Reflection 

 Fabiana Braga 2012/09/11 

 Challenge and Selection The tool I selected to reflect about is the Learning Launch Tool . The purpose of a learning launch is to get the truth about a situation and a market , and that is useful so you can save time and money when to test ideas / hypothesis / assumptions . 

 To test ideas / hypothesis / assumptions , and verify if they are really good , it is important to compare with good data ( and not opinions or unfounded guesses ) . That is a challenge due to some risks that are evolved in the process , as such as confirmation bias ( when you subconsciously only look for data that confirms your idea / hypothesis / assumption ) . 

 Application I used the approach of the Learning Launch to test a hypothesis I have created recently . I work as a financial consultant in an Advisory Firm , and my job in the project that I ’m currently involved is to create and suggest to my client KPIs for the cost process in the financial area . Therefore , I was supposed to bring some KPIs that could be used by managers to support their analysis of the development of the area . 

 To achieve this , I created a list of KPIs that could be used , and I tested the efficiency of the KPIs using the experiment phase of the Learning Launch Tool . This was important , because I could review the formulas I have created for the KPIs , and adjust them when necessarily . 

 Insight As I described before , I used the Learning Launch tool and I experimented the efficiency and reviewed the formulas for the KPIs . After that I could see the errors and adjustments necessarily to be done . By doing these steps , I was able to prove that the KPIs could be used by the managers , therefore I gained trust enough to finish the work . 

 Approach I would definitely use the Learning Launch again to experiment another idea / hypothesis / assumption that I have created . Also , next time I would use the Learning Launch as a starting point for my thinking and actions on a project . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: Fabiana Braga
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 

 Fabiana Braga 2012/09/11 

 Challenge and Selection The tool I selected to reflect about is the Learning Launch Tool . The purpose of a learning launch is to get the truth about a situation and a market , and that is useful so you can save time and money when to test ideas / hypothesis / assumptions . 

 To test ideas / hypothesis / assumptions , and verify if they are really good , it is important to compare with good data ( and not opinions or unfounded guesses ) . That is a challenge due to some risks that are evolved in the process , as such as confirmation bias ( when you subconsciously only look for data that confirms your idea / hypothesis / assumption ) . 

 Application I used the approach of the Learning Launch to test a hypothesis I have created recently . I work as a financial consultant in an Advisory Firm , and my job in the project that I ’m currently involved is to create and suggest to my client KPIs for the cost process in the financial area . Therefore , I was supposed to bring some KPIs that could be used by managers to support their analysis of the development of the area . 

 To achieve this , I created a list of KPIs that could be used , and I tested the efficiency of the KPIs using the experiment phase of the Learning Launch Tool . This was important , because I could review the formulas I have created for the KPIs , and adjust them when necessarily . 

 Insight As I described before , I used the Learning Launch tool and I experimented the efficiency and reviewed the formulas for the KPIs . After that I could see the errors and adjustments necessarily to be done . By doing these steps , I was able to prove that the KPIs could be used by the managers , therefore I gained trust enough to finish the work . 

 Approach I would definitely use the Learning Launch again to experiment another idea / hypothesis / assumption that I have created . Also , next time I would use the Learning Launch as a starting point for my thinking and actions on a project .
### Output: 