A B-Plan Competition

CLOUD CONNECT
‘Radical’ doesn’t necessarily have to be something that is conjured out of thin air.
Something that always existed in front of us can fall in the category as well, if only used the
right way. Cloud computing shows us precisely that. Having the right eye for the right thing
at the right time is what makes good business logic and cloud computing has so far
exploited this mantra. With many innovative ways to use it already in place, still others go a-
begging.

The new wave the IT sector is riding on, it has a lot of potential going into the future
considering that it provides a low-cost, efficient and on-demand capacity model which is
much needed in this highly competitive scenario. It has wide ranging applications such as
retail, banking, telecom, data warehousing amongst others.

Cloud-connect is an intense strategy event that aims to test the grey cells and in-depth
knowledge of cloud-computing and its application to a specific sector. The ability to think
out of the box is the need of the hour. It will test the participant’s ability to apply theoretical
concepts to a practical problem. Only the best will come up trumps!!!

THE EVENT
ROUND1
Develop a B-plan or a Business model for a particular industry/industrial application where
cloud computing has not been used but can be implemented to reap significant benefits.

 Your solution must include the following

 The business idea/concept.
 A brief sector overview/industry analysis for the selected industry.
 Proposed Technology model/architecture.
 Implementation roadmap.
 Relevant Financials.
 Value proposition.
 Possible challenges/barriers.
Judging criteria:

1. Feasibility of solution.

2. Innovation and creativity.

3. Content, presentation and clarity of thought.

ROUND2
The shortlisted teams must prepare a Power Point Presentation and present their solution
to the judges at DMS, IIT-Delhi. The ppt can have a maximum of 10 slides(Excluding the
cover page and appendix) and the time allotted for each team will be a maximum of 20
minutes.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

ROUND1
1. Each team can have a maximum of 3 members who must be from the same
management institute.
2. A person can be part of one and only one team. If a person is part of more than one
team, all such teams will be disqualified.
3. There is no restriction on the number of teams participating from a single institute.
4. The Report must be submitted in .doc/.docx file and should not exceed 2000
words(excluding annexure, references)
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5. Top 5 teams will be selected for the second round.
6. The last date for receipt of the report is 2359 Hrs, January 19th, 2011.
7. The participants are required to mail the report to cc.parivartan@dmsiitd.org
8. The body of the mail should contain the team member’s name, name of the
institute, addresses, e-mail, and telephone numbers.
ROUND2
1. The top 5 teams are required to prepare a Power Point Presentation for the question
in round1.
2. There can be a maximum of 10 slides (Excluding the cover slide and the references)
3. Each team will have a maximum of 20 minutes to present their solution before the
judges.
4. The decision taken by the judges will be final and binding.
5. The reimbursement will be for the shortest route between the travelling members'
institute and Delhi. Team members are required to present a copy of their tickets for
reimbursements.
6. To clarify, the reimbursement will be for Sleeper Class train fare (as mentioned
above) irrespective of the actual mode of travel. In case the actual fare is less than
the above arrived train fare, only the actual fare as mentioned in the tickets will be
reimbursed.

PRIZES
1) 1st prize: 15,000 INR + a holiday voucher from Club Mahindra
2) 2nd prize: 10,000 INR