COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

Virtual Campus
Campus: 166, Street 9, I-10/3 | Head Ofice: Block F, NISTE
H-8/1 Islamabad, Pakistan. Tel: +92 (51) 9259402 Email:
abdullahnaeem@vcomsats.edu.pk

Department of Management
Sciences
Use the information, guidelines and protocols provided in this document
for the preparation of Consultancy Project Report and selection of
organization/institution for Consultancy Project. The document also contain
sample for title page and general instruction pertinent to Consultancy
Project.
Consultancy Project is a form of integrative consultancy, in which students
apply a range of theories and Knowledge to a real client problem in an
organization other than their own (Unfamiliar Environment), in order to find
a robust and rigorous solution for them.
The student will select an organization currently operating at national
level in Pakistan. Student will identify a real-world problem specific to
the
industry
and/or
company
and suggest solutions and/or
recommendations with implication for Manager and Practioners.

Content Outline for the Consultancy

Project Report
I.

Title Pages (See the

sample page 6)

ii.
Acknowledgement
s iii.

Table of

Contents
iv. List of Tables &
Illustrations, if any v.
Abstract

1. Introduction
2. Objectives of Studying the Organization
3. Overview of the Organization

3.1. Brief history

3.2. Type and Nature of Business of the organization
3.3. Organization volume/size in diferent contexts
3.3.1. Regional Level Operations
3.3.2. National Operations
(If any)

3.3.3. International
(If any)
3.4. SWOT Analysis
3.5. Business Plans

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Operations

4. Organizational structure
4.1. Main offices
4.2. Organization Hierarchy
4.3. Departmental Structure

5. Product/Services

5.1. Product Portfolio Overview

5.2. Product Lines
5.3. Production/Manufacturing Process

6. Identifcation of Problem
6.1.
6.2.
6.3.
6.4.
6.5.

Appreciation of Macro-environment
Situation Analysis
Identification of Problem
Problem Statement
Impact and Scope of Problem

7. Critical Analysis of Problem

7.1.
7.2.
7.3.
7.4.

Theoretical Concepts Related To Problem

Analysis tools applicable/applied
Identification of Key Factor to Problem
Conclusion of Analysis

8. Recommendations and Solutions

9. Managerial Implication
10. Bibliography (References & Sources used)
11. Annexure
12. Appendices

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Guidelines for Consultancy Project

Report
These guidelines for the Consultancy Project Report should be read in
conjunction with any other guidelines provided from time to time.
Please read the guidelines carefully to avoid wastage of time and other
resources involved in revision of the Consultancy Project Report.
1)

The Consultancy Project Report should be printed

quality (minimum 70 grams, white) paper of A4 size.

on

good

2)

One Spiral Bound copy of Consultancy Project Report must be

prepared for CIIT, Virtual Campus. The Spiral Bound copy must be sent
via mail at the following address
ATTN:

Abdullah Naeem Raja

Consultancy
Project (MGT529)
Department of Management
Sciences
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology,
Virtual Campus
Campus: Plot no 166, Street 9, Sector: I10/3, Islamabad
Tel: +92 (51)
9259402
3)

A soft copy of the Report must be submitted via e-mail on the

stipulated date mentioned in the section titled Submission
Deadlines.

4) For All Spiral Bound copies, the outside covering front board shall be in
transparent color.
The contents of title page shall be the same as presented in the
title page sample provided in this document (Last Page).
5)

The Top, Bottom and Right margins should be 1 inch, while the Left
(binding side) margin should be of 1.5 inches to allow binding.

6) Times New Roman typeface shall be used to write the Consultancy

Project Report.
7)

The typeface/font size in the main body of the Consultancy Project

Report should be 12- point and for headings it should be 14- points
(Footnotes should be 10-point).

8) Use the decimal system of headings with as many levels as necessary.

1.

Chapter
1.1. Section
3

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1.1.1. And
Subsection
Protocols
9)

Line spacing in main body of text should be 1.5. However, single

line space should be used in footnotes. Long quotations should also be
single spaced, italicized, indented and enclosed in quotation marks.

10) Prefatory pages should be numbered in lower case Roman numerals (i,
ii, iii ). The title
page is counted as page i but the page number is not printed (Sample
at page 5).

11) For the body of the Consultancy Project Report including text, chapter
title pages, section dividing pages, illustrations, appendices, and
bibliography, use Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3
...). The numbering begins with one (1) and runs consecutively to the
final page or end of the manuscript. Do not use suffixes to the Arabic
numerals, such as 12a.
12) All page numbers of the Consultancy Project Report are placed in
the centre at the bottom of the page. Page numbers must be at least
two single spaces below the nearest line of text. All page numbers must
be in the same font and size as the text.
13) The Consultancy Project Report must be presented in English.
14) Follow standard APA , Harvard or ML A style f o r bibliography .
Keep a uniform style throughout.

Organization/Institution Considerations
Please note that you must take into account the following when
you consider an organization/institution for your Consultancy Project.
1. You must choose an organization/institution whose credentials can be
verified.
2. The organization/institution must have proper and well defined
functional
areas.
Submission
S/N Activity
3. The organization/institution must be a government, semi-government
Deadline
o.or private sector setup.
25th Sep 2016
1
Submission of Company Name and Topic
2

Submission of Mid-Project Progress Report

15th Oct 2016

Submission of Soft Copy of Final Report

5th Nov 2016

Submission of Soft Copy Final Report after

changes (if any) approved by Supervisor

25th Nov 2016

Submission of Hardcopy of Final Project Report

30th Nov 2016

Submission Deadlines

*There will be no viva for this course

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Mid-Project Progress Report

The Mid-Project Progress Repot must be submitted via E-mail on the stipulated date
mentioned in the
section titled Submission Deadlines. The requisite report must include the
following sections:
1)
2)
3)

Introduction
Objectives of Studying the Organization
Identification of Problem

This is Title
Page

Consultancy Project
Report

Pakistan Tobacco
Company
By

Umar Chaudhry
CIIT/SP13-EMBA007/ISB
Masters in Business Administration (Executive)

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Virtual Campus - Pakistan