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 provides 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
"The Plus project with BCG was the highlight of my semester. The chance to engage with a premier consulting firm in solving a realistic business case was an incredible professional experience and the Plus program supported us throughout by providing our team with the resources we needed to succeed. McCombs is dedicated to developing future leaders with the knowledge and understanding to thrive in complex business environments. Plus epitomizes the McCombs commitment to experiential learning."
Benton Shrewsbury, MBA ‘10, Project Lead for Boston Consulting Group
Some of the clients who accepted the invitation to work with teams of Texas MBAs through Plus projects during 2008-2009 include:
- Ace-on-Hold
- AT Kearney
- Ballet Austin
- Booz & Co.
- Boston Consulting Group
- C3 Presents
- Child Therapy Toys
- ConocoPhillips
- Continental Airlines
- DMX
- Dr. Pepper Snapple Group
- EarthSky Communications
- Energy Alloys
- Ernst & Young
- HEB
- Houston Astros
- HelioVolt
- IC² Institute
- Lone Star Overnight
- McMillan Doolittle
- Modular Process Controls
- Moximity
- My Zaca
- National Event Rentals
- NIKE
- OrderCorner
- Outside Magazine
- Quicksilver Resources, Inc.
- RemodelingBIDS.com
- San Diego Padres
- Starpoint Properties
- Think Baby
- Webas Management Group
- Whole Foods
What they say
"The Plus Project students did a great job of taking a complex problem and providing focused recommendations from their research. Our team at ConocoPhillips appreciated their fresh perspective and we are encouraged by the interest McCombs students have shown in renewable energy. We look forward to collaborating with them on future projects."
Colin Wolfe, Strategy Analyst, ConocoPhillips
