Field Study: Consulting

Timeline
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September 11, 2017Experience start
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September 26, 2017Project Scope Meeting
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December 5, 2017Experience end
Timeline
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September 11, 2017Experience start
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September 26, 2017Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and organization to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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December 5, 2017Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Leadership Organizational structure Marketing strategySkills
business consulting analytic ability well developed written and oral communication skills strategy formulation marketing and market researchGroups of 2-3 student-consultants will work with your early stage venture on a short-term project that is important to you.
Learners
There are 3 deliverables:
- 1) Project Plan (week 4 of project): Students will work with you and the instructor and conduct preliminary research to develop a plan to address your challenge
- 2) Status Report (week 8 of project) : Students will update you on their findings to date and confirm next steps and timing.
- 3) Final Delivery (week 12 of project) of recommendations based on what was outlined in the project plan and reconfirmed in the status report.
Project timeline
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September 11, 2017Experience start
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September 26, 2017Project Scope Meeting
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December 5, 2017Experience end
Timeline
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September 11, 2017Experience start
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September 26, 2017Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and organization to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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December 5, 2017Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Groups of 2-3 student-consultants will work with your early stage venture on a short-term project that is important to you. The students will conduct research on the challenge or opportunity that you put forward. This could include, but is not limited to:
- Surveying potential customers and / or consumers to evaluate your firm's market potential
- Developing value propositions for specific market segments
- Analyzing a value chain
- Developing a competitive matrix
- Validating business models
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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September 11, 2017Experience start
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September 26, 2017Project Scope Meeting
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December 5, 2017Experience end
Timeline
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September 11, 2017Experience start
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September 26, 2017Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and organization to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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December 5, 2017Experience end