Micro-Consulting Projects
Throughout the calendar year, MBAs identify companies with which they want to work. Plus helps connect students to these organizations, regardless of the industry or location, by facilitating a micro-consulting project. The client will provide a current business question to be addressed. Plus provides each team with a budget and guides the team through the project management process. At the end of a 4 – 10 week project period, the team reports their findings and recommendations to their client, often traveling to the client’s location to do so.
What they say
Norman Tang ’09, Project Lead for Boston Consulting Group"Our project with the Boston Consulting Group had the visibility of three partners, a principal, and project leader. Additionally, they even discussed having us deliver presentations to their clients. It is empowering to know BCG entrusted us with this level of responsibility and that we would be addressing an issue which truly affects their clients."
Some of the clients who accepted the invitation to work with teams of Texas MBAs through Plus projects during 2007-2008 include:
- Apple Computer
- Austin-based Venture Capital Firm *
- Bear Naked Granola *
- Booz Allen Hamilton **
- Boston Consulting Group **
- Cirque du Soleil *
- EDS *
- ESPNU *
- LVMH (Fresh Cosmetics) *
- McKinsey & Company **
- Michael & Susan Dell Foundation *
- National Basketball Association *
- NBC Sports – Beijing Olympics *
- Nintendo *
- Paramount Pictures *
- REI Adventure and Outdoor School *
- Simmons Vedder Real Estate *
- Starbucks *
- Trek Bicycles *
- Virgin America Airlines *
* A Texas MBA requested this client that was then invited by the Plus program and project was conducted
** A client proposed a project which a team of Texas MBAs was then selected for
What they say
Anita Kelving, Director of Public Relations, Cirque du Soleil, Las Vegas Resident Shows"The Texas MBA students delivered an excellent presentation today. With the little background information and briefing that they received, their presentation was in line with what we have planned internally. So it was reassuring to know we are on the right path in terms of harnessing new online technologies and networking platforms. In addition, they presented some very interesting creative ideas, one or two of which we hope to be able to implement for the launch of the new show with Cris Angel next year."
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