Effective Consulting for Health Care and Policy Organizations

HPM 565 Subject & Catalog Number

Description

This course introduces students to the essential elements of structuring and conducting a high-value consulting engagement. It will help students develop an intuition for how to tailor consulting approaches to the specific problem being addressed, the goals of the client, the clients’ strengths and weaknesses, and available resources. These topics will be taught through a series of overview lectures, class discussions, and guest visits reviewing real-world consulting case experiences in the private, public and nonprofit sectors. You will apply your learnings from the course and through case simulations to learn how to effectively scope a consulting engagement, work with clients to identify achievable goals, and develop healthy working relationships that generate trust. This course will help improve a student’s chance of obtaining the consulting job they want and importantly, will assist in developing the core consulting skills needed for their first years on the job. The information and techniques presented in this course may be similar to those offered at larger firms, so those who have prior experience either interning or working in consulting may not find this course as valuable as those looking to newly explore the industry.