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Projects and presentations — structure, evidence and the viva you will face

The problem

Your project is titled 'A Study of Working Capital Management'. The examiner asks what you found. You describe what you did.

The workflow
1Turn topic into a question
2Choose the method yourself
3Do the work
4Find the finding
5Structure the presentation
6Write limitations
7Prepare the viva
★Rehearse

What you need

Question: Does the cash conversion cycle predict profitability better than the current ratio, in 40 Indian listed SMEs, FY21–FY25? Method: correlation and regression on published financials; chose CCC because it captures timing which the current ratio does not.

The tool

Any assistant, with your topic

The prompt

Subscribers. The full prompt is part of the SMEMinds AI Playbook. See plans.

What comes back

PRESENTATION (10 slides) Slide 1 — The question. Does timing (CCC) predict profitability better than size (current ratio)?

Verify before you use it

Human review required. Check every line below before this leaves your screen.
  • Q4 — reverse causation — is a genuine weakness. Address it in your limitations rather than waiting to be asked; examiners reward the anticipation.
  • Confirm what you actually did with negative-CCC companies. If you did not consider it, decide now and be able to state it.
  • The FY21–25 period question is fair. Have a reason — data availability is a legitimate one if stated honestly.
  • Every methodological choice on slides 4–5 must be yours. If any was suggested rather than chosen, work out now why you agree with it.