Business Consulting

Timeline
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October 12, 2020Experience start
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October 14, 2020Project Scope Meeting
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November 5, 2020Mid-Point Check-Ins with Each Team
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November 25, 2020Final Presentation with Selected Teams
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November 28, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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October 12, 2020Experience start
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October 14, 2020Project Scope Meeting
One meeting with all teams and company to confirm project scope and requirements. This is a general Q & A session.
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November 5, 2020Mid-Point Check-Ins with Each Team
Feedback provided by virtual meetings or email between each student team and company to review progress and gain clarity on any questions or requirements.
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November 25, 2020Final Presentation with Selected Teams
The company will select the top one or two team solutions and be available for the teams to deliver their recommendations via an online presentation, webinar format.
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November 28, 2020Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Leadership Organizational structure Marketing strategySkills
project planning business consulting business strategy marketing strategyWhat business or marketing process, organizational or management improvements can you implement to help you achieve your business goals? In this project, a team of students in the Bachelor of Business Administration program will help you develop a solution for a business-related opportunity you may be facing.
Beginning in October, teams of 4-5 students will work with your organization to support you with achieving your key business objectives by developing a recommended plan of action.
Learners
- Project plan and weekly status reports
- Final project report with recommendations and an executive summary
- Presentation of recommendations from top one or two teams (via a virtual webinar format)
Project timeline
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October 12, 2020Experience start
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October 14, 2020Project Scope Meeting
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November 5, 2020Mid-Point Check-Ins with Each Team
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November 25, 2020Final Presentation with Selected Teams
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November 28, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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October 12, 2020Experience start
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October 14, 2020Project Scope Meeting
One meeting with all teams and company to confirm project scope and requirements. This is a general Q & A session.
-
November 5, 2020Mid-Point Check-Ins with Each Team
Feedback provided by virtual meetings or email between each student team and company to review progress and gain clarity on any questions or requirements.
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November 25, 2020Final Presentation with Selected Teams
The company will select the top one or two team solutions and be available for the teams to deliver their recommendations via an online presentation, webinar format.
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November 28, 2020Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Management:
- Develop a project plan, business and marketing plan for a business
- Propose a plan to improve leadership strategies or behaviors, leadership development, or create a training plan
- Develop a solution to an ethical dilemma that a company is facing
- Assess operational strategies and practices
Marketing:
- Marketing communications- sample advertisement, consumer behavior analysis for a new product (likely purchasers, strategies that align to consumers)
- Positioning statement, motto for a brand
- Situation analysis – the four Ps: product, place, price, promotion
- SWOT analysis
- Marketing strategies based on markets, segments, and customer value and an implementation plan for that strategy with measures for performance
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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October 12, 2020Experience start
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October 14, 2020Project Scope Meeting
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November 5, 2020Mid-Point Check-Ins with Each Team
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November 25, 2020Final Presentation with Selected Teams
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November 28, 2020Experience end
Timeline
-
October 12, 2020Experience start
-
October 14, 2020Project Scope Meeting
One meeting with all teams and company to confirm project scope and requirements. This is a general Q & A session.
-
November 5, 2020Mid-Point Check-Ins with Each Team
Feedback provided by virtual meetings or email between each student team and company to review progress and gain clarity on any questions or requirements.
-
November 25, 2020Final Presentation with Selected Teams
The company will select the top one or two team solutions and be available for the teams to deliver their recommendations via an online presentation, webinar format.
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November 28, 2020Experience end