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Project Management “Those who fail to plan, plan to fail.” (Winston Churchill)

A Strategy for Winning

• What are the components of a strategy for winning?

• Strategy for winning is expressed in the mission of your house

• Strategy for approaching contests

• Strategy for site operations

• Strategy for operating the house

• Strategy for decision-making

• Strategy for outreach and communications

Know Your Team

• Know your Team Structure • Have a graphic that guides

and explains your team structure.

• Your team structure should have clear protocols

Know the Rules

• Memorize them. • EVERYBODY should know the

rules and contest criteria.

• Devising a strategy for managing the contest criteria will be absolutely critical.

• Develop the habit of going to the rules first for every question or topic that arises

• Take nothing for granted – always look to the rules, and if the rules are silent, ask the organizers for an interpretation.

• Do you really know your house?

• Equipment

• Performance

• Timing

• Failures

• Work-arounds, Plan “B”

• Decision-making

• Develop a strategy for practicing and executing contests

• Develop a strategy for practicing the competition

Know Your House

• How have you planned for this? • Schedule

• Completion on time in time to test and practice

• Use the construction period to understand your house

• Have a strategy and a schedule for furnishing your house to support your project mission.

Construction Period

• Do you have a strategy? • Who will present?

• What is the content?

• Script your content

• Practice the timing

• Practice until you have the timing right, and the content memorized

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Jury Practice

• Communicating your mission • The public is your audience

• Don’t leave communications preparation to the last minute

• The Communications contest is worth 100 points and accrues benefit beyond the contests

• Agree with your team on what the key points are. Practice them.

Outreach Strategy

P L A N !

• What will you need to live in, operate, and compete your house? • Have a plan

• Share the plan

• Know the plan

• Review the plan constantly

(DAY 8) 9/21/2011 - Wednesday

CONTEST CAPTAINS /

PARTICIPANTS 12:00 AM 1:00 AM 2:00 AM 3:00 AM 4:00 AM 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 7:30 AM 8:00 AM 8:30 AM 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 11:30 AM 12:00 PM 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 11:00 PMNOTES

ORGANIZER SENSORS AND DATALOGGER INSTALLATION Daily; Emling; Weadock; Gorrell; Chmil; Rapp

MICROGRID, NETWORK, AND VILLAGE INFRASTRUCTURE INSTALLATION Daily; Emling; Herold; Wiley

MEDIA PREVIEW ALL-TEAM

MEASURED CONTEST OVERVIEW AND TRAINING ALL-TEAM

TEAM OPEN HOUSE ALL-TEAM

OPENING CEREMONY DRESS REHEARSAL ALL-TEAM

INTERIOR HOUSE CLEANING (WINDOWS, FLOORS, DECKS, KITCHEN Gavin; Meyer; Chen; Gorrell

EXTERIOR HOUSE CLEANING (WINDOWS, DECKS, LANDSCAPING) Sickle; Ijjas; Dikhanov; Wilson

OPENING RECEPTION ALL-TEAM

PERFORMANCE CLEANING (PV AND SOLAR THERMAL) Emling; Smith; Zhiteneva; Rappaport

(DAY 9) 9/22/2011 - ThursdayCONTEST CAPTAINS /


ENERGY BALANCE Rappaport; Daily; Emling Wilson; Ijjas on deck

TEMPERATURE Weadock; Rappaport; Chimlewski Wilson; Ijjas on deck

HUMIDITY Weadock; Rappaport; Chimlewski Wilson; Ijjas on deck

REFRIGERATOR Davies; Weadock Wilson; Ijjas on deck

FREEZER Davies; Weadock Wilson; Ijjas on deck

LIGHTING Emling; Daily

UMD MEALS (LOCATION TBD) ALL-TEAM

OPENING CEREMONY STAGING / ALL-TEAM PHOTO ALL-TEAM

OPENING CEREMONY ALL-TEAM

VIP HOUSE TOURS ALL-TEAM announced on 8/31 call

CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTION ALL-TEAM

INTERIOR HOUSE CLEANING (WINDOWS, FLOORS, DECKS, KITCHEN Wilson; Davies; Smith; Ijjas

TOUR PREP (UNIFORM CHECK, BROCHURES, RINGSETS) Enerson

EXTERIOR HOUSE CLEANING (WINDOWS, DECKS, LANDSCAPING) Klipstein; Zhiteneva; Vandeman; Khuu

PERFORMANCE CLEANING (PV AND SOLAR THERMAL) Daily; Meyer; Chimlewski; Tjaden

(DAY 10) 9/23/2011 - FridayCONTEST CAPTAINS /


ENERGY BALANCE Rappaport; Daily; Emling Wilson; Ijjas on deck





CLOTHES WASHER Ijjas; Smith; Tjaden

CLOTHES DRYER Ijjas; Smith; Tjaden

DISHWASHER Davies; Chmilewski; Zhiteneva

HOME ELECTRONICS Ijjas; Sickle

COOKING Weadock; Zhiteneva; Chmilewski

HOT WATER Chmilewski; Davies


NREL MEALS (STUDENT LOUNGE TENT, WEST POTOMAC PARK) ALL-TEAM

PHOTO AND VIDEO CREWS (8:00 - 9:00) ALL-TEAM

COMMUNICATIONS JURY TOUR (9:10 - 9:40) Davies, Enerson, Gorrell, Ijjas, Wilson, Zhiteneva

ENGINEERING JURY TOUR (9:45 - 10:15) Chmil; Daily; Gorrell; Rapp; Tjaden; Weadock

ORGANIZER MEETING ALL-TEAM

UMD MEETING ALL-TEAM

MARKET APPEAL JURY TOUR (10:40 - 11:10) Daily; Gorrell; Ijjas; Tjaden; Wilson; Zhiteneva


ARCH JURY TOUR (2:50 - 3:20 and 8:45 - 8:55) Daily; Davies; Gavin; Ijjas; Klipstein; Tjaden

AFFORDABILITY JURY TOUR (4:00 - 4:30) Daily; Davies; Gavin; Gorrell; Tjaden; Wilson

INTERIOR HOUSE CLEANING (WINDOWS, FLOORS, DECKS, KITCHEN Vandeman; Meyer; Chen; Gipson

EXTERIOR HOUSE CLEANING (WINDOWS, DECKS, LANDSCAPING) Sickle; Feldman; Dikhanov; Huang

PERFORMANCE CLEANING (PV AND SOLAR THERMAL) Emling; Smith; Sickle; Gipson

(DAY 11) 9/24/2011 - Saturday CONTEST CAPTAINS 12:00 AM 1:00 AM 2:00 AM 3:00 AM 4:00 AM 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 7:30 AM 8:00 AM 8:30 AM 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 11:30 AM 12:00 PM 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 11:00 PM NOTESENERGY BALANCE Rappaport; Daily; Emling Wilson; Ijjas on deck












PERFORMANCE CLEANING (PV AND SOLAR THERMAL) Daily; Meyer; Chmilewski; Tjaden

TOUR PREP (UNIFORM CHECK, BROCHURES, RINGSETS) Zhiteneva



NREL MEALS ALL-TEAM

STUDENT RECEPTION TEAM of 20

(DAY 12) 9/25/2011 - Sunday CONTEST CAPTAINS 12:00 AM 1:00 AM 2:00 AM 3:00 AM 4:00 AM 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 7:30 AM 8:00 AM 8:30 AM 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 11:30 AM 12:00 PM 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 11:00 PM NOTESENERGY BALANCE Rappaport; Daily; Emling Wilson; Ijjas on deck










COOKING Weadock; Zhiteneva; Chmilewski



EXTERIOR HOUSE CLEANING (WINDOWS, DECKS, LANDSCAPING) Sickle; Feldman; Dikhanov; Wilson

DINNER PARTY/MOVIE NIGHT GROCERY SHOPPING Weadock, Han, Gardner





NREL MEALS ALL-TEAM

(DAY 13) 9/26/2011 - Monday CONTEST CAPTAINS 12:00 AM 1:00 AM 2:00 AM 3:00 AM 4:00 AM 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 7:30 AM 8:00 AM 8:30 AM 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 11:30 AM 12:00 PM 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 11:00 PM NOTESENERGY BALANCE Rappaport; Daily; Emling Wilson; Ijjas on deck








FOOD DELIVERY Williams; Weadock

FOOD PREP FOR DINNER PARTY Weadock; Han; Zhiteneva

DINNER PARTY Cooks + 1 @ WaterShed; 6 @ Neighbors

SUBMIT DINNER PARTY SCORECARDS FOR NEIGHBORS (10:45 PM) 6 @ Neighbors



PERFORMANCE CLEANING (PV AND SOLAR THERMAL) Daily; Meyer; Chmilewski; Tjaden

TOUR PREP (UNIFORM CHECK, BROCHURES, RINGSETS) Khuu



NREL MEALS ALL-TEAM

(DAY 14) 9/27/2011 - Tuesday CONTEST CAPTAINS 12:00 AM 1:00 AM 2:00 AM 3:00 AM 4:00 AM 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 7:30 AM 8:00 AM 8:30 AM 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 11:30 AM 12:00 PM 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 11:00 PM NOTESENERGY BALANCE Rappaport; Daily; Emling Wilson; Ijjas on deck











DINNER PARTY GROCERY SHOPPING Weadock; Han

FOOD PREP FOR MOVIE NIGHT Weadock; Han

MOVIE NIGHT

Weadock; Han; Huang @ WaterShed; others @

neighbors

SUBMIT MOVIE NIGHT SCORECARDS FOR NEIGHBORS (10:45 PM) WaterShed @ Neighbors


EXTERIOR HOUSE CLEANING (WINDOWS, DECKS, LANDSCAPING) Sickle; Feldman; Dikhanov; Wilson


TOUR PREP (UNIFORM CHECK, BROCHURES, RINGSETS) Khuu



AWARDS CEREMONY (AFFORDABILITY) ALL-TEAM

NREL MEALS ALL-TEAM

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STUDENT RECEPTION @ NBM

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