Transformation from College to University Introduction As part ofyour application at PwC, we ask that you complete a Business Case interview, through which youwill be requested to present your solution and approach in response a client scenario, described in this document. As a main outcome ofthis interview, we target to understand the following attributes: 1. Your business acumen and ability to construct a business solution to the provided case 2. Your ability to utilize desktop research and benchmarking while approaching business solutions and challenges 3. Your knowledge and expertise in Program and Project Management and its link to Strategy and other key transformation aspects 4. Your thought process and ability to articulate a meaningful business case that fully addresses the client scenario Transformation from College to University The Case A wellestablished technical school in a GCC country, founded 25 years ago, offers technical education programs and certifications to its students and prepares them with the required knowledge and skills to enter to workforce or transfer to a university. Due to marketdemand changes and arising national directives and ambitions, the mandate ofthe institution changed from a Technical School to be a University oprplied Sciences offering Bachelor and Master programs and degrees in addition to their existing technical programs and certifications and the government granted the school a timeframe of 2 years to transform and start operating as a University of Applied Sciences. In order to kickoff this transformation, the school leadership team conducted extensive workshops with the different academic units and identified key initiatives which is believed to transform the school into a university. The initiatives touch upon different aspects in this transformation, such as the Policies and Procedures, People, Academic Programs, Partnerships, etc. As such, the school decided to partner with a consulting firm which can support on undergoing this drastic transformation, through establishing a Transformation Management Office (TMO) and onboarding bestinelass industry SMEs and program/'project management professionals who can manage the execution ofthe identified initiatives and successfully drive this transformation journey. Accordingly, the schoolfloated an RFP and invited Ptho participate in this bid. Transformation from College to University The Assignment As part of PwC team, you have been selected to lead the efforts in constructing atechnieal proposal in response to the RFP. A key component in this technical proposal is the overall delivery approach that we'll be proposing to the client to address his needs and support him undergoing this transformation. While reviewing the RFP, you realized that there are some gaps in the initiatives that the client identified and youbelieve that these initiatives aren't sufficient to transform the school into a university. You are required to develop a presentation [10 to 15 ides} that addresses the following: 1. Proposed delivery approach for this project 2. Proposed TMO governance model (keep in mind that PwC team members will be operating the TMO for 2 years) he a Transformation from College to University Evaluation Criteria Throughout the presentation, you are required to demonstrate the following: - Be well prepared and reflect aprofessional appearance, - Show a structured thought process and a clear story across all slides in your presentation, - Maintain confidence and control, - Be able to communicate your thoughts clearly, - Drive the ease to a conclusion before time expires, and - Convince the panel that you are fit for PwC