Reflection Assignment – Learning Launch 

 Challenge      I ’m a member of my organization ’s Design Thinking and Digital Consulting practice and our   challenge is to improve the structured planning and progress tracking of our portfolio of work   ( framework , activities , timelines , and projects ) within the department in order to avoid recreating   a unique process , activities , & tools to solve similar customers problems . The project scope   includes our team who is composed of six employees , as well as the larger Digital Consulting   practice , with whom we work closely . The project is limited to internal resources ( i.e. , budget   and employee time ) . The project should not exceed 30 business days and the solution should   include an even distribution of working hours amongst the team members . We will focus on   trying to uncover what our team members , as well as key stakeholders within the larger Digital   Consulting practice , consider to be ineffective or problematic with regard to how we plan ,   execute , and report on client engagements .     Selection     Our team has already gone through several design thinking activities / tools , so we are ready to try   the learning launch tool . Broadly speaking , the learning launch is an experiment meant to quickly   test an idea and prototype .       Application     For our first learning launch , we focused on how we approach client projects and aligned on a   common framework and a standard set of activities and tasks that would need to be facilitated on   nearly all engagements .   We spent two weeks conducting 5 workshops to identify the underlying   challenges , we ideated on those challenges , tested assumptions , and ultimately determined that   we needed to focus on an Agile PM tool & process to help us address our core planning ,   execution , and management challenges .       Next , we went through three interactive workshops to structure our most common tasks and   processes to facilitate customer engagements . These three sessions occurred within in a one- week timeframe . We expected to produce a document clearly outlining our framework ,   processes , activities , and a common execution timeline .     For our second learning launch , we focused on gaining clarity on tools / platforms that can help us   more effectively plan and manage the project / engagement .   This tested our assumption that   because we lacked a project / program management tool to facilitate planning and execution of   client engagements , significant deviation existed for project duration , activities , deliverables , and   ultimately impacting client satisfaction .   Our team constructed , sent , and compiled feedback   from an anonymous survey . 10 executive stakeholders from the larger Digital Consulting   practice completed this survey . The surveys included questions about our proposed process ,   understanding the process and milestones , activities , outputs and deliverables , tools , and overall   sentiment / feedback on the proposal .   This last launch was accomplished in five business days . 

 Insight     By applying the learning launch tool , our team identified our assumptions and designed launches   to test these assumptions . Additionally , we thought through anticipated results , expecting to find   that tool to help plan , execute , and manage client engagements would deliver stronger outcomes   for clients and help our practice be more efficient .   Our actual results were slightly different from   what we anticipated in that the key stakeholders from the Digital Consulting practice expressed   concerns with costs associated with a new platform and suggested leveraging free tools that were   already widely available within the company .   Moving forward , our team will review this insight   and incorporate it into future launch designs . The ongoing incorporation of insight is particularly   important at this stage , as launches come before a full rollout in the design thinking timeline .      Approach     Given that our team has already gone through several design thinking activities / tools and are at   this stage in the timeline , the learning launch is the appropriate tool . As previously mentioned ,   our team needs to review the insights gained from our first two launches and incorporate this   feedback into future launch designs . Future launch designs should reflect insight gained , progress   made , and come closer to a compelling solution ready for full rollout . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Reflection Assignment – Learning Launch 

 Challenge      I ’m a member of my organization ’s Design Thinking and Digital Consulting practice and our   challenge is to improve the structured planning and progress tracking of our portfolio of work   ( framework , activities , timelines , and projects ) within the department in order to avoid recreating   a unique process , activities , & tools to solve similar customers problems . The project scope   includes our team who is composed of six employees , as well as the larger Digital Consulting   practice , with whom we work closely . The project is limited to internal resources ( i.e. , budget   and employee time ) . The project should not exceed 30 business days and the solution should   include an even distribution of working hours amongst the team members . We will focus on   trying to uncover what our team members , as well as key stakeholders within the larger Digital   Consulting practice , consider to be ineffective or problematic with regard to how we plan ,   execute , and report on client engagements .     Selection     Our team has already gone through several design thinking activities / tools , so we are ready to try   the learning launch tool . Broadly speaking , the learning launch is an experiment meant to quickly   test an idea and prototype .       Application     For our first learning launch , we focused on how we approach client projects and aligned on a   common framework and a standard set of activities and tasks that would need to be facilitated on   nearly all engagements .   We spent two weeks conducting 5 workshops to identify the underlying   challenges , we ideated on those challenges , tested assumptions , and ultimately determined that   we needed to focus on an Agile PM tool & process to help us address our core planning ,   execution , and management challenges .       Next , we went through three interactive workshops to structure our most common tasks and   processes to facilitate customer engagements . These three sessions occurred within in a one- week timeframe . We expected to produce a document clearly outlining our framework ,   processes , activities , and a common execution timeline .     For our second learning launch , we focused on gaining clarity on tools / platforms that can help us   more effectively plan and manage the project / engagement .   This tested our assumption that   because we lacked a project / program management tool to facilitate planning and execution of   client engagements , significant deviation existed for project duration , activities , deliverables , and   ultimately impacting client satisfaction .   Our team constructed , sent , and compiled feedback   from an anonymous survey . 10 executive stakeholders from the larger Digital Consulting   practice completed this survey . The surveys included questions about our proposed process ,   understanding the process and milestones , activities , outputs and deliverables , tools , and overall   sentiment / feedback on the proposal .   This last launch was accomplished in five business days . 

 Insight     By applying the learning launch tool , our team identified our assumptions and designed launches   to test these assumptions . Additionally , we thought through anticipated results , expecting to find   that tool to help plan , execute , and manage client engagements would deliver stronger outcomes   for clients and help our practice be more efficient .   Our actual results were slightly different from   what we anticipated in that the key stakeholders from the Digital Consulting practice expressed   concerns with costs associated with a new platform and suggested leveraging free tools that were   already widely available within the company .   Moving forward , our team will review this insight   and incorporate it into future launch designs . The ongoing incorporation of insight is particularly   important at this stage , as launches come before a full rollout in the design thinking timeline .      Approach     Given that our team has already gone through several design thinking activities / tools and are at   this stage in the timeline , the learning launch is the appropriate tool . As previously mentioned ,   our team needs to review the insights gained from our first two launches and incorporate this   feedback into future launch designs . Future launch designs should reflect insight gained , progress   made , and come closer to a compelling solution ready for full rollout .
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