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        Harbert MBA Consulting Capstone (TRAC)

        Course Structure

        MBA Trac PresentationsThe Harbert MBA Consulting Capstone course is structured in a way that ensures students gain practical experience while providing valuable insights to their clients.

        "The goal of the program is to teach students how to identify, analyze, and solve business-related problems while leveraging their knowledge and skills acquired in the Harbert MBA program in a way that benefits both students and clients," says Associate Professor Miles Zachary, who teaches the course throughout the year. 

        Real-world experience

        • Semester-long course with small teams
        • Collaborate with real businesses and organizations
        • Solve organizational issue

        Learning objectives

        • Identify, analyze, and solve business problems
        • Leverage Harbert MBA knowledge and skills
        • Benefit to both the students and their clients

        Unique value proposition

        • Each client paired with three independent consultant teams
        • Independent work ensures three unique recommendations reports and presentations.

        "It's three for the price of none - that value proposition is hard to beat," says Professor Zachary.

        Expert coaching

        • Additional coaching from David Parsons
        • Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Co. | Former executive at ServiceNow
        • Over 40 years of business leadership and consulting experience

        David Parsons is a former executive at ServiceNow, a global leader in cloud computing and member of the S&P 500, with more than 40 years of business leadership and consulting experience in the tech industry. "David brings a set of knowledge and skills honed over an impressive career as a tech executive that is incredibly beneficial to students and, ultimately, to clients, too," says Zachary.

        Harbert MBA Consulting Capstone

        "Knowledge is power; knowledge shared is power multiplied." - Robert Noyce, co-founder of Intel

        Miles Zachary

        Miles Zachary

        Associate Professor of Management & Dean's Fellow