Cognizant Launches
"Board Room - Smart Business Plan Contest 2007"
Registration Open till 12th
October Midnight IST
About the
Event
Every good business thrives on
two factors - innovative ideas and a robust business model. Cognizant's
"Board Room - Smart Business Plan Contest 2007" is one such opportunity for
management graduates across B-schools in the Asia-Pacific region to come
up with new business avenues for Cognizant. Be it related to opening a
new development center, a new geography for business, venturing into a new
service vertical or horizontal, or a new service offering, Cognizant's "Board
Room - Smart Business Plan Contest" is a unique opportunity for budding
management students to let their creative juices flow and give us a
comprehensive business plan on what our next move should be.
Cognizant will seriously consider
incubating the winning idea within the organization by setting up a core team.
The winning team will have the option of being part of this initiative. The
contest is structured in four phases to help teams develop their plans in both a
collaborative and competitive environment. The four phases of the contest are as
follows: -
Phase I - Registration: In
order to compete in the Smart Business Plan Contest, teams need to register on
www.cognizant.com
Phase II - Executive Summary:
Allows teams to explore a variety of ideas and submit a short summary of their
business venture for Cognizant.
Phase III - Semifinals:
Top 20 teams in Phase II will advance to the contest's semi-finals. Each team
will be mentored by a Cognizant Manager and will submit a detailed business plan
for evaluation by the judges.
Phase IV - Finals: The Top
7 teams short-listed at the end of Phase III will advance to the contest finals
where they present their idea to the Senior Management of Cognizant to win a
variety of prizes.
Prizes
1st Prize: INR 200,000/-
2nd Prize: INR 100,000/-
Requirements for Teams
A team
Should consist of final year MBA
students only
May consist of a minimum of three
and a maximum of four members
Need not belong to the same
B-school
Can have the same student
participating in up to two teams
Contact
Details
For more details about the event,
check the website at: -
http://www.cognizant.com/html/news/events.asp#msbi
To ensure that the same information is consistently disseminated to contestants,
all correspondence regarding this contest must be directed to: -
[email protected]
