initial assignment. We designated a majority of the CAD portion to one of our group members and he was able to get it done without major hiccups, with the rest of us checking in along the way, making sure that the whole process was smooth.


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3 Responses to “Making Good Life Choices – PEP Reflection”

  1. mcrompton Avatar

    Good reflection, Noah. Thank you. My one question for you is, what plans are you making for your personal project to ensure that you don’t repeat mistakes or struggle with similar issues. Much of what you’ve talked about here is related to group dynamics. What can you do as an individual in your personal project to ensure that you meet deadlines and end up with the project that you will be truly proud of?

  2. For my personal project, I plan to plan everything out clearly on Jira so that I have a clear roadmap and make sure whatever I need to “know” how to do is learned or I find an outsourcing solution.

    1. mcrompton Avatar

      Thank you, Noah. Having a plan is good! I would also encourage you to make sure that you build in time for the unexpected challenges. There are likely things that you don’t yet know that you don’t know. You likely don’t know lead and production times for outsourced fabrication. While you don’t want to get paralyzed by planning to carefully, you also need to plan enough to build in those buffers!

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