Business Consulting Challenge
General
- Graduate
- 25 learners; teams of 4
- 150 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 1 projects wanted
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Any
- Any
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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April 4, 2022Experience start
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April 12, 2022Project Scope Meeting
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August 21, 2022Experience end
Timeline
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April 4, 2022Experience start
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April 12, 2022Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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August 21, 2022Experience end
Overview
- Details
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Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on MBA students from the Schulich School of Business 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.
A team of students will act as consultants to your organization on a challenge of your choosing, bringing knowledge about all phases of the management consulting process. This is accomplished through fieldwork preparing proposals and completing client projects.
Important note: there is a CAN $60/per hour charge.
- Learner skills
- Competitive analysis, Business consulting, Data analysis, 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
In this assignment, students will dive deep into a particular challenge or opportunity that you provide. They’ll work with a contact from your organization to gain a thorough understanding of the needs of your business and (if applicable) the competitive landscape of your industry.
As a participating organization, you’ll be asked to provide a particular question, topic or challenge that will be their area of focus. Their review and recommendations may encompass other areas as well, but they’ll provide specific recommendations to address your chosen topic.
Examples could include, but are not limited to:
- How can we reduce our costs of production?
- How can we improve our supply chain processes to be more responsive to changes in demand?
- How can we introduce quality assurance into our internal processes?
- What technologies should we be leveraging for internal communication?
- What could be changed in our recruitment practices to attract the types of candidates we’re looking for?
- Does our digital marketing strategy communicate our brand effectively?
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
A representative of the company will be available to answer questions from students in a timely manner for the duration of the project.
A representative of the company will be available for a pre-selection discussion with the administrator of the course to review the project scope.
How is your project relevant to the course?
Provide relevant information/data as needed for the project.
Provide an opportunity for students to present their work and receive feedback.
I am aware of and agree with the CAN $60/per hour charge