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Organizational Consulting Competition

MSCI 211
Closed
University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Umair Shah
Lecturer
(1)
3
Timeline
  • January 22, 2021
    Experience start
  • April 18, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
1/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries
Categories
Leadership Organizational structure
Skills
teamwork business consulting strategy problem analysis writen communication
Learner goals and capabilities

In a competition-style assignment, several groups of student-consultant teams will develop an action plan that addresses a leadership or management challenge your organization currently faces.

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
240 learners
Project
20 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 10
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Phase 1 - Project Plan: Students will connect with organization representative(s) to devise the project scope and prepare a detailed plan for completion of the project.

Phase 2 - Project Execution: Students will work on deliverables outlined in the project plan. Teams will periodically communicate with organization representative(s) as needed to complete project tasks.

Phase 3 - Outcome: Students will submit a detailed report (2500 to 3000 words) on the outcomes of the project. The best reports will be provided to you for selection of the winning team.

Project timeline
  • January 22, 2021
    Experience start
  • April 18, 2021
    Experience end
Project Examples

Beginning this January, student-consultant teams will spend approximately 100 hours per group understanding an organizational challenge you are facing and developing a strategy to help address it.

Based on information you provide, consultant teams will deliver an action plan that considers your unique circumstances and outlines a path to more efficient and productive organizational outcomes.

Project examples may include, but are not limited to:

  • Managing a significant organizational change or restructuring.
  • Reducing employee turnover or absenteeism or increase workplace safety.
  • Integrating cultures in a merger or acquisition.
  • Redesigning an internal system or process including hiring, socialization, compensation, motivation, team management, learning, and training.
  • Developing a plan to re-imagine your mission, vision, and purpose and roll it out to employees.
  • Assessing your organizational structure's fit with your organization's strategy.
  • Developing a plan to increase diversity and its' positive effects in your organization.
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Kick off the project with a 1-2 hour interview with your student groups.

Must be willing to work with multiple student groups (each group will have a communication lead).

Provide a dedicated contact who will be available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions or provide additional information.

Minimum of 2-4 interactions with the students remotely (approximately 4-6 hours over the duration of the project).

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.

Create a detailed scope document for the student groups' use.