London Consulting Projects

FAQs

• Who is eligible to submit a project?

  We ask that clients participating in our courses have a minimum of ten Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) and a proven revenue model, with the exception of charitable organisations. We require that all clients meet these criteria in order to ensure the projects’ success and that an adequate level of student support is offered throughout the 10 weeks.

• Do I need to be based in London?

  Currently, most of our clients are London-based, but we welcome submissions from leading organisations based elsewhere. We do maintain a small portfolio of clients in other parts of the UK, and some in mainland Europe.

• If I submit a project, is my organisation guaranteed a spot in LondonCAP, LondonLAB, or London Business Challenge Week?

  Projects are shortlisted by faculty and run based on students’ interest. Our London Consulting team will work very closely with clients to guide them through the process of proposal submission, but we are unable to guarantee a spot upon application.

• How much does it cost?

  At present, projects are completed on a pro bono basis. However, companies are asked to cover reasonable expenses (e.g., travel costs if outside London). We also ask that our clients commit to providing the participating students with a real consultancy experience, guaranteeing access to all the relevant resources needed to ensure the project success: stakeholders, data, time, etc. Our legal agreement, signed by both clients and students protects confidentiality and such access.

• How many students will be allocated to a client?

  Depending on the course (LondonCAP, LondonLAB, London Business Challenge Week), there are 4-6 students per project team. For some courses, a client may be allocated two project teams who will work on the project.

• What work experience do students have?

  The number of years of work experience varies from student to student and depends on the programme. The average number for our full-time MBA students is 5 years, whereas the average for our Graduate Masters students (MiM, MFA, MAM) is 1 year.

• How are project teams allocated?

  The London Projects team allocate students to project groups considering factors such as student’s project preference, gender, professional background, and nationality. This is to maintain fairness of the process and to form diverse, cross-functional groups with a higher chance of project success.

• Are submission deadlines negotiable?

  As our programmes are academic courses for the students involved, the submission deadlines are decided in accordance with assessment policies and procedures. For this reason, the deadlines are not negotiable.

• The date of the course doesn’t work for my business. Are there more dates available?

  Our courses are credit bearing and part of the curriculum. As such, they are scheduled and don’t allow any flexibility in terms of the dates in which they need to be delivered. They also run once per academic year.