We’re excited to announce that Rolls Royce will be setting one of the flagship challenges at our upcoming hackathon on October 21-22 in Derby! This event is shaping up to be a truly unique opportunity for professionals, students, and innovators to engage with real-world problems, collaborate, and showcase their skills.
The Challenge: Project Planners’ Struggles with Schedule Summarisation
Project planners often have to juggle complex schedules and provide high-level summaries for various stakeholders. With Rolls Royce’s challenge, participants will be diving into a common but crucial issue faced by planners: how to simplify and effectively communicate detailed project schedules without losing essential information. But why is summarising schedules such a critical task?
Here are three key reasons:
Stakeholder Integration
Project planners frequently need to integrate schedules from other teams, suppliers, or delivery partners. Summarising these inputs allows them to create a cohesive timeline that keeps everyone aligned.
Communication to Senior Stakeholders
Sometimes, providing a detailed breakdown of a schedule to senior stakeholders isn’t feasible. High-level summaries are essential for presenting key information succinctly, enabling informed decision-making.
Enhanced Project Understanding
Summarised schedules serve as powerful communication tools. They help the entire team understand project priorities and timelines, facilitating smoother project delivery without overwhelming team members with too much detail.
The Importance of Accurate Schedule Summarisation
Two things matter when summarising a schedule: ensuring it accurately reflects the detailed schedules from a sequencing and timing perspective and capturing the progress or performance of the detailed plan. Rolls Royce’s challenge invites you to propose solutions that tackle these pain points, bridging the gap between high-level reporting and detailed project management.
Why Should You Take Part?
This isn’t just another hackathon—it’s your chance to work on a real problem faced by one of the world’s leading engineering companies. Participants will have the opportunity to engage directly with Rolls Royce representatives, gain insights into the complexities of project management, and possibly see their solutions adopted in practice!
Submit Your Own Challenge
If you have a challenge that would inspire others or tackle a problem in your field, why not submit it? We’re always looking to broaden our range of challenges and welcome contributions that bring new perspectives to our events.
Future Events: Mark Your Calendars!
Can’t make it to this hackathon? Don’t worry—we have more events on the horizon! We’ll be holding major events in March and June next year, with more exciting challenges to come. Keep an eye on our website for updates, and don’t miss out on the chance to be part of something impactful.
Join Us and Make a Difference
Our hackathons are about more than just solving problems—they’re about building communities, sharing knowledge, and shaping the future of technology and project management. Whether you’re a seasoned professional, a student, or simply curious, we encourage you to join us and see what you can achieve.
