In Review

A 108 page final write up, an upcoming board presentation, and a handy social media start-up kit is signed, sealed, and delivered to our client and professor. It feels good, but not a total relief yet since we still have our client presentation to nail in two weeks. It hasn't sunk in that we "did it!", but I'm really proud of what my team accomplished and feel really strongly about our project and it what it can do for our client. I know our job ends when we hand over the deliverables and present them to the client, but I do sincerely hope they implement what we give them, and I'm excited to see it work for them. For me, the main takeaway from the whole experience  was how to walk the line between student and teacher: learning from the experience and absorbing the information Drew was teaching us, while passing it on to the client. It was a challenge NOT to get attached to the project, but remaining a little distant was a necessity since our project changed at literally every meeting we had with Drew. If we had been too attached or invested in our work, we wouldn't have been open-minded enough to branch out and do the work that ultimately best-served the project. On the other hand, there were aspects of the project that we stood by resolutely and defended to the end, and I think this is proof that we did our job well--we learned enough about our client's position to know what they needed. I am really grateful for the experience. It was humbling, but also made me wiser, more competent, a better team player, and more confident to work with real clients. Thanks, Capstone! :)