Consider taking your team journal with you to interviews, after removing all confidential materials of course. Each doner must recieve a thank you letter on dept. These promises must be fulfilled by the final closure date. Project closure is an essential part of each design project and is part of the course grade. Collaboration gets most tasks accomplished more quickly than individual effort.
Innovation is one of the keys to a successful project.
Even if you don't have all the data you want yet. You can always go back and update it for new data values, especially if it is done in software. Start computer programs early, it is hard to predict debugging time. Keep a backup copy of your computer assignments. Attendance is required and each student is responsible for the lecture and reading material for each class and lab.