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We are developing a new MBA course on Management Consulting. Do any of you
have a tried and true syllabus that you could share with me? What are your
favorite course texts/readings? Thanks much!

Charlie Vance
Loyola Marymount University
7900 Loyola Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90045

Charles Vance wrote:
>
> We are developing a new MBA course on Management Consulting. Do any of you
> have a tried and true syllabus that you could share with me? What are your
> favorite course texts/readings? Thanks much!
>
> Charlie Vance
> Loyola Marymount University
> 7900 Loyola Blvd.
> Los Angeles, CA 90045

Charles,
They have the same course at Barry University in Miami FL. If you
contact the MBA department, I'm sure they would send you a copy. The
web site is Barry.edu.
Hope this helps.
Mark
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Charles,
I am currently teaching a consulting course at USC's MBA and Executive MBA
program. I use David Maister's book (Managing the Professional Service
Firm, Free Press 1993), Greiner & Metzger's Book (Consulting to Management,
Prentice Hall 1983 - a bit outdated but great structure), and Peter Block's
"Flawless Consulting" (somebody mentioned this already). Also, the
Economist had a great survey on Consulting in their March 22 1997 issue.
I also have compiled a reader with 20 or so articles and cases (there are
great cases on Bain & Co and on Andersen, both with HBP).

I have structured the course along 4 parallel tracks:
1) Theme Track - These are themes related to the subject (industry
overview, Types and roles of consulting, skill requirements, proposal
writing, contracting, data collection, etc. etc.)

2) Project Track - students form 10 teams (minimum size: 2, maximum: 4) to
do a field project. They chose their own clients and have to conduct a
real-life consulting project. Starting with the third unit, every unit a
different team has to do a "big" (45 minutes) presentation of their project
with a feedback and sharing session. This way, the class gets ample
opportunity to discuss consulting issues in different stages of the
consulting process (e.g. proposal writing, data collection, diagnosis,
recommendations...). Also, each team has to submit reports at certain
milestones (Proposal, detailed methodology, preliminary reprot, final
report). Thsi also helps the teams to stay on track timewise. They have to
present their findings to their clients (outside class). At the end, I have
a panel of clients come to class to discuss the experience.

3) Case track - I use 4-5 cases to discuss differenbt approaches and
specific consulting situations

4) Speaker track - I have almost every unit a guest speaker from consulting
firms (Partner level). I try to have a good mix of large firms, medium
boutiques, and solo practitioners as well as different functional
specialization (strategy, Organization, Reengineering, OD, etc).


As you live in the LA area, we also can meet if you like. I'd be more than
happy to share my material with you.
Roland


>We are developing a new MBA course on Management Consulting. Do any of you
>have a tried and true syllabus that you could share with me? What are your
>favorite course texts/readings? Thanks much!
>
>Charlie Vance
>Loyola Marymount University
>7900 Loyola Blvd.
>Los Angeles, CA 90045

========================
Roland Deiser
Visiting Professor
Marshall School of Business
University of Southern California

Change Associates
Consulting Group

Private Office:
1040 Somera Road
Los Angeles, CA 90077
Tel (310) 471-5831
Fax (310) 471-9241
Email rdeiser@sba.usc.edu

Roland: Thanks for your helpful input. I do hope that we can meet in the
near future. Best regards, Charlie Vance



At 09:45 AM 11/1/97 -0800, you wrote:
>Charles,
>I am currently teaching a consulting course at USC's MBA and Executive MBA
>program. I use David Maister's book (Managing the Professional Service
>Firm, Free Press 1993), Greiner & Metzger's Book (Consulting to Management,
>Prentice Hall 1983 - a bit outdated but great structure), and Peter Block's
>"Flawless Consulting" (somebody mentioned this already). Also, the
>Economist had a great survey on Consulting in their March 22 1997 issue.
>I also have compiled a reader with 20 or so articles and cases (there are
>great cases on Bain & Co and on Andersen, both with HBP).
>
>I have structured the course along 4 parallel tracks:
>1) Theme Track - These are themes related to the subject (industry
>overview, Types and roles of consulting, skill requirements, proposal
>writing, contracting, data collection, etc. etc.)
>
>2) Project Track - students form 10 teams (minimum size: 2, maximum: 4) to
>do a field project. They chose their own clients and have to conduct a
>real-life consulting project. Starting with the third unit, every unit a
>different team has to do a "big" (45 minutes) presentation of their project
>with a feedback and sharing session. This way, the class gets ample
>opportunity to discuss consulting issues in different stages of the
>consulting process (e.g. proposal writing, data collection, diagnosis,
>recommendations...). Also, each team has to submit reports at certain
>milestones (Proposal, detailed methodology, preliminary reprot, final
>report). Thsi also helps the teams to stay on track timewise. They have to
>present their findings to their clients (outside class). At the end, I have
>a panel of clients come to class to discuss the experience.
>
>3) Case track - I use 4-5 cases to discuss differenbt approaches and
>specific consulting situations
>
>4) Speaker track - I have almost every unit a guest speaker from consulting
>firms (Partner level). I try to have a good mix of large firms, medium
>boutiques, and solo practitioners as well as different functional
>specialization (strategy, Organization, Reengineering, OD, etc).
>
>
>As you live in the LA area, we also can meet if you like. I'd be more than
>happy to share my material with you.
>Roland
>
>
>>We are developing a new MBA course on Management Consulting. Do any of you
>>have a tried and true syllabus that you could share with me? What are your
>>favorite course texts/readings? Thanks much!
>>
>>Charlie Vance
>>Loyola Marymount University
>>7900 Loyola Blvd.
>>Los Angeles, CA 90045
>
>========================
>Roland Deiser
>Visiting Professor
>Marshall School of Business
>University of Southern California
>
>Change Associates
>Consulting Group
>
>Private Office:
>1040 Somera Road
>Los Angeles, CA 90077
>Tel (310) 471-5831
>Fax (310) 471-9241
>Email rdeiser@sba.usc.edu
>

Charles Vance wrote:
>
> We are developing a new MBA course on Management Consulting. Do any of you
> have a tried and true syllabus that you could share with me? What are your
> favorite course texts/readings? Thanks much!
>
> Charlie Vance
> Loyola Marymount University
> 7900 Loyola Blvd.
> Los Angeles, CA 90045

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On Fri, 31 Oct 1997, Charles Vance wrote:

> We are developing a new MBA course on Management Consulting. Do any of you
> have a tried and true syllabus that you could share with me? What are your
> favorite course texts/readings? Thanks much!
>
> Charlie Vance
> Loyola Marymount University
> 7900 Loyola Blvd.
> Los Angeles, CA 90045
>

Dear Charles,

We are attempting to develop a course in organization development which
seems to fit with your course of consulting to management. Hence, I'd be
grateful if you would forward any syllabi that you receive from your
request. Thanks a bunch.

Harry


Harry J. Bury, Ph.D.
Baldwin Wallace College
275 Eastland Road
Berea, OH 44017-2088

Tel: (216) 826-2395
Fax: (216) 826-3868

E-Mail: hbury@bw.edu