SCM$120$ Project Leadership Assignment #$1\_\_/25$

Professor: Giovanna Parnell

Submit to d$2$l drop box Thursday February $8,2024$ at $8$:$00$ am

In$-$class presentation

Late submissions will incur $10\%$ per day late penalty Plagiarism will not be tolerated and will be given an automatic grade of Zero

Your Project as Project Leader

Review our lessons. The project idea you come up with, will be your project to lead, and referred to throughout this course as a central point for your next two assignments.

$1.$ The true need. Include the following details:

a$)$ Describe the Problem, the true need; that you are looking to resolve. $4$ marks Example of a problem: career drivers that sit too long in their day $$ causing health issues.

b$)$ Name the Desired outcome; $2$ marks

b$)$ What is the benefit of achieving the desired outcome; $2$ marks

c$)$ Name uncertainties and unknowns. $2$ marks

$2.$ Your project idea to resolve the problem.

Your product$/$service name $1$ mark

What is your project idea? $4$ marks

How will it resolve the problem $3$ marks

What will your project entail? $2$ marks

Example, project idea to resolve the driver issue could be to develop a device that will keep the body active while driving, such as a vibrating belt$).$

$3.$ Present to the class on February $8,2024.5$ marks; $3$ minutes per student $($be mindful of the size of the class and tight schedule$)$

Note: Your project can encompass one of the following:

Present a discontinued product or service, tell us about it$,$ and how it will resolve the problem and suggest how you will update$/$re$-$introduce this product$/$ service to today$$s market;

Dream up a new product or service. How will it resolve the problem?

Think of a building project, landscaping project, and what would be done $($ex$.$ Homeless shelter, roofing project, Landscaping a new home...$)$ How will it resolve the problem?

Think of an existing or new event that you will plan $($example: summer festival, exhibition etc.$).$ How will this resolve the problem?