Growth Strategy
For your reference, we've included some sample project ideas below. We encourage educators to mix-and-match components from various departments so that the projects are cross functional in nature. In all cases, we customize the projects based on company goals and course teaching objectives.
Propose a Growth Strategy
- Deep Dive into the Company
- Market Analysis
- Conduct a Competitor Benchmarking Analysis
- Financial Analysis & Recommendations
Go-to-Market Strategy
- Develop a Better Understanding of the Customers and Their Needs
- Understand the Company and Brand
- Make Recommendations for Deployment & Assessment
- Define the Sales & Product Demand Strategy
Build Our Fundraising Strategy
- Deep Dive into Company and Current Practices
- Research and Identify Funding Targets
- Develop a Fundraising Plan and Present to Industry Partner
- Review and Improve Fundraising Materials
Create a Strategy for Diversifying Fundraising Efforts
- Define the Fundraising Status Quo
- Research & Prototype Fundraising Strategies
- Develop a Comprehensive Strategy
- Deep-Dive into the Organization
Assess risks and identify value creation opportunities using environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.
- Deep-dive on Company
- Conduct ESG Assessment for Mergers/Acquisitions
- Make Recommendations for Mergers, Acquisitions, and Portfolio Management
- Conduct Research & Propose a Strategy for ESG Risk/Value Assessment
Create a Roadmap to Strategic Partnerships Based on Pillars of Success
- Deep Dive on the Organization
- Evaluate Cultural Fit
- Develop Roadmap for Strategic Partnerships
- Evaluate Synergies & Resources
Develop a Customized Toolkit & Playbook for Evaluating Acquisitions or Mergers
- Propose a Comprehensive Analytical Strategy
- Develop Prototype Customized Merger/Acquisition Analysis Toolkit
- Develop Playbook
- Deep-dive on the Company & Challenge
Make Recommendations for Alternative Supply Chain Strategies for Corporate Social Responsibility
- Deep-dive on the Company
- Describe the status quo and strategic goals related to supply chain logistics and corporate responsibility
- Identify opportunities for expanding
- Recommend Strategies for Reducing Risk and Expanding Options in the Supply Chain
Make Recommendations for a Global Staffing Model
- Deep-dive on the Organization
- Obtain Market Data for Specified Occupations
- Identify & Evaluate Global Staffing Models
- Make Recommendations for Global Staffing Strategy
Analyze Market for Acquisition Targets
- Complete Market Analysis
- Choose Industry Verticals and Conduct Preliminary Market Analysis
- Analyze Market for Acquisition Targets
- Develop an understanding of the industry and company's business model
Develop a Predictive Financial Model
- Prepare flexible financial model and usable budget
- Develop a prototype financial model and associated projections
- Become familiar with the company and its financial data
- Determine company’s valuation based upon projections
Make Recommendations to Improve an Existing Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
- Define and assess the company’s current CSR strategies
- Consider the Organizational Environment
- Make Recommendations for a Strategic and Sustainable CSR Program
- Define the Company’s Brand & Priorities
Propose a Sustainable Account Management Strategy for Revenue Growth
- Deep-dive into the Company
- Identify current practices and opportunities for driving value for existing key accounts across areas of capability
- Key Customer Profile Analysis
- Propose an Account Management Strategy
Market Research
- Kickoff Meeting
- Meet with Marketing Expert