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Line 573: − + + + − As part of your proposal, include a budget, including as much detail as possible regarding the basis for the estimates. Include areas of uncertainty and how you have addressed them + − − ====Logistics and Personnel==== − Include as much detail as possible about your plans to transport the WAM-V (it will be delivered to you in its own custom, reusable shipping case), any additional paraphernalia, − equipment, tools, and personnel to Sydney, Australia. Consider the logistics required to ship the equipment across international borders and allocate enough time in your project − timeline. Describe in as much detail as is now known, the size of your full team, your on�site team, and team associates. − Consider the timeline between now and the competition and lay out a notional schedule for your project. This should include at a minimum designing, building, testing, and shipping + − the system to and from the competition. Estimate the time it will take to design and build or procure the parts, as well as testing time. Don’t forget to take into account academic + − schedules, holidays, access to facilities, and any other factors that may impact your ability to prepare for and participate in the competition.The following key elements will be considered when evaluating your Project Management approach: − #The realism of the estimated costs and expected availability of funds for team support, vehicle shipment (inbound and outbound), team travel (to include lodging and local transportation), and other expenses. − #Reasonableness of schedule with sufficient time allocated for elements of system design, building, and testing. − #Plan for recruiting talent (team members and advisors), and sponsorship (monetary as well as equipment and facilities). − #Any letters of support from industry, government, university, etc. (This will not count in your 6-page limit. − − ===Management Approach Data Here===
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====Project Management Approach====
====Project Management Approach====
The scale of the RobotX competition requires a strong project management approach to facilitate a good performance at the event. Applicants should consider the overall budget required to build a competitive system, and all logistics required to participate in the competition. Recruiting team members and organizing and scheduling the team workforce are important aspects of team management. Developing a plan of action and milestones to meet system development and testing is critical. Dedicated activities to ensure the required level of sponsorship will be necessary.
The OCRobotX team primarily consists of high school students, freshmen and sophomores pulled from Olympic College—serving as apprentice support staff to a more mature engineering team of 3rd year OC sophomores, and Juniors, Seniors and Grad students from Washington State University (WSU). Recruitment is ongoing primarily one on one. The OC recruitment slogan is “Each one Win one”.
====Logistics and Personnel====
Team management occurs at three layers: Technical Project Management (TPM), Department Level, and Team Level. Leadership positions are voluntary and rotational. Top leadership is expected from more senior students. WSU has discussed integrating the RobotX project into one of it’s Senior-Design options. There is consideration to grade holistically based on management success regardless of product deliverable efficacy. The TPM oversees the Subsystems Integrator (SI), the Engineering Team Manager (TM), the Public Relations Manager (PAO), and the Financial Manager (FiMa).
====Budget====
====Budget====
Fundraising, Finances, Property Management, and Public Affairs are handled primarily by OC students majoring in finance, accounting, and multi-media degrees. The TM oversees respective engineering teams EE, ME, CS, Mathematics via the Team Leads. Teams are dynamically fluid and can be mixed disciplines based on the development and testing tasks and milestones (see Gantt in summary section). A complete laydown of team member core competencies and broad project responsibilities can be seen in the document embedded in the summary section below (OCRobotX Team Member Duties).
in your estimate.Consider total costs for participation in RobotX, taking into account elements such as hardware and software tools and equipment, parts, labor, shipping, airfare, lodging, food, and other factors inherent to competing at the event in Sydney, Australia. Except in the most unusual cases, it will be necessary for each team to attract additional financial and technical support from industry, local businesses, and organizations. Describe your recent experience in attracting meaningful sponsorship in past competitions or activities. 1 April 2021
====Schedule and Timeline====
====Schedule and Timeline====
Team working and planning groups determine team direction, and managers lead by example.
The OCRobotX team continually refines its management principles and documents requirements through the OCRobotX Wiki located at http://ocrobotx.org/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page . The Technical Project Management documents and Gantt Production schedule are hosted by the software ‘Projeqtor’ with a team project instantiation located at http://ocrobotx.org/projeqtor/view/main.php, Login: Guest, Password: Guest.
==<big>'''Rough Order of Magnitude Cost'''</big>==
==<big>'''Rough Order of Magnitude Cost'''</big>==