MBA Change Process Consultancy

MBA770 W1
Closed
Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Professor of Management
3
Timeline
  • September 3, 2019
    Experience start
  • September 25, 2019
    Client meeting 1
  • October 30, 2019
    Client meeting 2
  • December 4, 2019
    Client meeting 3
  • December 11, 2019
    Experience end
Experience
1/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries
Categories
Information technology Leadership Operations Project management
Skills
change management teamwork business consulting consulting business strategy
Learner goals and capabilities

Five groups of MBA student-consultants will analyze an upcoming organizational change initiative and devise an effective change management strategy for your organization.

Learners
Any level
18 learners
Project
100 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Final deliverables include:

  • A 10-minute final presentation.
  • An executive summary report, including:

Analysis

  • Analysis of the problem, its impact on the business, stakeholders, and root causes
  • Analysis of external or benchmark data

Proposal

  • Proposed solutions or recommendations, including benefits and risks
  • Rough estimate of costs, including time and intangibles

Implementation

  • Change management strategy addressing all stakeholders
  • Proposed timeline for implementation
  • KPI’s
  • Constraints and risks that must be considered while implementing
Project timeline
  • September 3, 2019
    Experience start
  • September 25, 2019
    Client meeting 1
  • October 30, 2019
    Client meeting 2
  • December 4, 2019
    Client meeting 3
  • December 11, 2019
    Experience end
Project Examples

Beginning this September, five groups of MBA students will work over 1,500 collective hours helping your organization effectively manage an upcoming change.

Serving as external consultants, groups will analyze the impact of a change on your business and devise a change management strategy. The MBA student-consultants' perspective and expertise will allow you to consider new approaches to the change and unexpected areas of impact.

Based on their analysis, they will deliver a strategy that manages risks, takes advantage of opportunities, and executes change effectively.

Note: This is not a marketing project.

Change initiative examples include, but are not limited to:

Organizational Behaviour:

  • Developing synergy between departments within an organization
  • Enhancing collaboration and synergy through creating learning communities both inside or outside an organization
  • Restructuring

Management Strategy:

  • Leadership challenges
  • Re-imagining your mission, vision, and purpose
  • Merger or acquisition
  • Developing a partnership with another organization

Processes:

  • Implementing a new technology system or integrating a new technology system into a workflow
  • Redesigning an internal system or process
  • Preparing your organization for a change in legislation
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

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

Quick phone call with the instructor to initiate relationship and confirm the project scope is appropriate 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 student's questions.