Awards Dirty Dozen

1. What is the project supposed to achieve?
Acquire appropriate awards to be given to recipients at the end of the festival.

2. Who is the customer?
Talented filmmakers and scholars.

3. What are the deliverables of the project?
This is primarily for the top filmmakers and scholars in each category as well as audience choice and raffle prizes.

4. What is the budget?
$6000 worth of awards is my goal. 

5. How long will it take?
I would like to have everything in 2 weeks before the event, so I have about 5 weeks. 

6. What specific skills are needed?
Organization, time management, staying on top of timing, professionalism, aggressiveness, gratitude, etc.

7. What special resources are needed?
Personal contacts and previous contributors.

8. Who is working the project? What is each person's job?
Me and possibly the development department. However, if anyone in the class has special resources and can get awards that would be helpful as well. 

9. What is the schedule?
This week - await responses from previous donors. Email new potential donors. 

Next week - follow up contacts.

By the beginning of March - need to have everything. 

10. What are the risks? (Small vs. large impact, likely vs. unlikely)

• Large impact, likely: Will not receive responses or donations or enough of them. 
• Large impact, somewhat likely: Digital gifts will not work or I will not receive the gifts in time.
• Large impact, unlikely: Donations get lost in the mail or do not work.
• Small impact, likely: Gifts will be similar for each award (which, is okay, but I'd rather them be more personalized). OR I break a donation.
• Small impact, unlikely: Bags and certificates won't be perfect. 

11. How will you communicate with your team?
I will work with the Art Department to create the certificates and with my team to keep them updated on all of our progress with awards.

12. How will you determine if the project is successful?
If everything is delivered on time and the gifts are significant and meaningful.