11 Cut 2 Closing

🎯 Session Objectives

• Demonstrate a fully functional Minimum Viable Product (MVP).

• Deliver the Preliminary Technology Package (Documentation).

• Receive the official Cut 2 grade (30% of the final course mark).

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📝 Evaluation Structure

The evaluation for this cut is hands-on and technical. It proves that the team can execute their strategy and actually build functional technology reaching at least TRL 4-5.

Weighting within the Course: 30%

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📋 Technical Evaluation (Checklist)

Your team must present the following during the evaluation slot:

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1. Functional MVP Demonstration (Live)

• The "Show, Don't Tell" Rule: PowerPoint is secondary today. The focus is on the hardware/software.

• The prototype must execute its primary function without critical failure during the demonstration.

• Expected level: TRL 4 (Lab validation) or TRL 5 (Simulated relevant environment).

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2. The Technology Package Delivery

A folder (USB or Cloud Link) containing:

• Clean, commented Source Code (Python, Arduino, AnyLogic models).

• Schematics or system architecture diagrams.

• User/Operation Manual (Quick Start Guide).

• Final Optimized Bill of Materials (BOM) & Costs.

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3. Process Evidence

• Evidence of your Agile workflow (Show the Trello/Jira board used over the past weeks).

• Explanation of how Value Engineering reduced the final MVP cost compared to initial estimates.

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🚀 Moving Forward to Cut 3

Congratulations on building a working technology! Starting in Week 12, the focus shifts to Real-World Validation and Business. We will take the MVP out of the lab and test it in a real operational environment (TRL 6+), while simultaneously structuring the Business Model (Lean Canvas) to understand how this technology becomes an economically viable Technology-Based Company (EBT).