180 Degrees Consulting (180 DC) is the world's largest consultancy for social organizations. H.R. College is one of 180 DC's selective chapters in India & the first undergraduate chapter in Maharashtra. 180 DC H.R. College students will offer high-quality consulting services without the usual price tag.
The student consultants are carefully selected & trained by top consultants from BCG, Bain & Co, McKinsey, Dalberg, etc. with the right combination of expertise, creativity, and problem-solving ability. Improving the effectiveness of organizations can make a massive and meaningful difference to the people those organizations serve.
ACTIVITIES 2023-2024
IDOBRO IMPACT SOLUTIONS CONSULTING PROJECT
July 18, 2023 Team strength - 1 project lead and 5 consultants
180 Degrees Consulting H.R. College completed a consulting project for Idobro Impact Solutions, a for-benefit social impact organization with the mission of measuring and multiplying the socio-environmental impact of women, and social and green initiatives through markets, capacity, linkages, and solutions.
The consulting project by 180DC H.R. College aimed to provide a comprehensive solution to Idobro's Rise2Change Program Structure Problem Statement. The team thoroughly analyzed the organization's area of work and provided a comprehensive peer analysis to Idobro.
CRY- CHILD RIGHTS AND YOU
July 27, 2023, Team strength - 2 project leads and 3 team members
180 Degrees Consulting H.R. College completed a consulting project for CRY- Child Rights and You, an Indian NGO that works towards ensuring children’s rights with an impact on the lives of over 3 million children. The deliverables for this consulting project included: Developing comprehensive fundraising strategies by evaluating and integrating current and proposed approaches. Devising interactive activities for the volunteer programs to increase participation and awareness building.
CONSULTING CASEBOOK
January, February, and March 2024
Team strength – 2 Heads of department and 7 research members
180 Degrees Consulting H.R. College has drafted the university’s first case book aimed at helping students prepare for consulting interviews. The primary objective of a consulting casebook is to disseminate knowledge about consulting methodologies, frameworks, and best practices to students interested in pursuing careers in management consulting. The casebook covers key areas such as the basics of economics and accounting, consulting strategies and frameworks, case interview processes, and common mistakes and tips apart from practice case studies. It aims to facilitate skill development in problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical reasoning through the analysis of real-world business problems. By presenting cases across various industries, the casebook offers readers exposure to industry-specific challenges. Given the importance of case interviews in consulting recruitment processes, it includes detailed explanations of case interview frameworks, processes, and tips to help students prepare effectively.
INTERNAL TRAINING
December 2023 Participants – 30 members
180 Degrees Consulting H.R. College conducted an internal training program aimed to equip club members with essential skills and knowledge in consulting, focusing on basics such as frameworks and case study-solving practices. Training Sessions: The training program consisted of several sessions covering different aspects of consulting basics: Introduction to Consulting, Consulting Frameworks, Case Study Solving Practice, Q&A and Discussion Sessions. . By leveraging the experience and expertise of senior members, the program encouraged peer learning and knowledge sharing within the club, fostering a collaborative learning environment.
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ACTIVITIES 2022-2023
CONSULTING PROJECT: FOREST FOUNDATION PHILIPPINES
April - July 2022 Members: 7
About Forest Foundation Philippines
Forest Foundation Philippines established in 2002, under two bilateral agreements between the governments of the United States of America and the Philippines, through the US Tropical Forest Conservation Act, which resulted in two Tropical Forest Conservation Agreements (TFCA1 and TFCA2). Under this, a ‘debt-for-nature’ agreement converts the Philippines’ debt into funds that are used by the Foundation for forest protection and conservation activities.
Our Approach
180 Degrees Consulting H.R. College presented the client with an innovative 4E strategy - Evolve, Explore, Encourage and Expand. The strategy was aimed at generating more grant applicants, as well as strengthen existing relationships with community partners.
CONSULTING PROJECT: GIBBON CONSERVATION SOCIETY
February 2, 2023 Members: 6
Problem Statement:
The Gibbon Conservation Society, Malaysia faced the problem of developing a fundraising strategy that would encompass crowdfunding and corporate partnership.
To identify and devise an optimal approach to develop corporate sponsorships while evaluating potential offerings in return.
Deliverables:
180DC H.R. College developed a custom fundraising model for the Gibbon Conservation Society (GCS) in Malaysia, addressing crowd-funding and corporate partnerships. Informed by research on peer NGOs, the model consisted of four stages - Arena, Vehicle, Supplements, and Staging. GCS received a 50-page report with the model and a calendar of upcoming events and grant deadlines to implement. 180DC H.R. College's tailored solution addressed GCS's corporate partnership challenge with an all-inclusive list of potential partners and a 6-step guide for successful partnerships.
CONSULTING PROJECT: CHILD RIGHTS AND YOU (CRY)
February, 2023 Attendees: 5
About CRY:
Child Rights and You (CRY) is a leading non-governmental organization (NGO) that works towards ensuring children's rights. CRY works with project partners at the grassroots level to create sustainable change for India's children. Over 4 decades later, CRY works with 102 local NGOs across 19 states in India and has impacted the lives of over 3 million children.
Deliverables:
180 Degrees Consulting H.R. College aims to help CRY boost volunteer led fundraising, and also work on making its volunteer programmes more autonomous and sustainable.
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ACTIVITIES 2021-2022
INSIDE 180DC
July 1, 2021Started a series on Instagram called Inside 180DC, where all the members of the organization all over the world answer - questions about their experience with 180DC. The members help the audience by answering the most common queries about how to start their journey in consulting at 180DC.
180DC UNFILTERED
July 1, 2021In this session, 180 DC H.R had invited Lukas C. Jochem, a Visiting Associate at BCG Dubai. He has been a part of 180 DC as a former Consulting Director at 180 DC Barcelona. Mr. Jochem conducted an insightful session that threw light on how the exposure at 180DC helps students to develop themselves and get into the world’s leading companies.
TURN 180°
November 20 & December 17, 2021180DC held an in-house training session for our fresher to make them learn the basics of consulting and how to solve a case study with the use of 7 steps of frameworks.
The session explained these frameworks of consulting
- Define the problem.
- Break the problems into solutions.
- Prioritize issues.
- Issue analysis and work plan.
Continuing the previous session, started by explaining the remaining steps of the framework. It ended with helping them in solving case studies with the use of these frameworks
- Conduct analysis.
- Synthesis findings.
- Develop Recommendations.
RESEARCH PAPERS
December 17, 2021Economics of war: A deep dive into the economic angle of wars. What are the economic motivations? How wars are funded? How do countries bounce back from the economic aftermath? and so much more. They also take a look at industries and companies that survived and made a turnaround despite these reckless wars!
Painting the cosmetic industry green: With the rising demand for cosmetics, there is also a parallel rise in saving the environment and protecting one’s health from harmful chemicals.
As a part of the research, they have formulated 150 responses from the public to understand the perspective of those consumers. The research has taken place mostly in the city of Mumbai and has got hopeful results.
CONSULTING IN A NUTSHELL - 1
January 14, 2022The session began with the brief introduction of the speaker Ms. Aastha Kasliwal, an analyst at EY. She proceeded with the session by explaining the interview process and the timeline for the placement.
She asked the students to start working on their CVs, pick up internships related to the field of consulting, and practice case studies with friends and seniors.
CONSULTING IN A NUTSHELL - 2
January 21, 2022Mr. Amit Gangwani, an associate consultant at KPMG, conducted an insightful session. To begin the session, he introduced the field of consulting and how 180 DC helped him during his college days.
Furthermore, he briefed us about what we get from consulting. The various benefits include learning, networking, etc.
CONSULTING IN A NUTSHELL - 3
January 28, 2022The session began with the introduction of the esteemed speaker Mr. Aayush Gupta from Strategy. His enthusiasm and everlasting experience helped all the attendees to learn the expertise of the consulting world concisely.
His quality of engaging with the audience made the session fun and knowledgeable at the same time. He then proceeded with solving a live case with the audience.
THINK LIKE A SHARK
January 22, 2022Started a very innovative series for Instagram feed. This series is called 'Think like a Shark'. Through this series, the organization educates its audience regarding the startups that did not get funding from any of the sharks and provides strategies and solutions on how the startup could have gotten funding.
COLLABORATION WITH PEHCHAAN STREET SCHOOL
January 28, 2022Collaborated with Pehchaan Street School(NGO) and we helped them by providing holistic mental support to volunteers, making changes in the current teaching curriculum, by providing strategies by which underprivileged students will have access to classes.
LINKEDIN 101
February 5, 2022In the webinar, Ms. Mishika Rana who is a LinkedIn coach and content strategist. She enthusiastically explained everything. In this session, she enlightened them with tricks and ways to get a perfect profile.
She showed ways how the recruiters would spot our profile. She explained the importance of Networking and how one should go about it on the app.
5 NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEK
February 12, 2022In an attempt to make our readers aware of the businesses that use sustainable practices, started an extremely meaningful series of posts on our Instagram feed. Through these posts, they aimed to educate the audience with news from across the world in the sustainability domain.
COLLABORATION WITH CU
180DC collaborated with CU (Social Networking App - in line with Bumble). Their main key deliverables were market research for app development and marketing, going to a market strategy, and performing primary market research.
COLLABORATION WITH FLEXIGO
180DC collaborated with Flexigo (A car rental service - in line with zoom car). Our main task was to do primary market research.
COLLABORATION WITH UVI HEALTH
180DC collaborated with UVI Health (Healthcare) project. Our main task was to perform market research.
COLLABORATION WITH FOREST FOUNDATION
We are currently in collaboration with Forest Foundation - Philipinnes whose key deliverables are market research, outreach strategy, content templates, and marketing assets.
COLLABORATION WITH LUCKNOW FARMERS MARKET
We are currently in collaboration with Lucknow Farmer's market. Their major key deliverables are fundraising strategy, digital marketing strategy, supply chain strategy, and governance strategy.
COLLABORATION WITH BATIK BOUTIQUE
We are currently in collaboration with Batik Boutique whose key deliverables are social media and digital marketing strategy, business development, and outreach strategy.
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ACTIVITIES 2020-2021
1. Alumni Training session
October 17, 2020Miss Nikita Mulchandani and Mr. Roshan Haris who are the Student Advisors of the club with an extensive experience in Case studies, shared their experience alongside helping everyone to develop the right approach towards Case studies and Case competitions. They also shared their experience in representing H.R. College and India at various national and international platforms. Alumni speakers who have represented India in The HSBC Case study competition, Hong Kong - Ms. Snigdha Bansal a freelance journalist at University of Amsterdam, Mr. Vedant Lakhotia a deal advisory analyst KPMG, Ms. Prerna Nathani currently working as an investment associate in Mumbai angels’ network and Ms. Sheetal Shetty currently building her start-up with passion. They shared their experience with everyone and took everyone through their HSBC Hong Kong Case competition journey.
2. Training Session
October 20, 2020Guest speaker Mr. Arihant Jain who works at McKinsey Knowledge Centre and is a graduate of Hindu College, Delhi University started with the club's introduction in which it introduced its team members and its vision and mission. Mr. Arihant enlightened the participants with his experience at McKinsey. From a competitive point of view, how one must prepare and train for case study competitions and some tips for all the management consultants.
3. Case Study Training Session
November 1, 2020Students got first-hand experience in solving a Case Study. The Case Study chosen for this conclave was of ‘SWIGGY’. This session helped in advancing knowledge and interest amongst the students and preparing them to represent our college and country proudly at national and international Case Study Competitions.
CONSULTING 101
180 Degree Consultancy conducted the first training series in three sessions. H.R. College students will offer high-quality consulting services without the usual price tag, as the student consultants are carefully selected & trained by top consultants from BCG, Bain & Co, McKinsey, Dalberg etc. with the right combination of expertise, creativity, and problem-solving ability.
Session 1
March 27, 2021Guest speaker Ms. Salonne works at the Boston Consulting Group and Mr. Kushal is currently working with the Aditya Birla Group in Corporate Finance Department. The session started with Overview of consulting and anecdotes of real-life cases mentors have worked on. Then case interviews and various experiences of mentors were shared. Then we discussed tools and strategies to crack different types of case interviews and also techniques to structure the case your own way and crack it. The mentors also gave suggestions of materials to develop analytical skills.
Session 2
April 3, 2021Guest speaker Mr. Sooraj Mehta who works as an Associate Consultant at Cedar Management Consulting explained the various frameworks utilized. Case interviews Live engagement of a Project the mentor worked on, recommending an entry strategy for a company planning a strategic venture in India with a Dutch nutritional product. This included conducting a market assessment of WHEY protein industry in India, Analysis of global Whey protein industry and addressable opportunity in India. The mentor also discussed the challenges he faced while working on this project, key learnings from projects in the Consumer and F&B sector. Ended with Interactive Q&A with the mentor, with him giving tips to ace case interviews.
Session 3
April 10, 2021Guest speaker Ms. Sharmi Sheth who works at Revolut and is the founder at Consult for Humanity, discussed how to structure our answers in a fit interview. The mentor also imparted Importance of constructive feedback. Then we moved ahead to developing the flair to work with a dynamic range of people from different backgrounds. The mentor gave advice on managing clients' expectations and keeping the communication transparent between you and the client.
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