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FT1 and PT2 Construction Project Management MSc students from the School of the Built Environment are taking part in their own internal Enginuity Competition as part of their module 'Business Management'.

The students are split into 8 teams, and competing over 5 rounds, or one and a quarter simulated years, between June and August 2024.


COMPETITION DETAILS
Schedule
The league table at the end of period 6
The story, period by period


PERIOD 6:  "A tough round sees 'BurMen Builds' emerge as the new frontrunners"

After the impressive growth figures posted in period 5, not unexpectedly period 6 proved to be a much tougher quarter. This was largely driven by the companies being unable to win as much work as they had previously, with the corresponding reduction in forward workload and margin KPIs. The result was changes throughout the league table, and crucially in the leading positions.

With all 8 teams posting negative growth figures, the team that posted the least worst figures were "BurMen Builds" with a 1% decline, and it enabled them to leapfrog the 3 teams who had been above them to takeover pole position with 1,329 pts. Previous leaders "Seven Continents Sustainable Construction" fell back one place to second, as did "Woodrock Constructions Ltd" who dropped back to 3rd. The teams should see an improvement in period 7, providing they keep their eyes on the ball and make effective decisions.



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