consulting field project 2016

MBA
Consulting
Field Project
2016
types
of projects
(The projects listed here
are merely examples)
Managing Change
Consulting
Field Project
Your organization, like others in this new millennium, faces a changing business and
societal environment. These changes require developing the best strategies possible to
arrive at the most appropriate solutions. Why not give our MBA students the opportunity
to work with you and apply their recently acquired skills in analyzing problems related
to organizational change.
Since 1997, students have carried out over 535 consulting mandates for privateand public-sector firms and for non-profit organizations hosted HEC Montréal MBA
students by participating in the Consulting Field Project. Your company can be part
of the Project by accepting to assign a task to a multidisciplinary team of students
for five weeks. Under the guidance of an HEC professor, students will conduct an
in-depth analysis of your company’s needs, evaluate various strategies and then
propose concrete solutions.
Students in the HEC Montréal MBA program form a mosaic of abilities and experience.
Added to a wide-ranging base of academic knowledge, is an equally impressive cultural
diversity, with more than half of the students in the program from abroad. This wealth
of expertise is complemented by a state-of-the-art education that focuses on integration
and mastery of skills, concepts and techniques essential to managing in a more
demanding economy.
It is an opportunity for your company to benefit from the expertise and know-how of
HEC Montréal, and at the same time to help today’s MBA students become the managers
and leaders of tomorrow.
§§Acquisition strategy for buying
out a partner or competitor
§§Action plan for using e-commerce
§§Changes in human resources
management
§§Communication strategy using
new media such as Facebook,
Twitter,…
§§Continuous quality
improvement initiative
§§Co-operative project with
humanitarian organizations
§§Development of a product
marketing strategy
§§Integration of new technologies
for services industries
§§Process re-engineering –
purchasing, shipping, customer
service, etc.
§§Process re-engineering to include
new technologies
International
§§ Analyses of business opportunities
– detailed analysis of the market
for a product or service
§§ Developing business relations
– identification of suppliers or
retailers or partners
§§ Projects with humanitarian
organizations
Élaine Lamontagne, MBA
Coordinator, Consulting Field Projects
A Business Opportunity
A four-student team
A five-week duration
Around 800 hours of work
A coordinator who approves the general
subject of the project
A cost of $8,000 payable to HEC Montréal
A contract between the client, the students
and the supervising professor
DEADLINE
For more information, see our Website
hec.ca/mba/projects or contact:
December / January / February / March
Élaine Lamontagne, Coordinator
Telephone: 514-340-6378
E-mail: [email protected]
Reception and assignation of the projects
At the latest, April 1st
Final approval of the project and signing of the contract
Beginning Monday, April 25th
until Friday, May 27th included
Project realization
Formal presentation to the client and delivery
of the final report
Suzanne Lamoureux, Administrative Secretary
Telephone: 514-340-6294
E-mail: [email protected]
Testimonials
companies
Groupe Meloche
« Nous sommes très satisfaits du travail accompli par l’équipe de MBA. Les étudiants ont pris
le temps de bien comprendre le mandat et le besoin de notre entreprise, sinon ils auraient pu
facilement se perdre dans des recommandations non pertinentes. Le travail de défrichage
de la littérature pour en sortir les meilleures pratiques applicables à notre entreprise est
excellent. Une présentation très professionnelle, avec un bon mélange de théorie et de
pratique. Un ­rapport qui sera très utile dans notre plan de croissance. » (2014)
Martin Thériault, cpa, cma, mba, Vice-Président Finance, Groupe Meloche
Kruger Inc.
“The team has demonstrated outstanding thinking in their approach to the mandate.
They acted fast to gather the required information and demonstrated the high level
of p
­ rofessionalism while putting the report together and presenting the findings to
­management team.” (2015)
Julia Shylo, Innovation Process Manager, Kruger Inc.
MMLC inc.
« En tant que très petite entreprise qui débute, le projet de consultation en organisation
nous a permis de mieux définir nos objectifs et surtout comment les atteindre. Nous avons
reçu un portrait détaillé du marché actuel ce qui nous permet maintenant d’identifier
les meilleures stratégies pour prendre notre place. L’équipe a vraiment su répondre à
nos b
­ esoins en nous soumettant un plan d’action concret. Elle a été proactive dans ses
démarches de recherches. Le rapport final et l’ensemble des fichiers annexés sont pour
nous un outil de travail extrêmement utile. C’est sans hésitation que nous recommandons
le projet de consultation en organisation du programme de MBA. » (2015)
Caroline Martel, Vice-présidente, Recherche et développement, MMLC inc.
Hydro-Québec
« Travail impressionnant réalisé en seulement 5 semaines dans un domaine très peu développé.
Les résultats seront un intrant important dans la réflexion quant à l’orientation qui sera donnée
au niveau des pratiques en matière de changements organisationnels. » (2015)
Marie-Josée Dauvet, Chef Développement, leadership et organisation, Hydro-Québec
Sun Life Financial Asia
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HEC Montréal – MBA
3000, chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal (Québec) H3T 2A7
Telephone: 514 340-6378 / 514 340-6294 Fax: 514 340-7327
hec.ca/mba/projects
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“The MBA team put forth a significant effort to make this project a successful one. The students
picked up a wealth of insurance knowledge (from sales to product to general operation) in a
very short time and were able to identify the deficiencies in our current processes as well as
make recommendations to improve. Their willingness to learn, adapt and be creative was much
appreciated by the company.” (2014)
Clement Lam, Chief Product Actuary, Asia, Sun Life Financial Asia