Business Consulting Capstone

BUSM6180
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU)
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Marcelo Machado, Ph.D.
Department Chair
(2)
3
Timeline
  • January 15, 2021
    Experience start
  • February 6, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • February 27, 2021
    Project Status Review
  • April 8, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
5/4 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Information technology Operations Project management Product or service launch Marketing strategy
Skills
business consulting business strategy marketing strategy research
Student goals and capabilities

What business, marketing, organizational, or management improvements can you implement to help you achieve your business goals? In this capstone project, students will help you develop a solution for a business-related opportunity you may be facing.

Beginning in January, teams of students will spend 13 weeks working with your organization to support you with achieving your key business objectives by developing a recommended plan of action.

Students

Students
Graduate
Any level
30 students
Project
30 hours per student
Students self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The final project deliverable will include:

  1. An in-depth analysis and recommendations
  2. A 15 minutes presentation summarizing analysis and recommendations
Project timeline
  • January 15, 2021
    Experience start
  • February 6, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • February 27, 2021
    Project Status Review
  • April 8, 2021
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Your business will provide the students with an area of focus and your goals for the project, and the students will include an in-depth needs analysis (based on the area of focus) and a detailed diagnose of opportunities for improvement. The students will also provide multi-perspective recommendations with practical considerations, an implementation plan, and a feasibility analysis. If requested, the final report will be complemented by a face-to-face presentation.

Recommended areas of focus:

  • Digital Transformation
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Internationalization / Marketing Strategy
  • Sustainability
  • Operations

Additional company criteria

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

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