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aMBAssa Case Competition

aMBAssa
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University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
AG
Anubrata Gangopadhyay
Student
1
General
  • Graduate
  • 20 learners; teams of 2
  • 20 hours per learner
  • Dates set by experience
  • Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
  • 1 projects wanted
  • Canada
  • Academic experience
  • Any
  • Any industries
Categories
General Accounting Market research Operations Project management
Skills
analytical reasoning marketing resarch
Project timeline
  • February 3, 2022
    Experience start
  • February 4, 2022
    MILESTONE ONE - due by 1:00 pm (central)
  • February 6, 2022
    Experience end
Overview
Details

aMBAssa from the University of Manitoba is seeking partner companies to participate in a case competition open to students entering the MBA program in Fall 2021, taking place in November. Students will review any prep provided by partnering organizations on the day of the event.

Students are full-time professionals, having 5-10 years of work experience on average. Students expertise will tend to be in the following industries: consulting, finance, healthcare, and information technology.

Students will work in teams on a project proposed by partner companies. As a participating company, you can direct students by providing particular areas of interest and context on challenges you face. Students will identify strengths, weaknesses and areas of opportunity. To conclude the case competition, students will present recommendations to a panel of partner companies, faculty and alumni.

Learner skills
Analytical reasoning, Marketing resarch
Deliverables

Deliverables will depend on the employer type.

Project Examples

Recommendations can include, but are not limited to:

  • Opportunities to streamline costs
  • Enhancements to customer / client care
  • Improved finance procedures
  • Changes to your digital marketing strategy
  • Overhaul of branding or communication strategy
  • Pricing or service structure changes
Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

A representative of the company will be available to answer questions from students in a timely manner for the duration of the project.

A representative of the company will be available for a pre-selection discussion with the administrator of the course to review the project scope.