Business Process Optimization
Timeline
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September 2, 2018Experience start
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September 17, 2018Project Scope Meeting
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October 22, 2018Midway Check In
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December 3, 2018Completion of the project
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December 28, 2018Experience end
Timeline
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September 2, 2018Experience start
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September 17, 2018Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and organization to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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October 22, 2018Midway Check In
Meeting between students and organization to ensure that progress is on track halfway through completion.
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December 3, 2018Completion of the project
Submission of the project and presentation of the work
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December 28, 2018Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Information technology Operations Project managementSkills
organization architecture business philosophy strategy analysisMBA student-consultants will assess an organizational processes and propose an alternative process for optimal productivity and efficiency.
Students
The final project deliverable is a 20-page report, which includes:
- An assessment of the present organizational processes.
- Justification for the proposed new improved processes.
- How to manage the operation of the process in terms of process governance.
- How the process supports your strategy.
Project timeline
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September 2, 2018Experience start
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September 17, 2018Project Scope Meeting
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October 22, 2018Midway Check In
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December 3, 2018Completion of the project
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December 28, 2018Experience end
Timeline
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September 2, 2018Experience start
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September 17, 2018Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and organization to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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October 22, 2018Midway Check In
Meeting between students and organization to ensure that progress is on track halfway through completion.
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December 3, 2018Completion of the project
Submission of the project and presentation of the work
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December 28, 2018Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Starting this August, MBA student-consultations will spend 150 hours per group of 5 assessing a challenging process within your organization to provide optimization recommendations.
Based on your challenges and objectives, students will research and document your organization's processes, refer to best practices, and develop a tailored recommendation for optimization. These recommendations will aim to increase your overall productivity and efficiency.
Project scope may include, but is not limited to:
- Identifying best-practice processes.
- Workflow automation.
- Simulation of business processes.
- Designing a strategic enterprise IT management system.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Be available for a quick phone call with the organizer to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience. The organization should select a business process in need of improvement and provide detailed description of the process, data and required objective.
Minimum of 2-4 interactions with the students in-person or remotely (approximately 4-6 hours over the duration of the project).
Provide a dedicated contact who will be available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address studentโs questions or provide additional information.
Timeline
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September 2, 2018Experience start
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September 17, 2018Project Scope Meeting
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October 22, 2018Midway Check In
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December 3, 2018Completion of the project
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December 28, 2018Experience end
Timeline
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September 2, 2018Experience start
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September 17, 2018Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and organization to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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October 22, 2018Midway Check In
Meeting between students and organization to ensure that progress is on track halfway through completion.
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December 3, 2018Completion of the project
Submission of the project and presentation of the work
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December 28, 2018Experience end