September 2010 Archives

The Green Revolution project is in full swing.
All students are on board, production is high. 4 students scanning and 4 students doing quality checks. 3 of the students do both scanning and quality checking.

Last week we had a high level of productivity. (8,082 scans in 34 hours -- weekly total)
We met another milestone. We surpassed 50,000 scans.
Presently,we are at 58,055 scans and on par to meet our 60,000 scan milestone this week.

Last week, we attached a little check list to every box.
This tag lists all the stages of our digitizing process.
When each student completes a specific stage in their box, they mark that stage complete and ready for the next stage.
This will help us keep the boxes organized and clearly labeled so everyone knows exactly what stage every box is at.

Everyone has been communicating well with me.
Things are going smoothly so far. Hope it stays this way.

Met 40,000 scan milestone last week
For week 6
Project total (hours scanning + quality checking) 221 hours 41450 scans

I've been in and out of the office for the past three weeks with various training and personal time off. The students are fine to keep the workflow at a high level of production.

I also created a detailed letter of successful work performance expectations. I am going over it with all my new students and will use it as we hire future student employees.

Jason successfully completed the scanner upgrade without a hitch. The students haven't said anything about the scanner malfunctioning since the upgrade was complete. All settings were saved and the scans seem to be calibrated.

Last week I trained a new student on the scanner and our workflow.
I'll go over quality assurance next week. I'll have another new student for training next week.

I also heard from a former student who is interested in working for a few hours per week during the project. She can work as a tace employee and can help with quality checking.

One of my other students whom I had to let go, said she would be available to work as a floater if needed. So I'm hoping I've got my bases covered this semester. I just hope the students catch on and want to say on board throughout the project's completion next summer.