Live projects

The Master program in Business and Management (MBM) attracts students with various backgrounds from all over the world. It assumes a business development perspective, which means that it focuses on developing a firm’s competitive position, its processes, people and products, its networks and resources. Business development mixes theory and practice and includes areas such as market, strategy and leadership to be managed in order to succeed.

We are now looking for companies to take on live projects.

The live projects for this spring will run in parallel with the Digital Transformation and the Leading Change courses, but they will only be directly connected to the former course. The live project is conducted and assessed as group work (5–6 students). Together with your company, the student group defines a digital transformation related live project topic that they will work on from late March to mid-May.

The empirical material that students use for the analysis will consist of interviews with different representatives in your company. Those interviews can be complemented by various types of additional empirical material such as company presentations, internal documents, or publicly available information gathered via the company website, social media, annual or sustainability reports, or media coverage.

The scope of the live project is expected to account for 20 percent of full-time studies and the results are to be presented 1) verbally in-class, 2) in a short written report, and 3) verbally for your company.

Value for the company

Companies receive a relevant analysis that can add new perspectives to business
A close contact with the school’s top students
Physical as well as digital exposure
A broad and proven recruitment base

Expectations on the company

Appoints a dedicated contact person who can communicate with the students and us
Has an idea of how the project can contribute to concrete business benefits
Provide sufficient material and time for students to solve the business case
No compensation for students

Project examples

This course is located at the intersection of future of work, innovation, and digital technology and aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how organizations go through digital transformation of work and business.

By incorporating organizational and strategic perspectives, acquainting students to real-life case studies, and addressing broader societal and ethical considerations related to digital transformation, the course prepares students for leadership roles in the fast-paced business landscape.

Examples of potential Live Project questions:

How can our organization effectively generate and utilize data-driven insights? Which data sources can we use to create value and what new skills and roles do we need to support this change process?
How can our organization leverage digital technologies to reconfigure our way of working, develop further expertise, and create novel value? Which technologies and stakeholders are relevant to take into condiseration?
What does digitalization imply for our organization’s business model and how can we reposition ourselves? What are key relevant technologies and how can they benefit our business?

Company profile

For period 4, we are looking for organizations from various industries and contexts, who wish to explore or develop their potential with regards to digital transformation and growth.

Non-disclosure agreements

We discourage the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), as we believe it is in everyone’s interests not to share confidential information with students. In certain cases, NDAs nevertheless need to be put in place. For these cases, we have prepared an NDA that is appropriate for an academic setting. Please note that the school, not the students, would be the signatory party. We ask that you let us know as soon as possible if your participation is likely to require the use of an NDA.

Would you want to host a live project?

Please contact our Program Manager Andreas Dahlberg before March 8, 2024:

Andreas Dahlberg
Email: andreas.dahlberg@hhs.se
Phone: +46(0) 73 022 35 27