
Today is a 20 minute task led by your tutor and a Westminster City Council member. Follow each task carefully during the session.
Task 1: Agree on a project idea. As a group, reflect on the challenge set during week 1 and agree on a final project idea.
Task 2: Assign team roles. Using the definitions below, who will be taking on each role within the team?
Task One

Question Prompts:
What do you want to say, that isn’t being said?
Is there a problem which your community is facing that you wished to solve?
Is there a cause which is important to you, that you are passionate about and want to support?
Task Two
Take a look at the team roles below. Which ones appeal to you? We recommend having one or two PM’s and an even spread of the roles.
You may split the roles as you wish. However, we suggest 4-5 in the pitching team!
Remember, all roles are crucial to the success of a business!
Project Manager
Good communicator and leader. Delegate tasks & motivate their team. Ensure each team is making progress.
Marketing Team
Imaginative people with great design skills or a passion for design. Collaborative worker who can tell a story!
Branding Team
Have a way for making things stand out. Give your product an identity. Understand the target market and be creative.
Finance Team
Confident with numbers. Ensure the business makes money, identify different funding streams, keep track of costs.
Pitching Team
Confident public speakers. Responsible for ensuring the message and work of your classmates gets across.
Assistant Project Managers
Support PM by taking on tasks. Collaborative workers, adaptive and receptive to feedback.
Business Model Team
Strategic thinkers. Ensure BMC is filled out effectively. Good communicators, sharing updates to the PM.
Team Roles
Which role will you choose?
Extension Task: Market Research
Watch the video below to help you understand what marker research is and how it can be conducted
Extension Activity:
- Conduct a questionnaire with your target market.
- Research competitors online.
- Watch videos and research your market.
