MSc Management Consultancy Project 20-21

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University of Sussex
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Mirela Barbu
Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management
(12)
3
Timeline
  • May 31, 2021
    Experience start
  • June 9, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • July 15, 2021
    Project Midterm meeting
  • August 26, 2021
    Presentation of reccomendations
  • September 7, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
1/4 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
United Kingdom
Social Enterprise, Small to medium enterprise, Incubator, Startup
Entertainment, Hospitality, Apparel & fashion, Education, Environment, Energy, Consumer goods & services, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, Trade & international business, Travel & tourism, Events services

Experience scope

Categories
Market research Operations Project management
Skills
project planning business consulting business strategy data analysis digital marketing
Student goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from MSc Management at the University of Sussex Business School to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.

Students

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

Students produce recommendations to company in the form of a PowerPoint presentation or a poster. The consultancy project is submitted to the University of Sussex Business School, and made available to the company.

Project timeline
  • May 31, 2021
    Experience start
  • June 9, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • July 15, 2021
    Project Midterm meeting
  • August 26, 2021
    Presentation of reccomendations
  • September 7, 2021
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Past examples of management consulting projects concluded by our students:

  • development of marketing strategies for a sustainable online fashion start-up
  • improvement of catering services for university students
  • market positioning of a new supermarket on campus
  • evaluation of sustainability challenges posed by the rise of the fast-food industry


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Additional company criteria

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

Be available to attend three metting during the implementation of the project.

Provide, upon request, reccomendation letters to the students participating in the consultancy project.

Be available for a quick phone call with the supervisor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.