Work based projects provide an opportunity to apply theory and knowledge to help solve business issues.
Working closely with a company or organisation, you will draw on your leadership and analytical skills to help resolve a real-life problem, or investigate an area of interest.
As well as developing your business acumen, the work based project will allow you to expand your professional network and develop relationships that may benefit you throughout your career.
Work based projects have been undertaken in a wide variety of sectors including engineering, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, professional services, renewable energy and retail.
Project providers have been located all over the world and have ranged from startup companies to global organisations:
Large Organisations
Small-to-medium enterprises
Unilever
Push Doctor Limited
Liverpool Football Club
Racing Welfare
Coca Cola Ltd
People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA)
UEFA
The British Horseracing Foundation
Jaguar Land Rover
Plas Farm
Santander
Curveball Solutions UK
Barclays
North West NHS Procurement
Manchester United Football Club
Liverpool City Region, Local Enterprise Partnership
City Football Group
Encirc Beverages
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Brunswick Medical Ltd
DBD International Ltd
Avenue HQ
Recent projects have included:
Development of an app for a digital marketing company
Rebranding of a family business following diversification
Market research and business planning for a new start-up venture
Development of a football academy
Research on how to achieve sustainable competitive advantage
Increasing fan engagement for a sports organisation
This project definitely gave me confidence, and I can use the project as an example of how well I can do.
David Kazemi, The Liverpool MBA (Work based project: 'Lean Thinking in Veterinary Healthcare' at PDSA)
