Recent Times

So I feel like I've been really busy recently and that probably why I haven't been updating this as much as perhaps I should've.
My main focus these last couple of weeks has been the group project as I am team leader. I have a rather diverse team and I've found it interesting to work with them. I have however found it hard to enforce deadlines with certain people recently. I've had a plan since day one but for various reasons it hasn't ended up that way.

My original plan after devising the route was to split the chosen rooms in to zones ranked by priority. Then start work on the room with the highest importance and work our way back. Red is obviously the highest priority and working its way back to the cooler colours it becomes less important. This was based on heathers advice that it is better to have one spectacular room that 6 or 7 half finished rooms. I figured if we ran out of time we could block off less important rooms and bring the starting point forward. To me it seemed like common sense but I had to fight for this to even be out plan 0_o. I originally had assigned 2 weeks for zone 1, 1 week for zone 2, 1 week for zone 3 and 1 for 4. It seemed to be when we devised the asset list that a lot of the assets for zones 1 & 2 we repeatable assets we could re use throughout the rest of the level so I gave them the most time. I did have an option for extras but put them behind doors so it wasn't essential for them to be done.
 This is still the way we are working now but there has been some inconvenient hold ups. I left room in the plan for this so it's not the end of the world I'm just irritated because they were problems I tried to address early on but I was overridden and ignored.
But not anymore, I'm pretty sick of loose cannons and half hearted excuses. I'm a rather understanding person but I feel like some people are just taking advantage now. The worst thing is I have no leverage over them, although I am doing my best at the end of the day I cannot force anyone to do anything.
My only weapon it seems is the design document in which I can be frank about people. When it is finished it will hopefully be clear to the tutors who has done what and by when. That is my only hope for justice really. I should just stop being nice to people all the time...
I have set a solid deadline for the end of this week for most of the work to be completed, but if when we come back from Easter people are still working on it I might turn into the hulk. I'm sorry but six weeks to produce five assets is NOT acceptable. On the brighter side I do have some people in my group that I can rely on and they have surprised me. :)