Managerial Project – „Me, the Product and the Team”

The team should produce something (good or service). You do not need to design complex products, but you need to think about their usefulness – for instance, “paper planes” can be accepted, but the value has to be explained – who would need them and why. You should also reflect on the way you perceive the four managerial functions and it is important to explain which is the competitive advantage of your “organization”, in the case of finding another product that could satisfy the same need.

The aim of the presentation is to demonstrate the following:

- Active involvement of all the team members in the “production” process – demonstrations are more welcome than words, although words are also accepted;

- Original product – generally, an original idea is one not thought up by another person beforehand; please do not go so far; in this case, it is enough to have a different product than the other teams; moreover, if two teams decide to produce “paper planes”, it is still possible for them to have original products, depending on how they design their planes;

- Usefulness and Competitive advantage;

- Clear understanding of the four managerial functions;

- Original presentation;

- Timing: 7-8 minutes.

Each student will submit an individual written report that should contain the following:

1. Project description from own perspective (product, usefulness, competitive advantage, managerial functions) – 1-2 pages;

2. Description of own work role within the team – 0.5-1 pages;

3. Description of the roles of teammates, from own perspective – 0.5-1 pages;

4. Essay „What I learnt from this project” – (for instance, issues related to organizing, teamwork, efficiency, effectiveness, etc.) – 1-2 pages.

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