Consulting Case Studies

Faculty of Business Management and Social Sciences

Version 3.0 of 05/02/2019

22M0886

Consulting Case Studies

• Business Management (M.A.)
• International Business and Management (Master) (M.A.)
• Controlling und Finanzen (M.A.)

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In this lecture approximately 5-6 comprehensive cases are solved in changing teams during the semester. All teams shall present their case solutions in class. Before each case study some of the theoretical basis needed for the case is taught/repeated in a lecture and then needs to be rehearsed and broadened by the teams in own literature and case related research.

• All case studies cover
• 1. Range of tasks / fields of application of management consultancy
• 2. Problem-solving methods of management consultancy
• 3. Management and supervision of strategy and consulting projects
• 4. Selection between strategic options and their consequences

Knowledge Broadening
Students learn about consulting procedures of external consultancy firms and inhouse consulting teams.
The relevant procedures and methods from the fields of strategic management, marketing and the accompanying support from controlling and finance are learnt on the basis of case study examples, and the possible ways to apply them are assessed.
Knowledge Deepening
Students have deepened the knowledge how to approach and successfully solve cases.
Instrumental Skills and Competences
Students learn how to reduce complex business situations to a minimal number of decisive problems which need to be solved.
Students are able to apply relevant methods for problem solving.
Communicative Skills and Competences
Students are able to reasonably argue and justify their standpoint in a cooperative and team oriented way.
Systemic Skills and Competences
Students can transfer the learned approaches to various business situations.

Lectures, exercises, literature research, case studies

Management tools and concepts, Modules 1 and 2 from the consulting specialization, fundamental knowledge of controlling and finances

Frie, Jan

• Halstrup, Dominik
• Hofmann, Kay Hendrik
• Frie, Jan
• Kaur-Lahrmann, Ravinder

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Lectures, literature and case study related research, case studies, will be provided during the course

Portfolio exam

1-hour written examination + assignments/
2-hour written examination/ Homework

1 Term

Only Winter Term

English