Strategy and Insights Development

Course Overview

March 30th 2010

Course Content

S. No Particulars

1 Background and Overview

2 Course Structure

3 Timeline & Work Plan

4 Sample Deliverables

5 Credentials

6 Fees

2
Background & Overview

• The key objective is to make students aware about career in Strategy Consulting
• Through practical application of consulting skills & live case simulation environment

• A guest lecture was being conducted for select group of students (~ 20) in the month of February 2010 on “Strategy
Insights & Logical Structuring”
• Key observation – huge gap between theory and application of strategy and insight development primarily due to lack
of Strategy Oriented Subjects/ Courses

• Key advantage:
• Insight development through practical application of knowledge
• Improvement of student deliverables
• Better placements and career enhancement
Theory

Application

• In the interest of quality of lecture & attention span the lecture subject to a minimum class strength of 25 students (per class)
• Students expected to be proficient in PPT & MS Excel
• Applicable for students from Marketing, Finance & Operations background/ specializations (preferable with prior work ex)
• Fresher's can also opt for the lecture
Course Content

S. No Particulars

1 Background and Overview

2 Course Structure

3 Timeline & Work Plan

4 Sample Deliverables

5 Credentials

6 Fees

4
Course Structure & Approach
Overall Approach
Phase 3
• Case Study by Industries & Functions*

Phase 2 Industries Functions

• Issues Identification Consumer Products Business Plan

Retailing Corporate Plan
• Approach & Methodology Telecom M&A
Phase 1 • Strategy Tools and Application IT & ITES Market Entry
• Data Presentation Logistics & Warehousing Feasibility Studies
• Overview of Strategy Food & Beverages Sales & Channel
• Report Writing
Manufacturing Strategy

Description
Module Description Mode Audit Trail

• Hypothesis Building • Issue Identification

• Logical Structuring • Methodology Development
Strategy Skills Lecture** Assignments
• MECE • Report Writing Skills
• Fact Finding

• Power Point Tools

Power Point Skills Lecture** Assignments
• Presentation Skills

• Data Analytics
Excel Skills • Functions and Tools Lecture** Assignments
• Excel Presentations

Knowledge
Business Case • Case Study on Industries & Functions Assignments***
Application

*Number of Cases would depend on the number of students opting for this lecture
** Lecture Duration will be for 3 hrs
*** Business Case would be spread over 11 Weeks Duration (including Calendar days – Weekends included)
Course Content

S. No Particulars

1 Background and Overview

2 Course Structure

3 Timeline & Work Plan

4 Sample Deliverables

5 Credentials

6 Fees

6
 Timeline & Work Plan

Activity/ Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Include Assignments

Include Assignments

Include Conference Calls*, 1 Lecture (if needed)

Legend

Interim Report Submission

Final Report Submission

*Conference Calls will be held thrice a week (including weekends if required); Duration 1 – 2 hrs
Course Content

S. No Particulars

1 Background and Overview

2 Course Structure

3 Timeline & Work Plan

4 Sample Deliverables

5 Credentials

6 Fees

8
 Sample Deliverables

Story Boarding Hypothesis building Presentation Skills

Excel Skills Application Strategy Skills Issue Identification & Methodology

*Conference Calls will be held thrice a week (including weekends if required)

Course Content

S. No Particulars

1 Background and Overview

2 Course Structure

3 Timeline & Work Plan

4 Sample Deliverables

5 Credentials

6 Fees

10
Credentials
Brief Background Select Engagements

SIMS Alumni with 5 years of experience in Strategy Key Engagements Country

Consulting space
Market Entry Strategy for a Consumer
Japan
Durable Manufacturer
Experience by functions: (Not in Order)
• Entry Strategy Market Entry Strategy for a F&B client Thailand & India
• Business/ Corporate Plans
• Retail and Operational Strategy Commercial Due Diligence for a Telecom
South Africa
player
• Marketing & Channel Strategy
• M&A and partner selection Benchmarking - M&A & Partner Selection Alberta, Canada
• Benchmarking
• Impact assessment Retail Expansion Strategy Mauritius
• Commercial Due Diligence
Partner & M&A Feasibility for an Indian
India
Retail chain
Experience by Industries: (Not in Order)
• Retail and Duty Free Store Roll out Strategy for an Indian
India, Dubai
Retailer
• Food and Beverages
• Consumer Products/ Durables Entry Strategy for a UAE based Travel
UAE
Retail chain
• Supply Chain and Logistics
• Telecommunications (S –Ops & MVNO) Revenue Maximization Study for a Travel Sri Lanka, Mauritius,
Retailer France, London, India
• IT & ITeS
Revenue Maximization Study for a
India
Greenfield Airport (Land Side Revenue)

Business Model Validation for a

India
Chemical Manufacturer

Business Plan for a leading Indian PSU

India
in the Logistics & Warehousing Space
Fees

S. No Particulars

1 Background and Overview

2 Course Structure

3 Timeline & Work Plan

4 Sample Deliverables

5 Credentials

6 Fees

12
 Fees

• The overall fees charged for the course would be Rs. 4,24,000/- (excluding OPE* )
• Cost of Air Tickets, Local travel to be borne by SIMS
• Other changes (if any – to be claimed based on actuals)

Fee Structure
• 10% of the total fees - at course inception
• 20% of the total fees – end of week 2
• 35% of the total fees – end of week 7 (submission of interim report)
• 35% of the total fees – end of week 12 (submission of final report)

*OPE – Out of Pocket Expenses (to be claimed based on actuals over an above the course fee)
Fees is charged on a per class basis (25 students/ class); number exceeding the class strength of 25 would be considered in other class subject to a minimum of 25/ class as
mentioned earlier (refer slide # 03)
 Contact Details
Karan Dubey
Strategy Consultant
Ph: +91 981866 4209
Email: karandubey@gmail.com

Disclaimer
• Knowledge and material used in the course is based on the knowledge and experience gained from professional work experience & ready information in the public domain
• There is no use of any company methodologies & approaches, business case that might violate the interest of either the company or their client
• Contents mentioned in this documents is highly confidential and should not be shared with any third party