Class 18

Final Project Update and Check-in meetings

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Class Overview

This is the second Team check-in for the Final Project. Teams should focus on obtaining help and feedback on the steps they need to undertake to finalize the project.

Why is this important?
This is an important step in managing the large open ended final project. This final check in allows teams to obtain feedback and help on their final project workflows.

Class Materials and Details

Materials:

Case: Proposal Update Requirements.
Case: Final Project Overview.
No slides are available for this class.
Data: A data update may be required for this class. To ensure your files are the most up-to-date, navigate to ACCTG521_Labs folder and run the command git pull.
Analytics Tools: N/A

Review and Extension:
The check in meeting is aimed at resolving any open questions at this stage of the project. It also provides a motivation for teams to work on the project in advance of the multiple deadlines they face at the end of the quarter.

Preparation:
  1. Teams will be required to deliver a memo outlining their progress on the final project including an update on their timeline.
  2. For requirements, pleases see Proposal Update Requirements.
  3. In addition, the finalized requirements, hints and other information about the Final Project can be found at Final Project Overview.

Class Plan:
Teams: during this class, please sit in your assessment teams.
  1. The formal class is replaced by the final one-on-one meetings between each team and the instructor. Teams attend only their meeting time slot, and do not observe the meetings between the instructor and other teams.
  2. Only if necessary to accommodate travel, teams can meet with the instructor in a meeting scheduled before the date of this class. Please email the reason and potential times if this applies to your team.
  3. In class meeting order:
  4. Group 9 CRM/NOW (Approx time:1:30 PM)
  5. Group 1 NFLX/DIS (Approx time:1:39 PM)
  6. Group 3 Boeing/LMT (Approx time:1:48 PM)
  7. Group 5 NKE/DKS (Approx time:1:57 PM)
  8. Group 8 EL/ULTA (Approx time:2:06 PM)
  9. Group 12 ILMN/TMO (Approx time:2:15 PM)
  10. Group 2 CPB/SYY (Approx time:2:24 PM)
  11. Group 11 BKNG/ABNB (Approx time:2:33 PM)
  12. Group 7 NVDA/INTC (Approx time:2:42 PM)
  13. Outside of class: Group 4 LULU/DECK, Group 6 CELH/MNST, and Group 10 SBUX/MCD