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Group Business Plan

The course assessment has two elements: the submission of a Group Business Plan and an
Individual Report.
1. Group Business Plan
This assessment requires you to work in groups and submit a group business plan. The
allocation of students into groups will take place during the early part of Term 1. Students will be
able to choose which other group members they would like to work with but there will be a strong
expectation that, once they have formed their groups, students will not be expected to change
groups. Each student group will have 4-5 members (groups of three will only be considered in
exceptional cases where there is an odd number of students in the tutorial group).
As a preparation for submitting the business plan, your team will have the opportunity to present
your business idea in a ‘Dragons’ Den’ style session at the end of Term 1 (to take place during
normal tutorial times). In groups, you are required to present your business plan, preparing 4-5
slides to assist you in doing this (10 minutes). You are also required to answer questions from
your tutorial leader after the presentation (5 minutes). You should be able to elaborate on the
plan and defend your analysis.
The presentation itself is not marked but aims to provide feedback to assist further development
of your business plan and your individual reflective report. Following your Dragon’s Den
presentation your team must meet and reflect on the presentation and the next steps you need
to take in order to develop your work. You will find a document on Moodle entitled ‘Business Plan
Action Plan’ which you should use in order to do this and a completed version of this document
should be attached as an appendix when you submit your Group Business Plans.
You will also work on your Group Business Plans during workshop sessions organised as a part
of the course. Attendance at these sessions is crucial and will be recorded by your tutorial
leader. Please note that your marks for the group work may be reduced by up to five marks
based on your attendance at these four workshop sessions and the peer assessment form
submitted by team members (Absence for medical appointment is the only permittable reason
for absence at one of these sessions. Any student missing a session for this reason is required
to bring photocopied evidence of this to present to the course tutor during the following week’s
tutorial).
Business plans must be 3,000 words in length (references and appendices are not included in
the word count) and must be submitted by one group member. Further guidance on the format
to be used for your business plan will be provided via lectures and seminars, and on Moodle,
once the course has started.

Problem and Organization Working Cross-Functionally to Solve

Problem and Organization working cross functionally to solve-

You are an Engineering Department Director (Braking Systems) in a major aircraft components company. They just found out that a major component in their front (nose) landing gear product was defective. Due to your knowledge of the company and working there for 15 years, the Vice-President of Landing Gear Systems asks you to take the Technical Lead and Program Manage the Solution to the problem.

Problem Info: Two major issues appear to be showing up –

  1. The forearm on the nose (front) landing gear mechanism does not appear to fully lock into position on deployment. Testing has shown that the arm locks 99.99% of the time. But the locking sensor in testing fails 1.67% of the time in testing. The locking sensor is critical as an indicator to pilots that the arm is locked into final landing position and planes can be safely landed without the landing gear collapsing.
  2. The braking system sensor is also showing a fault. This sensor is failing

1.32% of time in full system testing and might possibly be related to 1. (The forearm locking mechanism). When the arm is not locked into position, there may be an interaction with the braking system possibly triggering the braking system sensor’s faulty signal.

  1. Explain how you would form your Team?
  2. What is your Matrix Structure?

DESIGN A PROPER MATRIX STRUCTURE INCLUDING ALL, MENTIONED BELOW:

  • You have Corporate Design, Mechanical, Electrical, Control system or any other Engineers available for your new Team.
  • You have the Production/Operations Engineers from the forearm assembly team and the braking systems team available to you.
  • You have the QA and testing personnel available for your team.
  • You have a Purchasing Team Member available to your team to talk to suppliers and arrange meetings.
  • You have a Project Manager PMP assigned to your team to complete process mapping.
  • You have an accounting person assigned for cost analysis (if a major change is required)
  • You can other professionals that you think you need.
  1. Explain your process in having your team execute a solution using Problem Solving, Servant Leadership, Matrix Management, Project and Program Management to solve the problem.
  2. How are you going to get to the Program solution in 2 months? Show a 2 Month Project Plan and/or Gantt Chart (Excel Format or other) showing the Project Plan. [Should be broken in to 8 to 9 week-time segments.]
  3. Who on your team is assigned to what tasks and their timing for completion on the Project Plan?
  4. Please complete a write-up of 800 to 1000 words on your Program Team Plan. Include any Gantt Charts, Matrix diagrams and/or flow charts as needed and brief summary of mentioned chart.
  5. I am looking for YOUR Program team structure, organization, timing, and plan on how you will attempt to solve the issue? I am not looking for you to solve the specific problem(s).

Paper Directions:

– Interactions should be mentioned.
– Description: -Program team plan should be of 1000 words including Gantt chart. Write something about quality too. Following ISO or own standards.
– Matrix structure and Gantt charts should be designed properly with the summary.

• Paper should be targeted at structure and organization methodology based on Problem Solving, Servant Leadership, Matrix Management, Project and Program Management.

• You will Technically Lead a team focus on solving a problem, structure the required team and resources and develop a plan/timeline.

Practical Demonstration and Observation

Assessment Activity
1. Read Appendix 1: Workplace scenario and complete Appendix 2: Incident form to report the issue. You will need to create names and additional information as necessary to fill in the form.
2. Add Rosie’s incident from the scenario to the graph in the Appendix 3: Analyse data sheet.
3. Conduct a safety inspection of your work area with regards to that hazard using Appendix 4: Safety inspection form. Your assessor will simulate a workplace for you to inspect and assign you to a work safety team.
4. Organise and chair a safety action meeting (SAM) with your work safety team. Negotiate and schedule the meeting with your work safety team.
Before the meeting, work with your group to:
• consult on analysis of the hazard and possible treatment
• consider the costs of control measures for the hazard
During the meeting, use the hazard hierarchy of control to recommend and/or demonstrate a practicable treatment. Ensure you take minutes using the Appendix 5: SAM form to provide evidence of the meeting. Your assessor will observe the meeting.
5. Write a 1 – 2 page report for your health and safety representative (the assessor). Ensure that you:
• describe the process you undertook to identify, analyse and consult on the risk
• refer to:
– specific OHS/WHS legislation relating to the maintenance of a safe workplace
– specific OHS/WHS legislation and regulations and codes of practice requiring institution and implementation of consultative practices
– duty of care responsibilities of employers and employees

– describe WHS performance with respect to the hazard; outline any inadequacies in existing risk control measures
– describe the measures you took to control the hazard, including timelines and demonstrations or plans to control the hazard
– describe future monitoring activities to ensure implementation of risk control measures, including hazard controls.