What is strategy for you?

The project

 Motivation
 In a nutshell
 Why?
 What is it?
 How to do?
 Next steps
 What is strategy for you?
Motivation

 Strategy applied to real life problem

 Mixing of two different student populations

Unframed

Experimental – pilot project

You pioneer for the next cohorts

 What is strategy for you?
In a nutshell

 2 students* from alternance (work-study) program

 2 students* from regular/formation initiale program
with at least one international student

work together in a joint team on a strategic issue of

the firm of one of the two alternance students.

Requires commitment from both sides.

* From the same group, e.g. GR 1 alternance and GR 5

 What is strategy for you? Why?
 Benefits for students from alternance program
 Contact with international student(s)
 Direct application of class content to a real life
issue in one of their companies
 Soft skills / team work with intercultural and
organizational differences

 Benefits for students from regular program

 Insights into a French company or subsidiary
 Establish network that can help to find an
internship

 A unique experience / Unframed state of mind

 What is strategy for you?
What is it?
 Identify an issue – ideally related to climate change
 Perform an analysis related to the problem
 One external tool
e.g. industry analysis, scenario planning
 One internal tool
e.g. resources and capabilities, business model
 Propose a strategy (set of actions)
 Deliverable:
 Issue to be analyzed and suggested tools -> guidance
 Report with issue explained, analysis and strategy
 Poster presentation during dedicated event
Will be scheduled and announced soon
 Up to 5 bonus points depending on quality of project
 What is strategy for you? How?

 Mentoring by either one of the instructors or the

module coordinator. Need to be agreed upon
shortly after team formation. The mentor will also
grade the project.
 Approval and support by company necessary
Letter of explanation about the Project is available
if you need extra support to convince Manager =>
available on Moodle
 Ideally visit to company to conduct interviews
(alternatively interviews online)
 What is strategy for you?Next steps
 Survey to be filled by students interested
See bar code next slide
Deadline:
 Alternance: 22.9.
 Regular: asap after session 1
 Teams fixed: 29.9.
 Limited number of projects: first come, first served
 Student lists will be made available on Moodle
 You need to be active to find the good match for you.
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 What is strategy
One for you? could be
approach
 Does your firm have climate change or net zero targets?
 Are there scope 1,2, and 3 targets?
 If not: You could formulate targets
 If yes: You could strengthen them
 Use TCFD as guidance for the analysis
 How will the industry analysis change with
implementation of climate change actions?
 What are scenarios for your company?
 Internal analysis
 Does the firm have the resources and capabilities
 How may the business model change?
 Define concrete action to achieve the targets