For this assignment, your team will develop a detailed plan for the Discovery & Feedback phase of your consulting engagement, focusing on data collection strategies, analysis methods, and preliminary recommendations for Springboard Community Services).
create a presentation that outlines your comprehensive approach to the Discovery & Feedback phase. This presentation should demonstrate how you would gather, analyze, and synthesize information to understand your client organization’s current situation and challenges.
The Assignment
Create a detailed PowerPoint presentation that addresses:
- Data Collection Strategy
- Outline specific methods you will use to gather information (e.g., interviews, surveys, focus groups, document review)
- Identify key stakeholders you need to engage with and why
- List specific organizational documents you would request
- Describe any assessment tools or instruments you would employ
- Assessment Plan
- Detail which organizational aspects you will assess (e.g., culture, processes, leadership, performance)
- Specify which diagnostic tools you will use (e.g., SWOT analysis, force field analysis)
- Explain how you will measure current performance against industry benchmarks
- Analysis Framework
- Explain how you will organize and analyze the collected data
- Describe methods for identifying patterns and themes
- Detail your approach to prioritizing issues and opportunities
- Feedback Approach & Preliminary Recommendations
- Describe how you will present findings to the client
- Outline your strategy for managing potentially sensitive information
- Explain how you will develop and validate initial recommendations
- Detail your approach to presenting options to leadership
Consider this assignment as your opportunity to:
- Deeply understand all aspects of the Discovery & Feedback phase
- Create a comprehensive reference document for your team
- Practice both detailed analysis and executive-level synthesis
- Identify which elements are most crucial to include in your final presentation
Remember to:
- Ground your approach in the specific context of your chosen organization
- Be realistic about what can be accomplished in a typical consulting engagement
- Consider potential challenges and how you would address them
- Link your Discovery & Feedback plan to the broader consulting engagement
- Include practical examples and specific tools you would use