HR Organizational Consulting - Business Planning/HR Training/Performance Management
General
- Graduate; Capstone
- 32 learners; teams of 4
- 75 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Educators assign learners to projects
Preferred companies
- 7/7 project matches
- Ontario, Canada
- Academic experience
- Incubator, Non profit, Small to medium enterprise, Social enterprise
- Any
Categories
Project timeline
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October 21, 2023Experience start
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October 22, 2023Project Scope Meeting
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November 22, 2023Project Proposals Due
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March 18, 2024Experience end
Timeline
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October 21, 2023Experience start
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October 22, 2023Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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November 22, 2023Project Proposals Due
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March 18, 2024Experience end
Overview
- Details
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Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from Conestoga College to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.
This course incorporates skills for effective proposal writing and creating and producing effective client presentations. Students in this program/course will learn how to effectively guide clients and stakeholders through the end to end consulting process.
- Learner skills
- Presentations, Online communication, Consulting, Business planning, Proposal writing, Research
- Deliverables
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Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization.
Some final project deliverables might include:
- A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
- A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations
Project Examples
Students in groups of 3-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.
Project activities that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:
- Applying consulting frameworks, tools and techniques to diagnose issues and develop solutions
- Implementing strategies to facilitate, mediate and manage conflict including ethical issues that HR professionals encounter
- Constructing project proposals using client-approved parameters
- Developing proposal context and parameters for employers
- Writing reports
- Planning business projects
- Cold calling to connect with and secure potential project stakeholders
- Preparing slide layouts
- Incorporating feedback from presentations into formal business deliverables
In the past, the following projects have been completed by our students:
- Develop recruitment and selection process including behaviorally based question for key positions
- Identify tactical HR initiatives to support an organization’s strategic thrusts
- Develop and administer an organization culture audit/employee survey
- Audit one area of current procedure and practices for legal compliance
- Assess the design, operation of one aspect of the HR function, recommend changes
- Assess the design of one part of the total compensation program for an organization
- Identify ways in which to improve the systems and information flow of an HR department
- Design a training program
- Recommend improvements to current approaches to training and development
- Design a performance management system and supporting documentation
- Develop job descriptions for key roles, including an assessment of specifications and key competencies
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Be available for a quick phone/virtual call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.
Provide a dedicated contact person who is available for weekly/bi-weekly drop-ins to address students’ questions as well as periodic messages over the duration of the project.
Provide an opportunity for students to present their work and receive feedback.
Provide relevant information/data as needed for the project.
How is your project relevant to the course?