Introduction

In this course students work on an industry or research project that requires the application of skills acquired in their core courses. The project is conducted under the supervision of a faculty advisor and an industry mentor. In addition to the project-specific deliverables, students will produce a statement of work, project plan, weekly project updates, as well as a final presentation to management and project report. This is a one-credit course that may be repeated up to a total of three credits.

MGT 808 – Fundamentals of Consulting

Course Objectives

This course trains graduate students in the application of tools and methods used in by management consultants to provide advisory services to their clients. By working on an industry or research project students will scope and plan the underlying project, develop a statement of work, design status update presentations, and management briefs. Students will learn how to facilitate meetings with different groups of stakeholders over the course of the project, manage client expectations, and apply their disciplinary knowledge.

Course Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

• Understand how their classroom knowledge and skills apply in a real-world project
• Apply tools and techniques acquired in their core courses to a real-world project
• facilitate meetings and gather input from clients
• Create a statement of work based on a project brief
• Create status update presentations and management briefs
• Effectively communicate to a range of stakeholders

Textbook or References

• Project-dependent

Grading Policies

1	HW	50%
2	Class work	20%
3	Project report	30%