Suggested by Chris Owens – Completed
This seems like a constant piece of feedback, but maybe putting it on this board will finally make a difference. "Proof of Execution" means that you have finished the project/task/assignment/etc. in 100% of the cases when those words are used, including dozens used by Microsoft. Proof of Execution is a document for ECIF as well as the MCI program and both have the customer completing and signing a document after the partner has done work.
For some reason, FastTrack wants to use the term Proof of Execution for a document required of the partner prior to doing any work for the customer. This leads to confusion and the customer not understanding why "this time it is different" and not wanted to sign something that seems to indicate that the partner has completed something when no work has started. "FastTrack Engagement Form" or just about anythign would be better.
When this feedback was presented at various FastTrack Community Calls and other live events, the partners were told the document would only have "POE" on it and that it stood for "Proof of Engagement" - that is not what has happened. "Proof of Execution" is written right across the title bar.
This needs to be changed.
Status details
This suggestion has been taken to the OSU Management team. Feedback from the team was that Proof of Execution is used as standard language across several programs, so would be very difficult to change. This suggestion will be taken into consideration at the beginning of the next Fiscal Year (FY24) as changes and updates to all programs are undertaken.
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Thank you for your feedback. We will share this with the program managers and provide you with an update shortly.