In the engineering field, it is
important to be able to work well in teams. When you have a team that works
well together, you have common goals, specific jobs for each person, well
laid-out procedures, and most importantly, good personal relations. It is very
important for members of a team to get along and have mutual respect for one
another so that any disagreements can be faced appropriately and
professionally. In a team, it is good for disagreements to come up, because
someone may not see a flaw in their design where others do. However, if this
are handled poorly, little to no progress will be made and everyone will be
left upset instead of willing to get anything else done.
In a team, there is usually a
project manager who, as one would guess, manages the majority of the project.
As a project manager, the individual has three main things to control in the
project. One is the scope of the project, which is basically an outline of what
needs to be accomplished in the project and any predetermined confines of it.
Secondly, they need to be able to make a good budget for the project. This
includes both a monetary budget and a materials budget. They must know how much
money they have for a project and how important it is for them to use as little
materials as possible. Thirdly, they must be able to create a good schedule
that the team can follow. The schedule is important to keep the team on track
as well as to make the project seem more obtainable. If you look at a project
as a whole, it can seem overwhelming. But if you break it up into manageable
goals to reach along the way to completing the project, it can seem much easier
and can provide more motivation to keep going along the way.
Source: ENG 100 Week 08 Lecture Notes
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