WISE W omen in I T S haring E xperiences Project 6 Project Leader: Brandy Mayo Bridgett Davis Andre TribbleAlvaro Jimenez Barry Ellis

Project 6 The W.I.S.E. Team 7/22/20102 Who Are We? WISE is a peer mentoring project sponsored by the STARS Alliance project & FSU School of Library and Information Studies Our mission is to provide IT women with opportunities to grow, network, and develop into leaders through partnerships with other professional IT women in our local community Project Summary To review the past WISE activities and plan the Fall 2010 schedule Recruit mentors Increase the overall awareness of our cause Project Leader Brandy Mayo A Natural ENFJ Personality Strongly motivated with a participative leadership style Labeled a “21 st Century Leader” Team 6 Bridgette Davis - strongly motivated with an ENFJ’s personality Barry Ellis – a people- person and asset Andre Tribble – the sentimental INTJ Elvaro Jimenez – ENFJ and motivated

Project 6 Project 6 Constraints Project Scope "The work that needs to be accomplished to deliver a product, service, or result with the specified features and functions." [1] [1] Develop strategies to educate students on our WISE cause 3 activities for the WISE group. Featuring an IT topic of discussion, where women can share their thoughts and ideas, while enjoying fun social activities during the Fall 2010 semester. Big-Sister /Little-Sister program that pairs professional IT women with incoming FSU IT women 1. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) - Fourth Edition. Project Management Institute, Time Frame September & October Books and Wine Lunch and Learn November - IT Cultural Thanksgiving “… little sisters become future mentors.” 7/22/20103

Project 6 Team 6 Deliverables 7/22/20104

Project 6 Contributions by members Brandy – IT Cultural Thanksgiving Activity, coordination of the team’s duties, and quality control Barry – IT Cultural Thanksgiving Flyer Elvaro – Books & Wine Activity and Flyer Bridgette – Lunch & Learn Activity and Flyer Andre – PowerPoint Presentation 7/22/20105 “Our team worked well individually to meet the goals of this project! Everyone met their deadlines and contributed as requested. AWESOME JOB, Team WISE!!!” – B. Mayo

In Retrospect… 1. More Face-to-Face Meetings Scheduling conflicts made this difficult Nearly everything was completed online thru and wiki 2. Slow Start Could have been more proactive on determining the scope of the project sooner Team members attendance in class was inconsistent, which made it difficult to do an initial face-to-face meeting 7/22/2010 Project 6 6

Tips for the WISE future 1. The Big/Lil program a. Official Launch b. Maintenance 2. Promote the Events & Activities a. Using the posters and sending s to WISE participants. b. Activities need to be "led" 7/22/20107

In Closing… Questions Feedback Thank you, to everyone in group 6 and Professor Randeree for the opportunity to lead! 7/22/2010 Project 6 8