what's the next step?

your team needs to prepare an answer to this question for your meeting with me
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You do not have to come to the meeting with these questions answered, but you must be prepared to discuss completion, including implementation, handoff, and reconnecting with stakeholders. And I also want to your team to commit to getting one thing done in the time that remains

First, make sure you really are done.

• Did we do what we said we would? If not, is that OK? Are we sure? How do we know?
• Is there some really important assumption or question that we should revisit or raise? Why?
• Is the project done if there is no move to implementation? What do we do about that?

Handoff

• Did we provide all the data, information, documentation, tools they need?
• Did we train them, build their capacity, help them develop?
• Have we flagged for them the open issues, key questions, data requirements, etc?
• Have we framed an appropriate starting point for the next team?

Reconnect with stakeholders—the entire list!

• Thank yous
• Updates (thanks for talking with us earlier; here's what we ended up recommending)
• Check with client: did you understand what we said?
• Ask for feedback
• Offer feedback
• Consider the MIT Sloan perspective (Are we building, maintaining our reputation, brand via this project? What else could/should we do in this area?)

What to make of this experience, now, given that you have until March 16?

For some groups, you will have your hands full addressing the first three sets of questions. Other groups may choose an area below to focus on for the remainder of our course. What does your team want to accomplish?

List lessons learned

• For self
• For team
• Explore the emotional dimension of your reflection—recall that bad/unpleasant feelings can block learning and inquiry

Use your project experience to build connections, network, domain knowledge

• Network with Sloan faculty, alumns, or others it might otherwise be difficult to talk to
• Offer your experience and observations as a starting point for such conversations

Other things? What do YOU want to make of the remaining time?

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