Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis
We've included some sample project ideas below. We encourage users to mix-and-match components from various departments for the best cross functional project experience. In all cases, we customize the projects based on company goals and student learning objectives.
Conduct a Business International Expansion Analysis
- Deep-dive into the Company
- Cultural Analysis
- Benchmarking Analysis
- Financial Analysis & Recommendations
Create a Strategy for Diversifying Fundraising Efforts
- Define the Fundraising Status Quo
- Research & Prototype Fundraising Strategies
- Develop a Comprehensive Strategy
- Deep-Dive into the Organization
Conduct a Financial Planning Analysis
- Assess the Company’s Financial Status
- Show the Financial Viability of the Company
- Deep-dive into the Company
- Prepare Financial Statements & Make Recommendations for Management
Recommend Cost Reduction Measures
- Ideate Cost-cutting Measures
- Propose 2-3 cost-cutting initiatives
- Deep-dive into the Company
- Conduct a comprehensive analysis of expenses and identify areas of waste
Develop a Predictive Financial Model
- Prepare flexible financial model and usable budget
- Develop a prototype financial model and associated projections
- Become familiar with the company and its financial data
- Determine company’s valuation based upon projections
Build Our Fundraising Strategy
- Deep Dive into Company and Current Practices
- Research and Identify Funding Targets
- Develop a Fundraising Plan and Present to Industry Partner
- Review and Improve Fundraising Materials
Develop a Customized Toolkit & Playbook for Evaluating Acquisitions or Mergers
- Propose a Comprehensive Analytical Strategy
- Develop Prototype Customized Merger/Acquisition Analysis Toolkit
- Develop Playbook
- Deep-dive on the Company & Challenge
Build a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Dashboard to Track Progress with Strategic Initiatives
- Define Needs & Select KPI’s
- Deep-dive on the Organization
- Create KPI Dashboard Template & Map of Dataflow Logistics
- Design prototype dashboard and data-stream