Projects to do

Student teams drift into chat groups where decisions and files get lost, because nobody picked a tool on purpose.

A fee added to every air ticket pays for the airport, but it also changes who can afford to travel and which routes airlines choose.

Different writers explain the same business decline in different ways, and a strategist must learn to tell what is evidence and what is opinion.

Companies often record a single reason for leaving, even though the real story usually has several causes building up over time.

A small garage either runs out of common parts and loses the job, or keeps too many rarely used parts that tie up its cash.

People pick a loan by looking at the monthly instalment alone and miss the total they will pay back over time.

A client who says 'make our business better' gives a team nothing to aim at and nothing to be judged against.

Teams print a hundred t-shirts in one size and colour and then carry unsold stock for months.

Packaged food brands face crowded shelves and changing tastes, and a SWOT with no evidence is only opinion.

A small hotel gets scattered complaints about rooms, food and staff, and its owner fixes whatever was mentioned most recently.

One bottle can be sold to students, office workers and trekkers, but the same message will not move all three.

Damage is blamed on couriers, but causes sit in packing, labelling, handling and loading, and fixing the wrong one wastes effort.

Loyalty schemes promise rewards, but their rules decide whether a regular shopper feels valued or simply tracked.

Long-standing customers often get worse offers than new ones, which makes them feel taken for granted and tempts them to leave.

Students pick a note app because a friend uses it, then struggle when their notes cannot be searched, shared or revised easily.

Cities often move street vendors into fixed zones, which can reduce crowding but may cut the footfall that keeps vendors alive.

First-time buyers meet unfamiliar terms like carpet area, possession and approvals and often do not know what to ask or check.

Without a scoring guide, two recruiters can read the same CV and reach opposite conclusions.

Learning apps use game-like features to bring users back, but some of these features motivate while others create pressure.

Fan groups grow quickly and moderators are often volunteers with no clear rules for spoilers, arguments or spam.

School coaches are busy and rarely have simple, trusted material on the everyday habits that keep young players safe.

A small online course seller is tempted by a chatbot, yet most questions might be solved by a clear page.

A founder who talks to real people learns in days what a month of guessing would not reveal.

Some medicines must stay cool from factory to patient, and most people have no idea how much planning that takes.