BM562 Consulting in Practice: Project Portfolio Regent College London

This document represents a project portfolio for the BM562 Consulting in Practice module, focusing on a consulting project undertaken for Regent College London. The portfolio includes key elements such as the original client brief, exploration and agreement of project expectations and outcomes, a detailed project plan with monthly updates, a signed partnership agreement, minutes from team, supervisor, and client meetings, showcase evidence, a client reference and assessment, and a group log of portfolio contributions. The project addresses Regent College London's need for a new digital campaign and enhanced use of technology to improve its brand image and attract more students. The portfolio outlines the consulting team's approach to understanding the client's problems, analyzing the competitive landscape, and delivering essential services to meet the client's goals, while also addressing concerns related to budget and time constraints. The project plan details specific actions taken by team members, including competitor analysis, market research, and campaign poster preparation, all aimed at developing a comprehensive client report and achieving a successful project outcome.

CW1 2020-21
BM562 Project Portfolio
Key information
Consultancy group
name
The
unkno
wns
group.
Consultancy group
members and student
ID numbers
1. xyz
2. abcas
3. your names
ID: 123456
ID: 123456
Client company name Regent
College
London
Client contact
.
1.
Supervisor name
Date of submission 3rd May
2021
Project title
Consulting in Practice

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Submission Components
To achieve a pass this portfolio must contain all the following elements:
1. The Project Portfolio GROUP/INDIVIDUAL (80% Group Portfolio
and 20% Client Reference)
This assignment effectively encompasses the reporting of the management of the
whole project. You are asked to compile a portfolio of evidence to show how you ran
the project from inception to completion. This is highly prescribed in terms of the
tasks you need to accomplish and the evidence you need to provide.
TASK EVIDENCE
1 Copy of original brief provided by the client Taken from Blackboard
2 Exploration and agreement of brief,
expectations and outcomes of the project
following first meeting with
client
Meeting notes signed by
client
3 Detailed Project Plan with monthly updates Original plan plus two
monthly project
progress summaries
4 Signed Partnership Agreement Document
5 Minutes of all team meetings At least 3 sets of team
meeting minutes
6 Minutes of all supervisor meetings At least 3 sets of
supervisor meeting
minutes
7 Minutes of all client meetings change
8 Showcase evidence Photos, blog, video etc
9 Exploration and agreement of brief,
expectations and outcomes of the project
following first meeting with
client
Template is in this
document
10 CLIENT REFERENCE and
assessment It is your responsibility
to obtain this.
(This is worth 10% of the final mark of this
submission)
Template is in this
document
11 Group log of portfolio contributions Template is in this
document
12 Any further Appendices which add value to the
portfolio
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11 Each task must be completed. Make minor changes in sentence structure11 The overall portfolio will be marked according to the assessment criteria grid.11 The overall Portfolio will be assessed at 80% of the coursework 1 mark.
4 The Client Reference will carry 20% of the mark for coursework 1. Clients will
be encouraged to provide individual feedback
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Regent college is been inviting the students the individual can learn about new things. The main aim of
regent college is to establish an effective connection to the students. The normal age scope of the students is 18
to 35.
There are multiple course which is been provided by the college in order to enhance the overall
knowledge of the students (Long, 2018). The main aim is to improve is to build a string connection with the
students and boost their overall knowledge.
Regent college London is been providing the knowledge which enhances the knowledge and giving the
support to the students.
Regent college is been offering great education experience to the students which allows them to achieve
an effective growth in the future. The campuses are flourished an provides the unique experience to the students
which helps them to attain various skills and capabilities.
In Regent college the management and the teachers offers various opportunities to the students. There are
multiple associations which has join hands in order to improve the facilities and services (Brandi, and
Elkjaer, 2019). The education services has been also enhanced they have blended with the technology to
provide a never imaging experience to the students.
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Exploration and agreement of the brief from 1st meeting with client
Paraphrase some of it whenever possible
What is the problem(s) or issue that the client needs to address?
l The unknown boys consultancy has been collaborated with the regent college in order to
understand their following issues which is been described below:
l Launching New digital campaign
l The use of Technology to achieve great results
Why is s/he focusing on this problem?
l The client is launching the New digital campaign to improve the regent college brand image in the
market. They want to attract more numbers of students in the upcoming years and provide them
best experience in the campuses. This will help them the client to gain competitive advantage in
the market.
Further background information about the company/competitors/customers etc,
relevant to the problem
With the growing competition in the education sectors Regent college has been
known for providing the best education experience to the students. They are well
known in the community (Taminiau, and et.al 2022). There is lot of competition
which is been present in the industry. There are various colleges which is giving tough
competition it includes college of north west London, Harrow college etc.
Key deliverables/What would be a ‘successful’ outcome for the client, by the end of the
project?
The key outcome is to provide the essential services to the client which
helps them to fulfill the desired goals and objectives in the market. The
targets could be accomplished with the right strategies and methods. The
main of the project is to attain the successful outcome in an effective
manner.
Concerns/limitations raised by the client (e.g. costs, client availability)
There are various barriers which needs to be addressed in an effective
manner in order to achieve the desired goals in the market. There are
multiple factors which can hamper the plan and the objectives. The factor
which can affect is been described below:
 Limited amount of time
 Problem of the budget
Concerns raised by the consulting team
The budget and the limited time is the major disadvantage which can create a panic situation for
Unknown Boys.
What actions were agreed and what are the deadlines for these?
Finishing the project on 15/09/2022
Next client meeting date (or schedule of dates).
The client and the consulting team will help the meeting on the next scheduled date which is 14/09/2021.
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Project plan
the plan for this project has been divided in two stages:
1. First stage has included the following actions, which has been carried out by the team
members as explained below:
Date Name Action
2nd
August
2022
abc The individual needs to briefly write down all the
problems. They need to also analyze the group
gatherings.
2nd of
March
2020
xyz The main motive of the individual is to address
the concerns which could arise in the target
market. The main competitor is (London Brooks
College)
2nd of
March
2020
pqr The individuals needs to analyze the competitor
and investigate the position of David Games
College.
2nd of
March
2020
lmn The individual needs to prepare the campaign
poster it needs to be attractive. The competition is
(Harrow independent school)
2nd of
March
2020
hjk Will find the off-line and the on-line channels for
the marketing plan, based on RACE model ,and to
do market search about
(Ealing Independent college) as a competitor.
2nd of
March
2020
loi To write down the action plan and the
membership agreement for the portfolio.
The second part from the project plan has been dated by the and has included:
- Developing the RACE model under the approved budget.
- Packing up the information from the team members to develop the final client’s
report.
- Complete the portfolio tasks by the team members.
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Partnership agreement
Team name: The unknowns
Partners in “The unknowns” are: xys, your names sdf, wer, dfg, etc., etc. !!!
This partnership has been developed in order to provide The Regent College a project of ( ),
and that includes developing a full client’s report which includes, digital
marketing plan to promote the new brand
The length of the project will be from the first of Feb 2021 until the 14th of May 2021. During
this period all partners are expected to attend the group meetings scheduled with everyone
consent and that includes:
•Attending the group meetings with the client.
•Attending the group meetings with the supervisor.
•Attending all the team meetings on time.
•Completing all the agreed tasks on time.
•To communicate effectively with other team members.
•Any delays in attending meetings should be announced via the social media group.
All decisions will be taken after discussing with all team members and should be addressed
according to their importance.
All the meetings will be recorded, and visual evidence will be provided inside the portfolio.
Any issues or problems be discussed to come to a satisfactory result, and in case of failing in
resolving any issue, the concern will be raised to the supervisor.
Sdf sdf ert wfgh ertg etc etc 1st
of Feb 2021.
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The first meeting with clients (website):
Date: 06/09/2022
Time: 10am
Meeting duration: 70 Mins. Present:
(sbd, asd, asd, fgr, ser ) Minutes of last
meeting: x
Are these accepted as a correct record? YES Brief
summary of any points arising
Agenda : ( the hole meeting has been transcribed and has been included in the portfolio
appendices- see appendix 1- )
Key points:
1. Discussing the main problems raised by the client.
2 The main Competitors in the market for the Regent College London.
3 The current position of the Regent Company in the Market.
4 The Reason behind re-launching the new Regent.
5 The information that the Company will Provide to the consultancy group.
Actions agreed and deadlines:
- Preparing a competitive analysis for the Regent College London.
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- Preparing research for the target market.
- The use of new tools which can helps the organization to become more successful
in the market (Morgan, Sturdy, and Frenkel, 2019).
- Analyzing the weak areas in which the firm is lacking.
- Understanding the market position of Regent college London.
Date of next meeting: 6 September 2022

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The first meeting with the supervisor (Naveed Shah)
Date: 7 septeber
2022
Time: 12:00 am
Meeting duration: 60 Mins.
Present: (bng, bnh, rty, rty)
Minutes of last meeting: 6 0 M i n u t e s
Are these accepted as a correct record? YES Minutes
of last meeting: 60 minutes
Are these accepted as a correct record? Yes. Brief
summary of any points arising:
Agenda:
Key points:
1. What are the key Clients problems?
2. The client problem is to enhance the marketing campaign in multiple regions which helps to
enhance the position of the regent college in the education sector.
3. What are the main concerns raised by the team about this project.
4. There are various concerns which is been addressed by the consultancy team it includes the
budget and time about this particular project. The problems faced by the client and the issues
which could affect their competition in the industry.
5. How the Team skills are implemented in order to resolve the client`s problem.
6. There are multiple team skills which is been used in order to solve the problems which includes
problem solving, critical thinking, etc. There are various new ideas and strategies which could be
implemented in order to resolve the issues which s been faced by the client (Tartan, and
Ciflikli, 2018). The team will work in a collaborated manner to achieve the desired goals and
objectives for the organization.
Actions agreed and deadlines:
- Preparing a competitive analysis for the Regent College London.
- Independent school Market Research.
- Preparing the project plan for the team.
Date of next meeting: 8 September 2022 @ 11:00 o`clock

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