Jones Graduate School of Business
Capstone Project Overview
The Capstone Course at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business brings together teams of Rice MBAs to develop recommendations that help community organizations solve critical strategic challenges, such as major growth or expansion plans, organization turnaround strategies, and new ventures by the organization in need of a business plan.
The Capstone Project addresses the following strategic challenges:
Growth and Expansion
Donor Relations
New Product Development
Opening New Markets
Exits for Founder or Senior Executives
…and more!
Provides a detailed, actionable recommendation at the strategic and tactical levels
Taps both student and Rice-JGSB faculty expertise to develop the recommendations
Approaches your strategic challenges with fresh, yet experienced perspectives
Exposes your organization to the capabilities of talented MBA professionals
Builds your company’s long-term relationship with Rice University and the JGSB
Benefits of Participation
Size: ~$250K - $10M annual budget
(For-profit organizations: minimum $1M annual revenue)No initial start-ups; must have been active for at least 1 year
Variety of causes (e.g., education, social services, etc.)
No political parties or individual churches.
U.S. entities. Can/may opportunistically include global entities for MBA@Rice Capstone
Requirements for Participation
To learn more about the Capstone Project, contact:
Lecturer in Operations Management
Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University
(805) 402-3808
sderuyter@rice.edu
Professor in the Practice of Operations Management
Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University
(281) 788-3051
david.vanhorn@rice.edu