Notre Dame Case Competition. Sponsored by: Ernst & Young 23 March 2012

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1 Notre Dame Case Competition Sponsored by: Ernst & Young 23 March 2012

2 Overview This packet contains the following, which should assist you in the competition: 1) Rules and Logistics a. Teams and Registration b. Case Distribution c. Work Products d. Presentations e. Judging f. Awards 2) Contact Information Rules and Logistics Teams and Registration Participants must be currently enrolled in a Master s in Business Administration program in either their first or second year. Each team must be composed of 4 members. Due to the nature of this event, it is expected that each team will have a diverse representation. Interested teams should Kathryn Pelletier (kpellet2@nd.edu) no later than FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24 TH with your registration information including: a team name, the name of each member and his/her address. Please highlight the team lead. If a registered team member is unable to participate in the case competition, a substitution of team members is allowed before 5:00pm EST on March 17th. Please communicate this change, including new member s name and address, to Kathryn. Case Distribution and Logistics Case distribution will take place via on Sunday, March 18 th at 8am. The case study and supplemental material will be issued to the team lead for each team; it will be the responsibility of the team lead to distribute materials to the remainder of the team members. Presentation time will be assigned randomly. Teams will be provided with a copy of the entire competition presentation schedule on Thursday, March 22 nd at 5pm. Timeslots may not be traded. We ask that you arrive at the Mendoza College of Business no later than 1 hour before your presentation time. Your team will be assigned a room where you may prepare for your presentation. This room will be available to your team for the full day. Ernst & Young 1

3 Work Products We will provide each team with a PowerPoint template, which every team is required to use. Please do not include anything such as a logo that may give away your school identity. Each team member should participate in the preparation and delivery of the presentation Each team will prepare an oral and visual presentation (PowerPoint), addressed to the executive leadership of the client. The visual presentation in its FINAL version must be ed to EYAdvisory.CaseCompetition@ey.com by midnight on Thursday, March 22 nd. Teams are NOT allowed to modify their presentations after the midnight submission. Ernst & Young will download presentations to a flash drive and will upload prior to the presentation. Please also bring your presentation on a flash drive in the case that there are technical difficulties with the electronic submission. A host will print copies of your presentations to deliver to the judges. Your team is free to use any information available including outside parties. Please be sure to document all information sources. Presentations Presentations will be 15 minutes with an additional 10 minutes to respond to questions by the judges. Please make sure you adhere to the 15 minute rule. To maintain our tight schedule, you will be cut off if you go over the allotted time. We will have someone to call out time as your stop-times approach. Business attire is appropriate for all presentations. Presentations will be in room 160 in Mendoza. After you have presented, please go back to your team room or relax elsewhere on campus. Even though you have presented you are not allowed to watch other presentations. Your presentation will be videotaped and a DVD will be given/mailed to your team. All teams must be at the Diversity Conference Opening Reception at 6:00 PM for the awards ceremony. The winning team will be announced as well as best speaker and best Q&A. Judging At a high level, the judges will be responsible for judging the teams on the soundness of their analysis and related recommendations, the quality of their presentation and the response to questions. The competition will be judged by professors from the University of Notre Dame and professionals across a variety of service lines from Ernst & Young. Prizes & Awards Cash prizes will be awarded to the teams winning first, second and third place. Ernst & Young 2

4 Award amounts are representative of the total provided to each team: - 1 st Place: $5,000-2 nd Place: $2,500-3 rd place: $1,000 Contact Information Ernst & Young Case Competition Please contact Kathryn Pelletier at kpellet2@nd.edu with any questions/issues related to the case teams or competition structure. Ernst & Young 3

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