International

Consulting Projects

IMD MBAs impact businesses around the globe

For 40 years, IMD’s MBA International Consulting Projects (ICPs) have helped organizations
from around the world to assess industry and market challenges, clarify strategic alternatives
and act on operational and organizational implications.

KEY FACTS PROJECT EXAMPLES

• A team of experienced MBA participants
(average 7 years prior professional experience)
• 100% focused on impacting your business
for 7 weeks, full time
• Address your chosen strategic challenge
• Each team supervised by a dedicated IMD
faculty with extensive consulting and strategic
management experience
• Market entry strategy (new geography,
new industry vertical, new segment)
• Digital business transformation
• Transfer of best practice within the
company
• Supply chain restructuring
• Organization structure

ICPs IMD is the first business school that

Global introduced International Consulting
Impact Europe
Eastern Europe Projects globally
Asia

North America

Northern Africa SINCE INDUSTRIES

160+
Latin America
and the Caribbean
Southern Africa
1980
PROJECTS COUNTRIES
20% of projects focus on global issues
95% of projects include international travel 650+ 70+
and research by MBA teams

When September to November ICP OCTOBER - FEBRUARY

7 weeks of full-time project work Application
plus 1 week preparation phase deadline
in May

Where At IMD and worldwide Contact us mbaicp@imd.org

to apply www.imd.org/icp
Fees CHF 75,000 plus pre-agreed
out-of-pocket expenses
 COMPANY INVOLVEMENT
• Appoint member(s) of management team and a project leader to support the MBA team
• Give MBA team access to industry and business information
• Participate in key milestone presentations by the MBA team

Timeline MARCH-AUGUST SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER

Project definition and set up Project delivery - 7 week full-time project work

• Define project scope 1. Industry analysis

• Assign project leader within 2. Company analysis
the company 3. Issue analysis
• Meet MBA team & IMD faculty 4. Recommendations &
• Project preparation phase implementation design

Recent
sponsoring
companies

Agathon Fenix Metals RUAG Switzerland

Ampco Metal Ferring International Salcomp
ASML Grundfos Seveneast
Avaloq Irdeto Sika
AXA Kopenhagen Für Société Générale de Surveillance
Baume & Mercier LafargeHolcim Solvay Group
Bayer LEGO Brand Group Sonova/Phonak
Beaulieu International Group Linstow Stelton
Caterpillar Maersk Liner Business Stolt-Nielsen
Celgene International A.P. Moller - Maersk Stora Enso Oyj
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Medtronic International Swissgrid
Coloplast Mercedes-Benz Syngenta
Connect Solutions Nagravision - Kudelski Group TechnipFMC
CO-RO Novartis Pharma Tectus
Crans-Montana Absolutely OCP TORM
Danfoss O-I Europe The Boston Consulting Group
Dätwyler Olympus Europe Umoe Bioenergy
Delphi Oxford Holdings Univerre
Dow Europe Philip Morris International Uster Technologies
Dupont PPG Industries Vodafone
Espersen PricewaterhouseCoopers World Wildlife Foundation
EVS Rexel Zalaris HR Services

Discover more
www.imd.org/mba