Experience Consulting for Local Organizations

NEW

6-Hour Course

Team Format:
Join 3-5 Other Students

How to Apply

Graduate students only: Pre-qualify for the class by submitting a current résumé and a letter explaining why they should be considered for the class to Paul Galvani, Director of Bauer Business Consulting Lab, at pgalvani@uh.edu.

The Business Consulting Lab is a unique course offered to students as part of the graduate curriculum at the C. T. Bauer College of Business. This is a 6-credit hour commitment in experiential learning. Its primary purpose is to provide the strongest of our graduate candidates with a total immersion into a live, high-value management consulting engagement.

The students are carefully selected for the assignment based on their GPA, skills, work experience, and a track record of professional and academic accomplishments. The generosity and sponsorship of the clients, who are the backbone of this program, is reciprocated by a team of graduate students assigned to their project ensuring value-added work and high-quality deliverables. Leading Bauer College of Business faculty are assigned to the student teams as coaches and mentors.

Syllabus Covers:

  • Client Relationship Management
  • Information Collection and Analysis
  • Business Communication Skills
  • Project Management

Qualifies for the Certificate in Business Consulting

Students who take this class, plus an additional 3-hour elective, may receive a Certificate in Business Consulting.

Sample Engagements

Past BCL engagements have covered a broad spectrum with one common element: each had a focus on strategic, actionable, value-creating recommendations in the final deliverables. Examples of past engagement areas include:

  • Growth Strategies
  • Acquisition Strategies
  • Business Unit Continuation
  • Brand Audits
  • Marketing Plans
  • Market Research
  • New Product/Service Assessment
  • eCommerce Marketing and Operations
  • Measuring and Managing Customer Satisfaction
  • Operating Process Assessment
  • Order to Cash Analysis
  • Inventory Management
  • Facilities Consolidation

Clients

Why your Organization should participate ...

  • Significant value from an actionable, professional consulting project.
  • Opportunity to play a central role in the development of students through direction and feedback.
  • Support for the C. T. Bauer College of Business Community.
  • A typical client donation is $15,000, which is used to support college student programs, research, and supplies.

What we will do for you ...

  • Refined project scope 3 weeks into the semester.
  • Formal written project proposal 4 weeks into the semester.
  • Regular client updates.
  • Final written report and presentation.

A Sampling of Past Clients ...

BCL clients are quite diverse, providing students with experience in dealing with various industries, including both large and small manufacturers, distributors, retailers, service providers, high-tech and low-tech companies, as well as B2B and B2C organizations, and non-profit organizations.

Client Testimonials

“We will definitely be able to incorporate some changes in our programs given this input. I am deeply grateful for the work your students did.”

“I am truly thankful to the University of Houston C. T. Bauer College of Business for dedicating a group of professionals to help us find ways in which we can achieve sustainability.”

“I was very impressed with the team’s professionalism and enthusiasm and their whole-hearted embrace of this project. Our team is fortunate to have the gift of this kind of vision and attention. Thank you.”

“The team blew me away today. Such wonderful, insightful information. Thanks to the team for creating a clear outlook for our future.”

“I would especially like to acknowledge the exceptional performance of the team. Their work was outstanding, reflecting a high level of professionalism and strategic thinking that not only met but exceeded our expectations. Their dedication and attention to detail were evident in every aspect of their project delivery.”

Contact Us

Paul Galvani
Director of Bauer Business Consulting Lab
Bauer College of Business, University of Houston
Phone: 281-630-5127
Email: pgalvani@uh.edu