Enterprise Management Consulting

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Course Structure

Taught by a member of our lead faculty, the Enterprise Management Consulting Practicum (EMC) is a six-credit capstone course that is designed to help students recognize and assess strategic opportunities; conduct top-notch industry and competitive analysis; foresee and manage strategic implementation and control issues; and lead change by generating support for their recommendations.  This course is also designed to produce useful results for real firms with very real problems, noteworthy uncertainties, and challenging timelines.

These objectives are accomplished by combining readings, class discussion, case analysis, coaching from project managers and an advisory board, and commercial grade work on real projects. The case studies and readings provide the conceptual foundations required to manage strategically and consult effectively. The projects offer opportunities to apply and refine one’s emerging conceptual skills. The lead faculty, clinical faculty, and advisor coaching lends the support and insight necessary to perform at the highest level.  This combination creates a rich active learning experience for all Fox MBA students.

On average, students spend 35% of the course working on readings and case studies and 65% of the course working on the strategic consulting project.

The Strategic Consulting Project

As a part of the Enterprise Management Consulting Practicum (EMC), teams of 4 – 5 MBA students are paired with a clinical faculty member to provide thoughtful, well-researched strategic consulting services to clients across the private, public, and social sectors.

At the start of the course, EMC teams are paired with a client, and the team, clinical faculty project manager, and client collaborate to finalize the details of the engagement.  From there, the teams conduct primary and secondary research and typically provide the following throughout the course of the semester:

• Extensive industry, market, and competitive research
• Strategic recommendations
• An implementation/business plan and corresponding financial model for the recommended strategy
• Professional presentations on both the research findings and final strategy
• Introductions to key industry experts and potential customers