On the Judges Training page of the MBA ICC website, please post a link to view and download the updated 2019 presentation for judges training (attached). This link can be posted just before the training videos.
2. Welcome to the Executive MBA Sponsored
Breakfast
Patrick Kelley
Executive Director, Corporate Relations
Sharon Nelson
Assistant Director
3. The John Molson Executive MBA
• Proud sponsor of the 39th MBA International Case Competition
• Many judges are graduates of JMSB’s MBA and EMBA – we
welcome you back as our ambassadors!
• As involved members of the Montreal business community, you
understand the value of graduate business education
• Let us briefly introduce the JMSB EMBA
4. The John Molson Executive MBA
• First EMBA in Quebec – founded in 1985
• Extensive network of 900 EMBA alumni around the world
• Boutique EMBA with a carefully selected cohort of 20
participants (on average) from a wide range of industries,
encouraging classroom discussions and interactions
5. EMBA Curriculum & Schedule
• A rigorous academic program
• Many hands-on and practical components and complementary
features
• One day per week schedule (alternate Fridays and Saturdays)
• 15 months of class time (over 20 months)
6. EMBA: ROI for employers & employees
Beyond the business administration curriculum…
• Broaden participants’ knowledge beyond their industrial sector
• Further develop a wide of range of skills
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Time management
• Exposure to leading best practices, weekly
• Gain confidence, on a personal & professional level
7. Questions?
Contact us
Andrea Limbardi, EMBA 2016
Vice President Strategic Initiatives at Indigo
Rui Lopez, EMBA 2002
Director Business Marketing at Elekta
concordia.ca/emba
9. • History of the Competition
• Organizing Team
• Our Internal Stakeholders
• Key Elements of the Competition
• Competition Format
• Judges’ Roles and Responsibilities
• Team Evaluation and Match Scoring
• Demonstration of Online Team Evaluation Form
• FAQs
• Final Words
New Judge Information Session Outline
10. Ankit Kumar,
Marketing
2019 MBA ICC Organizing Team
Geneviève Roch,
Sustainability & Hospitality Suite
Julia Galbraith,
Judges, Cases & Events
Isabelle Bittar,
Judges
Evan Baker,
Volunteers
Juan Perez Rosario,
Schools, Volunteers & Sustainability
Vikram Vetagiri,
Budget, Hotel, IT & Logistics
JD Haitsma,
Logistics
Johane Nouala,
Sponsorship
11. Ken Brooks,
EY
Antoine Soszynski,
JP Morgan
Diane Belliveau,
BDC
Chris Chandler,
Access Cash
The Board of Directors
Serge Z. Helou,
Bombardier
Jean Béland,
RBC, Retired
Regis J. Rehel,
Elopack
Ron Dahms,
Success Finder
Dr. Anne-Marie Croteau,
JMSB
Andrea Polatos,
SNC Lavalin
Diane Lanctôt,
Lanctôt LTD
Bill Meder,
Advisor
Katherine Crew,
TEC Canada
Anne Beaudry,
JMSB
Patrick Lauzon,
Attraction Group
12. • $213,950 raisedSponsors
• 36 top MBA programs from 20 countriesCompetitors
• 350 local business executivesJudges
• 300 students from various faculties and schoolsVolunteers
• 5 regular cases, 1 short case, 1 live caseCases
Key Elements of the Competition
19. LEAD VOLUNTEERS:
Work Directly with Organizing Team
TEAM HOSTS:
Escort Teams & Enforce Rules
SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS:
Ensure Smooth Running of Assigned Tasks
JUDGE COORDINATORS:
Escort Judges & Coordinate Presentations
300+ Volunteers
HOSPITALITY SUITE
SUSTAINABILITY
20. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Finals:
Winners of each Semi-Final match
Prize money of $10,000 for 1st place
Teams 1, 4, 7 Teams 2, 5, 8 Teams 3, 6, 9
* Wild card =
team with
the following
highest
scores
Round Robin
6 divisions of 6 teams each –
a team competes once against each team in their division
Competition Format
Semi-Finals:
Total of 9 teams: Winners of Divisions 1 to 6 + three wild cards* (7 to 9)
21. The 2019 ICC
Theme
Disruption
Venue
Hotel Bonaventure
https://mbacasecomp.com/competition/events/
January 7th January 8th January 9th January 10th January 11th
8:00
9:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
Final
Networking
Cocktail
Case 1
Case 2
Case 3
Case 4
Live Case
Case 5
Semi-Final
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
22. REGULAR CASES
Case Writing
Competition to
select 5 cases plus
one backup
Unpublished, untested
cases dealing with real
current business issues
20-pg case + appendices
Teams have 3h to prep
SHORT CASES
Short Case Writing
Competition to
select one short
case
4-pg think-on-
your-feet case
Teams have 1.5h to prep
LIVE CASE
Case revolving
around a real
company’s current
challenge
Company executives
present the case live
Identity of the company kept
secret until the day of
CASES
23. It is imperative that business students are cognizant of how disruptive business models are
shaping the future. Selection will favour relevant and timely cases that demonstrate the
challenges business school graduates will face in the years to come.
There are many factors both within a company and the external environment that can have a
disruptive effect on a business, a business model or an industry and case writers are
encouraged to submit cases where managers/owners are facing the opportunities and
challenges of either being “Disrupters” or dealing with the consequences of being “Disrupted.”
It is our intention to emphasize the wide range of this theme, as well as its application, and
although Technology has been a key element and a prime mover in the disruption of many
businesses and business models over time, we do invite case writers to consider a broader
definition of the term “Disruption.”
Theme: DISRUPTION
24. Preparation & Presentation Times
For each case, a team has:
Regular Case Short Case
Preparation Time
Presentation Time
Q&A
3 hours
25 minutes
15 minutes
1.5 hours
15 minutes
10 minutes
26. Based on the scoring criteria:
• Position & size of the company
• Experience
• Education
• Respected member of the community
• Commitment to judging the week of the competition
Judges’ Recruitment – WHO
27. BREAKDOWN OF JUDGES 2019
Key Statistics:
360 Judges
47% Women
19% IT Background
122 New Judges
10%
26%
64%
Consultant, Professor
and other
Director, Senior
Manager
President, VP, C-
Level Executive and
Executive Directors
28. TIME DURATION ACTIVITY
9:00 – 10:50 2 h
Arrive at Judges’ Room
Sit and Read Case with the Members of Your Panel
Discuss with Case Briefer
11:00 - 11:25 25 min
Team 1 Presentation
(Team 2 is not in room)
11:25 - 11:40 15 min Team 1 Q&A Session
11:50 - 12:15 25 min
Team 2 Presentation
(Team 1 may stay in room)
12:15 – 12:30 15 min Team 2 Q&A Session
12:30 – 1:30 1 h Judge Deliberation Period
A Typical Day for a Judge
29. We are Counting on You!
• Must arrive on time
• No replacements
• Judges who no show are not re-invited for future competitions
• If anything: Contact Us!
Isabelle Bittar Julia Galbraith
514-531-6950
isabelle.bittar@mbacasecomp
416-931-4731
julia.galbraith@mbacasecomp
30. Preparation • Review sequence of activities & judging
procedures with panel
Q&A Session • Open Q&A session after each presentation
Deliberation
Period
• Initiate discussion during evaluation period
• Manage time given for deliberation
• Complete online evaluation form & include
feedback for each category
Lead Judge’s Role
31. Dos and Don’ts in the Presentation Room
Role Dos Don’ts
Introduction Introduce yourself •Short intro (name, position & company) •Long intro (> 30 sec)
Presentation Listen
•Listen attentively •Listen passively
•Be open minded • Communicate verbally & non-
verbally•Write down comments & qs for Q&A
Q&A Session Ask questions
•Be culturally sensitive •Lead the conversation
•Ensure clarity in question formulation •Undermine participants
•Demonstrate patience when seeking an answer
•Move on too quickly
•Initiate a debate
Deliberation
Period
Deliberate
•Support decisions with concrete examples
•Fixate on one solution based on
preconceived notion
•Consider the alternatives
•Penalize teams who appoint one
member to answer questions
Evaluation Provide feedback
•Provide constructive criticism & detailed
comments
•Provide short, vague sentences &
general comments
•Point out development opportunities and how
presentation could have been improved
•Discuss case with participants
32. Category (Assigned Score 1-10) Weight Multiplier
Presentation x 1
Analysis & Development of Alternatives x 2
Recommendation(s) x 2.5
Implementation x 3
Question Period x 1.5
Team Evaluation Criteria
* A score in the midrange of a category indicates that the team met the judges’ expectations.
33. Comparing Cumulative
Evaluation Scores
11 Match Point Split
3.4 point or less differential 6 match points to winning team
5 match points to losing team
3.5-10.4 point differential 7 match points to winning team
4 match points to losing team
10.5-20.4 point differential 8 match points to winning team
3 match points to losing team
20.5-35 point differential 9 match points to winning team
2 match points to losing team
35.5 point or more differential 10 match points to winning team
1 match point to losing team
Match Scoring – Changes this Year
34. Match Example 1
Category Team A Team B
Presentation (x1) 8 8 6 6
Analysis & Development of
Alternatives (x2)
6 12 7 14
Recommendation (x2.5) 7 17.5 9 22.5
Implementation (x3) 6 18 7 21
Question Period (x1.5) 8 12 6 9
Cumulative Score 67.5 72.5
Score Differential 5
Match Points Awarded 4 7
35. Match Example 2
Category Team A Team B
Presentation (x1) 8 8 6 6
Analysis & Development of
Alternatives (x2)
6 12 7 14
Recommendation (x2.5) 5 12.5 9 22.5
Implementation (x3) 6 18 7 21
Question Period (x1.5) 6 9 8 12
Cumulative Score 59.5 75.5
Score Differential 16
Match Points Awarded 3 8
37. Where can I park?
Access to indoor parking is located on
Mansfield & corner of St-Antoine
Is the hotel accessible by metro? Yes. Bonaventure & Square-Victoria
What time do I need to be there? Refer to your schedule
What is the dress code? Business professional
Who should I tell about my food allergy? Julia & Isabelle
What to bring with me? Nothing but yourself
FAQs
38. • Wednesday, January 9 from 6:00 – 9:00pm
• Mingle with sponsors, participants, volunteers, and other judges
Networking Cocktail
Today I will be introducing our organizing team and covering the key elements of our competition. Covering the roles and responsibilities, and specifically those of the lead judge. We will then review the scoring and evaluation process.
Here is the 2017 organizing team.
We’re all MBA students from the John Molson School of Business.
Please remember these faces, as you will be needing us during the competition.
Here behind me you see our board of directors – they provide invaluable experience and guidance to the organizing committee in the lead up to the competition.
We couldn’t have done this without their support
The John Molson MBA International Case Competition is a not-for-profit event organized by a team of nine MBA students from the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University in Montreal. The competition is recognized as the largest competition of its kind and teams from 36 top business schools from around the worlds compete in it annually. Its main purpose is to bridge the gap between the corporate and academic worlds.
Bilingual
“Olympics of case comps”
The event will take place over the first week of January at the Bonaventure Hotel. Our competition consists of 4 main pillars. The first of which are our sponsors, who we partner up with each year to help raise over a ¼ of a million dollars.
The second would be the schools, who we handpicked from many of the top MBA programs from around the globe.
The third would be you, our judges. We rely heavily on your support and feedback to the students throughout the competition.
And finally, the volunteers. Who we recruit from various faculties and schools to offer a helping hand during the fast-paced competition week
To give you a sense of the multidimensional nature of the competition, I wanted to quickly show you the events schedule.
As you can see, the week also includes attending a hockey game, a chance for participants to mix over dinner at the Mange & Melange and a costume party.
As a non-profit student-run organization, we depend on the support of our sponsors to continue bringing a high quality event.
We are almost at our target and need your help in reaching the summit.
I would be happy to discuss partnership opportunities with those interested.
More information on our website under the Sponsors tab with an online brochure.
Donations can easily be completed online on our homepage
As a non-profit student-run organization, we depend on the support of our sponsors to continue bringing a high quality event.
We are almost at our target and need your help in reaching the summit.
I would be happy to discuss partnership opportunities with those interested.
More information on our website under the Sponsors tab with an online brochure.
Donations can easily be completed online on our homepage
To give you a sense of how the competition is organized:
It takes the form of a “Round Robin” – there are 6 divisions composed of 6 teams who each compete once against every other team in the division over the course of 5 different cases
We identify the winning team from each division, and three wildcards, who all move on to the semi-final rounds
The winners of the semi final matches will then move on to compete for the top prize
So as you can see, the 5 preliminary cases will take place over the course of 4 days (Monday to Thursday)
9 teams will advance to the semi-finals on Thursday Afternoon
And 3 teams will move on to the finals on Friday morning
As you know, our theme this year is Disruption. Here you see how the theme was communicated to case writers in the call for cases.
It was our intention not to limit the concept of disruption in business, but instead to expand writers’ consideration of case topics.
Depending on the type of case: prep time, presentation length, and the duration of the Q&A period will change
Isabelle is going to walk you through the details in a few slides
We are thrilled to have you at our competition this year. When preparing our pool of judges, we work hard to recruit the best, top leaders in the community that we believe can provide the ultimate experience to our participants. We do have a thorough evaluation process with our Board Members to review each candidate.
The following criteria are used to evaluate each potential candidate for the competition.
Respected member of the business community = Philantropic work Venture capital Board member Involvement in charity/not-for-profit organization
Judge Selection Criteria Weight Job Position 30 C-Level Executive 30 President or Vice-President 30 General Manager or Executive Director 25 Senior Manager or Executive Manager 25 Middle-Manager with decision making authority 20 Supervisor or Team Lead 15 Consultant 15 Analyst 15 SCORE Size of Company 25 Large (> 500 employees) 25 Medium (100 to < 500 employees) 20 Small (< 100 employees) 10 SCORE Years of experience in a relevant field 25 > 15 years 25 10 to < 15 years 20 5 to < 10 years 15 > 40 years 15 SCORE Respected member of the business community 5 Philantropic work 5 Venture capital 5 Board member 5 Involvement in charity/not-for-profit organization 5 SCORE Education 10 MBA, PhD, CFA, CPA, or other Business Graduate Program 10 Bachelor of commerce or relevant business certificate 5 Graduate degree in a non-business related field 5 SCORE Commitment to judging the week of the competition 5 New judge who was referred to us, contacted us to attend, or is eager to attend 5 Judge from Sponsor Company 5 SCORE BONUS: Gender 5 Female 5 SCORE
This year’s pool of judges has the following break down. We have 360 judges present to cover all our panels of judges throughout the competition. Not to get to much into details, but we have in total 94 panels of 5 judges each to prepare for the case competition.
We are proud of our women reprensetation at the competition.
19% of our judges have experience working in the IT industry or has previously occupied an IT role. For our theme. Our pool of judges is very rich in expertises, and covers a high diversity of different industries. As you know, we asked you to submit your availaibilities for the week of the competition. Our role is to make sure to well balance our panels of judges for each case.
New this year: panels will consist of 4-5 judges
We ask that you do not look up information on the case company before hearing the competitiors’ presentations. Participants do not have access to this additional information, so having this may inadvertantly create bias in judging.
Please note that all judges are expected to stay for both presentations.
Judges that interrupt presentations or leave before the deliberaiton period, will not be invited back for future competitions
During the deliberation the panel of judges will decide on a winner and provide written feedback for the students
**this slide is unique to the new judge deck
You may think that with 360 judges, it would not have an impact if a few do not show up. But that is wrong. We carefully plan each of our panels of judges and we are counting on you to be present once you will have confirmed the official schedule we will be sending to you. In previous years, we were sometimes forced to reduce our panels due to unplanned no-shows. This has a direct negative impact in the competition
Each panel of judge is appointed a Lead judge. This person is usual a judges with a lot of experience with the competition. They will be your go-to person if ever you have any questions. Their main role is to open the Q&A session after each presentation and to guide the discussion between judges during the deliberation period.
The new evaluation system has had an impact on the role of the lead judge.
In the past, split panels were an issue, but these have been virtually eliminated.
Principal role is to lead discussion on the evaluation categories and reach consensus on the ratings.
The lead judge reviews the sequence of activities and judging procedures with the panel.
They also chair the question period, lead the deliberations,
prepare the feedback form in a complete and constructive fashion and
identify both candidates for lead judge and those who do not appear to be suited to the task.
Using the comments from our coaches, participants and judges, we have compiled a table of the judges’ roles and responsibilities, along with the dos and don’ts at each point during the judging process.
Prior to the presentation, once the team of presenters arrive to the presentation room and you are given the ok from the judge coordinator to begin, please introduce yourselves. Keep the introduction short, provide your name, position and company your work for.
During the presentation, I’d like to emphasize that you should be taking notes on how the team is performing, what aspects of the presentation and their analysis are strong or poor.
The Q&A session is quite short (15 min), so please ensure that each judge has sufficient time to ask their question. Be culturally sensitive, clear with your question. Do not undermine the students, do not lead the discussion nor initiate a debate.
Following the Q&A session, you will have 1 hour to deliberate with your panel of judges and to ensure that you have completed the online feedback form appropriately. Support your decisions with examples and consider alternative solutions. Provide constructive criticism and detailed comments, how they can improve.
All participants are required to participate during the presentation portion; however, they are permitted to elect only one individual from their team to answer all the questions during the Q&A session.
Once the deliberation is over, you can engage with the students but please do not discuss the case results with them.
We introduced a new evaluation system last year. This system includes weight multipliers attached to each presentation category.
Once both teams’ scores are entered into the system, it calculates the differential between the two scores and awards each team match points.
There are 11 match points to be split between the two teams.
In the past, we tried to avoid awarding 6-5s, but we’ve since relaxed this guideline.
Judges will be able to go back and adjust scores and comments before making the final submission, but after they click "submit" and the system calculates the score, it will be final.
Leads: recognize the effort that has been made to provide good feedback as evidenced by feedback from the coaches and our own review of the forms.
I will now introduce you to Lav Crnobrnja, of Cloud Horizon, who will review the online evaluation form with you.
As you know, we also have the networking cocktail on the Wednesday night and we hope you all can make it!