Discussion Post
• What is the primary responsibility of a project manager, and what are some typical duties? Given these duties, do you feel that the project manager for your group should also participate in the research and writing process, or just do the work of managing the team?
• What are the three parts of a written task schedule? What is padding and how should it be used in the task schedule? What do you think would be a good way for your team to be able to access and update the task schedule? What could happen if your team doesn't have a task schedule?
• Meeting minutes (which will be a large portion of your management log) are more than just a list of what everyone said in a team meeting. What four things should be included in minutes, and what could happen if your team doesn't keep minutes?
• What should a meeting agenda be used to do, and when should it be distributed?
• If a team member has not completed their assigned task on time, what is the first step the project manager should take? If that doesn't work, what is the next step? If the team member has still not responded, who should the project manager contact next?
• Take a look at Team Writing 1, "Planning Your Collaboration." What are the three methods of collaboration, and what is an example of a writing task that would be best completed by using each one?
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