How Can Capstone Benefit my Organization?
During the last three years, twenty-six organizations have participated in the Capstone program. Cases have spanned the spectrum from high-level strategic growth plans, to more targeted business plans for a single service line or division and included:
- Multi-year growth strategies
- Turnaround strategies for distressed organizations
- Business plans for new ventures or major programs
- Enterprise strategies for organization facing major strategic threats
- Privatization strategies
- Replication strategies
What community organizations are a good fit for Capstone?
- Mid-sized organizations or a division/segment of a large organization
- Houston-based (no student travel should be required to complete the course)
- Multiple staff members – usually a combination of full-time, part-time, and volunteers
- Facing complex, multi-functional strategic challenges
- Either self-sustaining or external funding-supported
- Open-minded to potential strategies and solution