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Project Management Consultancy

BUSI 5033
Closed
Lakehead University
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
ShiKui Wu
Assistant Professor
(1)
2
Timeline
  • September 21, 2020
    Experience start
  • October 20, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • November 10, 2020
    Draft Project Plan
  • December 1, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
2/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Accounting Operations Project management Marketing strategy
Skills
project planning business consulting communication
Student goals and capabilities

Is your organization preparing to launch a new product, service, campaign, or internal initiative? Could this new undertaking benefit from more thorough planning? In this assignment, student consultants will develop a comprehensive project management plan for a project of your choosing that you can use to execute the project successfully.

Students

Students
Graduate
Any level
5 students
Project
50 hours per student
Students self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Students will share a completed project plan document (10+ pages), and you can provide guidance on the components most critical to your project. These plans typically include some or all of the following:

  • Project Kick-Off deck that can be presented to stakeholders
  • Scope Statement
  • Work Breakdown Structure
  • Budget
  • Schedule
  • Communications/Marketing Plan
  • Risk Management Plan


Project timeline
  • September 21, 2020
    Experience start
  • October 20, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • November 10, 2020
    Draft Project Plan
  • December 1, 2020
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Students will be designing professional project management templates that you can re-use for future projects. Students will work with you to understand your project goals and constraints, and will apply project management theory to develop a detailed action plan.

Project examples include, but are not limited to:

  • A plan for a new product launch
  • A plan for a new service launch
  • A plan for a client or employee event
  • A plan for software or system implementation
  • A plan for the release of a new pricing model
  • A plan for a new employee rewards and recognition program

Please note: While this isn’t expected, if the project aligns to students’ skills and interests, they may be able to execute some project tasks.

Additional company criteria

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

  • Q - Checkbox
  • Q - Checkbox