Making a Lasting Impact for All Involved

There isn’t just one type of project or organization that works well for action-based learning. Regardless of industry, function, or geography, these partnerships are impactful for all involved — students, sponsors, and learning partners. Search and explore the examples on this page to view the many different ways we can collaborate with your organization.
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Frozen Dessert Company

Objective:

Design a strategy that will improve year-round revenue, customer retention, and brand recognition

Program
BBA Capstone
Project Focus
Customer Experience Enhancement
Team's Approach
  • Interviewed 11 food retailers on product preferences
  • Surveyed potential partners
Results
  • Identification of which market segments to approach with which products
  • Go-to-market strategies for separate market segments
  • Identification of KPIs
  • Immediate next steps
Local
2023

Healthcare Provider

Objective:

Assess operational logistics and financial implications of developing a Transitional Pain Service

Program
Full-Time MBA
Project Focus
Operations Enhancement
Team's Approach
  • Conducted 27 stakeholder interviews
  • Mapped the current experience of high-risk patients
  • Drafted and analyzed staffing models
Results
  • Projections of patient volume
  • Recommended staffing model
  • Financial model and funding considerations
  • Implementation map of new service
  • Considerations for evaluating the service
Local
2023

Home Appliance Manufacturer

Objective:

Explore potential automation solutions in the current operation process and develop a roadmap for implementation

Program
Master of Supply Chain Management
Project Focus
Supply Chain Optimization
Team's Approach
  • Recorded pain points in process flow
  • Researched potential market solutions
  • Initiated an ROI calculator framework
Results
  • Annotated list of vendors of warehouse automation plans
  • Recommended hardware to purchase and a implementation roadmap focusing on
    • Change management
    • Risk management
    • Project Timeline
Virtual
2023

Insurance Broker

Objective:

Provide guidance in developing new, 'post-pandemic' to stay a competitive employer

Program
Weekend MBA
Project Focus
Employee Experience Enhancement
Team's Approach
  • Conducted information interviews and focus groups to assess current state
  • Reviewed academic journals, industry reports, and government statistics
Results
  • Recommendations on adjustments to the physical space, technology, and associate benefits and wellbeing
Domestic
2023

Irish Government Agency

Objective:

Develop a roadmap for programs that support businesses creating sustainability solutions

Program
Full-Time MBA
Project Focus
Strategic Roadmapping
Team's Approach
  • Surveyed Irish entrepreneurs
  • Benchmarked sponsor's programs against similar programs abroad
  • Interviewed key stakeholders
  • Conducted PESTE and SWOT analysis
Results
  • Recommendations for
    • Tiered program structure
    • Supporting the portfolio
    • Physical workspace
International
2023

Last-mile Goods Delivery Solution Company

Objective:

Identify supply chain risks ahead of a 3-5 year scaling phase

Program
Master of Supply Chain Management
Project Focus
Supply Chain Optimization
Team's Approach
  • Conducted secondary research
  • Evaluated and recorded data on suppliers performance
  • Prototyped and tested a dashboard that helps to make supplier decisions
Results
  • Framework for fortifying the existing supply chain
  • Tools used in the framework, including
    • Supplier performance scorecard
    • Working dashboard
  • Recommendations for implementing the supply chain framework
Local
2023

Lifestyle Brands Company

Objective:

Identify the competitiveness of HR practices and understand employee’s perspective on upcoming expansion

Program
Full-Time MBA
Project Focus
Employee Experience Enhancement
Team's Approach
  • Researched 20 best-in class global companies’ HR practices
  • Created assessment framework Interviewed 43 employees
  • Surveyed 86% of employees
Results
  • HR Practices Maturity Model 19 high-level recommendations related to
    • Talent management
    • Talent recruitment
    • Organizational design
  • Timeline for implementation aligned with existing expansion plans
International
2023

Marketing Agency

Objective:

Create marketing dashboards for the sponsor and the sponsor's client

Program
Master of Business Analytics
Project Focus
Operations Enhancement
Team's Approach
  • Interviewed sponsor personnel during weekly meetings
  • Collected data from Google Ads, Google Analytics, and Meltwater
  • Set design parameters for dashboards
Results
  • A dashboard to effectively monitor the sponsor's social media performance
  • A dashboard to inform the sponsor's client of their digital paid and earned media impressions
Local
2023

Medical Imaging Company

Objective:

Research potential customer segments and recommend a go-to-market strategy.

Program
Master of Management
Project Focus
Go-To-Market Strategy
Team's Approach
  • Conducted Porter’s Five Forces analysis
  • Interviewed experts in pathology space
  • Created customer profiles
Results
  • Identification of appropriate market segments to approach
  • Recommendations for pitching to various customer types
Virtual
2023

Men's Clothing Store

Objective:

Recommend how to reposition the brand to appeal to a new generation

Program
Master of Management
Project Focus
Brand Positioning and Communication
Team's Approach
  • Conducted focus groups with target customers
  • Conducted a STEPPS Analysis
Results
  • Recommendations on Social Media presence
  • Enhancing the in-store shopping experience
  • Redesigning the website
Local
2023