Management Consultancy - Group Project

ULMS 2XX
Closed
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Hazel Kennedy
External Engagement Manager
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Timeline
  • October 19, 2021
    Experience start
  • March 22, 2021
    Final call with industry partner
  • October 20, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • November 3, 2021
    Midway Check-in
  • November 24, 2021
    Final Presentation
  • December 1, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
4/3 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Operations Project management Product or service launch Marketing strategy
Skills
business consulting business strategy environmental & industry analysis networks research
Learner goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your knowledge base and make better decisions based on sound evidence? Bring on a team of Second and or Third year students from the University of Liverpool Management School to be your student-consultants in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over 6-8 weeks this Autumn, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.

Student-consultants will analyze a business challenge or opportunity your organization is facing; to provide you with insight, evidence, and theory informed recommendations. Student teams (4-6) bring skills acquired from their previous 12-24 months of study at our world leading institution, and will work with your organisation in close consultation with a Senior Academic at the University of Liverpool Management School.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
15 learners
Project
32 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables include:

  1. Interim report & steering meeting. Students will suggest potential avenues for their data gathering and analytical lens. They can be steered here towards preferred areas on which to act.
  2. Final presentation to outlining findings. Organizations are invited to attend all final presentations in person or remotely.
  3. A fully written up report on the project. This will include an executive summary, statement of problems, links to key theoretical insights, steps in data collection, data generated, analysis and statement of alternatives, team's best-recommended solution, avenues for further investigation.
Project timeline
  • October 19, 2021
    Experience start
  • March 22, 2021
    Final call with industry partner
  • October 20, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • November 3, 2021
    Midway Check-in
  • November 24, 2021
    Final Presentation
  • December 1, 2021
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Student teams will attempt to research and advise on a business problem or need faced by your organization. They will use academic theory, real-world research, and personal insights to develop an evidence base; with potential avenues / recommendations for your organization to consider or implement.

Example projects include, but are not limited to:

  • A consideration of risks to the supply chain of your product or service, using key operations and/or micro-economic tools, in 2021/22
  • A review of your work design / organisation structure / team management practices given the challenge of remote working
  • External analysis of industry structure, competitive and environmental forces, and market positioning
  • Investigating a mix of challenges related to the development of your SME
  • An evaluation of a human resource management or ethics issue from the perspective of Generation Z

Additional company criteria

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

Provide an opportunity for students to present their work over a video call, and a seperate opportunity to receive brief written feedback.

Provide relevant information/data as needed for the project. This should be written in the main, with a brief online meeting to 'kick-off' where possible.

Have a dedicated contact who will be available to answer students' questions during the project period. An 'interim' meeting to steer the group's direction of travel would be ideal.

Be available for at least one call with our organizer (and academic or member of the professional service team here at The University of Liverpool) to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience.