Strategic and Business Consulting (2225.YR.014462.1)

General information

Type:	OPT	Curs:	1	Period:	S semester
ECTS Credits:	3 ECTS

Teaching Staff:

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Year 1	Kevin Coyne	Dirección General y Estrategia	ENG

There are no specific prerrequisits for this Course except for a certain will to discover the world of Strategic Consulting

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Strategic and Business Consulting is one of the most popular professional opportunities among management students. This elective course aims to complement all the core courses of the Program and provide the students with a better understanding of the consultancy world and opportunities. With a very practical approach, it will provide real experiences of different consulting projects, discuss and consolidate Strategy and Business concepts, and work on some of the skills required in Strategic Consulting to increase the probability to get a job in such a demanded professional opportunity.

This course aims to:
- Provide the students with an understanding of how consultancies work, how they add value, and what their major processes are
-Provide the student with an overview of the main players and the opportunities
- Work on the key skills that a good consultant requires
- Familiarise students with methodological and working tools used in Strategic and Business Consultancy
- Show how to face the selection process of the important Consultancy firms
- Present and discuss with students real-life case studies and consulting stories by the hand of professionals working for strategic and business consultancy firms

By the end of the course, students will:
- Have a global picture and a better understanding of the consultancy market and will be able to take an informed decision about the future of their professional career
- Understand how the consultancy firms recruiting process works and be prepare to face it with more probability to success
- Improve their skills of: critical thinking, analysis, problem-solving, discussion and public presentation

1. Introduction to Strategic Consulting -What is Strategic Consulting and how does it add value? -The Strategic Consulting Industry -Strategic Consulting as a Career itself or as a Strong Foundation for your Career

2. The core concepts of Strategy -Work on some important concepts of Management, Strategy and Finances to learn their practical application into business problem solving

3. Projects in Strategy Consulting -Proposals, and winning assignments -The project Life Cycle

4. Landing a job at a leading Strategy Consultancy -Writing a CV for a position in consulting -Strategic Consulting Interviews -CV-based or personal fit interview -Case interviews and how to ¿crack¿ a consulting case

5. Succeeding at a leading Strategy Consulating Firm

Course methodology includes:
- Lectures
- Discussions around real Consulting Projects
- Interview Training Competition
- Individual presentations
- Group presentations
- Class participation (questions, experience sharing...)

Will be published in Moodle at the begining of the course.

Group	Teacher	Department
Year 1	Kevin Coyne	Dirección General y Estrategia