How to Get Involved

All questions answered YES----definitely

10 or more answered YES---probably

Less than 10 answered YES—let’s talk about it

None answered YES—start looking for another project

• Will my company policies allow a team of undergraduates to work on-site?
  
  
• Is an ISE solution methodology really a good way to address my problem?  (e.g., lean redesign, quality improvement, modeling & simulation, methods analysis, etc.)
  
  
• Can this problem wait until August before anyone investigates potential solutions?
  
  
• Can I wait until next April before I see a final solution?
  
  
• Is the project important to our success yet not critical to the safe and effective operations of our business?
  
  
• If the team does not deliver a solution I’m happy with, can I live with that?
  
  
• Can I provide the necessary data to the team in a timely manner so that they can understand the process and identify the problem?
  
  
• Am I comfortable with a team telling me that what I think is the problem actually is not the problem?
  
  
• Will the time spent be worth the monetary investment my organization will make?
  
  
• Do I have a person I can dedicate for 2 to 3 hours per week as the main POC throughout the life of the project?
  
  
• Do I have a person I can trust to mentor the team throughout the life of the project?
  
  
• Can I hold the team accountable for real results that will help my organization?
  
  
• Will I really treat the student team members as I would other ISE professionals?
  
  
• Can I commit to attending Senior Symposium in late April?