AGSM MBA 2009 Consulting Club Possible Goals

•Develop Knowledge and Understanding of the Consulting Industry

•Understand and Develop Key Consulting Skills

•Develop Personal and Collective Networks

• Raise the Profile of the AGSM and its contribution to the Consulting Industry

• Understand the Current Consulting Industry Segmentation• History and Description of Key Players- what are the differentiators?• Understanding of Current Consulting Products• Historical context of Changes in Consulting Products• Understanding of Current Consulting Methodologies• Global megatrends which will shape the Consulting Industry of the

Future• Critiques of the Consulting Industry (ethical, industry value add,

lifestyle)• Career Paths, Lifestyles, the new focus on Work/Life Balance

• Case Analysis Skills• Analytical Consulting Skills• Communication Skills

• Case practice for job interviews• BCG Australia Case Competition• Asian/Global Case

Competitions?

• Australian Management Consulting Recruiters• Sydney Management Consulting Practitioners• Global Top MBA school consulting clubs• Develop Management Consulting Association Links e.g. Harvard, Wharton...• AGSM Consulting Alumni

• Harness links to ASB/AGSM faculty and research• Develop Intellectual Property with regards to the consulting industry?

• What are future trends in management consulting?• How much Value does Management Consulting Projects Add?• What are Key Success Factors in Management Consulting Projects?• What are the relative merits of the case study?

(Maybe...?)

• Information Exchanges with other top MBA school consulting clubs

•Useful, Content-Driven Guest Speaker Events:

•Workshops...• e.g. “Management consulting recruitment professionals discuss the gap analysis of

MBA candidates, and work to a plan for AGSM students to bridge gaps”

•Debates... • e.g. “Consulting drives industrial progress ...

vs Consulting leeches off Industrial progress”

• Round Table Discussions...• e.g. “Executive Breakfast: 3 Partners from the Tier 1 firms (BCG, McKinsey, Bain)

discuss the future key issues in Management Consulting”

(Not just boring speeches without interesting content....)

AGSM MBA 2009 Consulting Club Possible Methods

• Club Member Knowledge Sharing

• Skills and training sessions(e.g. Maybe with Rosamund Christie

[?] , who coaches BCG execs)