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High school students use PM techniques to win award.

Students from Avon (Connecticut) High School recently won an award at the UTC New England FIRST Robotics Competition by utilizing project management techniques. The 18-member team and its mentor built the award-winning robot "Marvin."

The competition, now in its 10th year, challenges 800 teams and 20,000-plus high school students and mentors from the United States, Canada, Brazil and the United Kingdom to solve a complex problem in a six-week time frame using a standard kit of parts and a common set of rules. The mission of the competition is to motivate young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology and engineering.  But the bigger goal, according to accomplished inventor and FIRST founder Dean Kamen, is to build a collaborative team, a supportive community and a solid strategy for problem solving during the competition.              

Vying for more than $2 million in college scholarships awarded at the FIRST National Championships, the Avon students turned to project management training provider Cheetah Learning in Hartford, Conn., for guidance and financial support. The team advisor received project acceleration training from Cheetah Learning CEO Michelle LaBrosse, author of Accelerated Project Management (HNB …

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