What is a project?
OP Team Projects focus on organizations that are currently implementing (or have recently completed) a strategic change initiative. OP Team Projects are not consulting projects and they are not internships. At their core, these opportunities provide students with an experiential learning opportunity; a chance to put into practice what they’ve learned in their professional lives and through their OP coursework. The hosts gain valuable insights, actionable recommendations, and connections with MIT Sloan MBA students.
Past team projects include:
- Strategic reorientations (post-merger integration; organizational restructuring; pivoting to a new revenue model)
- Introductions of new technology (new platform implementation; rationalizing organization-wide technology)
- Managing rapid growth (building out the team for new product launch; restructuring for geographical expansion; establishing new HR processes)
- Improving multi-disciplinary collaboration (improving the ability for employees from different parts of the business—sales, operations, IT— to work together effectively; implementing Agile transformation)
What is the team’s timing?
- September: Identify host organization and strategic change initiative; sign Letter of Agreement plus MIT NDA, if an NDA is required by the host organization
- October: Conduct 10 interviews
- November: Analyze interview data
- December: Summarize conclusions