Assignment Questions
Management Consulting
Assignment 1
Let us practice using Tree Analysis and taking a lens from a consultant to analyse a mini case:
Imagine you are working for a consulting company and its client is an investment company that is looking at a project in the Middle East.
The Middle East government is looking at constructing a new city in the country that attracts new industries, businesses, and residents. The nearest existing city to this site is 25 kilometers. The government wants our client to jointly invest in a for-profit water utility company that is going to serve the new city.
You are tasked to study whether your client should make the investment. There will be four parts to this week's assignment. Consolidate your answers into a PowerPoint/PDF Slide or Word Document and make your submission.
Part 1
How will you evaluate the project? Please use the issue tree to analyse all the factors you should consider to evaluate the problem.
Part 2
If you have gathered the demand data for water over the past 10 years as shown in the table below, what are your observations and any key insights from the table (demands are in '000 tons).
Part 3
What will be the estimated water demand in the 3rd and 10th year? You have the below information to help with working out the question. (Hint, calculate the 10th year first and then find a proxy to estimate the 3rd year's demand).
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The city is expected to have 70,000 workers by the 10th year
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The average family size is 3
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On average, 1.2 members per family will work
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Each person consumes about 5L of water per day
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1 Year = 365 Days
Part 4
What is your final recommendation? (Please consider the risk element)
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Gap Identification: From building to launching a business, what are some of the pitfalls that most e-commerce founders face, and how should they navigate around the challenges?
Research on common pitfalls that e-commerce business owners are currently facing and based on the lessons from Module 0 to Module 2, devise strategies and ways on how they should navigate their way around these challenges.
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Assignment 3
Compare Options: If you were to build a branded store through an e-commerce platform in Singapore, which platform will you recommend? and Why?
Research on available e-commerce platforms and recommend one to be employed. Explain your reasoning and provide supporting claims.
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Assignment 4
Under week 4's assignment there will be two parts to it.
Part 1
Incorporating all that you've learnt, clearly state the steps and ways in which you will take to create a successful e-commerce startup, and discuss on how you will measure success for an e-commerce business.
Part 2
Please list out one change initiative that you want to do in one of the following scenario:
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A past school project
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Your past/current internship or job
Identify the four elements in the influencing model that drives mindset and behaviour change to make the change initiative successful.
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