BUSSPP 1757 - FUNDAMENTALS OF STRATEGY CONSULTING

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will begin to prepare students for a career in the consulting industry (or any problem-solving assignment outside of consulting). While our focus is specifically on strategy consulting, most of the concepts map nicely to other types of management consulting (e.g., supply chain, IT, HR, risk, etc.) or, again, problem-solving assignments outside of consultancy (e.g., financial or marketing planning & analysis). The curriculum is centered around what is known broadly in the consulting industry as "delivery", that is, the process of delivering a "strategy" or problem-solving project. The key activities include: Problem Definition (or "framing"); Work Planning (which includes hypothesis generation and analytical tool selection); Project Execution; Team Management; and Client Management (which includes all relevant stakeholders, most especially senior management). The curriculum will integrate and apply concepts students will have studied in other undergraduate business offerings, including (but not limited to) courses on business analytics, business communications, accounting/finance, marketing, and operations/project management. To practice core delivery concepts, we will simulate a few project elements with an actual Pittsburgh-based company.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: LVL: Junior or Senior

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