You are an essential part of the Capstone process, and as such you help Capstone to carry out BYU's mission. Coach responsibilities fall in two categories: mentoring students and facilitating sponsor relationships with students. While projects and sponsor relationships are important, your top priority is the welfare and development of the students in your stewardship.

Mentoring Students

Your mentoring has many different dimensions—about people and about the project. We have broken this up into four sections that you can examine, which describe major elements of your mentoring:

• Mentoring Individuals
  
• Mentoring in Team Dynamic
  
• Mentoring on the Product Development Process
  
• Mentoring the Team Throughout the Project
  

Interactions with Sponsors

Your interactions with your sponsor can have a significant influence on the success of your project. Working With Sponsors provides some suggestions for how to get the best results from your sponsor interactions.

How Long Should All this Take?

Please see the Coach Time Expectations page for more details about the expected time requirements and in-person requirements for coaching this year.