Each project has a project lead – that is, the user responsible for keeping the project moving forward.
Roles/responsibilities
- Break down projects into smaller pieces or subprojects
- Each subproject has its own requirements, and its own project lead.
- Each piece could be separately funded and/or have multiple parents.
- Decide how to allocate funds between projects and team members.
- Determine if/how stipends would be rewarded to apprentices (if applicable)
- Decide whether all project requirements are satisfied.
Benefits
- Stipend (if applicable) will depend on the nature of the role (development, design, business, etc.), level of expertise, and involvement in the project; this will often times be determined by the level of expertise/involvement of the apprentice.
Skills required
- Competent/Advanced skills in the area of your expertise
- Kindness, patience, and being good at explaining things.
- Extra bonus if you've mentored a successful student before!