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Learning Expedition in Management Consulting for MSc in Management Consulting and MBA students from GGSB 30 & 31st May 2011 From Preethi Moorthy, MBA candidate, full time program 2010-11 The sunny Northern Italian city of Milan, where the finest fashion houses in the world jostle for room and recognition alongside industrial, technological and financial powerhouses, was the perfect setting to kick-start a two-day learning expedition -- an expedition that would turn 15 GGSB students from every major continent into international job candidates, better prepared to deal with the triumphs and perils of management consulting. An impromptu addition to the Msc. Management Consulting program, envisioned by the dynamic duo of program director Dr. Michelle Mielly and Professor Michele Coletti, under the aegis of APCO (Italian Professional Association of Management Consultants), the trip was an intensive session on pan-European consulting practises, cultural implications and best practises for its participants from the MSc Management Consulting and MBA programs. IBM: The Pinnacle of success The first stop was at the technology and consulting behemoth, IBM. At IBM, the graduates got a feel of the process and practises employed when offering strategy consulting and change management expertise to its diverse clientele. IBM’s ability to cope with a changing and complex environment, aided by sophisticated business analytics tools, along with their client centric approach to consulting was of considerable interest. We also got a sneak peak at the state of the art technological solutions, from supercomputing question answering (QA) system “Watson” (champion of the ‘Jeopardy’ game show) to the trendy “Fashion Solution Store” application, IBM had something for everyone. The sprawling campus at the heart of the city and the sheer wealth of professional experience that IBM encased within its walls struck an instant cord with us as we got to interact with IBM employees and catch a glimpse of what life would be at a multi - national consulting enterprise. A fork in the road From the dynamic technological hub to the grit, grind and glory of independent consulting, the second half of the trip was a lesson in rich contrasts. Group 1 students got to visit Franco Guazzoni’s firm Core Consulting, a consultancy with practices in Marketing & Sales, training, and performance management with a strong focus on HR and Organizational development . The same group also got a chance to visit with Rita Bonucchi, the founder and director of Bonucchi & Associati, a niche, international Marketing consultancy that provided an honest appraisal of the consulting profession in Italy along with helpful guidelines on writing business plans. Group 2 students were involved in a highly informative session on Project and Portfolio Management with Omar Zein of Projectize, a Project Management Consultancy with an emphasis on best practises, tools and certifications. This group also had an interactive session with Francesca Oliva of SLO SRL consultancy, a boutique firm specializing in HR coaching and organizational development, as well as CSR, that offered insights on how to win businesses and leverage social media to improve web presence. It was inspiring to note how innovative and process-driven even a boutique consultancy can be and discover the intricacies of client retention thorough relationships, referrals and networking. The icing on the cake The culmination of our trip was the meet with APCO members and potential mentors. It was extremely gratifying in terms of networking opportunities and gave us a chance to expand our tendrils across Europe. In the words of Joy Matwale, Msc. Management Consulting Student from Kenya, “The trip to Milan was a wonderful way to end the program. Visiting different sized companies and to have consultants from different backgrounds make presentations was especially helpful for me in clarifying the areas I would like to specialize in. The practical element of having
Certified Management Consultants providing their guidance and mentorship in developing a career in Management Consulting is of great added value.” We’re very thankful to our Italian Management Consultant hosts and mentors for their time and efforts to make this happen and look forward to future collaborations with APCO, which is one of the 47 member institutes of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI). GGSB links to the Management Consulting Industry From Michelle Mielly, Program Director MSc Management Consulting With the creation of a new Master’s of Science in Management Consulting at GGSB starting in the Fall of 2010, GGSB is poised to create strong links to an industry in which many of our alumni have established successful career paths. With a first intake of 15 students from 13 different countries, the students worked on a variety of consulting projects for companies in sectors ranging from biotech devices to cloud computing consulting to aluminium manufacturing. They completed projects in Change Management, Business process management and organizational design, innovation in R& D practices, and IT implementation, among others. To round off the academic year, the group, along with some current MBA students, went on a learning expedition to Milan, Italy in late May to discover the Management Consulting Industry there. Envisioned by the program directo r Michelle Mielly and Professor Michele Coletti, under the aegis of our Professional partners in Italy, APCO ( National Professional Association of Management Consultants), the trip was an intensive session on pan-European consulting practises, cultural implications and best practises for its participants. GGSB’s official link to APCO is just one way for us to create vital links to the consulting profession and to better prepare our students for the specific needs and trends of this industry in their own countries. Since the management consulting profession is growing dynamically across the world, particularly in some emerging economies, it is an opportune moment for us to help our students and alumni from all over the world connect to certified Management Consulting professionals (CMCs) working at the highest standards in their respective countries. This is possible since APCO is one of the 47 member institutes of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI), a professional organization which, according to its mission statement, is working “…to elevate the standards of management consultants worldwide, and to provide the international community with the confidence that these standards, combined with the certification process of its member institutes, will ensure that certified management consultants serve their clients with world-class competency and professionalism.” We prepare professionals for work as Internal consultants across industries, as well as specialists in technology management, change and business transformations, ERP implementation, and the like, aligning the projects and teaching philosophy with the ethics and code of conduct upheld by the ICMCI. Thanks to their excellent work on the consulting projects realized and the strong recommendations they’re received, a number of students from the first intake have already found jobs or internships at organizations such as Michael Page, Accenture, Caisse d’Epargne, Saint-Gobain, XRite, Mars….and more in the pipeline. If you are an alumni already working in this vibrant profession, or looking to do so, make sure you visit the Grenoble Ecole de Management’s Management Consulting Club Community pages on the Graduate Network, and that you join the community to stay in touch and network with other consultants, current and future. We shall be organizing biannual events of specific interest to consultants in November and February and aim to put GGSB on the map of international management consulting. More info... Live business case for the MSc Innovation, Strategy, Entrepreneurship Course From Marie France Derderian, Program Director MSc Business Development, MSc Innovation, Strategy &Entrepreneurship Main objective: Propose to offer different groups of 5 students who are following the MSc Innovation Strategy Entrepreneurship class a group mission from October 2010 to June 2011, in order to apply theoretical classwork to a practical, real-life case study. The work will be composed of: - A 40-50 pages report (that can remain confidential)
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