Finished MBA Orientation

I just completed my 1 week orientation and man was that an adventure. I started last saturday and it was a roller coaster of a ride with a trial by fire project of "Should Toyota buy Harly-Davidson?".

To complete the task we had to research into the companies background, culture, and financial history. We had to think outside of the box and find synergies and disconnects between them that would either help or harm the process.

A three year pro-forma predicting the financial picture of the combined company was the crowning achievement of the project.

At the end we had to present our case to an independent reviewer that actually did mergers and acquisitions -- and I have to admit although I put most of the slides together I was terrible at the actual presentation. Nerves I guess.

I'm really looking forward to this next project which is on the Airline Industry. More to come as it happens and when I remember to write here.