Course: Project Management Elective
Semester: 3rd (WS 22/23)
My Roles: Project Management & Technical Director
Teamsize: 5
Tools: Unity, C#, SteamVR, Clockify, ClickUp, Discord
Hardware: PC & Oculus Quest 1
Client: Zeppelin Museum
Description
This project was very unique to me as it was the first project where I was able to work in very close contact with an established client, the Zepelinmuseum in Zepelinheim. The museum reached out to our course in cooperation with our lecturers and offered us a tender with three lots. As a group we were then tasked with creating an elaborate pitch with a storyline for a tour through the last zepelin airship, the LZ130. Together we pitched our concept proudly and with the clients approval got to work. Throughout the project we were confronted with management tactics such as risk management and effecive client communication and in turn were immediately able to put these new skills to use in the project. Bt the most exciting part f the project was being able to reach and excede the expectations of our client.
After our successful collaboration at with the Museum, a press conference was set up for us to present the project and our team to the press and the Mayor of Neu-Isenburg. In the meeting we got recognition from different newspapers.
Though the beginning of the project it was only a sot of simulation, we were asked to finish the project and actually provide the museum with the finished application so that it could become a permanent part of their exhibition. My team and I look forward to making the last finishing touches and then have the experience go live on the 21.07.2023 in the Zeppelinmuseum.
My Role
At this project I had the role of the technical director. Everyone got a special role like in a small Studio. As a technical director I was responsible for the Unity project and the 3D Data we received from the client. Testing the Software and on our Hardware was my task too. Another task was planning and coordinating the difference tasks in Unity. Of course we split up the whole development on everyone in the group and we discussed how each role worked out and what we could do better next time.
Learning about the principles of project management in the elective and having the chance to apply my learnings in this project was extremely valuable for me. Successful Team communication, Learning and mastering the power of project management tools like ClickUp, Clockify, Client communication, learning about the legal aspects of contracts, project planning, learning and implementing agile project management and Software Development were part of the learnings and the tasks that I had.
