1. SSE Riga Consulting Club

2. 11/6/2015 2 The Idea In Brief Concept: SSE Riga Consulting Club – a student-run organization with a purpose to: Provide the students with information and insider experience about management consulting profession Communicate, build relationships and cooperate with management consulting companies Help the students develop their skills, abilities and competencies to succeed in management consulting (however, a lot of skills are universal and therefore useful in any business area, so the Club also creates value for people not interested in pursuing a career in management consulting) Reinforce learning with real consulting projects and provide the clients (small enterprises) with value-enhancing free consulting services Encourage the companies to hire from SSE Riga (maybe even go beyond Baltic area) Help the students prepare for application process (resume, case studies, interviews etc.)

3. 11/6/2015 3 Two Core Activities (“Branches”) Consulting Branch: Getting to know the industry (arranging company presentations, guest lectures, other events) Developing skills (arranging seminars, workshops or any other type of trainings) Supporting recruiting (preparation for application process, encouraging direct recruiting at SSE Riga) Project Branch: Projects carried out by teams of students from all years (more focus on Y2-Y3) Target clients – small enterprises, start-ups, NGOs, NPOs In addition to students’ input on projects, some external supervision is needed to ensure the quality of solutions to business problems in order to create real value for the clients

4. 11/6/2015 4 Learning Process Learning about consulting and developing skills Participating in small consulting projects Consulting branch. The Club arranges company presentations, guest lectures, workshops, case studies and any other possible training. The students later combine the acquired new knowledge and skills with knowledge from regular SSE courses and apply them in a project. Project branch. Solutions to business problems that are tackled during the project require some specific skills and/or knowledge. So, participation in projects signals on what skills should the students focus and try to acquire from the Club’s activities. Applying the new knowledge and skills Determining what knowledge and skills should be acquired

5. 11/6/2015 5 Alumni Role Training Networking with companies Getting the projects Project Supervision 4 main areas where alumni support is crucial for the success of the Club

6. 11/6/2015 6 Alumni Role One or more supervisors are needed for a project A supervisor guides the project team by providing feedback on team’s proposals to clients and guides overall direction of team’s work (via meetings with the team and/or electronic communication (1-3 times a month)) Project Supervision Training is needed in order to develop skills and competencies to succeed in projects (training can take various forms, from problem solving seminars to industry-specific workshops) Training (according to project needs) can be also provided by alumni other than supervisors Training Alumni contacts with management consulting companies can also be very valuable for a Club when trying to establish relationships with those companies A proactive role (other than providing contacts) in establishing contacts with companies can also be taken by some alumni Networking with companies Alumni can also provide leads for projects (especially in the beginning of the Club) – either their own companies, or the companies they work in or the companies with which they have contacts and which might benefit from projects with the Club Getting the projects

7. 11/6/2015 7 So, What Do We Ask From Alumni? Our current goal is to find out who would be willing to get involved in any of the four areas: Be a supervisor in a project. The idea is to have a large group of people from diverse fields. Once a project comes, people with relevant experience would be contacted to inquire about possibilities of becoming supervisors for that project. Such alumni participation is absolutely crucial for the Club. Provide training. Again, we would like to gather a group of people who would be willing to share their experience at some point in the future. Help build relationships with management consulting companies. Alumni who work in management consulting companies are especially welcome to cooperate. Help getting a project. If you are interested and able to participate, please send an email to Karolis Šarūnas (ksarunas@sseriga.edu.lv) notifying in what way you are willing to contribute. Also, any other comments, suggestions or critique are very welcome.ksarunas@sseriga.edu.lv

8. 11/6/2015 8 Thank You!