fresh

business
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The
Experiential
Learning
Programme
Experiential Learning
Programme
The Experiential Learning
Programme (ELP) is a consulting
practice the ISB students take up,
as a part of their curriculum.
The ELP is designed to supply
new ideas and actionable
recommendations for process and
business improvement. The project
exercise involves the team to look
at a business issue with a fresh
perspective. The team then reports
their viewpoints, findings and
solutions with specific actionable
points to the client management
team.
Class of 2010 - A rich mix of diversity and experience
Work Experience
Past ELP experience and
response
The programme has generated
tremendous response, including
many projects which directly impact
the bottom line. Last year, the
ELP had 70 projects covering the
whole spectrum of the business -
from manufacturing, technology,
consumer products, financial
services, development sector, and
the Government.
Areas of study included market
positioning and entry strategies,
new product development,
developing growth strategies, talent
management strategies etc.
Work Function Industry
The benefits of ELP
Apart from gaining a fresh
prespective to business issues,
ELP sponsoring organisations
have the benefit of two added
enhancements. They get to choose
the team of ISB students they would
like to work with, and have exclusive
rights to make Pre Placement Offers
to students working on their project
before the ISB placement process
begins, at no extra cost.
The students, in turn, get to
experience the excitement of
applying their knowledge in a live
context with a leading organisation.
The commitment of time by student
teams (of four or five) is about
500 hours during mid-August to
mid-December. Typically, student
teams bring in a combined work
experience of about 30 years
and individual members bring in
complementary, but diverse skill
sets. Another important aspect is
that this work will be guided and

2-3 years 20% IT Consulting/ Products 37% IT 34%

supervised by the ISB faculty.
3-4 years 20% Legal 1% Govt/ PSU 1%
4-5 years 23% Marketing 11% FMCG 3%
Medicine 2% Finance 13%
5-6 years 17%
Energy 3%
Benefits at a glance:
6-7 years 9% Operations 14%
Accounting 2% Consulting 12% - Fresh ideas to business challenges
7-8 years 5%
Others 12% Healthcare 3%
>8 years 6%
Advertising/ Media 1%
Automobile 2% - Actionable recommendations
Defence 1%
Consulting 6%
Marketing 5% - Exclusive access to students
Finance 9% Telecom 6%
General Management 5% Shipping 1% - Diverse skill sets at work
Real Estate 2%
Others 13% - Faculty involvement
How to engage with an ELP
project?
Organisations intending to engage
with the students will need to send
in a brief project description to the
ELP office at the ISB, before June
30, 2009.
A project description increases
your chances of finding the right
student team. After confirming that
your project scope is suitable for
a graduate-level group research
project, it is posted for the students’
review. However, because of the
high demand to work with the
programme, not all interested
sponsors end up with a team.
A thorough project description
can encourage the right team by
highlighting opportunities and the
scope of the project.
Once organisations submit their
project descriptions,
· Students review project
descriptions. Usually, there are
20-30 projects are listed at any
given time
· Each student team submits a
document containing a two page
Expression of Interest (EoI) and
a one page CV of each team
member
· The students’ EoIs are sent
to the sponsor organisations.
Sponsors will need to select one
team within a week. Sponsors
are free to talk to any student
applicant
· Once team and project matching
is concluded, each member of
the team and two main sponsor
contacts sign the project charter
· Student team will sign an NDA
with the client
· There will be weekly
communication between
the client contact and the
student team and two formal
presentations to the client’s top
management team
 ELP 2010 - Schedule
June 2009 Clients submit project briefs

July 2009 Projects announced to the student body

Project details shared with faculty/ senior staff at the ISB

August 2009 Team selection/project allotment completion through multiple rounds

Project charter finalised through client, students, faculty interaction

All documentation from client completed, including payment

September 2009 Project initiation

October 2009 Dedicated slot October 4-12 for field visits

Mid review presentations to client, faculty, ELP office

Decemeber 2009 Final report presentations to client, faculty, ELP office

Final submission, Evaluation reports, signing off

Pricing
Pricing for an ELP project is Rs 150,000 (USD 7,000 for non-Indian corporate entities).
Payments will need to be made only after clients decide on a particular team and finalise the terms
of reference.

For any further information, do contact Mr Subramonia Sarma (subramonia_sarma@isb.edu,

+91 40 2318 7154) or Ms Mayura Balasubramanian (mayura_balasubramanian@isb.edu,
+91 40 2318 7248)

About the School

The Indian School of Business is a premier management institution established in 2001. In a short
span of eight years, the ISB has established itself as a leading B-school across the world. For
the second year running, the ISB was acknowledged by the Financial Times to be among the
best Business Schools. The 15th rank is not an end in itself, but a further impetus to build a truly
world class school in India - one that is focused on solutions that impact millions, that studies new
leadership models relevant to evolving societies, and is yet at the cutting edge of global research.
With a strong pool of research oriented resident faculty and renowned visiting international faculty
the ISB is geared to play an active role in the development of future leaders, and impacting business
and economy.

Indian School of Business

ISB Campus, Gachibowli, Hyderabad - 500 032, India.
+91 40 2318 7154, Fax: +91 40 2300 7032, www.isb.edu