Project Charter: Sauce & Spoon Tabletop Menu Tablets
DATE: 28/03/2023
Project Summary
Sauce & Spoon would like to launch a pilot rollout of tabletop menus at two of its
restaurant locations. Those menus will be placed only at the bar area and will aim to
assist customers with their orders so that they can have a better and faster dining
experience.
Project Goals
● Decrease the average table turn time by about 30 minutes until end of June
● Increase average daily guests count by 10% until end of June
● Raise the average check total to 75$ until end of June
● Cut foot waste by 25% until end of June
● Increase appetizer sales by 15% overall until end of June
● Reduce the number of negative customer reviews (Not SMART)
● Decrease employee burnout turnover (Not SMART)
Deliverables
● Tablets installed in the bar area of two restaurant locations
● A plan to train the staff regarding the new tablet system
● Clear data points to track metrics regarding table turn time
● Updated website including an online menu
● A plan to improve employee satisfaction
Scope and Exclusion
In-Scope:
● Improve the satisfaction of the kitchen staff
● Hiring more kitchen staff
Out-of-Scope:
● Policy changes
Benefits & Costs
Benefits:
● Better and faster dining experience
● More customers to be served and therefore higher profit
● Less food waste – environmentally friendly
Costs:
● Training materials and fees 10.000$
● Hardware and software implementation across locations 30.000$
● Maintenance (IT fees through EOY) 5.000$
● Updated website and menu design fee 5.000$
● Other customization fees 550$
Appendix:
● 1st Misalignment: Reallocate payroll to hire more kitchen staff
● 1st Resolution: Not resolved yet. Maybe hire two part time line cooks until we
can monitor the payroll.
● 2nd Misalignment: Include decrease of guest waiting time as a goal.
● 2nd Resolution: Resolved. We won’t include it, since we already have a similar
goal “Decrease average table turn time”. If table turns quicker, wait times will
decrease eventually.
● 3rd Misalignment: Percentage of increase regarding the appetizer sales.
● 3rd Resolution: Resolved. 15% increase overall, with the North location
targeted for 10% and Downtown targeted for 20%
● 4th Misalignment: Adjust policy on order returns. We will no longer replace
meals when guests claim they got their orders wrong
● 4th Resolution: Not actually resolved. Moved this topic to an operations
discussion and kept it separate from this specific project