Final presentations, submission, and reflection on method choice and evidence
Milestone 3 — Present Your Inventory Recommendation
Today your team presents the final inventory analysis to an executive audience. Every claim must come from your workbook. Every number must be defensible.
Across Lessons 8 and 9, your team built a complete inventory valuation workbook for your assigned business. You calculated ending inventory and COGS using all four methods, compared the results, tested scenarios, and wrote a recommendation. Today is the moment to share that work with an audience that needs to make a real decision.
Your presentation should answer one question: Which inventory valuation method best serves this business, and why? The answer must come from your workbook evidence, not opinion.
- Tell a clear story: problem → analysis → recommendation
- Cite at least three exact numbers from your group's workbook
- Explain how your chosen method affects COGS, ending inventory, and reported profit
- Name one risk or limitation and explain why the recommendation still holds
- Respond to audience questions with workbook evidence
- Final workbook is complete, accurate, and well-formatted
- All four methods (FIFO, LIFO, Specific ID, Weighted Average) are calculated correctly
- Checks sheet shows no unresolved errors
- Dashboard displays method comparison clearly
- Recommendation sheet includes claim, evidence, and risk statement
Each group uses only their assigned starter workbook. Do not switch files or use another group's workbook.
- Group 1: unit07-group1-inventory.xlsx
- Group 2: unit07-group2-inventory.xlsx
- Group 3: unit07-group3-inventory.xlsx
- Group 4: unit07-group4-inventory.xlsx
Missing workbook? Re-download your assigned starter workbook and rebuild from your Lesson 09 notes. Do not use another group's file.
- Final workbook is complete with all required sheets and accurate calculations
- Recommendation includes a clear claim, at least three cited workbook numbers, and one risk statement
- Presentation is 4–5 minutes with a clear story arc and visible workbook evidence
- Team responds to at least one audience question using specific workbook data
- Final workbook, recommendation artifact, and peer reviews are submitted
- ☐Final workbook file saved with correct naming convention:
Unit07_GroupX_Inventory.xlsx - ☐Recommendation artifact (slide, brief, or memo) submitted
- ☐Peer critique forms completed for all presenting groups
- ☐Reflection journal completed individually
- ☐All files uploaded to the submission folder or LMS
All inventory valuations are mathematically correct. Formulas handle edge cases. Checks sheet shows no unresolved errors.
Recommendation clearly aligns with business objectives. Demonstrates understanding of how method choice affects COGS, ending inventory, and profit.
Concise story with a clear problem → analysis → recommendation arc. Visuals support the message. Audience-appropriate language.
Confident, concise responses that cite specific workbook numbers. Team can defend their recommendation under questioning.
Presentation fits the timebox. Clean transitions. Professional delivery.
As an audience member, evaluate each presentation using the rubric categories above. Provide at least one concrete strength and one concrete revision target for each team.
Unit 07 Final Presentations
Project by Classmate
After your presentation, complete this reflection individually. Think about what made your recommendation believable — and what you would do differently next time.