About
The Consulting Committee of the Phi Beta Lambda Berkeley chapter is a non-profit management consulting division of the larger collegiate organization affiliated with the Future Business Leaders of America.
Our Group
Our Work
About Our Group
Aptitude
The PBL consultant team is composed of some of the brightest young minds of the University of California, Berkeley undergraduate students, handpicked by experienced consulting chairs in a highly selective recruiting process for their high level of motivation, passion for learning, and drive to make a difference for the clients we work with.
Diversity
The diversity of academic disciplines of our consultants, from engineering and computer science to psychology and business administration, reflects the breadth of knowledge that they already bring to the table, no matter the industry of our client company.
Network
With an extensive network of senior students at the Walter A. Haas School of Business, PBL alumni working in various consulting industries, as well as connections to Haas faculty, each project is shaped under the specific guidance and strategic oversight of current business industry professionals.
Clients
Each client is selected through a thorough application process, open to both private and public sector companies of all sizes in the Bay Area. We welcome all clients looking for the most comprehensive, innovative and feasible solutions to problems of all shapes and sizes, as well as consultants who can think out of the box and deliver those results.
Process
We work intensively with one to two companies on semester-long projects, with two committee chairs communicating regularly with the client on the project scope, timeline, and overseeing the progress of the consultants with an executive from the PBL board.
About Our Work
Case Competitions
An internal or external case competition allows PBL as well as other Berkeley students to assess the firm’s case and submit a diversity of thorough and creative solutions to the problem. This is an opportunity for the client company to spread its brand name across campus, targeting the 36,000 college student population at Berkeley, and generate numerous unique, forward-moving strategies from educated students of all backgrounds and academic disciplines.
Management Consulting
The management consulting project allows the client to work one-on-one with the PBL Consulting team, who will conduct intensive research on the following areas before delivering actionable recommendations:
- Current industry trends
- Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis
- current industry trends
- strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis
- Feasibility studies
- Implementation timeline
- Benchmarking competitor strategies