Safe-to-Fail Experiment Reflection
In order to complete the program requirements, please submit this final reflection on your safe-to-fail experiment by December 7th. Remember your experiment does not have to be successful, as we know, most will fail, but it should describe in detail the process you took, the learning you achieved and the actions you took after completing your experiment.
1. Please describe the implementation process for your safe-to-fail experiment. What business unit/function did you impact? Who were the stakeholders involved?
For the Safe-to-Fail experiment, I decided to choose 2 students within the Continuing Education Department that were interested in transferring to a 4 year university. My goal was to assist the students in transitioning to credit course in order to obtain their Associate Degree. I was allowed to use Web X services from my employer to implement a face to face advisement meeting with the students. I was also able to enlist the help of an actual college advisor whom provided me with a sample degree plan for the students. Although I was unable to provide a payment component to the experiment, I was able to provide the student with an appointment for a financial aid advisor.
The Stakeholders within this experiment would be the Continuing Education Department, Advisement and Enrollment Department and …show more content…
Instead of one brief session, I provided students with two 30 minutes sessions. I also provided random times for question and answer session which lasted approximately 10 minutes. In the initial experiment I consider adding an overall one step process which included admission, enrollment, and advising and financial l aid. However, I was unable to coordinate with a few of the departments which hindered my ability to provide a full service. Due to my lack of ability to coordinate with all departments I would say that this dampened the overall
In order to complete the program requirements, please submit this final reflection on your safe-to-fail experiment by December 7th. Remember your experiment does not have to be successful, as we know, most will fail, but it should describe in detail the process you took, the learning you achieved and the actions you took after completing your experiment.
1. Please describe the implementation process for your safe-to-fail experiment. What business unit/function did you impact? Who were the stakeholders involved?
For the Safe-to-Fail experiment, I decided to choose 2 students within the Continuing Education Department that were interested in transferring to a 4 year university. My goal was to assist the students in transitioning to credit course in order to obtain their Associate Degree. I was allowed to use Web X services from my employer to implement a face to face advisement meeting with the students. I was also able to enlist the help of an actual college advisor whom provided me with a sample degree plan for the students. Although I was unable to provide a payment component to the experiment, I was able to provide the student with an appointment for a financial aid advisor.
The Stakeholders within this experiment would be the Continuing Education Department, Advisement and Enrollment Department and …show more content…
Instead of one brief session, I provided students with two 30 minutes sessions. I also provided random times for question and answer session which lasted approximately 10 minutes. In the initial experiment I consider adding an overall one step process which included admission, enrollment, and advising and financial l aid. However, I was unable to coordinate with a few of the departments which hindered my ability to provide a full service. Due to my lack of ability to coordinate with all departments I would say that this dampened the overall