Welcome To The RSB Community Consulting Club!

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Welcome To The RSB Community
Consulting Club!
COMMUNITY CONSULTING CLUB
September 12th, 2005
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Agenda

• Introduction
• What is CCC? (and why are we the best?)
• Fall 2005 Projects
• Application Process
• Project Execution
• Membership Requirements and Benefits
• Calendar
• Q A

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Introduction Club Officers

• This years officers
• President Mark Ascione
• VPs Business Development Mindee Elam
  John Mckeown
• VPs Operations Gheorghe Pusta
  Matt Fischer
• VP Marketing Deep Chakraborty
• VP Training Laura Green
• VP Finance Lily Fink
• VP Evening MBAs Dov Plawsky
• Director BBAs Ziv Ragowsky
• Directory of Technology Haley Sawyer

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Mission Statement

• Community Consultings Goal is to
• Provide local non-profits with pro-bono
  consulting to aid them in achieving their
  strategic and operational goals
• Provide students with
• Real consulting experience they can use in their
  career development and in operationalizing their
  classroom learnings
• An opportunity to contribute to the community in
  a tangible manner

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2005 Projects
A sample of our 24 projects!
Organization Project Function(s)
American Red Cross Marketing
Ann Arbor Art Fair Strategy
Big Brothers / Big Sisters Strategy
Habitat for Humanity Business Development / Marketing
Hero of Washtenaw County Business Development
Kempf House Museum Marketing/Strategy/Organizational Development
Shelter Association of Washtenaw County Business Development
University of Michigan Hillel Marketing
Washtenaw Housing Alliance Fundraising / Finance
Womens Center of America Business Development
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Application Process

• Everyone must fill out an application to be
  staffed on a project
• Applications available on website
  (http//webuser.bus.umich.edu/Organizations/Commun
  ityConsulting/ )
• Application Fee 10 (to cover cost of training
  binders)
• Attach resume to application (for background
  purposes only)
• Rank top the three projects that you want to work
  on
• Project descriptions available on the website
• Best effort staffing based on project demand and
  skill requirements
• Application commitment to work on any CCC
  project
• Potential team leaders will be interviewed by CCC
  Officers
• Informal interview to validate leadership
  abilities (not consulting experience)
• Interviews on September 21 - 23
• Sign up for interview slots in the CCC display
  case near the Student Lounge
• Teams will be announced via e-mail on Sunday,
  September 25th.

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Project Execution

• Individual teams determine the scope of the
  project with their organizations
• Documented in a formal Letter of Engagement
• Scope should be equivalent to agreed commitment
  level
• For example, 5 person team should commit to at
  least 200 hours of work
• Project status will be monitored by VP-Operations
  using deliverable milestones
• Draft LOE Friday, October 7th
• Final LOE Friday, October 14th
• Draft Deliverable Wednesday, November 23rd
• Final Presentation Practice Week of November
  28th
• Final Presentation/Deliverable Friday, December
  9th
• Additional assistance available from
  VP-Operations on an ad-hoc basis
• Advice on how to complete a deliverable, resolve
  team issues, etc.
• Schedule meetings with either Gheorghe or Matt
  (office hours)

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Membership Requirements and Benefits
Clients expect deliverables consistent with
standard business practices of consulting firms

• Requirements
• Four to Eight hours a week
• Mid-September to mid-December
• Commitment to team, client, and University

• Benefits
• Real world consulting experience
• Exposure to, and involvement with, the local
  community
• Personal satisfaction and social and professional
  networking

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Key Dates

• Sunday, 9/18
• 9/21 9/23
• Monday, 9/26
• Wednesday, 10/5
• Wednesday, 11/2
• 11/23
• 12/9
• 12/13

• Applications due Gheorghe Pusta or Matt
  Fischers mail folder (MBA2)
• Team Lead Interviews
• Teams Announced Project Kick-Off!
• Training
• Interim Review with Executive Board BCG
• Draft of final presentation/deliverables sent to
  Exec Board
• PROJECT DEADLINE for deliverables presentation
• End of year showcase and dinner celebration!

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Interested?

• Applications and Bid Sheets are available today!
• Completed application form due Sunday, September
  18 by 1100 pm.
• Drop it off in Gheorghe Pustas or Matt Fischers
  folder (MBA 2)
• If you need an electronic copy of any of the
  documents, check out our website at
• iMpact Organizations Community Consulting
• http//webuser.bus.umich.edu/Organizations/Communi
  tyConsulting