Company Analysis
Real-life student consulting project 1, supervised teamwork
Test the fitness of your company and find out whether, why and what kinds of change measures might be needed within your business or institution. Take advantage of external expertise and obtain a methodologically sound overview and assessment of your organisation.
Predefined project scope
The following analyses are performed for all projects:
- Internal analysis
Analysis of the company using relevant instruments such as resource and capability analysis, customer and key figure analysis - External analysis
Analysis of the environment / market using relevant instruments such as trend and industry analysis as well as competitor analysis - Small-scale customer satisfaction analysis
Telephone survey of around 30 customers incl. prior development of research design and questionnaire - SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats)
Summary of situation and outlook analysis - Strategic directions including program of operational measures
Showing how directions can be implemented at operational level
Factsheet
Student Input
- Number of team members: 4 to 6 students
- Total commitment: approx. 800 hours
- Full-time students in semester: 3rd semester
Lecturer input
- Whole-group seminars: 14 hours
- Project coach: 50 hours
- Statistics coach: 1.5 hours
- IT coach: 3 hours
Results
- Final report: 60 pages, plus management summary and appendices
- Final presentation: to client at the OST
- Confidentiality: all data belong to the client and are treated confidentially
- Language: German
Fixed dates
- Start: mid-September
- End: beginning of January
- Duration: 14 weeks
WTT YOUNG LEADER AWARD
- Nomination: not possible
Costs
- Flat rate: CHF 800 (excl. VAT) payable to the WTT
- Expenses: approx. CHF 500 (as incurred) payable to students
Suitable for
Small businesses from all sectors in Eastern Switzerland.
The real-life student consulting project prompted us to undertake a thorough review of our existing management documents and to scrutinise and evolve our plans for the future. During the mutually beneficial collaboration, feasible approaches to solutions were developed, particularly in the area of organisational development. The project initiated some positive improvements in our organisation.
Stefan Müller, Proprietor & Managing Director S. Müller Holzbau AG, Wil

Interested?
We will be happy to discuss your requirements or ideas for a real-life student consulting project, as well as the different options available to you.