July - Sept 2019
Workforce Sprint
Solve problems for American workers, businesses, investors, and communities by catalyzing cross-sector collaboration.
Week 0
Jul 1 – Jul 5
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Optional User Engagement Workshop in Chicago
Jul 2
Join an incredible group of TOP participants in an interactive workshop to get a deeper understanding of how the program will unfold, and a preview of the next 12 weeks.
Week 1
Jul 8 – Jul 12
Problem Statement Orientation
Dive into the weeds about your problem statement, and get more information about the goals of each challenge
User Research
In parallel to learning about the problem statements, learn more about the communities that are most affected by them and what their experiences, needs and challenges are like
Week 2
Jul 15 – Jul 19
User Research Milestone
Jul 18
Teams join the virtual milestone to share findings from user research that will inform the design of their product, and connect with user advocates to get feedback
Week 3
Jul 22 – Jul 26
User Research + Data Exploration
Teams continue to conduct user research and begin to explore available data sets
Week 4
Jul 29 – Aug 2
Continue Data Exploration
Teams continue to explore available data sets.
Data Dive Milestone
Aug 1
Teams join the virtual milestone to hear from data stewards and ask questions on available data sets
Week 5
Aug 5 – Aug 9
Data Exploration & Product Development
Teams explore available data sets, connect with data stewards, and begin scoping/developing products
Week 6
Aug 12 – Aug 16
Alpha Demo Milestone
Aug 15
Participants come together for a virtual demo of the tools in progress. Teams share concepts and wireframes, and get feedback from user advocates, data stewards, and product experts.
Week 7
Aug 19 – Aug 23
Product Development & User Testing
Teams continue building products and collect user feedback
Week 8
Aug 26 – Aug 30
Beta Demos Milestone
Aug 29
Teams come together to showcase and share feedback on more mature versions of their products. Typically, tools have reached at least wireframes and have some functioning features.
Week 9
Sep 2 – Sep 6
Product Development & User Testing
Teams continue building products and conduct user testing
Labor Day
Sep 2
Week 10
Sep 16 – Sep 20
Product Development
Teams continue building prototypes/products
Week 11
Sep 23 – Sep 27
Present final MVPs
Teams share MVP with TOP team prior to collective rollout