Student Consulting:

Week 11 - Understanding Operations in the Business

About The Consulting Course

The Consulting Course serves as a structured roadmap for student consultants as they progress through every stage of the UPBI consulting process. Across 13 weeks, this resource hub provides weekly modules that blend theory, real-world practice, and client engagement strategies. Each week builds on the last—helping students understand entrepreneurship, develop business models, refine operations, and strengthen their client relationships.

These interactive sections include downloadable materials, presentations, and videos designed to guide you step by step through business planning, financial modeling, marketing strategy, and mentoring fundamentals.

Explore each week’s page to access tailored resources, learn core consulting principles, and apply them directly to your client projects.

Essential Consulting Resources

Operations and Consulting

Gain insights into optimizing business operations through consulting frameworks that improve efficiency, quality, and client outcomes.

Operations – Mise-en-Place (NPR Example)

Illustrates operational efficiency using the mise-en-place concept.

Operations Flow Model –
Example

A visual example showing how processes flow through an operation.

Operations Model for Funeral Services Business

A case example demonstrating operations design in a service business.

Visual Learning Hub