My last two weeks went by quickly as I wrapped up my workstream on the project and completed finishing touches to my deliverables. My work was focused on organization design for the client’s corporate communications department. I detailed out roles and responsibilities, assigned specific activities and helped the client identify hiring requirements. I realigned the reporting structure to enable greater focus on brand building and communication through the corporate website. I introduced the client to a methodical and rigorous approach to organization design and my framework became very popular with the management.
I feel satisfied with my contribution to the project. First, governance was a significant piece of the overall engagement and I had full ownership of developing the model. Second, I worked beyond scope to build frameworks for organization design, which led to the expansion of strategy consulting work. Finally, the governance model and organization design went through multiple discussions with the client and therefore was accepted for implementation. My mentor and buddy on the project played a great role in making this a success. His guidance and support throughout the summer gave me the confidence to go over and beyond my mandate.
The internship wrapped up with a 20-minute final presentation to the leadership of Strategy & Transformation (S&T) practice at IBM. It was great to see the immense variety of projects the interns had worked on. The leaders Saul Berman and Ron Frank provoked thought and articulated insights to build upon the work presented by the team. The final presentations added immense learning to my already rich summer.
Huge credits for making my summer so rewarding go to the lead MBA recruiter who got behind the nascent program with a great amount of personal commitment. With great persistence she influenced the leadership to staff us on the right projects, provide the necessary resources and participate in sessions. Most of all, she was warm and personable and wanted each of us to succeed. I look forward to working with her
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