The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Capstone Project

In your final semester of the program, you will enroll in Creating and Sustaining a Competitive Advantage. This course will be the culmination of your Bryan MBA experience. In this course, you and your classmates will be organized into consulting teams and assigned to local organizations where you will develop strategic solutions to the selected challenges of your assigned organization. At the completion of the course, you and your team will formally present your research findings and recommendations.

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Bryan MBA's in Action - 2011

Montgomery County
Montgomery County came to the Bryan School with a project to create a dashboard to improve the monitoring of finances and services and serve as an early indicator of any potential problems. Montgomery County wanted the dashboard to be shared by both county employees and citizens. The MBA consulting team worked closely with the management of Montgomery County to determine the metrics that were most important to the success of the county. A dashboard was built, and with the assistance of the Bryan MBA project team, it has been implemented by the county.

Bank of Oak Ridge
What does the future of banking look like at the branch level? How many tellers will be needed? How will computers and mobile devices play a role? Bank of Oak Ridge sought a fresh perspective on why customers will come into branches over the next decade and the services they will demand. Bryan MBA students were asked to evaluate the bank's current operation, as well as its future plans, and recommend ways to improve service and customer satisfaction. The Bryan MBA team came up with a list of short, medium and long term recommendations that were backed by significant consumer research. Bank of Oak Ridge Management invited the Bryan team to present their recommendations at the annual strategy retreat, and a number of their suggestions are in the process of being implemented today.

Greensboro Ophthalmology
Following the passage of a landmark health care law in 2010, physicians around the country are struggling to assess its impact on their practice. Greensboro Ophthalmology, an eye care clinic that has been operating in Greensboro since 1927, is no exception. Bryan MBA students worked with the clinic's staff to determine what practices and capital were needed in order to comply with the new law. A recommendation was developed by the Bryan MBA students as to when electronic health care records will be brought online at the clinic. In addition, the consulting team surveyed the current software vendors and provided guidance on the product that most closely fits the needs of the clinic.

Cirrus Construction
Founded in 2005, Cirrus Construction is a privately owned general contractor licensed in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. Cirrus believes that in order to expand and be successful, it needs a training program to develop its staff. A team of Bryan MBA students were tasked with examining the company, determining its future training and hiring needs, then asked to provide recommendations on how Cirrus can best create a talent management program. The Bryan MBA team developed a bonus program that tied additional employee compensation both to the success of their individual projects and the company. In addition, the team developed training materials that will help the employees understand how to drive success and influence their compensation.

If your organization is interested in arranging a consulting project, contact Mr. Jason Bohrer at jpbohrer@uncg.edu.

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