MSc Management Consultancy Project 22-23
General
- Post-graduate; Senior
- 12 learners; teams of 3
- 300 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 4/4 project matches
- United Kingdom
- Academic experience
- Startup, Social enterprise, Small to medium enterprise, Incubator
- Hospitality, Apparel & fashion, Education, Environment, Consumer goods & services
Categories
Project timeline
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June 1, 2023Experience start
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June 12, 2023Kickoff meeting
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August 27, 2023Presentation of reccomendations
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September 6, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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June 1, 2023Experience start
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June 12, 2023Kickoff meeting
First meeting between students and company to discuss the brief and clarify contingencies.
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August 27, 2023Presentation of reccomendations
Last meeting with the company to present findings and recommendations. The presentation is assessed by the client, the supervisor and the module convenor.
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September 6, 2023Experience end
Overview
- Details
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Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from MSc Management at the University of Sussex Business School to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. The Consultancy Project is an optional module offered only on the course MSc Management. It aims to provide students who are interested in undertaking a different type of dissertation with the opportunity of being involved in addressing a request raised by a real business/ organisation. From this perspective, the Consultancy Project is similar to a project prepared by consultants when addressing a client request. Students will work on one main project over three months, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools. Students will work in teams under close supervision.
- Learner skills
- Project planning, Business consulting, Business strategy, Data analysis
- Deliverables
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At the end of August students produce recommendations to the company in the form of a PowerPoint presentation. The Consultancy Report is submitted to the University of Sussex Business School by mid-September and made available to the company soon afterwards.
Project Examples
Students in groups of 3-4 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 completed in previous years:
- Develop digital marketing strategies for a sustainable online fashion start-up.
- Identify ways to support the acceleration of SDGs in certain countries, focusing on actions targeting environmental sustainability and biodiversity conservation (SDGs 13, 14, 15, 16, 17).
- Prepare a plan for expanding and growing product sales overseas for a well-established pet food supplier.
- Design expansion strategies for a B2B company that targets Chinese publicly traded tech companies.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.
Provide feedback on Riipen to the student team and to the project organisers.
Be available to attend three meetings during the implementation of the project.
Be available for a quick meeting on Zoom with the module convenor and team supervisor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.