Master's Strategy Consulting

OPRE 6367-B
Closed
Main contact
The University of Texas at Dallas
Dallas, Texas, United States
David Parks
Associate Professor of Practice
(9)
3
Timeline
  • January 1, 2018
    Experience start
  • January 16, 2018
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 27, 2018
    Experience end
Experience
3 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Operations Project management
Skills
operations management business consulting business strategy data analytics supply chain
Learner goals and capabilities

Master's student-consultants from diverse backgrounds will provide an objective assessment and research-based recommendations on opportunities and challenges currently affecting your organization.

Learners

Learners
Any level
35 learners
Project
50 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Final project deliverables include professional presentations of:

  • Objective situational assessments.
  • Identification and evaluation of alternatives.
  • Development of performance measures.
  • Recommended strategies and actions, supported with financial analysis.

Your organization will receive:

  • A 30 to 45-minute presentation on analysis, findings, and recommendations.
  • A hard copy of the final project report (length of document depends upon scope of the project).
  • Direct interaction with UT Dallas students/professionals for employment opportunities.
Project timeline
  • January 1, 2018
    Experience start
  • January 16, 2018
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 27, 2018
    Experience end

Project examples

Requirements

Beginning this January, a group of five Master's student-consultants will work 250+ hours to provide strategy guidance and consulting to your organization.


These graduate students have diverse backgrounds, including engineering, information systems, science, and business. Consultant groups can offer an objective assessment and research-based recommendations for a variety of areas in your organization.

Possible areas of focus could include, but are not limited to:

  • Market research.
  • Supply chain management/process improvement.
  • Technology solutions.
  • Market entrance/expansion.
  • Data analytics.
  • Development and use of KPIs/KLIs.
  • Category management.
  • Commercialization of social media.
  • Sales and marketing strategy.

Additional company criteria

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

  • Q1 - Checkbox
  • Q2 - Checkbox
  • Q3 - Checkbox