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MBA Management Consulting Capstone Project

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Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ken Grant
Professor
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Timeline
  • May 10, 2021
    Experience start
  • August 8, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
10 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Market research Operations Project management Product or service launch Marketing strategy
Skills
competitive analysis business consulting communication business strategy data analysis
Learner goals and capabilities

Teams of Ted Rogers MBA students, as part of their Summer Capstone Experience, will carry out a Management Consulting Project for a client. They will work with your organization to help you solve an important business problem or explore a new opportunity. Typical projects will last some 10-12 weeks. The course professor will match student teams with prospective clients.

Learners

Learners
Post-graduate
Any level
60 learners
Project
100 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

At the end of the project the companies will receive deliverables that are mutually agreed upon based on the project

Project timeline
  • May 10, 2021
    Experience start
  • August 8, 2021
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Areas that students may focus on include, but are not limited to:

  • Business Unit/Functional Strategy
  • Business/Project Planning
  • New Market Entry
  • New Product Offerings (assessment/protoyping/testing)
  • Market Research (primary/secondary. competitor)
  • Streamlining Operations or Channels/Process Redesign
  • Systems Requirements Definition
  • Changing Organizational Structure

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Sign a Project Agreement with the Student Team (this includes a confidentiality agreement)

Provide appropriate access to individuals, groups and data sources to allow the Team to complete the project.

Provide a dedicated senior contact who is available to be the point person to facilitate the project with the students, including arranging meetings, interviews and other data collection activities

Be available for a quick phone call with the professor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course. (The professor will then look for the best matching team.)