Transcript 10x20 goal - FIRST in Texas

Dell / FIRST® in Texas “Leaving Your
Legacy” Business Plan Challenge
John Pflueger
May 29, 2014
The Dell “Leaving Your Legacy” Business
Plan Challenge
• Dell and FIRSTinTexas are proud to announce the “Leaving your Legacy” Business Plan Challenge
• This challenge offers Texas FRC teams the opportunity to work with Dell leaders to develop their
presentation skills, improve their business plans, further the sustainability of their team and
promote their vision for STEM education in Texas.
– These plans should both discuss the sustainability of the team, as well as the team’s vision and proposal for
promoting STEM education in its region.
– These plans should also discuss the benefits that Dell will receive by extending support to the presenting
team.
• The challenge consists of two stages.
– In the first stage, participating teams will submit modified versions of their business plans, along with a video
of the presentation of their plans, to a team of judges and business mentors. From these submissions, the
judges will identify three teams as finalists.
– In the second stage, finalists will continue to work with these mentors, developing versions of their plans that
they will present to a select group of Dell executives at a meeting in Austin on July 15th.
• From among the finalists, Dell executives will select the team they feel has the best business plan
to support that team’s vision for the promotion of FIRST and STEM education, and the long-term
sustainability of their team.
– The winning team will receive a $3K ‘investment’ from Dell to be used in support of their proposal / vision
– Non-winning finalists will receive a small stipend for their team of $500
– The winning team may be asked to give a follow-on presentation in 6 to 9 months on proposal status and
accomplishments
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Who is Eligible to Participate?
• All FRC teams in Texas are eligible to participate, subject to the following
expectations
– Teams will meet all submission requirements and deadlines
– Teams are able to be present in Austin on July 15th
› You must also be able to bring a competition FRC robot for demonstration
• Composition of participating teams
– Each team will be represented by three students and a coach.
– The coach should be the primary coach or mentor for the team’s program
– Students should be rising seniors or younger – it is our intent to involve students
who will be a participant on their FRC team for the 2015 competition season.
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Why should your team participate?
• Participating FRC teams will see the following benefits:
– Team business plan review
› Initial review by FIRST mentors with experience in business plan development and
assessment
› Final review by a Dell leadership
– Potential financial support for their team’s vision for their sustainability and STEM
education in their region
› The Dell leadership team will provide a $3000 ‘investment’ for the team they feel has best
met the challenge goals
› Non-winning teams that make the final stage will receive a $500 ‘investment’ for their
team
– A strong outreach experience they can promote during their next competition
seasons
› By participating, teams will be helping promote FIRST by raising awareness of the value of
FIRST’s programs to Dell leaders
• Individual students will benefit by:
– Developing a business proposal / solution to address a real-world challenge
– Presenting and promoting a business proposal to a management team
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How does a team participate?
(page 1)
• Develop and document your team’s vision for
– The long-term sustainability of your team
– Your team’s plan or proposal for promoting FIRST and STEM education in its
region
› The definition of region is up to the team
• The plan or proposal will include:
– Team history and mission
– Plans for 2014-2015
› Including financials – expected income and spending
– Team risks and risk management
› Should particularly address the team’s long-term outlook and sustainability
– Team’s vision with respect to outreach and impact
› Should include the team’s long-term goals
– Why Dell should ‘invest’ in your team
› This will focus on the benefits Dell would receive by supporting your team through an
‘investment’ in your team’s vision
• Plans can be a modification of, but should not be an exact copy of, your
teams 2013-2014 business plan
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How does a team participate?
(page 2)
• Participating FRC teams will submit the following collateral to the challenge
management team by June 20th
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(details on all of these items are provided below)
A link to a copy of your team’s business plan
A one-page summary of your team’s qualifications and business plan proposal
A short PowerPoint presentation providing background for your proposal
A link to a video of your team presenting your proposal
A link to your team’s Chairman’s Award video
A link to a video of your team’s robot in action (match play preferred)
• In addition, the competition management team expects participants to:
– Reach out to the competition management teams promptly with any questions or
concerns
– Be available for finalist coaching and peer review meetings
– Uphold FIRST’s core values of Co-opertition and Gracious Professionalism
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Competition Process – First Stage:
Initial Competition and Identification of Finalists
Initial Competition
Announcement
•Announcement to all Texas FRC
teams
•Communication of
presentation/submission
requirements as well as
evaluation criteria (Rubric)
•Target date – Friday, May 30th
Proposal Evaluation
•Eval team picks THREE finalists to
present to the Dell ELT
•Evaluation team will review all
submissions and announce
finalists by Friday, June 27th
Proposal Preparation and
Submission
•Submissions to evaluation team
must be complete by Sunday,
June 22nd
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Competition Process – Second Stage:
Finalist Competition
Finalist preparation and
proposal refresh
•The competition management team will provide coaching
and guidance to each of the finalist teams as required or
requested
•We will schedule a group review where each competing
team will present to the other finalists for comment and
review
Final presentations
•July 15th at the Thinkery in Austin – 6pm to 8pm
•Dell and the challenge management team will provide a
15-20 minute introduction both to FIRST and to this
contest
•Team presentations (15 minutes for each team)
•Presentation of team’s proposal and value to Dell (5
minutes, hard stop)
•5-10 minutes questions and feedback from ELT
•Final wrap-up and decisions
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Additional
Material
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Presentation Guidance
• Strict time limit
– 5 minutes max for all points
• “Here’s what our team is all about”
– Should be a QUICK summary of the team, team history, accomplishments….
• “Here’s our vision and proposal for promoting STEM in Texas”
– Should talk to the sustainability of the team
– Should ideally talk about expanding STEM within their community
› Could be just within the school, could focus on an entire region
• “Here’s what we need to make our vision a reality”
• “Here’s what Dell will receive in return”
– (see next slide)
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Potential Benefits to Dell
• Dell brand recognition
– The perception of Dell as a company
• Business results (i.e. sales)
• Employee engagement
– Volunteer opportunities with Powering the Possible partners
• Dell employee skills development
– Volunteering and mentoring potentially helps Dell employees build skills they can
use back in their role at Dell
• Dell workforce pipeline development
– Helping to train potential future employees
• Alignment to Dell’s Youth Learning initiatives
– Support for under-served communities
– Women in Science and Engineering
• Other items that come to mind later….
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