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The purpose of the PM is to support the team with regards to organization and administrative tasks. They are the “right-hand man” to help the lead and make sure that the Interiors project as a whole progresses from start to finish.
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Interiors Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mTB05GdzoTxcDpE9awEW3MNa5lKMXUd1
Interiors Trello: https://trello.com/invite/b/F7SdhEEB/17efc707aec9349bd5e54ba6c029e010/mech-interior
American Solar Challenge Regulations: https://www.americansolarchallenge.org/regulations/20212022-american-solar-challenge-regulations/ (THIS IS YOUR BIBLE)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_XDqCpIg1z6k9maFaTmQGUlQ4p_d_Bkb1guVfNbqQGuRllg/viewform
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevkENOnpumtVIkuZlAJ_JRXk15L1TX4YKlqNh4SkhlfsX4Yg/viewform
Inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vp6A0FHNL0
Step-by-step composites demos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ_hDSBpqqCe6_R7L_BhqjQ
Report on composite sandwich structures
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Important Things to Keep in Mind
Documentation
In an ideal world, there would be an endless lineup of members who are uber-interested in the team all the time, but this is never the case. What we need to get efficient at then, is preparing for rapid changeovers at short notice. The answer to this problem is clear, constant documentation. This Clear, constant documentation allows any new member taking over a project to quickly get up to speed on its current progress.
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What both these examples have in common are that they record every decision that was made as well as the reasoning/validation behind it.The plan moving forward is to have design logs for every project and task, no matter how small, so that nothing is left out. Although this seems like a lot of work, putting in the effort now will save the stress later on. Documentation is a skill after all, meaning it can be improved through repetition.
PM: Log any major decision and reason behind them
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To prevent this from happening again, there needs to be lineup of potential leads who are motivated and committed enough to take on the role and keep the team alive. It is largely on the current lead and PM to look out for these members and bring them up so that they develop the skills to one day take over.
The most important thing about scouting members is that they have to be willing to be a lead. This is a student team after all and nobody is getting paid, so all you have are people’s interest.
There is no step-by-step guide on how to find the right lead or PM candidate - mostly it’s due to chance. Fortunately Midnight Sun is a well-established team with a lengthy history of attracting talent (also…Waterloo). But it’s on you to make joining the team as fun and rewarding as our Marketing team make us look.
If you are a current lead and are feeling lost, just remember why you became one.
To conclude, enjoy this generic motivational poster 
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