Productivity — MBA Lab Blog
Practical guides on running MBA team projects - planning, collaboration, and getting deliverables out the door.
Productivity
Six People, One Financial Model: Keeping the Deck and the Numbers in Sync
The number on the slide no longer matches the number in the model, and you find out during Q&A. A workflow that keeps a multi-author model and the deck built on it from drifting apart.
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Using AI on MBA Group Projects: What Your Team Should Agree On
Five people quietly using AI at five different intensities produces a deliverable nobody can vouch for. The agreements and verification habits that prevent it.
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Working Across Time Zones in a Global MBA Cohort
With two time zones you have a workable overlap. With four you have almost none. The arithmetic of the shrinking shared hour, and how to run a team on handoffs instead of meetings.
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Case Competition Logistics: What Separates the Top Teams
Most case competition teams lose to the clock, not to the analysis. The logistics that decide a 24-hour case before you've read it.
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RACI Matrices for MBA Group Work (Without the Corporate Overhead)
A lightweight RACI that fits student teams: one table, four letters, and the two rules that prevent most group-project failure.
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Running Effective Retrospectives for MBA Teams
A 30-minute retrospective format that surfaces what's slowing your team down—without turning into a blame session.
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How to Run Your MBA Team Project Like a Product Manager
Product managers ship with no authority over anyone. That's exactly your situation on an MBA team—here's which parts of the job transfer, and which don't.
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Time Management for MBA Students Under Heavy Team Load
Standard productivity advice assumes your time is yours. In an MBA it isn't—half your calendar belongs to four other people. Here's what actually works.