Project Manager, Statistics for Managers

We had our first meeting with our project team today regarding our first team project which will be Statistics for Managers. I was nominated to be our Project Manager. Each team member will have an opportunity to be PM, however, I was a little worried about whether or not I should be at this juncture and have decided that it's probably for the best.

The PM will be a co-ordinating role and I don't think it will involve a dramatically larger commitment then any other team member at the moment. And in terms of PM term timing, it's really a zero sum game anyways, as you either pick up the responsibility now or later.

Anyways, having said that, we have a pretty good team. I don't know if we've just skipped the 'Storming' stage, but everyone seems ready to go. We're meeting up with our team mentor, a second year student, tomorrow to go over a few ideas and begin to prepare for our statistics course.

Our team also seems to be on the same page as it relates to several key issues:
None of us are fooled by the fact that the project design is officially worth 0%. We all know that the project design is the most important aspect and a good design will translate into a much smoother and higher quality project. We plan to work hard to craft an excellent proposal and I feel confident that we can deliver stellar execution.