Curricular Project Opportunity
General
- Graduate
- 50 learners; teams of 5
- 20 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 3/15 project matches
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Any company type
- Any industries
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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May 13, 2020Experience start
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May 15, 2020Project Scope Meeting
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August 29, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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May 13, 2020Experience start
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May 15, 2020Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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August 29, 2020Experience end
Overview
- Details
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Is your organization preparing to launch a new product, service, campaign, or internal initiative? Could this new undertaking benefit from more thorough planning? In this assignment, student consultants will develop a comprehensive project management plan for a project of your choosing that you can use to execute the project successfully.
This opportunity encompasses a variety of courses taking place between May-August 2020. Course instructors will reach out with specific dates and course details once a match has been made.
- Learner skills
- Planning, Marketing, Project planning, Management, New product development
- Deliverables
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Students will share a completed project plan document (10+ pages), and you can provide guidance on the components most critical to your project. These plans typically include some or all of the following:
- Project Kick-Off deck that can be presented to stakeholders
- Scope Statement
- Work Breakdown Structure
- Budget
- Schedule
- Communications/Marketing Plan
- Risk Management Plan
Project Examples
Students will be designing professional project management templates that you can re-use for future projects. Students will work with you to understand your project goals and constraints, and will apply project management theory to develop a detailed action plan.
Project examples include, but are not limited to:
- A plan for a new product launch
- A plan for a new service launch
- A plan for a client or employee event
- A plan for software or system implementation
- A plan for the release of a new pricing model
- A plan for a new employee rewards and recognition program
Please note: While this isn’t expected, if the project aligns to students’ skills and interests, they may be able to execute some project tasks.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.
Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.