Field Study: Consulting
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Timeline
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January 4, 2018Experience start
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January 16, 2018Project Scope Meeting
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February 22, 2018Midway Check In
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April 13, 2018Experience end
Timeline
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January 4, 2018Experience start
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January 16, 2018Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and organization to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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February 22, 2018Midway Check In
Meeting between students and organization to ensure that progress is on track halfway through completion.
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April 13, 2018Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Leadership Organizational structure Product or service launch Marketing strategySkills
analytic ability business consulting marketing and market research strategy formulation well developed written and oral communication skillsGroups of 2-3 student-consultants will work with your early stage venture on a short-term project that is important to you.
Students
There are 3 deliverables:
- 1) Project Plan (week 4 of project): Students will work with you and the instructor and conduct preliminary research to develop a plan to address your challenge
- 2) Status Report (week 8 of project) : Students will update you on their findings to date and confirm next steps and timing.
- 3) Final Delivery (week 12 of project) of recommendations based on what was outlined in the project plan and reconfirmed in the status report.
Project timeline
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January 4, 2018Experience start
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January 16, 2018Project Scope Meeting
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February 22, 2018Midway Check In
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April 13, 2018Experience end
Timeline
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January 4, 2018Experience start
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January 16, 2018Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and organization to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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February 22, 2018Midway Check In
Meeting between students and organization to ensure that progress is on track halfway through completion.
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April 13, 2018Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Groups of 2-3 student-consultants will work with your early stage venture on a short-term project that is important to you. The students will conduct research on the challenge or opportunity that you put forward. This could include, but is not limited to:
- Surveying potential customers and / or consumers to evaluate your firm's market potential
- Developing value propositions for specific market segments
- Analyzing a value chain
- Developing a competitive matrix
- Validating business models
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Main contact
Timeline
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January 4, 2018Experience start
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January 16, 2018Project Scope Meeting
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February 22, 2018Midway Check In
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April 13, 2018Experience end
Timeline
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January 4, 2018Experience start
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January 16, 2018Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and organization to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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February 22, 2018Midway Check In
Meeting between students and organization to ensure that progress is on track halfway through completion.
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April 13, 2018Experience end