Starting this February, the University of Southampton Business School MBA students working individually will spend over 150 hours analyzing a strategic challenge or opportunity your organization is facing to provide you with the most effective recommendations.

Student-consultants will individually attempt to resolve the strategic problem faced by your organization. They will use academic theory and personal insights to develop strategic recommendations for your organization to implement. Students will produce a detailed report, along with a final presentation/video.

Examples of project activities include, but are not limited to:

• Developing a five-year growth strategy.
• Creating and implementing a diversification plan.
• Entering new markets (e.g., new products, international expansion).
• Investigating and recommending a product or service expansion opportunity.
• Developing a financial and strategic feasibility model.
• Due diligence on a merger, acquisition, or joint venture.
• External analysis of industry structure, competitive forces, and strategic groups.

Note: The best problems are those that involve the deployment, investment, or utilization of your organization's specialized resources and or capabilities to create value (economic and or social).