CONSTRAT

The Consulting & Strategy Consortium of XIMB

in association with
Contents

1. CONSTRAT Transforming Strategy ...................................................................................................................1

1.1. THE CONCEPT .............................................................................................................................................. 1
1.2. PARTNERS.................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3. OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.4. EVENTS & ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................................... 2

2. Whats in it for you? ...........................................................................................................................................2

2.1. ELIGIBLITY CRITERIA ..................................................................................................................................... 2
2.2. OPERATING MODEL ..................................................................................................................................... 2
2.3. INVESTMENT (Certainly not monetary) ........................................................................................................ 2
2.4. RETURNS ..................................................................................................................................................... 3

3. How do you get involved? ..................................................................................................................................4

4. Contact Us ..........................................................................................................................................................4
 1. CONSTRAT Transforming Strategy

Who says B-Schools are simply temples of learning? From hereon, B-Schools wont remain just B-Schools and MBA
students would no longer be just students. Gone would be the concept of Companies competing with their rivals
only on the industrial floor. Companies would bid, outbid, pick up stakes, outperform, leverage partnerships, stage
alliances, fight for a board position and all this on the floor of CONSTRAT, the upcoming Strategy & Consulting
Consortium of the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubnaneswar (XIMB)

1.1. THE CONCEPT 1.3. OBJECTIVES

Being a strategy oriented consortium, CONSTRATs

Strategy cannot be taught, it can only be
model itself reflects strategic glare in the form of
demonstrated! With this notion at the helm, XIMB
never-seen-before framework designed to hit the
now unveils CONSTRAT, the student run Strategy &
five pronged target of:
Consulting Consortium of XIMB which would enable
Strategy & Consulting enthusiasts (Management
Consulting Companies, Consultants & consulting Helping consulting aspirants at XIMB gain insight
aspirants) to come together and leverage the into the functioning of the Management
combined value proposition in a win-win situation.
Consulting industry
CONSTRATs operating model is based on a virtual
Bridging the corporate-academia skillgap, specific
variant of the Private Limited Corporation model
which would enable students aspiring to pursue a to the Management Consulting industry
career in Management Consulting to learn the tricks Enabling the Management Consulting industry
of the trade from the industry honchos via a hands-on (Consulting Companies & individual consultants)
simulation approach.
to become major stakeholders of activities on the
premier B-School circuit
Facilitating the consortium partners (companies,
1.2. PARTNERS
alumni, media groups, alumni & exchange groups)
Top league Management Consulting firms
to leverage the combined value proposition
Senior Management Consultants
offered by one another via an exhaustive model.
XIMBs high profile Alumni base working in the
Spreading awareness of the functioning & value
Management Consulting industry
proposition of the Management Consulting
Electronic, Print & Web Media Groups
industry amongst the corporate spectrum,
Exchange Groups
student community and knowledge groups

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1.4. EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Simulation workshops based on the functioning of the Management Consulting industry
Knowledge Transition sessions
Simulation of Corporate Restructuring activities (M&A, Change Management, Strategy restructuring) via the
consortiums virtual Private Company model
International Case Competitions
Consulting Conferences & Networking events
Career guidance for XIMBs Management Consulting aspirants

2. Whats in it for you?

2.1. ELIGIBLITY CRITERIA pick up stakes in the company. The entities with the
highest share of stakes would end up being on the
To be a part of CONSTRAT, an interested party must
Governing Board of CONSTRAT thereby getting a say
fall under 'one' of the following categories:
in the running of the consortium. The biggest
stakeholders would also enjoy ownership of certain
A Corporate Firm operating in the Consulting
modules of CONSTRAT based on their strengths
industry, preferably Management Consulting
along with stipulated powers to take advantage of
A Management Consultant (or closely liked to
the combined value proposition
the Consulting Industry) with significant work-
experience in the industry
A Media group (electronic, print or web) having 2.3. INVESTMENT (Certainly not monetary)
significant coverage area
An Exchange group (Consulting Club of a premier The only investment CONSTRAT expects from you is

B-School, prominent knowledge portal/journal) your set of service offerings. Based on the category
you fit into, following might be your service
portfolio (indicative, not exhaustive):

2.2. OPERATING MODEL

Consulting Firm - Conducting on-campus
CONSTRAT has been drafted on the model of a virtual workshops, knowledge transition sessions, sharing
Private Limited Corporation which operates in the of case studies, conducting national &
Services industry. The stakeholders of this virtual international case competitions, Career Guidance
Corporation would be the above mentioned entities for Management Consulting aspirants at XIMB,
who are willing to offer a certain set of services to the Conducting & participating in Consulting
customers (student community of XIMB) in order to Networking events & conferences.

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 coverage by media groups , an opportunity to
Consulting Professional - Knowledge build campus relationships on the premier B-
workshops, career guidance for Consulting School circuit, access to read and elevate the
aspirants, active participation in Consulting 'intellectual barometer' of MBA students,
Networking Events, representation of firm opportunity to enhance the 'readiness factor' of
currently employed with (elevates the category to Management Consulting aspirants for their better
'Consulting Firm') transition into the industry. Apart from these, the
flexible & 'corporate structure' oriented model of
Media Group - Regular bytes in order to CONSTRAT would open up unlimited avenues for
promote the functioning and value proposition of alliances amongst the entities themselves.
the Management Consulting Industry in the Companies could easily use these alliances for
industrial domain, student community & branding as well as core competency oriented
knowledge groups, Coverage of events & activities activities
of CONSTRAT
Consulting Professional - More than anything
Exchange Group - Consulting Clubs : Knowledge else CONSTRAT would prove to be a perfect
Repository exchange, inter-group case platform for individual consultants to test their
competitions, collaboration with CONSTRAT for strategies & frameworks via the consortium's
promotion of the Management Consulting virtual Private company skeleton. It also provides
Industry. Knowledge portal/journal: Dedicated them with a huge platform to network in the
space to XIMB for posting of management articles, industry that matters the most to them. At a more
industry opinions by professors, alumni & advanced stage, the consultant might just wish to
students, partnering with CONSTRAT in order. get his/her employer onboard CONSTRAT, thus
proving be the face of the company on the B-
The above list is purely indicative (not exhaustive) and School circuit.
is open to changes as per the utility and feasibility of
the service being offered. Media Groups - Given the fact that the
Management Consulting industry is one of the
fastest growing industries on the global stage, the
2.4. RETURNS fascination that is attached to its progress is on an
all-time high. The media groups could very well
Similar to a business corporation, every investor
capture this fascination and convey it to the target
would get its own share of returns. Here are the
communities via their coverage capabilities.
possible returns for each of the entities
CONSTRAT also provides a platform for all the
media groups to form alliances with the other
Consulting Firm - At a holistic level, CONSTRAT
entities in order to leverage them for content
being a direct promoter of the Consulting industry
bytes. However, more than anything else this is a
itself, consulting firms are likely to be the biggest
great opportunity for them to witness and
gainers. On a tangible level CONSTRAT provides
showcase the changing mindset of a premier B-
consulting firms direct media exposure via the

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 School crowd towards the Management Journal, partnering with CONSTRAT would be an
Consulting industry specially post the economic ideal opportunity to create meaningful content in
crisis. the form of contributions from CONSTRAT's
stakeholder entities
Knowledge Groups - Consulting clubs of other
premier B-Schools could gain immensely out of At the base of it all lies, CONSTRAT's virtual
the collaboration with CONSTRAT by means of corporate structure which would enable all
knowledge exchange, inter B-School case stakeholders to leverage alliances & partnerships
competitions, networking events and other amongst themselves for their own betterment.
innovative alliances. For Knowledge Portals /

3. How do you get involved?

In order to be involved with CONSTRAT and become a stakeholder, a prospective party would need to compete
with its industry rivals via a bidding procedure. The winning bids would be decided purely by virtue of the services
being offered by the prospective bidder. To know more, contact us.

4. Contact Us

In case you fall under one of the categories listed in the Eligibility Criteria and wish to know more about CONSTRAT,
discuss your involvement criteria and get further details about the bidding procedure, please feel free to mail us on
placement@ximb.ac.in

You may also touch base with:

Ashutosh Didwania : +91 9776081627
Monodip Chakravarty : +91 9438200360

We look forward to your stint at

CONSTRAT
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