MSc Management London – Consulting Projects 2 LONDON CONSULTING PROJECTS 3 Could your business benefit from our students’ knowledge and new ideas? Are you looking for fresh insights WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? Step 3 June – Consulting groups and clients may and new ideas to help maximise your Here are just some of the many benefits: We will connect you to your consulting team meet a second time or communicate by other of students. We will ask you to provide access means during this period. The presentations competitive advantage? Maybe you Front-line thinking PAST ORGANISATIONS to company information that might inform the will take place at the end of the month when Business problems and challenges are WHO HAVE BENEFITED have an organisational problem or project, be available to meet with the student the final report will also be provided. informed by exciting insights drawn from the FROM THE INITIATIVE: commercial tangle that needs ironing group at least once face-to-face and commit latest research across disciplinary fields. out, or a question that can be answered to attending their presentation which takes CONFIDENTIALITY Practical advice only through some in-depth study? Our place at the end of June (exact dates will be We understand that many of our projects will Fresh insights are mastered into practical Consulting Projects offer may be just provided). We advise nominating a single touch on confidential company information, solutions and recommendations. point of contact to act as client liaison. what you need. so we will always work with complete integrity An alternative perspective Step 4 and discretion. A confidentiality agreement By participating in this programme, your Our students are among the brightest. They As suggested above, at the end of the project can be signed in advance with the students organisation will receive consultancy advice are young, multidisciplinary and multicultural, you will be invited to Cass Business School if required. with a set of recommendations from the and can genuinely offer your business a very to attend a formal presentation and have outstanding business masters students on different perspective. an informal debrief with your student team WHO IS RUNNING THE PROGRAMME? the Cass MSc Management programme. A comprehensive presentation and report to discuss the project findings. This will Dr Joanna Zaleska is the These students, working in teams of five, Each participating business will attend be followed up by a detailed 3,000 word Course Director of the MSc in will apply their academic learning to your a presentation outlining the key written business report. Each group will be Management at Cass Business real life business challenges, culminating in recommendations and receive a detailed academically assessed by Dr Joanna Zaleska School. She is an expert in a presentation and high quality report with written report which you can refer back to and and Chris Sutton, the Cass faculty overseeing organisational justice of HR recommendations for you and your business. distribute to your colleagues. the module. However, we would appreciate a procedures, international There is no financial cost associated with our separate feedback report from you to pass on HR management and cross- consulting projects initiative. to the students, and we will provide you with cultural management. Our students are looking to put a template to help with this. into practice their studies and HOW DOES IT WORK? Chris Sutton MA FCA is a PROJECT TIMELINE knowledge in the following areas: We want to make sure both sides benefit from Visiting Lecturer at Cass The students will work on their business Business School. He is a ■■ Business plan development the experience, so we will work closely with you from the outset to generate consultancy ideas projects in May and June. The following practising management ■■ Market opportunity analysis and ensure the project meets academic and schedule outlines important deadlines. consultant, specialising ■■ in business performance Cost analysis business requirements. March – The deadline for submitting a project improvement. ■■ Revenue growth strategy Step 1 proposal is mid-March but we would welcome submission before then. The Programme ■■ Market entry plan You will need to provide us with a project specification. This should include a short Directors will get back to you within two ■■ Data gathering and analysis description of your business and a project weeks of submission to let you know if your ■■ Accounting analysis outline detailing potential deliverables. We will project has been accepted. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION We also work with give you a project template to help you do this. ■■ Capital structure strategy April – Students are allocated into groups and If you believe your business can small companies, choose their consulting projects. benefit from being involved in the ■■ Step 2 startups and not-for- Competitive analysis programme please contact If your project is accepted, we will allocate a May – Student consulting teams will get profits. We welcome the ■■ Operational improvement Dr Joanna Zaleska: team of up to five students to work on your in touch with clients to arrange an initial involvement of all kinds ■■ Product development. business challenge. The selection of students meeting and agree terms of reference. ■■ Email: [email protected] of organisations. into groups is done by the course directors at Consulting work begins. Cass Business School. 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