While the consultation project has learning goals similar to those of the HEC Challenge, it differs in terms of intensity and the importance and complexity of the mandate. The students choose the members of their team. The team must put itself forward for projects that interest it. In this way, the consultation project provides an experience that is more in line with students' professional interests. Students in the full-time program work on the project on a full-time basis for 5 weeks. For students in the part-time program, the project is spread over a period of 8 weeks.