Project Title: RankFile Media

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Project Title RankFile Media
Project Topics Customer Service & Account Management Data Management Entrepreneurship Marketing Product Design & Development Software Design & Development
Skills & Expertise
Project Synopsis: Challenge/Opportunity
I am wanting to build out a new kind of news media company that fixes the problems of todays media. I need to build out a basic prototype/mvp to show investors.  It is a platform that allows reporters to build their own brand, while allowing readers/viewers to choose reporters they want to "sponsor" and direct the reporters to the news topics that interest them the most.  Essentially it is creating reader driven reporting where the readers become the boss and have direct interaction with the reporter and the reporting process.  It also give the reporter a way to build a following and income that pays better than most other jobs in the field.  Reader directed.  Reader oversight.  Reporter autonomy.  Create a basic media campaign that would allow for people to share the stories that their "hired" reporters wrote for them.
Project Synopsis: Activities/Actions Required
Build out an application with the very basic  navigation features.  Create example user profiles and reporter profiles as well as an example of what the user experience could be like.  Design the reporters view and make it easy to use, manage content, and interact with subscribers.  If it is too much work to create functionality at least build out static pages that would display what it could look like.  Build out subscription check out.  Help design the overall navigation experience.
Project Synopsis: Expected Results
Having an map with basic functionality that could be used to make a pitch to investors to build the remaining product.

Project Timeline

Touchpoints & Assignments Date Type

Team Roles and Meeting Times

Jan 17 2024, 23:55 PM US/Mountain (UTC-07:00) Project Milestone

Student Pre-Kick-off Self-Assessment Form

Jan 23 2024, 23:55 PM US/Mountain (UTC-07:00) Evaluation

Engagement Letter Draft

Jan 24 2024, 23:55 PM US/Mountain (UTC-07:00) Project Milestone

Submitted Fully Signed Engagement Letter

Jan 31 2024, 23:55 PM Project Milestone

Student Temperature Check

Feb 02 2024, 23:55 PM US/Mountain (UTC-07:00) Evaluation

Complete a full Project Plan

Feb 02 2024, 23:55 PM US/Mountain (UTC-07:00) Project Milestone

Student Post-Engagement Peer Assessment Form

Feb 02 2024, 23:55 PM US/Mountain (UTC-07:00) Evaluation

Industry Mentor Temperature Check

Feb 28 2024, 23:55 PM US/Mountain (UTC-07:00) Evaluation

Midterm Project Report

Feb 28 2024, 23:55 PM US/Mountain (UTC-07:00) Project Milestone

Student Post-Engagement Peer Assessment Form

Mar 04 2024, 23:55 PM US/Mountain (UTC-07:00) Evaluation

Student Temperature Check

Mar 04 2024, 23:55 PM US/Mountain (UTC-07:00) Evaluation

Student Temperature Check

Mar 25 2024, 23:55 PM US/Mountain (UTC-07:00) Evaluation

Industry Mentor Temperature Check

Mar 25 2024, 23:55 PM US/Mountain (UTC-07:00) Evaluation

Create a Final Written Report

Apr 02 2024, 23:55 PM US/Mountain (UTC-07:00) Project Milestone

Create a Final Presentation Document

Apr 05 2024, 23:55 PM US/Mountain (UTC-07:00) Project Milestone

Invitations sent to all invitees to the Final Report meeting

Apr 08 2024, 23:55 PM US/Mountain (UTC-07:00) Project Milestone

Company Sponsor Project Evaluation

Apr 11 2024, 23:55 PM US/Mountain (UTC-06:00) Evaluation

Program Managers

Name Organization
Roger McCarty Brigham Young University (BYU)