During the last ten years, 174 organizations and over 1700 students have participated in the Capstone program. Â Some organizations have participated in multiple years with different cases.
Recommendations address strategic challenges and suggest multiple tactical improvement opportunities, and have included:
- Multi-year growth strategies
- Turnaround strategies for distressed organizations
- Business plans for new ventures or major programs
- Replication strategies
What community organizations are a good fit for Capstone? Â
- 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
