Activity Template - Project Charter

Project Charter: Menu Tablets
DATE: 28/02/2023
Project Summary
Menu Tablets is a pilot rollout of tabletop menu tablets in the bar area at two
restaurant locations - North and Downton. The purpose of this project is to enable
guests to order through tablets as soon as they arrive at the restaurant and through
that. This is hoped to decrease table turn time, increase average daily guest counts,
communicate specific guest requests to the kitchen more directly to cut food waste
Project Goals
● Raise the average check total from 65$ to 75$ by increasing product mix and
increasing the number of appetizers ordered by 15%
● Digitalize the ordering process and ensure staff training to have a smooth and fast
integration
● Ensure that both front of the house and kitchen have enough staff to cope with an
average daily guest count increased by 10% and to decrease stuff burnout and
turnover
● Decrease table turn time by 30 min and this will lead to reduced guest wait time and
increasing daily guest count
● Give clear data points to track metrics to ensure success
● Decrease meal comp by decreasing the number of food send-backs by TBD% and
reduce food waste by 25%
● Increase customer satisfaction by TBD %
Deliverables
● Increase the number of appetizers ordered - 15% average increase overall, with the
North location targeted for a 10% increase and the Downtown location targeted for a
20% increase
● Decrease average table turn time by 30 min
● Increase average check total to $75 by selling more appetizers and beverages,
resulting in increased profits
● Increase average daily guest count by 10%
● Implement staff training plan
● Communicate specific guest requests to the kitchen more directly to decrease number
of comped meals and reduce food waste by 25%
● Ensure integration with the existing POS system
Scope and Exclusion
In-Scope:
● Food waste reduction and order return rate
● Employee satisfaction
● Raising check total
● Decreasing table turn time
● Increasing average daily guest count
● Staff training
● Integration of the system with the existing POS system
Out-of-Scope:
● Policy change
Benefits & Costs
Benefits:
● The tablets will provide the restaurant with clear data points on customer ordering and
an integrated point-of-sale system to help guide decision-making in the future
● Reducing waste
● Increasing profits,
● Increasing customer satisfaction
● Increasing employee satisfaction
Costs:
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Project Investments(Costs) Estimated Costs
Training materials and fees $10,000
Hardware and software implementation $30000

across locations
Maintenance(IT fees through EOY) $5000
Updated website and menu design fee $5000
Other customization fees $550

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Appendix:
● There was a misalignment about payroll reallocation from the front to the back
of the house. Peta was hesitant to add it to the project charter as she was
concerned that we might also need to hire additional servers or hosts without
additional data and knowing how much resources we’ll have to hire more kitchen staff.
Deanna thought it is necessary and to at least have a plan on how to ensure the
kitchen has the appropriate resources. Maybe we can monitor the payroll and
bandwidth of the BOH. Alex agreed with Deanna. While Gilly didn’t want to give up
front-of-house payroll in case we need to hire more hosts or bartenders. Decision -
They agreed to keep thinking about it - it is not solved
● There was also a misalignment between Alex and Gilly regarding the increase
in appetiser sales. Alex is in the business district, so we get lots of groups
joining us for happy hour after work, and they tend to just order apps and drinks
and he thinks suggesting appetisers through this pilot wouldn’t make much
difference. On the other hand, at Alexes restaurant, maybe 20% of tables order
appetizers before their entrees and he proposed a larger increase, something
like 20%. Decision - To solve this, Peta proposed a 15% average increase
overall, with the North location targeted for a 10% increase and the Downtown
location targeted for a 20% increase
● There was a misalignment to include policy change in the project or not. A
decision was made that it is out of scope and it will be discussed on the side
● There was a misalignment to measure employee satisfaction as a part of the
scope. A decision was made that Carter and Deanna will work together to find a
way to measure it.

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Scope and Exclusion

Benefits & Costs

Training materials and fees $10,000

Hardware and software implementation $30000

Maintenance(IT fees through EOY) $5000

Updated website and menu design fee $5000

Other customization fees $550

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