The UTS Case Team’s QBExUTS Case Cup running from 22 August to 6 September 2024 is open to all UTS undergraduate and postgraduate students.
QBExUTS Case Cup
REGISTRATIONS FOR THE 2024 CASE CUP COMPETITION ARE NOW OPEN
The UTS Business School and UTS Case Team bring you the QBExUTS Case Cup, a competition sponsored by ASX-listed company, QBE Insurance Group Limited.
In this competition, UTS students work in teams of four on a real business case problem set by QBE. This year’s case focuses on Hybrid Working and how QBE can effectively manage its workforce into the future.
Your work can use knowledge from any area of study – IT, design, business, engineering. Importantly, this competition is open to all UTS students, regardless of your degree or major. No experience of case competitions (or business knowledge) is required. The case solving only requires research, critical thinking and communication skills independent of your area of study.
The full details of the case will be provided in a full case brief released one week prior to the first presentation. See below upcoming workshops and sessions that will explain the process of case solving and help you learn more about the management of the case company, QBE Insurance.
Key dates:
21 August, 5pm: Team Registrations Close.
22 – 29 August: Case Solving Week.
30 August: Present your Solution at UTS.
6 September, 4-6pm: The Top 3 teams present at the QBE Sydney Office.
The UTS Case Team will host an introductory Case Solving Workshop and Networking session on 14 August 2024, 4-6 pm. This workshop will provide you with the tools to analyse a business problem and explain the process of solving a case. It will also allow you to network with former case competitors and find potential team members.
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Have a team of four and ready?
REGISTRATIONS CLOSE 21 AUGUST 2024, 5PM.
What is a Case?
A case is basically a case study you would be assigned in an assignment. Where you would be given information about an organisation and set several questions to answer about the company.
In this context, the questions set are focused on real strategic and management questions, and you will be acting as a management consultant in presenting the organisation with a solution to their case problem. A case presentation structure is made of three parts:
- Analysis of the company and the case problem: What do you need to be aware of in order to develop a solution?
- The proposed business solutions: What is your solution and how does it solve the problem?
- Financial and operational feasibility of the solution: What are the benefits of the solution to the organisation and how can it be implemented?
There are two main things to prepare:
(1) A PowerPoint slide deck summarising the three parts.
(2) A Presentation between 10-12 minutes.
Click Here for an example of an excellent case presentation from the winning UTS team of the 2023 Lazaridis International Case Conference in Waterloo, Canada. The presentation is based on a case from the Canadian organisation TD Insurance, available here.
How the Case Cup works
- 31 July – 21 August: Form a team and register.
- 14 August, 4-6 pm: Introduction to Case Solving and Networking Workshop.
- 22 August, 9 am: Case released via email.
- 22 – 28 August: Case Solving Period, submit your slide deck by 9 am, 29 August.
- 30 August: Semi-Finals Case Presentation to a panel of UTS judges. The case will contain details on how you can register for a presentation time.
- 2 September: The top 3 teams (finalists) are announced.
- 2 – 6 September: Finalist teams receive mentoring from former case competitors and QBE representatives.
- 6 September, 4-6 pm: The finalist teams present at the QBE Sydney Office to a panel of judges consisting of senior management from QBE and UTS. The winner is announced.
Ready? Have a team?
Upcoming Events and Workshops
UTS Case Team Event: Case Solving Workshop and Networking
Wednesday 14 August 2024, 4-6 pm. Register Here.
This session will provide you with the tools to analyse a business problem and explain the process of solving a case. The event will also allow you to network with current and former case competitors, and find potential team members.
UTS Leadership Insights: Interview with QBE CEO Andrew Horton
Wednesday 28 August 2024, 5-6 pm: Register Here.
Learn more about the culture and values of QBE Insurance Group Limited and valuable career insights in an exclusive UTS interview with QBE CEO Andrew Horton.
The Rules
- The teams must consist of four UTS students, with no more than two former or current UTS Case Team and UTS Consulting Club members.
- The presentations will consist of a presentation (with no disruption) and a Question and Answer (Q&A) period with the judges:
- In the semi-finals: 10-minute presentation and a 5-minute Q&A.
- In the finals: 12-minute presentation and a 6-minute Q&A.
- All team members must speak during the Presentation and Q&A period.
- No outside help is permitted during the case-solving period, including but not limited to:
- Help from faculty staff from within UTS or external institutions.
- Other students or competitors in the competition.
- Any other business professionals including representatives in QBE.
- Outside of interactions facilitated by the competition, you cannot contact any employees of QBE regarding the case.
- Any resource that is publicly accessible or accessible to all UTS students can be used.
- Presentations must be submitted by 9:00 am AEST, 29th August. Must be uploaded as PPT (PowerPoint) and PDF.
- Finals presentations must be in business formal attire.
Rewards and Opportunities
The top three teams will receive the following prizes:
- 1st Place - $2,500
- 2nd Place - $1,500
- 3rd Place - $1,000
For all the work put into the competition, UTS and QBE will donate $10,000 to the Cerebral Palsy Alliance to fund work into research, innovation and advocacy to help those with Cerebral Palsy.
Finalist teams may also could work for QBE on this project. Here is an example of a student that received the opportunity to join the QBE Amsterdam office as a result of the UTS Case Team’s 2023 Global Case Competition.
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